NORTH MUST BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE SEPARATION – PROF LUGGA Prof. Sani Abubakar Lugga, the 5th Wazirin Katsina, has called on the northern region to unite and prepare for self-determination, much like their southern counterparts. Speaking at a community engagement event organized by the Coalition of Northern Group (CNG) in Katsina, Lugga stressed the need for northerners to brace themselves …

CAF INVESTIGATES SUPER EAGLES ORDEAL IN LIBYA The Confederation of African Football has expressed deep concern over the troubling ordeal faced by Nigeria’s national football team, the Super Eagles, at a Libyan airport. The federation highlighted immediate steps to engage both Libyan and Nigerian authorities, following reports that the team and their staff were left stranded under distressing conditions for …

NIGERIA WAS NOT HUMILIATED AT UNHRC ELECTION – PRESIDENCYThe presidency has denied claims that Nigeria failed to win votes at the United Nations Human Rights Council election held at the UN General Assembly last Wednesday (9 October).In a statement posted on X, the Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), Bayo Onanuga, stated that the African regional group nominated …

NIGERIA IN DARKNESS AS NATIONAL GRID COLLAPSES AGAIN Darkness has hit Nigeria as the National grid recorded another collapse on Monday. The Spokesperson of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, Emeka Ezeh confirmed the grid collapse in a statement on Monday evening. According to him, the general system collapse occurred at 18.48 hours on Monday. The Disco said the development had led …

MOB BURNS EDO POLICE STATION OVER ALLEGATION OF ORGAN HARVESTING Edo State Police command of Nigeria Police Force has confirmed an attack on a police division and some suspects at Agenebode, the Etsako East Local Government Area headquarters by irate residents of the community. The Public Relations Officer of the Command, Moses Yamu, who confirmed the incident on Monday, said …

SUPER EAGLES BACK TO NIGERIA AFTER LIBYA ORDEAL The Super Eagles of Nigeria have arrived in the country from Libya.The players and their officials landed at the Aminu Kano International Airport on Monday night. The contingent were stranded at the Al Abaq Airport in Libya for several hours after arriving in the North African country on Sunday. The Nigeria Football …

FG TO RECRUIT 74,000 TEACHERS NATIONWIDE The Federal Government has said that it is considering the employment of 2,000 teachers per state annually to address shortage of teachers in the country. This sums to 74,000 teachers in the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory. According to the Ministry of Education, the government was considering December 2024 …

NIGERIANS GROAN OVER HIGH ELECTRICITY BILLS When the Federal Government announced in September that it would start paying the proposed minimum wage of N70, 000, with a promise to pay civil servants the areas from July and August, not many Nigerians were excited about the news.And the reasons were obvious, one of them being the recent hike in electricity bill.A …

FG MOVES TO GROUND 60 PRIVATE JETS As a last resort to recover billions of naira in unpaid import duties, the Federal Government, through the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), is set to ground over 60 private jets owned by high-profile individuals and companies across the country. The NCS has written to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority and the Nigerian Airspace …

ALLOW THE DEAD TO REST IN PEACE, SHEHU SANI SPEAKS ENUGU MORTUARY TAX Former Senator, Shehu Sani has voiced his disapproval of the Enugu State government’s decision to impose a mortuary tax on corpses, humorously suggesting that this policy means “people can no longer rest in peace.” Sani made this remark in a post on the X platform (formerly Twitter) …

PDP BLASTS FUBARA, SAYS HE REJECTED OFFER TO CONTROL PARTY STRUCTUREContrary to the widespread impression that he was denied control of the structures of the party in Rivers State, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has blasted Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, accusing him of whining after initially rejecting an offer to control the party machinery.The party maintained on Sunday …

PETER OBI CONDEMNS FATAL SHOOTING OF SUPERSPORTS CREW, SAYS KILLINGS, KIDNAPPINGS HAVE BECOME WORSE The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2024 election, Peter Obi, has condemned the killing of some crew members of Supersports TV in a tragic ambush along the Ihiala-Orlu Road, Anambra State.Naija News reports that a SuperSports crew member and a police officer …

NASS WANTS MORE SUFFERINGS FOR NIGERIANS, CONSIDERS BILL TO INCREASE VAT FROM 7.5% TO 10% IN 2025 The national assembly is considering a bill proposing an increase in the value-added tax (VAT) from 7.5 percent to 10 percent. VAT refers to a consumption tax on goods and services levied at each stage of the supply chain where value is added. …

ENUGU GOVT PLANS TO RESETTLE RESIDENTS OF TWO URBAN SLUMS The Enugu State Government has approved the resettlement of people living in Agu-Owa and Ugbo-Lawrence parts of the state. The decision is premised on government’s categorisation of the two areas as ‘urban slums.’ A statement from the governor’s media office on Sunday, disclosed that the relocation was to enable the …

BIZZARE! REVEREND FATHER SET TO WED REVEREND SISTER.IN CATHOLIC CHURCH In a strange matrimonial union, a Catholic Reverend Father and a Catholic Reverend Sister are set to tie the nuptial nut in a Catholic Church. Reverend Father Michael Ogochukwu Ezeh from Enugu and Reverend Sister Claire Chioma from Afikpo in Ebonyi State are about to get married. The couple have …