FOOD CRISIS: 34 MILLION NIGERIANS AT RISK OF HUNGER AS UN FOOD AID ENDS About 1.4 million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in northeastern Nigeria are at the risk of starvation following the withdrawal of humanitarian funding by the United Nations (UN). The Cadre Harmonisé Food and Nutrition Insecurity Analysis, led by the government of Nigeria, with support from the Food …

TINUBU EXTENDS TENURE OF CUSTOMS CG Bayo Onanuga, Presidential spokesman, announced this in a statement on Thursday. “The Presidency announces that the tenure of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, MFR, which is due to expire on August 31, 2025, has been extended by one year.” “The extension, approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, …

WE’RE FACING SERIOUS EDUCATION CRISIS – GOVS Governors of the 36 states of the federation have expressed worry that the country is faced with a challenging crisis in education, saying foundational skills are critical building blocks for achieving educational objectives.Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) and Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, stated this on Thursday in Abuja, during the …

STILL WAITING FOR PAYMENT OF ENUGU STATE GRATUITY It is now over three months since retired civil servants of Enugu State had gone through the rigorous and excruciating pains of physical and bio-metric verification exercise ordered by the state government for them to receive their long outstanding retirement benefits. The expectation among these pensioners was that immediately the exercise was …

STILL WAITING FOR ENUGU STATE GRATUITY It is now over three months since retired civil servants of Enugu State had gone through the rigorous and excruciating pains of physical and bio-metric verification exercise ordered by the state government for them to receive their long outstanding retirement benefits. The expectation among these pensioners was that immediately the exercise was concluded, they …

MEET GOODLUCK JONATHAN’S ALLEGED SECOND WIFE In Nigerian political history, few leaders have maintained as much intrigue post-tenure as former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. His quiet demeanour and rare public appearances since leaving office in 2015 have kept many Nigerians curious about the man. Now, nearly a decade later, a new name has emerged in the public sphere, Dr. Ayima …

MEET GOODLUCK JONATHAN’S ALLEGED SECOND WIFE In Nigerian political history, few leaders have maintained as much intrigue post-tenure as former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. His quiet demeanour and rare public appearances since leaving office in 2015 have kept many Nigerians curious about the man. Now, nearly a decade later, a new name has emerged in the public sphere, Dr. Ayima …

LABOUR PARTY LOSES 21 LAWMAKER’S AHEAD 2027 ELECTIONS No fewer than 21 lawmakers have so far dumped the once-hailed Nigeria’s fastest-growing political movement, the Labour Party (LP), since the conclusion of the 2023 general elections. The party is now confronting a harsh political reality an alarming defection of 21 elected lawmakers within just 12 months. The wave of resignations, party …

LABOUR PARTY LOSES 21 LAWMAKER’S AHEAD 2027 ELECTIONS No fewer than 21 lawmakers have so far dumped the once-hailed Nigeria’s fastest-growing political movement, the Labour Party (LP), since the conclusion of the 2023 general elections. The party is now confronting a harsh political reality an alarming defection of 21 elected lawmakers within just 12 months. The wave of resignations, party …

LABOUR PARTY LOSES 21 LAWMAKERS AHEAD 2027 ELECTIONS No fewer than 21 lawmakers have so far dumped the once-hailed Nigeria’s fastest-growing political movement, the Labour Party (LP), since the conclusion of the 2023 general elections. The party is now confronting a harsh political reality an alarming defection of 21 elected lawmakers within just 12 months. The wave of resignations, party …

DINO MELAYE RESIGNS FROM PDP, GIVES REASON Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Melaye anchored his resignation on PDP’s failure to rescue Nigeria from what he described as “the prevailing political cankerworms”. His resignation was contained in a letter dated July 30 and addressed to the PDP Chairman of Ward 1 …

DINO MELAYE RESIGNS FROM PDP, GIVES REASON Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Melaye anchored his resignation on PDP’s failure to rescue Nigeria from what he described as “the prevailing political cankerworms”. His resignation was contained in a letter dated July 30 and addressed to the PDP Chairman of Ward 1 …

MONEY GIFTED TO SUPER FALCONS CAN PAY 16,000 DOCTORS, 66,000 TEACHERS, OTHERS The cash price splashed on Nigeria’s women national football team, the Super Falcons, is enough to take care of the monthly wage bill of about 16,000 doctors, 66,000 teachers and over 78,000 lowest ranked officers of the Police Force, Checks have shown. Following their triumph at the just-concluded …

ENUGU GOVT WARNS CONTRACTORS AGAINST SUBSTANDARD JOBS The Enugu State Ministry of Works and Infrastructure has warned contractors engaged by the state government against executing contracts contrary to the given specifications. The state Commissioner of Works and Infrastructure, Engr Ben Osy Okoh, stated this during his maiden meeting with the personnel of the ministry in Enugu. Engr. Okoh was among …

MOST NIGERIAN POLITICAL PARTIES LACK FUNCTIONAL IDEOLOGY – INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that most political parties in Nigeria operate without a clear or functional ideology The commission noted that this absence of ideology undermines internal democracy, fuels electoral crises, and erodes public trust in the political and governance system. INEC National Commissioner, Prof. Kunle Ajayi, …