ASSAULTED ANAMBRA NYSC MEMBER RECOUNTS ORDEAL A National Youth Service Corps member, Jennifer Elohor, has recounted her harrowing encounter with suspected members of the Anambra State Vigilante Group, who broke into her residence, assaulted her, and forcefully took her and her colleagues away. Elohor, who narrated her ordeal in an interview with media personality, Aprokoking, shared on Wednesday, said the …

NNPC REFINERIES WILL WORK, OJULARI COUNTERS DANGOTE, OTHERS The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Bayo Ojulari, has shown strong determination that the government-owned Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna refineries will work again. Contrary to the views of the President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, that the refineries might not work again, Ojulari …

FG BARS MDAS FROM USING PRIVATE PRINTING FIRMS OVER LEAK MEMOS The Federal Government has banned its Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) from engaging private printing firms for official jobs, directing them instead to use the Federal Government Printing Press. A leaked memo, signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, cited security concerns and …

RELEASE OSUN LG FUNDS, YOU HAVE NO POWER TO WITHHOLD ALLOCATION – NBA TO TINUBU The Association stated that its ad-hoc committee on the Osun Local Government impasse had carefully reviewed relevant court judgments, statutes, and constitutional provisions and concluded that the withholding of the funds “will amount to a violation of the Constitution, a disregard for the Rule of …

NO TO SALARY INCREASE FOR PRESIDENT, GOVERNORS, OTHERS – ADC The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has objected to the proposed salary increases for political office holders, describing the move “as an affront to the struggling Nigeria people.” The proposed review by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) would see the President, Vice President, governors, and other top officials …

MADONNA DVC DID NOT STEAL MAYFRESH SHARES – .FR EDEH Catholic priest and the entire family of Joseph and Elizabeth Edeh have made clarifications on the current family dispute over the ownership and shares of Mayfresh Mortgage bank. Recall that an online medium had reported the arrest of Deputy Vice Chancellor of Madonna University, Okija, Anambra State, Professor Martin Anagboso, …

WAEC BASTADARDZING EDUCATION IN NIGERIA, STAKEHOLDERS RUE 2025 WASSCE OUTCOME Stakeholders in the education sector are still reacting to the recent results of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, released by the West African Examinations Council, WAEC. WAEC had on August 4, released the 2025 WASSCE results for school candidates. “The West African Examinations Council is pleased …

NIGERIA’S EMPTY BOOTH AT TOKYO CONFERENCE MISREPRESENTED – BAYO ONANUGA The Special Adviser to the President on.Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has said that the trending social media narrative about an empty booth labelled ‘NIGERIA’ at the ongoing 9th Tokyo International Conference for African Development (TICAD9) in Yokohama, Japan, was totally misrepresented by the country’s mission and activities at the …

NIGERIA’S BOOTH IN TOKYO IS EMPTY JUST LIKE THE PROMISES OF THE TINUBU GOVT – PETER OBI Former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has hit out against the administration of President Bola Tinubu over the empty Nigerian booth at the ongoing ninth Tokyo International Conference (TICAD9) in Japan Peter Obi, in a post on Wednesday via his 𝕏 account, said the …

FG TO MODERNISE, UPGRADE EASTERN PORTS The Federal Government says it is modernising the Western Ports in Apapa and upgrading the Eastern Ports in Onne, Calabar, and Rivers to promote balanced regional growth. Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, said this in a statement signed on Tuesday in Abuja by his Media Adviser, Dr Bolaji Akinola. Oyetola …

ENUGU GOVT RESTRICTS VEHICULAR MOVEMENT FOR NBA CONFERENCE The Enugu State government, Wednesday, announced the restriction of vehicular movements to some designated routes ahead of the Nigerian Bar Association’s National Conference scheduled to hold in the state from Monday, August 25 to Saturday, August 30, 2025. The state Ministry of Transportation disclosed this in a notice made available to newsmen. …

EDO GOVERNMENT BANS NURSERY, PRIMARY GRADUATION PARTIES Edo Govt Suspends Nursery, Primary Graduation Parties, Enforce Mandatory Skill Certificate For JSS, Textbook Reuse In a decisive move to strengthen stability, consistency, and quality learning across all schools in Edo State, the Ministry of Education has today announced new education policies to take effect from the 2025/2026 academic session: Textbook Reuse Policy …

VETERAN NOLLYWOOD ACTOR, FABIAN ADIBE IS DEAD Veteran Nollywood actor, Fabian Adibe, has died at the age of 85. Adibe, known for his role in “Things Fall Apart” when adapted into film, died on Wednesday at 2:30 am. Celebrity journalist, Seun Oloketuyi, who announced the demise via his Instagram page, wrote, “Things Fall Apart actor, Fabian Adebe, is dead. Died …

FG RELEASES DETAILS OF FEDERAL HOSPITALS WHERE DIALYSIS COSTS N12,000 Following the recent Kidney Dialysis scheme approved by President Bola Tinubu, the Federal Government has released a list of hospitals where such services can be received. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare said the initiative is already being piloted in 11 federal tertiary …

NIGERIAN GOVT SHUTS DOWN OVER 13 MILLION SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS The Nigerian government has closed down about 13,597,057 social media accounts. The accounts were removed for offensive content and violations of the code of practice by users of social media platforms such as TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and X. This was disclosed in the Code of Practice 2024 Compliance Report submitted …