The police and other security agencies have been massively deployed to fortify venues of the inauguration ceremony in the state before, during, and after the May 29 inauguration ceremony. As a result, therefore, the Commissioner of Police, Abia State Command, CP Mustapha Mohammed Bala, and the Abia State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil […]

Canada has introduced a new and faster means of visa processing that allows families to be together while they await their permanent residence permit. This was made known by Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Sean Fraser. According to Fraser, applications will now be processed within 30 days, with spouses and dependents applicants benefitting […]

The Ogun State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a four-man armed robbery gang that fled with $11 million in Abeokuta, the state capital. According to reports, the armed robbers, who were dressed in black T-shirts and jeans, with black masks covering their faces, robbed a Hausa trader in a Toyota Venza car in […]

The Joint Health Sector Union and the Assembly of Healthcare Professionals Association have jointly demanded an immediate and unconditional implementation of the approved consultation cadre circular of pharmacists in all federal health institutions.  The union in a statement by its Acting National Secretary, Matthew Ajirotu, thus called on the Federal Government to effect the payment […]

The outgoing president, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd)., on Sunday conferred national honour on a former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Emeka Anyaoku. He was conferred with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger. Also, former Governor of Osun, Bisi Akande; Olusegun Osoba; Mamman Daura and Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, among others received […]

An array of Nollywood stars have reacted following the end of an age-long rift between Nollywood actress Funke Akindele and her Jenifa’s Diary co-star Juliana Oloyode. Juliana had taken to social media to tender an apology to Funke. Recall the pair fell out in 2017 over an undisclosed reason after Juliana starred in Funke Akindele’s […]

…Issues new letters of suspension The University of Abuja has officially recalled the rustication letters issued to two of its students for allegedly inciting their colleagues over a recent hike in tuition fees by the management of the institution. The university accused the students, Cyprian Igwe and Olalekan Oladeru, of circulating a WhatsApp group message […]

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, (retd.), in his farewell speech to Nigerians on Sunday, commended them for electing Bola Tinubu as his successor. Buhari, in one of his last assignments as a democratically elected President of Nigeria, described Tinubu as the best candidate among all the presidential contestants in the 2023 general elections. Noting […]

China’s first domestically produced passenger jet made its maiden commercial flight on Sunday, a milestone event in the nation’s decades-long effort to compete with Western rivals in the air. Beijing hopes the C919 commercial jetliner will challenge foreign models like the Boeing 737 MAX and the Airbus A320, though many of its parts are sourced […]

The House of Representatives is billed for an emergency sitting today at 1 p.m. This is according to a notice to members, relevant staff members and journalists. The Senate had an emergency plenary on Saturday to consider and approve some economic bills. The Senate had approved an upward review of the Ways and Means loan […]