Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has asked President Bola Tinubu to step aside if he cannot secure the country and address the collapsing economy. Writing on X, Abubakar, who was the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, said Tinubu is playing fiddle while Nigeria is drowning in the ocean…
The air commponent of Operation Whirl Punch of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), has eliminated over terrorists in an airstrike in Kaduna state. Edward Gabkwet, spokesperson of the NAF disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Gabkwet said the airstrike followed an intelligence report about the movement of the syndicate along the Kwiga-Kampamin Doka axis…
The Head of Service of the Federation (HOSF), Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, has been accused of tinkering with the list of 24 permanent secretaries approved for deployment by President Bola Tinubu. The President had on January 24, approved the redeployment of the 24 permanent secretaries to various ministries. However, the HOSF allegedly made some changes on…
The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have announced their immediate withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). In a joint statement on Sunday leaders of the three countries said it was a “sovereign decision” to leave the ECOWAS “without delay”. Struggling with jihadist violence and poverty, the regimes have…
President Bola Tinubu, has urged universities to partner industries and entrepreneurs in their researches to commercialize their ideas. Speaking on Saturday at the 43rd convocation ceremony of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Kaduna state, he noted that Nigerian universities have contributed immensely to research and development, hence the need for them to partner industries…
New governor of Kogi state, Usman Ododo was sworn in on Saturday in Lokoja, the state capital. Speaking shortly after taking his oath of office Ododo said he will run an open door policy and carry every section of the state along. In his inaugural speech, Ododo said he will not be “an ethnic governor”,…
