Full text of President Bola Tinubu’s broadcast to the nation on the economic challenges facing the country. AFTER DARKNESS COMES THE GLORIOUS DAWN My fellow citizens, I want to talk to you about our economy. It is important that you understand the reasons for the policy measures I have taken to combat the serious economic…
A mother, Khadija Ali has been arrested by the police in Abuja for allegedly abandoning her newborn baby. Ali was reported to have dumped the baby along a bush path near Crush Rock, behind the uncompleted Red Bricks Market in Mpape, Abuja. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command, in a statement on Sunday by…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the creation of 56,873 additional polling units. The INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this on Wednesday at a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in Abuja. This brings the number of polling units in the country to 176,846. The commission also abolished polling units in private…
The presidency has said that some “disgruntled religious and past political leaders” are working with “external forces” to overthrow the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, stated this in a statement on Tuesday. Adesina said the Presidency has “unimpeachable evidence” of a plan to…
Chairman, Revenue Mobilization and Fiscal Commission (RMFC),Mohammed Shehu (left) , with Comptroller General, Nigerian Customs, Col. Hamid Ahmed (rtd), on Tuesday at the interactive session on the 2023 -2025 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) at the National Assembly Photo Sylvanus Tyoakaa
A former speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara has asked Nigerians to reject the antics of politicians trying to use religion to divide them and achieve selfish ends. Dogara stated this on Saturday at the convocation ceremony of Achievers University, Owo, Ondo state. He said if country’s diversity is well harnessed, it…
