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Gunmen have killed at least five soldiers in the Umunze community in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State in an incident which occurred yesterday at about 12:30 p.m. beside a branch of the Zenith Bank close to the popular Nkwo Umunze market in the area. The gunmen were said to have opened fire on the soldiers who were in an army-marked Sienna patrol vehicle, killing five of them […]
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has announced Monday as a public holiday to mark the nation’s 62nd independence anniversary celebration Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulates all Nigerians on this year’s celebration and guaranteed the government’s commitment to tackling all the challenges facing the nation and bringing smiles to the faces of all the people. The former Governor of Osun State in a […]
The Presidency has refuted claims that some states have been authorized to buy automatic weapons for their security outfits after the Governor of Ondo State Rotimi Akeredolu alleged that if the Federal Government could allow a security outfit in Katsina State to carry arms, nothing should stop him from doing the same for officers of Amotekun. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on media and publicity Garba Shehu yesterday […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has guaranteed that the participation of citizens in democracy would continue to be encouraged through freedom of speech and robust political discourse. Buhari while receiving Letters of Credence from Ambassadors and High Commissioners of six countries at the State House in Abuja yesterday, told the diplomats that Nigeria’s strength remains in its diversity and the constant differences in positions which signifies a strong democratic culture. The Ambassadors […]
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has restated that the unity of Nigeria remains unshaken and no region can do it all alone. The minister reiterated his position in Calabar, after a command performance by the cultural troupe of the Department of Culture and Heritage, Cross River Ministry of Culture and Tourism as part of the activities lined up for the celebration of the 2022 World Tourism Day […]
The Federal Government has withdrawn the order mandating vice-chancellors of universities to reopen universities. In a circular earlier issued yesterday, the National Universities Commission NUC had mandated vice-chancellors, pro-chancellors, and governing councils to re-open federal universities following months of closure due to the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU’s strike but rescinded their order in another circular released yesterday. The circular, signed by the Director, Finance, and Account of the NUC, Sam […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has insinuated Nigeria can be a major international supply chain partner to global economies like the United States. Buhari in his declaration yesterday while speaking to captains of industry, ambassadors, and foreign investors at the Nigeria International Economic Partnership Forum which was held on the sidelines of the 77th United Nations General Assembly UNGA in New York, also announced tax-free incentives to encourage investment in Nigeria. He […]
The Federal Government has announced a program of activities for the 62nd Independence Anniversary of the country, ahead of October 1st. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed while briefing newsmen yesterday in Abuja said activities to celebrate the 2022 Independence Day would commence with a Church Service on Sunday, September 25, at the National Christian Centre, Central Business District, Abuja at 3:00 pm. This will be followed by […]
A Veteran journalist Chuks Iloegbunam, has agreed with the statement made by the governor Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo that all the gunmen nabbed in Anambra are Igbos. Iloegbunam, who spoke as a guest on the Urban Radio political program, The Parliament, said that while Soludo spoke according to the figures available to him, there may also be criminal elements within the state who come from other ethnic groups and have […]
