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President BOLA TINUBU has again paid tribute to late banking tycoon HERBERT WIGWE, one year after his death, saying that Nigeria lost “a shining star”. Recall that the banker, his wife CHIZOBA; his son CHIZI, and a former President of the National Council of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) ABIMBOLA OGUNBAJO died in an air crash exactly one year ago in the United States.  During the one-year remembrance service for WIGWE which was held yesterday in Lagos, the president who was represented by the […]

President BOLA TINUBU has revealed leadership adjustments at various federal universities, including the University of Abuja, which is now renamed Yakubu Gowon University. This was made known yesterday by hisspokesperson, BAYO ONANUGA, stating that the entire governing council at the Yakubu Gowon University, has been dissolved, while AISHA MAIKUDI has been relieved of her duties as Vice-Chancellor. LANRE TEJUOSO, currently Pro-Chancellor of the University of Agriculture, Makurdi, has been appointed Pro-Chancellor of the Yakubu Gowon University, and he will be succeeded in Makurdi […]

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it recovered  an unprecedented 73 stolen vehicles across the country in the year 2024 alone, through the instrumentality of the National Vehicle Identification Scheme Portal.  FRSC in a statement by its Public Education Officer, OLUSEGUN OGUNGBEMIDE said the vehicles were recovered during coordinated intelligence-driven operations conducted in collaboration with other security agencies at the point of registration of the suspected vehicles, adding the 73 stolen […]

President BOLA TINUBU has mourned the death of  at least 17 children, who lost their lives during the fire outbreak at an Islamiya school in Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State, on Tuesday night. The president, in a statement signed by his media aide, BAYO ONANUGA sent his heartfelt condolences to parents, guardians, and families who lost loved ones in a fire outbreak, and also  commiserated with the state government and owners of the school, while praying for the […]