Tinubu Sends Ambassadorial Nominees To Senate President Bola Tinubu has sent the names of three ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation. In a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio which was read on the floor of the Senate on Wednesday, the President nomitated the trio of, Kayode Are (Ogun State), Malam Aminu Dalhatu (Jigawa State), and Mr. Ayodele Oke (Osun State) were sent to the Senate for confirmation, Announcing the list, Senator Akpabio said, “The list contains three names for now, I am sure others will follow.” More details to come…
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Confusion At Nigerian University As Ammunition Falls From Moving Passenger Bus There was panic at the main gate of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, when several rounds of ammunition reportedly fell from a moving passenger bus along the Zaria–Katsina highway. According to a video on X by Zagazola Makama, a counter-terrorism publication, the incident occurred directly in front of the university’s main gate on Tuesday, causing a brief commotion among pedestrians and motorists. The publication said an eyewitness, who identified himself as Musa, said the ammunition dropped from a commercial vehicle heading towards Katsina. “We suddenly saw the bullets drop…
FG Unveils Online Platform To Host Virtual Classes For Primary, Secondary Schools The federal government has launched “Inspire Lives,” a real-time online classes platform for primary and secondary schools. Boriowo Folasade, the ministry of education spokesperson, announced the move in a statement on Tuesday. The ministry stated that the initiative is to expand equitable access to quality education for every Nigerian child. In the statement, it said the Inspire Lives initiative is to “address the shortage of qualified teachers and ensure uninterrupted learning nationwide.” The ministry said it will leverage technology to deliver live, interactive lessons directly to learners, regardless…
Wike Fires FCTA Education Secretary , Others The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) under the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has debunked reports claiming that all public schools in the FCT had been ordered to shut down, describing the announcement as false, misleading, and unauthorised. In a statement issued by the Senior Special Adviser on Public Communications and Social Media to the FCT Minister, Lere Olayinka, the administration confirmed that the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, has directed the immediate suspension of the Mandate Secretary for Education, Danlami Hayyo. The decision followed the circulation of an official memo announcing the…
Terrorists Mock Tinubu In Video Over Kebbi Schoolgirls There is confusion as Some of the terrorists holding abducted schoolgirls from Kebbi State have mocked the Nigerian government, claiming that state power played no role in the students’ release and insisting that only discussions with important people made the freedom possible. In a video, the schoolgirls were seen seated on the ground under the watch of armed men, and were asked by their captors to state the current date and year — an apparent attempt to verify the recency of the recording. Several of the terrorists appeared in the footage wearing…
Fayose Rubbishies Obasanjo, Says I Gave Him $20,000 Yet He Made Me So Angry On My Birthday Ayo Fayose, former Ekiti State Governor, has revealed that former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s remarks at his 65th birthday party angered him so deeply that he felt like grabbing the microphone from the elder statesman and hitting him with it. Fayose spoke in an interview where he narrated the sequence of events leading to his recent birthday celebration. At his 65th birthday party in Lagos, Obasanjo made some scathing remarks while recalling how Fayose abused him in the past but said he had forgiven…
BREAKING: 24 Kebbi Schoolgirls Abducted Rescued Jubilation as 24 schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi State, have reportedly been rescued. It was reports that security sources confirmed the rescue on Tuesday. At the time of this report, details surrounding the rescue operation remain sketchy. The abduction of the girls had sparked nationwide outrage and intensified concerns over the safety of students in northern Nigeria, following a series of similar attacks in the region. On November 17, Naija News House reported that terrorists in the early hours of Monday stormed the Maga Comprehensive Girls’ Secondary School in…
China Pledges Support For Nigeria’s Port Modernisation, Automation Projects The government of the People’s Republic of China has pledged to support Nigeria’s ongoing efforts to modernise and automate operations at its seaports through through strong technical and diplomatic push which signal the deepening partnership between the two countries in the maritime sector. This was revealed in a statement, signed by the Special Adviser to the Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Bolaji Akinola on Tuesday. According to the statement, the commitment was made by the China’s Vice Minister of Transport, Mr Li Yang on behalf of the government…
FG Bans Open Grazing The Federal Government has banned open grazing by cattle rearers as part of efforts to curb the persistent farmers-herders conflicts across the country. The announcement was made on Tuesday by the Minister of Livestock Development, Alhaji Mukhtar Maiha, during the inauguration of the 1st National Council on Livestock Development in Yola, Adamawa State. The minister lamented that the ongoing farmers-herders clashes have resulted in loss of lives, destruction of property, and displacement of thousands of Nigerians. “Nigerians have been subjected to untold hardships, including the killing of innocent farmers and herders, as a result of open…
Tinubu Will Never Forgive Peter Obi For Backing Trump’s Military Action In Nigeria; Presidency The Bola Tinubu-led Presidency has strongly condemned former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi for endorsing a “foreign invasion” of Nigeria. This was sequel to Obi’s remarks about American President Donald Trump’s threat to deploy U.S. military forces to fight terrorists in Nigeria. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, said, “We shall never forget and forgive Peter Obi for supporting a foreign invasion of Nigeria.” Onanuga’s comment came in response to remarks Obi…