BREAKING: NYSC Coordinator And Driver Declared Missing The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced that its Akwa Ibom State Coordinator, Mr. Okun Christopher, and his driver, Mr. Daniel Effiong, have gone missing. They are believed to have been kidnapped by unknown gunmen while travelling on a highway connecting Onitsha, Delta State, and Owerri, Imo State, two days ago. A press statement released by Eddy Megwa, NYSC Director of Information and Public Relations, on Wednesday confirmed the incident and expressed concern for their safety. The statement reads: “This is to inform the general public that two officers of National Youth…
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VIDEO: Tinubu Begs Nigerians, Says Please Have Faith In My Govt’s Ability To Deliver President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to remain patient and optimistic, promising a new era of prosperity, on the seventh day of nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests. In a video statement released by the State House on Wednesday, President Tinubu acknowledged the challenges faced by Nigerians following the fuel subsidy removal, and reassured them that his administration is working towards a better future. This message comes three days after his national broadcast, where he addressed the protesters but was criticised for failing to address their concerns. President Tinubu…
Real Lawmaker’s Monthly Salary Exposes The House of Representatives’ monthly salary is N600,000 as against the N900,000 being speculated, the spokesperson for the House, Akin Rotimi, has said. . Mr Rotimi made the clarification in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He reaffirmed the commitment of the house to the 50 per cent deduction in their salary to reduce hardship. “The House of Representatives has been inundated by some media outlets reporting claims of discrepancies in the salaries of members, suggesting that we received 100 per cent of our July salaries. The report claimed that our salary amounted to N936,979.…
Nigerian Army compensates Family Of Teenage Boy Shot Dead During Protests With N300,000 The family of Ismail Mohammed, a 16-year-old boy killed by the Nigerian Army under President Bola Tinubu during the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests, has been compensated with N300,000. This follows the army’s admission of responsibility for the fatal shooting in Samaru, Zaria, Kaduna State in a statement on Wednesday. According to X user Aliyu (@AliyuKwarbai) on Wednesday afternoon, Ismail Mohammed’s family has been given N300,000 for life compensation. “The father of 16 years old boy (Ismail), who was killed by the Nigerian Army under the leadership of Bola…
Nigerian Pastor Caught Rapiπg Church Member’s Wife Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Nigerian Pastor Caught Rapiπg Church Member’s Wife A High Court sitting in Owerri, Imo State has sentenced a pastor, Apostle Desmond Eke, to eight years imprisonment for r@ping the wife of his church member. Eke, the founder of Deliverance Ministry of The Good Shepherd, Umuihita Avu, Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State, was convicted by Hon. Justice T.N. Nzeukwu on July 31, 2024. In Suit No How/32C/2022; State vs Pastor Desmond Eke, Hon. Nzeukwu convicted the accused after the prosecution led by Mrs. Chioma Emuka,…
BREAKING: US Election: Kamala Harris Picks Walz As Running Mate Following the November Presidential election. United States Vice President, Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Governor, Tim Walz, as her running mate. Harris will face-off against Republican, ex-President Donald Trump. The 60-year-old Walz emerged as a dark horse contender and has now been picked over other high-profile names, especially Pennsylvania Governor, Josh Shapiro, and Arizona Senator, Mark Kelly, who dominated the early discussions. Over the last week, the Minnesota governor saw his profile rise considerably, especially after a viral interview in which he derided some Republicans as “weird”, a line of…
BREAKING: FG Places #EndBadGovernance Sponsors On Watchlist, Blocks Their Accounts Authorities of the Nigerian Immigration Services (NIS) have placed sponsors of nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest on its watchlist. Comptroller-General of NIS, Kemi Nandap, who disclosed this at Defence Headquarters, Abuja on Tuesday, said these persons who are in the diaspora would be arrested immediately they step their legs on Nigerian soil. She spoke shortly after a strategic meeting convened by the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa. Naija News House had earlier reported that the Defence Chief and other heads of intelligence agencies as well as other heads of para-military…
BREAKING: No Record Of Police Shooting Of Protesters; Says IGP Kayode Egbetokun, The Inspector General of Police, IGP, has denied the police excessive use of force on the protesters and shooting of live ammunition at the protesters during the ongoing nationwide hunger and hardship protest. The IGP’s denial came on Tuesday while fielding questions at the joint security press briefing in Abuja, despite video and photos evidences making the rounds on social media of policemen shooting live ammunition at the peaceful #EndBadGovernance protesters. Naija News House had reported that a viral video surfaced showing a Divisional Police Officer in Kano…
Akpabio: NDDC’s Forensic Report On N81.5bn Spending Nowhere To Be Found – Minister Laments The Minister of Niger Delta, Abubakar Momoh, has revealed that the forensic report on the spending of N81.5 billion appropriated to the Niger Delta Development Commission between January and July 2020 cannot be found. Momoh disclosed this Tuesday during a Channels Television interview. “I expected that when I took over office, the report would be at the Ministry. But when I asked the Permanent Secretary, those there said they had not been able to see the report.” He, however, assured that the report will be found…
We Never Knew It Would Be Like This – APC Blasts Tinubu Erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party (nPDP) and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s broadcast on the nationwide protest against hunger and bad governance in Nigeria, describing it as shallow and grossly out of tune with the concerns that triggered the countrywide demonstration. In a statement made available to the media, the party chieftain said Nigerians would have loved to hear the President outline the policy inclination of his administration in addressing the very…