The Federal Government has budgeted N6.21bn for salaries of workers of the moribund Ajaokuta Steel Company next year, according to the proposed 2025 budget. This is an increase of N1.92bn or 44.76 per cent from the N4.29bn allocated in the 2024 budget despite the inability of the company to produce a single sheet of steel…
Tension flared in Rivers State on Thursday as hundreds of women staged a dramatic walkout from the “Renewed Hope Initiative” empowerment programme organized by the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Remi Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The event, which was billed to feature the presentation of empowerment items to 500 women in the state, turned chaotic when…
The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation Hadin Kai have eliminated 70 terrorists and their commanders in a clearance operation at a terrorist enclave known as Timbuktu Triangle in Borno. The director, defence media operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, in a statement on Sunday, said the troops had launched a three-prong operation on Jan. 16 aimed…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says Kayode Egbetokun, inspector-general of police, did not instruct Nigerians to pummel officers during stop-and-search operations. In a statement on Monday, Muyiwa Adejobi, force spokesperson, said Egbetokun has never encouraged violence against law enforcement agents. Adejobi said the blog post to the contrary was completely made up. “The Nigeria Police…
83-year-old American billionaire Barry Diller has come out as gay, 24 years after marrying fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg. Diller is the chairman and senior executive of IAC, an international media company, and Expedia Group, an American travel company. He married von Furstenberg in 2001. Now, in his new memoir, Diller addressed for the first…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara has sworn in 23 newly elected local government chairmen in Rivers State. The exercise held at the Executive Council Chambers of the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Sunday, comes a day after the Rivers State Independent National Electoral Commission (RSIEC) conducted an election at the grassroots. The event…
The Obidient Movement has accused one time National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Barr. Julius Abure of sending thugs to physically attack a social media activist, Ms. Precious Oruche, aka “Mama P”, a known supporter of the 2023 Presidential candidate of the LP, Mr. Peter Obi. In a statement it signed, in Abuja, late…
… Like Governor Makinde, like President Tinubu — both leaders recently renamed prominent institutions to honor deserving figures. But while one action sparked unity, the other triggered protest. In societies that value legacy and progress, naming public institutions after great individuals serves as a tool for remembrance, education, and national pride. It is not a…
The Nigerian Army announced on Sunday that its troops had neutralised a notorious Boko Haram commander, Abu Rijab, and other terrorist fighters in an offensive operation on Saturday. This was made known in a post on the Nigerian army’s official X handle, saying the operation took place in Bula Daloye, Bama Local Government Area…
Five persons have reportedly died in a lone accident involving a Mercedes Benz jeep at Fatgbems Bus Stop along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Sunday night. Omolola Odutola, the Ogun Police Command Spokesperson, confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday. Odutola explained that the accident which occurred at about 11:30p.m, was caused by reckless driving…
