The World Bank Group Finances has disclosed that the Nigerian government is still repaying $10.6billion in loans taken by former presidents. The loans totalling 69 were obtained during the administrations of former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, the late Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, and Goodluck Jonathan. The Debt Management Office (DMO) had in June 2024 reported that as…
It is utterly disheartening that certain self-proclaimed leaders, ostensibly entrusted with the responsibility of upholding Federation Of Ibarapa Students Association (FIBSA) reputation, have instead precipitated turmoil and compromised the Association’s harmony. Their ulterior motive, driven by an unyielding desire to secure the FIBSA presidency for their community, has led them to manipulate and coerce uninformed…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested a former governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku, over alleged N27bn fraud. It was learnt that Ishaku, who left the as governor of the State in 2023 after spending 8 years, was picked up at his Abuja residence in the early hours of Friday….
The National Assembly has passed the sum of N54,990,165,355,396 Appropriation Bill into law for the 2025 fiscal year. The 2025 Budget was passed on Thursday by the both chambers of the National Assembly after due consideration. The passage of the bill followed a recent revision by President Bola Tinubu, who raised the budget from an…
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has warned that verbal attacks against him or former presidential candidate Peter Obi undermine opposition unity and do not serve the interests of Nigeria. Atiku made the remark in a post on his X (formerly Twitter) handle on Tuesday while reacting to growing exchanges among opposition leaders’ supporters. “Anyone who…
Suspected herdsmen have allegedly attacked Tse-Nyibiam, a village near Ngban in Nyiev Council Ward of Guma Local Government Area, Benue State. The assault resulted in the tragic deaths of a mother and her son. The victims, identified as Mlumun Iorhen Igbawua and her son, Terkimbir Iorhen Igbawua, were reportedly killed while tending to their rice…
A Professor of Journalism and Emerging Media at Kennesaw State University, Farooq Kperogi, has alleged that Aisha was no longer married to the late former President Muhammadu Buhari. Kperogi made this claim in a post on his verified Facebook page on Wednesday. According to him, Aisha had dropped Buhari as her surname and reverted to…
With a lecture spanning 31 hours, 42 minutes, and 54 seconds, a 400-level University of Ilorin Mathematics Student, Kazeem Sanusi, has set a new Guinness World Book Record for the ‘Longest Mathematics Lesson’. According to a statement by Kunle Akogun, the institution’s Director of Corporate Affairs, the groundbreaking event on Tuesday, which representatives of Guinness…
The Niger State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Aisha Saadu, has confirmed the death of 22 persons in a lone lorry crash that occurred along the Suleja-Lapai road in the early hours of Monday. Speaking to The Nation in Minna, Saadu said the incident happened around 3:40 a.m. The lorry, which…
Canadian rapper Tory Lanez has been hospitalised after being attacked by a fellow inmate at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi. The incident occurred on Monday morning, and Lanez was stabbed 14 times, resulting in collapsed lungs and requiring a breathing apparatus. Fortunately, he is now breathing on his own and said to be in…
