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The federal government has ordered a fresh verification of thousands of federal civil servants recruited between 2013 and 2020, following mounting allegations of job racketeering and the sale of employment slots to desperate Nigerians. The directive, contained in an August 4, 2025 circular signed by Ndiomu Ebiogeh Philip, Permanent Secretary at the Federal Civil Service […]
Tension has again gripped the Yelwata community in Benue State after gunmen reportedly attacked the residents of the community in the early hours of Monday. Witnesses reported that the recent attack sparked a protest among women, who marched through the streets calling for the soldiers in the area to return to their barracks. The upset […]
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has disclosed that its airstrikes, under Operation Fasan Yamma, on Sunday 10 August, 2025, struck a gathering of 400 bandits while planning attacks on farming communities in Zamfara State. NAF Spokesman, Air Cdre Ehimen Ejodame, in a statement said the airstrike and ground assault on Makakkari forest neutralised scores of […]
Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday inspected ongoing construction work at the Oluremi Tinubu Hospital in Ilorin, the state capital. The inspection of the hospital project came a few days after the governor approved N20billion additional funding for statewide public school infrastructure. In an interview with reporters at the site, the governor said the […]
Suspected ISWAP terrorists have killed the chairman of the hunters’ group at Garjang Village in Damboa local government area of Borno State. Sources, according to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert, said the incident occurred at about 5 a.m. on Sunday. The victim, identified as Habu Dala, 53, was abducted from his home by the terrorists, […]
Ibom Air has slammed an indefinite flight ban on a passenger, Ms Comfort Emmanson, for assaulting its crew members in Lagos. The sanction is coming less than a week after popular Fuji musician, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, also known as KWAM 1, obstructed a ValueJet Airlines’ aircraft from taking off in Abuja. However, according to […]
A recent global health study authored by Dr Uzubuaku I. Abraham has shed light on effective strategies to combat the growing impact of poverty on health outcomes worldwide. The study, “Addressing Poverty-related Health Disparities: Managing Successful Projects, Programmes, and Communications both Nationally and Internationally,” used bibliometric, systematic, and analytical research methods. In a statement by […]
A female cleric and an educationist, Rev Imose Osar-Emokpae, has unveiled a book, “Abidi Edo: An Easy Way To Speak, Write And Read Edo Language”. The book was launched yesterday at the Macedonia Call Global Assembly headquarters in Anthony, Maryland, Lagos. Dignitaries at the event described it as a breakthrough in the learning, teaching, and […]
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) and the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) have asked the Federal High Court in Lagos to restrain the governor of Niger State, Umar Bago, from intimidating Badeggi FM Radio with threats to shut down the station. NGE and SERAP are also asking the court to stop the Governor […]
Pioneer national vice chairman (North East) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Umar Duhu, has described Vice President Kashim Shettima as the pillar of strength, loyalty, and intellectual depth within the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration. In a statement issued to journalists yesterday in Abuja, Dr. Duhu praised the Vice President’s unwavering dedication to […]
