For those whose savings went above the insured limit of N5 million at the now-defunct Heritage Bank, the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has started paying out liquidation dividends in the amount of N46.6 billion. In a statement released on Sunday, this announcement was made by Hawwau Gambo, the acting Head of Communication and Public … Read more
A new commissioner of police for the state of Benue, CP Emenari Ifeanyi Innocent, PhD, psc, mnips, has been appointed, according to the Benue State Police Command. The Command has full faith in CP Emenari’s capacity to bolster police and increase security throughout the state, according to a statement issued on Sunday, April 27, 2025, … Read more
China claimed on Monday that, despite the hardships of the trade war, it has stood on the side of history. Keep in mind that since retaking the president in January, US President Donald Trump has levied a separate 145% tax on certain Chinese imports in addition to a 10% tariff on the majority of US … Read more
President Bola Tinubu’s National Census Committee has been met with rejection by the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, the youth wing of the main Igbo socio-cultural organization. The formation of a high-level committee to oversee the upcoming national housing and population census was announced by President Tinubu’s Special Advisor to the President (Information & Strategy), … Read more
For the first time, North Korea has issued an official confirmation that it has dispatched troops to Russia to aid in Russia’s conflict with Ukraine. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said in a statement released by the governing Workers’ Party’s Central Military Commission that the deployment of combat forces was decided upon in accordance … Read more
The federal government’s intention to concession the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, has the full support of the Enugu State Caucus in the House of Representatives. They see it as a way to boost the economy in the Southeast. The group applauded the federal government’s effort and demanded that it move quickly to finalize the … Read more
On Monday, the 100th day of President Trump’s second stint in office, the US Senate Minority Leader, the Democrat from New York, Chuck Schumer, has lambasted the president. The first hundred days of Trump’s presidency, according to Schumer, have been terrible for the American people. January 20, 2025, marked Trump’s inauguration as the 47th president … Read more
A key PDP chieftain and former spokesman for ex-Vice President Namadi Sambo, Umar Sani, has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of leading Nigeria’s economy to ruin through his policies. Sunday, Sani released a statement in which he accused Tinubu’s government of a “state capture agenda” and of seeking to solidify a one-party system in Nigeria, … Read more
Parents should not refuse their children’s polio vaccines, according to Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, who has threatened to take strong action against anyone who tries to impede the current vaccination drive. During Monday’s flag-off of the first round of the 2025 polio vaccination exercise in Warawa Local Government Area, the governor, through his deputy, Comrade … Read more
At the Senior Staff Quarters of Sa’adu Zungur University (SAZU) in Gadau, Bauchi state, four houses were destroyed in a fire over the weekend, destroying valuables worth millions of naira. Malam Bello Adamu Yakubu of the Physiology Department, Dr. Hamma Mohammed of the Faculty of Education, and Malam Mukhtar Mansur of the Faculty of Arts … Read more