A family of five in Taraba State has experienced a heartbreaking tragedy, with four of its members losing their lives due to electrocution in the Dinyavo area of Jalingo, the state capital, on October 2. The father, mother, and two children were inside their home when the electrocution occurred. According to residents of the community,…
Suspected Fulani militia gunmen have taken the lives of eight individuals, including two children, in Adu village within the Kwall District of Bassa Local Government Area in Plateau State. The attack occurred around 9 p.m. on Sunday, October 1, 2023, catching the residents off guard as most had already retired to their homes. Davidson Malison,…
The Chief of Staff to President Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, has announced that the provisional pay raise of N25,000, initially designed as an intervention for low-grade federal workers, will now be extended to include all categories of employees. In President Tinubu’s Independence Day address this morning, he revealed that low-grade workers, specifically those in grade levels…
The Yobe State Police Command has dismantled a kidnapping syndicate and successfully liberated a 40-year-old woman from their captivity. Dungus Abdulkarim, the spokesperson for the command, made this announcement in a press release on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, revealing that Barum Alh Makau, the ringleader of the gang, and one of his associates were apprehended…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has accused the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, of attempting to disrupt the 2023 election through his policy to redesign the Naira. During the screening of the nominee for the position of CBN governor, Olayemi Cardoso, and four deputy governor nominees for the apex bank,…
Dave Umahi, the Minister of Works, has declared that no federal road in the country can endure for a period of seven years. This assertion follows his extensive road inspection tour across the nation, during which he discovered that numerous roads were plagued with potholes, deteriorating to the extent of resembling “boreholes.” The minister also…
Gunmen have carried out a kidnapping in the Ajelete community, Agunjin district, within Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. The chairman of the Transition Implementation Committee (TIC) for the council area, Jide Asonibare, confirmed this incident on Tuesday, September 26. According to Asonibare, the victims, a mother and her three children, were abducted around…
The Federal Government has officially declared Wednesday, September 27, 2023, as a public holiday in honor of the Eil-ul-Maulid celebration, which marks the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW). In a statement released by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr. Oluwatoyin Akinlade, on behalf of the Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the…
Mohammed Shehu, the Chairman of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), has called for the suspension of pension payments to former governors who subsequently assume roles as senators or ministers. In an interview with Sunday Vanguard in Abuja, Shehu emphasized that it is unfair to the states for former Governors to continue receiving…
Moses Jolayemi, the coordinator of the 2023 Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council in Ekiti State, has expressed the view that Peter Obi’s decision to appeal the tribunal ruling at the Supreme Court is a pointless endeavor. Jolayemi, who switched to the Labour Party after serving as the chairman of Segun Oni’s media team during his…
