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(Photo credits: The Leadership) The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, assured the people of Nigeria that her office's New Hope Initiative will bring relief to families across the country when it is fully implemented. . Ms Tinubu, who is also the National Chair of the initiative, said this after the second board meeting of the initiative held at her office in Aso Rock Villa in Abuja. According to a statement by media assistant Busola Kukoyi, the first lady ensured that all measures were taken to ensure a smooth start to the project in the 36 federal states and the FCT. Senator Tinubu explained that various state and local governments will be involved because the project is global for the federation. She pointed out that the core areas of the project include agriculture, health, education, social investment and economic empowerment. To this end, she said that there will be a meeting with the wives of all state governors on Friday, July 14 during which details on the successful impl...

The African Union said Tuesday it had suspended Niger until civilian rule in the country is restored and would assess the implications of any armed intervention in the troubled Sahel nation. The Peace and Security Council “requests the AU Commission to undertake an assessment of the economic, social and security implications of deploying a standby force in Niger and report back to Council,” the bloc said, following strong differences on the matter. Army officers toppled President Mohamed Bazoum on July 26, prompting the West African regional bloc ECOWAS to threaten to use force to reinstate him. ECOWAS — the Economic Community of West African States — agreed to activate a “standby force” as a last resort to restore democracy in Niger. He said he was ready to act, even as he continued to harbor hopes of a diplomatic solution. Last week, the AU held a crisis meeting amid divergent views within the bloc on any military intervention. The coup has heightened international concern for the Sa...

The nation's capital Abuja was in turmoil as President Bola Tinubu took office to call the appointed ministers, who would today form the Federal Executive Council (FEC). In a statement from the chief information officer at the federation's government secretary's office, Willie Bassey, the process went smoothly as each of them took less than 10 minutes to complete.  He also said that the invitations for three people invited by the appointed minister were successfully given out to each person and then forwarded to the invitees. Bassey also said that arrangements have been made to transport designated ministers from the Office of the Secretary of the Federal Government to the swearing-in ceremony site.    I said: “We can officially inform our colleagues (journalists) that the document will close today, so far we have successfully documented more than 40 appointed ministers. “The process was smooth as there were four registration points and it took ministers less than 10 minu...

The world's largest battery maker has launched what it claims is the first 'super-fast charging' battery capable of delivering 400 kilometers (249 miles) of range on a single charge in just 10 minutes. China Amperex Contemporary Technology Ltd (CATL) says its new lithium-ion battery will usher in a new era for electric cars and eliminate owners' anxiety.  When fully charged, the battery is charged enough to travel more than 700 km without recharging, about 60% higher than an average electric vehicle in 2023.   CATL says the increase in battery capacity and charging time is achieved by an "all-new superconducting electrolyte formulation" that improves conductivity. “The future of EV battery technology must be firmly held at the global technological frontier, along with economic benefits,” said Dr. Wu Kai, Chief Scientist at CATL.   As electric vehicle consumers move from pioneer to mainstream, we need to make innovative technology accessible to everyone and all...

England captain Harry Kane scored on his Bundesliga debut as champions Bayern Munich secured a resounding win over Werder Bremen.  Kane hit a low right-footed shot past goalkeeper Jiri Pavlenka from 15 yards to double the lead for Bayern. Before that, he scored the first of Leroy Sane's two goals with a clever cut in the 4th minute. Mathys Tel had an easy victory for Thomas Tuchel's army at the end of the match. Kane told broadcaster DAZN after the game: "I'm a little nervous [and] excited to play the game. "We started well with the goal in the first few minutes. Of course there was anxiety, but as always, when I step on the pitch, instinct prevails." It was a great night for Bayern and club record holder Kane, who traveled to Bavaria to flaunt a lot but got off to a disappointing start with a 3-0 loss to RB Leipzig in the German Super Cup. Considered the last person to fill the void left by Robert Lewandowski more than a year after the Polish striker played ...

According to the news, the whole incident started on Sunday in front of one "Mine Hotel" in Nyaghasang, Atimbo Local Government,Calabar(Cross River State). A young man, while on his way, had to pay attention to a stranger "an aboki" who beckoned on him inside a car, tending to ask for directions. But while the stranger left, the young man raised the alarm that his manhood had been ceased, leading to street boys rushing to the scene and meeting up with the young man in a nearby location a few meters away from the spot. The aboki man was clamped down by the street boys, who started beating him, only for the police to arrive at the scene a few minutes later. In a bid to rescue him from the mob, their van got vandalized, and they escaped for their dear lives from the raging mob. In the turn of events, it became certain the young man's allegation was false due to the fact he had opened up that it was a hallucination (feeling) and not realistic. Later in the evenin...

  Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, and Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP), Engr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, meet in Abuja on Tuesday night. The purpose or agenda of the meeting, which took place at Kwankwaso's residence in Abuja, was unknown at the time of this report. Sources reported that Atiku and Kwankwaso were known to be political opponents, a development that suggested the meeting could be called to close ranks and there was fierce opposition against the ruling Congress of the Progressive Congress. Ministry (APC) led by President Bola Tinubu. In the February 25 presidential election won by Tinubu, the outcome is currently disputed by Atiku and another opposition candidate, Peter Obi of the Labor Party (LP) at the Presidential Electoral Court (PEPC), Kwankwaso took fourth place behind Atiku and Obi, who follow Tinubu respectively.  ph...

photo credit: theguardian At least 26 members of Nigeria's security forces were killed and eight wounded in an ambush by gunmen in central Nigeria on Sunday night, two military sources told AFP. Separately, an air force spokesman said a helicopter to rescue the wounded crashed in the area on Monday morning, where the military is battling criminal groups, which It was not clear whether the crew and passengers survived. Two military officers requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak about the incident and military officials were not available for comment. “We lost 23 soldiers, including 3 officers and 3 JTF (vigilant) civilians in the encounter while eight were injured,” the first source said after “a serious altercation.” along the Zungeru-Tegina highway. A second officer made a similar assessment and said the robbers also suffered "heavy casualties". He also said contact with an Air Force helicopter sent to evacuate the wounded had been lost, with 11 d...

photo credit: abc.net.au A plane belonging to the Nigerian Air Force has crashed. Sources revealed on Monday that the plane was taking off from Kaduna en route to Minna, the capital of Niger state when the incident occurred. Other details of the incident were still sketchy at the time of completion of this report. Several calls to Air Force spokesman Edward Gabkwet went unanswered. He has yet to reply to texts and Whatsapp messages sent to him about it. The Nigerian Air Force has confirmed that one of its planes crashed in Niger State on Monday. The Air Force said the plane was on an evacuation mission when the crash occurred. A statement released Monday by the NAF's Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Force Edward Gabkwet, said the plane had left Zungeru Elementary School en route to Kaduna, but it was later discovered. landed in a village in the Shiroro Local Government Area. of Nigeria. Part of it read: “A Nigerian Air Force MI-171 helicopter on a victim evacuation...

Godswill Akpabio, president of the Senate, and Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the House of Representatives, have been sued for "the unlawful plan to spend N40 billion on 465 exotic and bulletproof cars for members and principal officials, and N70 billion as 'palliatives' for new members." The lawsuit was filed on Friday, August 11, 2023, in the Federal High Court in Lagos by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). The lawsuit was filed shortly after Mr. Akpabio claimed that the Clerk of the National Assembly had transferred "holiday allowances" into "different bank accounts of senators." Nigeria's 137 million people live in abject poverty. SERAP is requesting "an order of mandamus to direct and compel Mr. Akpabio and Mr. Akpabio to: review and mitigate the N 40b price for 465 bulletproof cars  SERAP is seeking: “an order restraining Mr Akpabio and Mr Abbas from demanding or receiving the N40 billion to buy 465 SUVs and bu...

(photo credits: The mirror) The striker entered the game as a 64th-minute replacement to a loud ovation at the Allianz Arena just hours after concluding his £86 million transfer from Tottenham on Saturday. He made a few impressions, but not many. For Leipzig, Dani Olmo scored a hat-trick to prevent Harry Kane, 30, from winning his first professional trophy. After a cross was not cleared, Olmo scored his first goal into the bottom corner. He spun Matthijs de Ligt with his second strike before slipping it through Sven Ulreich's legs. After Kane's entry, the Spain attacker scored a penalty to complete his hat trick. Once he gets to know his new team in Germany, Kane will experience better days. Given that he had only joined Bayern on the day in question, it came as a minor surprise that he was involved. In his professional career, he has scored 354 goals and holds the scoring records for Tottenham (280) and England (58). In light of the fact that Leipzig lost three of their top pl...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) condemned the federal government's move to dissolve university governing bodies across the country on Thursday.  The union urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reverse his outrageous decision to dissolve the councils without finishing their terms of office. Comrade Christopher Piwuna of the University of Jos, National Vice Chairman of ASUU, spoke while presenting a paper at an event honouring retiring lecturers at the Joseph Sarwuaan Tarka University Makurdi (JOSTUM), formerly known as the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi (FUAM), in Benue State.  "It is wrong to dissolve governing councils and transfer our councils' powers to the Federal Ministry of Education or the National Universities Commission (NUC) without due recourse to university laws," Piwuna stated. "It is also a disservice to the universities to allow a vacuum because mischievous vice chancellors and ministry officials could connive to ruin our...