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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 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 minute

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

( Chief El Rufai ) From reliable sources, El Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, has abandoned his interest in joining President Bola Tinubu's government. According to Presidency sources, Mr El-Rufai told President Tinubu during a meeting on Tuesday that he was no longer interested in becoming a minister but would continue to contribute to Nigeria's growth as a private man. "He also told the president that he needed time to focus on his doctorate programme at a university in the Netherlands," one of the news sources added. Another source told this outlet that the former governor proposed a new ministerial nominee for Kaduna State, Jafaru Ibrahim Sani, adding the President would find him very valuable and resourceful. Mr. El-Rufai paid the President a visit at the presidential villa the day after the Senate confirmed 45 cabinet nominations following a week-long screening of 48 of them. The higher legislative house, however, postponed his and two other confirmat

( tinubu and sanusi/left:sanusi,coup leader) Watch here Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi, the 14th Emir of Kano and leader of the Tijjaniya Movement in Africa, met with President Bola Tinubu in the Presidential Villa on Wednesday. This came immediately after meeting with the coup leaders of Niger Republic in the unstable Sahel region. According to reliable sources, the expelled Emir of Kano met with President Tinubu to brief him on his meeting with the military coup leaders in Niger.   "I came to brief him on the details of my meetings with Niger's leaders." "We will continue to do everything we can to bring the two parties together in order to improve understanding." This is the time for public diplomacy; it is not something that should be left to governments; all Nigerians, all Nigeriens must be involved in order to find a solution that works for Africa, a solution that works for Niger, a solution that works for Nigeria, and a solution that works for humanity," h

A Nigerian female soldier guns down senior commander at checkpoint At a roadblock in Yola, the state capital, a female soldier enforcing the curfew set by the Adamawa government assassinated a senior comrade. The curfew was ordered by Governor Ahmadu Fintiri when hoodlums broke into a government warehouse and looted many things, including palliatives intended to mitigate the effects of fuel subsidies. According to sources, the female soldier known only as Lance Corporal Nkiru shot a captain who sought to interfere in her dispute with civilians at the Fire Service Roundabout in the state capital. According to security sources, the female soldier insisted that automobiles returning home during curfew hours must turn around. Some of them identified themselves as necessary workers, but she stayed firm. "Some people stopped at the checkpoint explained that they were workers performing essential duties, but the female soldier insisted they return." A captain stepped forward to hel

After President Bola Tinubu and the Senate intervened, the planned strike was halted, according to the Nigeria Labour Congress. The resolution was adopted after the Congress' National Executive Council meeting. In a brief message sent to our correspondent this morning (Thursday), the national treasurer Hakeem Ambali stated, "Protest suspended due to the Senate intervention and meeting with President Tinubu yesterday." According to the FTN, the President and the labor leaders had an urgent meeting as a result of the NLC protest that took place yesterday across the federation, including in the Federal Capital Territory. The NLC had initially stated that it would only call off its strike after the government demonstrated its seriousness. MORE TRENDING NEWS                                                            Connect with us 

Police warn Nigerians about a new kidnapping tactic. One of the most common crimes in several Nigerian cities is kidnapping. The public has been informed about a new kidnapping technique by the police in Delta State, South-South Nigeria. Kidnappers may use a tricycle to intentionally hit a car in order to lure the occupants out, according to Delta State police spokesperson Bright Edafe, who posted the alert on his Twitter page on Monday. "Let's be cautious, especially when driving, out there. According to Mr. Edafe, a deputy superintendent of police, "On July 29, 2023, the kidnapped victim noticed that a tricycle had struck (his) car from behind. He went outside to investigate only for the keke's occupants to shoot him and take him away in his own car. He claimed that the alleged kidnappers made their victim send a ransom of N700,000 to them. At a road junction, the suspects were waiting for more money from their victim when a police patrol team conducting a stop-and-

The Federal Government will meet with representatives of organized labor on Monday in an attempt to avert a nationwide strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress. The NLC, on the other hand, has advised citizens to stock their homes with food, medicines, and other necessities ahead of the start of its seven-day strike to protest the removal of fuel subsidies and the rising cost of living in the country. The warning was issued because the strike would cripple the country by severely restricting movement as commercial transport operators withdraw their services, forcing markets, schools, and healthcare facilities to close. Chris Onyeka, the NLC's Assistant General Secretary, stated in an interview with one of our reporters: According to News Agents, the NLC has given the government a seven-day ultimatum, with a nationwide strike set to begin on Wednesday, August 2, 2023. In a statement signed by its National President, Joe Ajaero, the labour movement accused the Tinubu-led Federal

THE PRESIDENCY ANNOUNCES FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES TUITION FEE FREE The nation's federal universities, according to the presidency, continue to be tuition-free. Recently, some federal universities and unity schools announced an increase in tuition costs for new and returning students. With the rising inflation and skyrocketing cost of living brought on by some of the federal government's recent economic policies, the development sparked outrage on social media platforms. Dele Alake, President Bola Tinubu's special adviser on special duties, communications, and strategy, claimed in a statement on Wednesday that some universities' increases in tuition are "discretionary charges for hostel accommodation, registration, laboratory, and other charges." They do not constitute tuition.      The Federal Government had raised tuition rates at the nation's federal universities, according to numerous news outlets earlier this week. These stories are false and untrue, the s