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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

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

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

( 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

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

Niger Republic waits for response or accompanied action from disobeying order After the deadline passed on Sunday, no foreign soldiers were observable in the city of Niamey, but the ECOWAS regional bloc has not yet made a statement in response to the coup leaders' defiance. An quick military operation to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum is not planned at this time, according to a source close to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). But the source also said that as countries like Italy and Germany advocated in favour of a diplomatic solution in the troubled west African nation, a summit of its member countries' leaders may be held in the upcoming days to deliberate on next moves. In order to express "solidarity (with) the people of Niger," neighbouring Mali and Burkina Faso, both of which have been expelled from the West African ECOWAS bloc due to their own military takeovers, are sending a joint formal mission to Niamey. They have said that using

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced that its planned nationwide protest slated for August 2 (today) would commence at 7:30 am across the federation’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). News reports that the planned protest expresses the labour union’s displeasure over what it described as the unfavorable policies of the President Bola Tinubu-led government, especially the removal of fuel subsidy. The NLC Head of Information, Comrade Benson Upah, told journalists that workers and civil society organisations would converge at the Unity Fountain Abuja to start the protest while the state chapters will equally commence protest at the same time. Upah disclosed that NLC’s affiliate unions, through their state branches, have mobilised their members and are already for the protest. He noted that appropriate security agencies have also been notified and are expected to provide security for Nigerians during the protest, adding that the eyes of the international commun

  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured Nigerians that his administration will put a priority on ensuring adequate security for citizens in all areas of the nation. According to News agents, the president made this statement while delivering a speech at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College's Course 45 graduation in Jaji, Kaduna State. The former governor of Lagos State, Tinubu, promised to continue supporting the military and praised them for preserving the nation's territorial integrity. PLEASE 👍Like  our  Facebook page here   and also  follow  us on  Instagram Your Patronage our rare priviledge!😊 READ MORE NEWS  HERE

The Federal Government has been given a seven-day deadline by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to reverse any perceived anti-poor policies, such as the most recent increase in the price of gasoline at the pump, or face an indefinite nationwide strike beginning on August 2. According to Vanguard, the NLC has ordered all affiliates and state councils to start organizing workers and other Nigerians—including allies from the civil society—immediately in preparation for a protracted strike and large-scale demonstrations should its demands not be met. According to reports, the choice was made at a meeting of the NLC's Central Working Committee, or CWC, on Tuesday, July 25, at Abuja Labour House. PLEASE 👍Like  our  Facebook page here   and also  follow  us on  Instagram Your Patronage our rare priviledge!😊 MORE TRENDING NEWS  HERE

  (President Bola Tinubu in office) A review into his administration plan for N8,000 monthly transfer to 12 million vulnerable Nigerians to cushion the effects of the subsidy removal has been ordered by Bola Tinubu.         In a letter was the review package read last Thursday on the floor of the House of Representatives concerning the $800 million loan request of the previous Muhammadu Buhari administration for a social safety net programme. His Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, who is Dele Alake by name on Tuesday, noted that the N8,000 was not the only item in the relief package initiated by Tinubu. According to dele, Tinubu directed “ that the N8,000 conditional cash transfer programmed envisaged to bring succour to most vulnerable households be reviewed immediately”. Alake said the President promised to always put Nigerians at the heart of his policies. He added that “ this is in deference to the views expressed by Nigerians against it.” The President

(Osimhen x Cubana Chief x Mr P) (getty images) (getty images) An awesome video has emerged on social media where Nigerian businessman Cubana Chief Priest was seen hanging out in a nightclub with Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen and billionaire Tony Elumelu. For the past few days, Osimhen has been spending his holidays in Nigeria after a successful season at Napoli where he helped the team to win the Scudetto after 33 years. The former Lille hitman also became the first African to win the Golden Boot in the Serie A. In Lagos, Osimhen went to his Primary school and his childhood house and also played street games with some of his friends. According to the video Cubana Chief Priest posted on his official Instagram page, the show promoter was happy to be hosting Osimhen. Osimhen linked with Premier League The holidays will soon be over for Osimhen and he is expected to return to Napoli ahead of next season's campaign. Clubs in the Premier League like Chelsea and Manchester United

Behind youths who played Osimhen cup With his kinsmen  Hugging his former teacher Smiling with his school minors Victor Osimhen, SSC Napoli Pointman visited his childhood grooming place recently to touch base with his people in Nigeria. The 25-year-old pro-footballer also visited his primary school Olusosun Primary School, Ikeja to watch the final of the eponymous Osimhen Cup. “Returning to where my football dream and journey began in Olusosun gives me so much goosebumps. I am humbled and grateful for the roots that shaped my dreams. This is me once again appreciating their love and support and I will always cherish Olusosun and its people. Thank You!” Osimhen tweeted on Friday. Osimhen grew up in the Olusosun community in Oregun/Ojota area of Lagos State where he was born on December 29, 1998. Being one of the best strikers in the world, the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup Golden Boot winner recently led his team to end an excellent football season with a Scudetto for the first time in 33 ye