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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured that the federal government has put in place measures to tackle youth unemployment as part of effort to stem brain drain through migration. The President made the appeal during the National Migration Dialogue (NMD), themed ‘Leveraging Youth Migration for National Development,’ held at the banquet hall of the presidential

THE Abia State Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2023 poll, High Chief Ikechi Emenike, and the APC have picked holes in the Saturday verdict of the Court of Appeal, which affirmed the election of Dr Alex Otti of the Labour Party, LP. Emenike and Abia APC, yesterday, said they would

A Nigerian man, Abodunde David Olubunmi (from Ipoti Ekiti) has been apprehended for the killing of his wife and the mother of their three children, Owoeye Taiwo Morenikeji last Tuesday, November 28, 2023. The couple were reported to have relocated to the UK from Nigeria this year. A sibling of the deceased, Alex Owoeye shared

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says gunmen have attacked the residence of its Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Lokoja, Kogi State. The commission in a communique made available to Channels Television, said the attack happened around 3:30 am today, Friday, December 1, 2023. It noted that the armed men engaged security personnel in a

Terrorists operating in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Friday abducted more than 100 residents in separate but coordinated attacks in several villages over the failure of the villagers to pay a N110 million protection levy. The terrorists that carried out the attack are believed to be loyal to a terror kingpin, Damina,

President Tinubu, along with other All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders, has agreed to invoke the doctrine of necessity to appoint embattled Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa as acting governor, effectively resolving the five-month-long crisis in the state. The decision was reached during a closed-door meeting held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday. The meeting

The Nigeria Police Force has commended the efforts of Ahmad Isah, the founder of ‘Brekete Family’, a Human Right Radio for his pursuit of the alleged injustice perpetrated against one Solomon Bawa on his show. The Police noted that Isah’s commitment to highlighting such issues was commendable. The Nigeria Police made this known on its

On social media, a medical specialist chastised Jay Boogie for manipulating his surgical problems in order to solicit public sympathy and financial support. The sick transgender had just spoken out, pleading for financial assistance and revealing the findings of his most recent test. The Doctor, a medical Twitter personality, took to his page, @the_beardedsina, to

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has hailed Governor Douye Diri’s efforts at tackling insecurity, saying the Bayelsa leader’s re-election means the state would be a lot safer. Jonathan, who is a former governor of the oil-rich state, spoke on Friday when he visited Diri in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, almost one week after the governor

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Pa Nyeche, a 73-year-old man arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at age 60, has finally been freed. It was gathered that Pa Nyeche’s freedom was secured after the Headfort Foundation, a non-governmental agency, took up his case. The agency revealed that Pa Nyeche’s file was declared missing and was never arraigned

Eniola, the physically challenged hawker from Osun State who garnered significant attention, has explained why he dressed like a lady to hawk water. In an Instagram live video on Thursday, Eniola explained that he adopted this persona in the hope of receiving assistance from the public. Speaking in Yoruba, He said, “I am a boy.

The Supreme Court has dismissed the petition filed by Labour party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, against the emergence of Bola Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential election. The apex court in its ruling delivered this morning October 26 ruled that Obi’s seven-point petition lacked merit. The apex court said it cannot allow

The Ondo State Police Command on Friday said it had commenced the search for a man, Kehinde Olanipekun, who allegedly macheted his wife, Damilola. Olanipekun, now at large, reportedly attacked his wife at their residence at Idasen Community in Owo Local Government Area of the state a few days ago. It was gathered that Damilola