The wife of the President, Oluremi Tinubu, has appealed to market women not to hike the prices of food items. She made the appeal in Ebonyi State while addressing women at the Pa Ngele Oruta Township Stadium, Abakaliki, for their 2024 Women’s Day Celebration. The First Lady’s media aide, Busola Kukoyi, disclosed this in…
The late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja, was on Friday laid to rest in Abuja, amid tears and tributes. President Bola Tinubu conferred a posthumous award of the Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR) on the late Chief of Army Staff. The burial took place at the National Cemetery in Abuja…
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) which measures the rate of change in prices of good and commodities increased to 33.88 per cent in October compared to 32.70 per cent in September, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Friday. The 1.18 percentage increase in headline index was blamed on rising food and energy prices. According…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged political stakeholders and voters to ensure a peaceful, orderly, and credible process as Ondo state prepares for its off-cycle governorship election on Saturday, November 16, In a statement released by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu stressed the importance of upholding democratic principles. He…
The National Judicial Council under the leadership of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has put forward 36 candidates for judicial appointments across various states. This decision was reached during its 107th meeting, held on November 13 and 14, 2024. A statement released on Friday via the NJC’s X account and official website…
The National Judicial Council NJC has recommended the compulsory retirement of the Chief Judge of Imo State, Justice T. E. Chukwuemeka Chikeka and the Grand Kadi of Yobe State, Kadi Babagana Mahdi for falsification of their ages. The NJC took the decision at its at its 107th meeting of held between November 13 and 14….
Miss South Africa 2024, Mia le Roux, has withdrawn from the 73rd Miss Universe pageant due to health issues. The announcement came while Le Roux was in Mexico, where she had been preparing for the finale set to take place on Saturday, November 16. In a statement, the Miss South Africa organisation said, “It is…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), yesterday approved a N47.9 trillion federal budget estimate for the 2025 fiscal year during its meeting at State House, Abuja. Briefing newsmen after the FEC meeting held at the Council Chambers and presided by President Bola Tinubu, Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, explained that the budget…
A US court has sentenced a hacker involved in one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts in history, Ilya Lichtenstein, to five years in prison for laundering funds stolen during the 2016 Bitfinex hack. The theft involved nearly 120,000 bitcoins, initially valued at $70 million but worth over $4.5 billion at the time of Lichtenstein’s arrest…
International Organisation for Migration has announced an additional $668,000 to support emergency relief efforts in communities affected by flooding. This funding, disclosed in a statement by IOM on Thursday, will bolster humanitarian operations led by local partners in Jigawa, Katsina, and Bauchi states. These areas are among the hardest hit, with tens of thousands of…
