PDP slams Tinubu’s New Year broadcast, says president’s promises empty

The Peoples Democratic Party has described the New Year speech by President Bola Tinubu as a “harvest of deceit, false claims and empty promises”. The PUNCH reports that Tinubu, in his New Year address to Nigerians on Monday, affirmed that Nigerians are frustrated

Cross River police confirm abduction of passenger by gunmen

Cross River State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of some passengers around Nde 3 Corners Akparabong Junction in Ikom Local Government Area of the state. The passengers, who were in transit, were said to have been ambushed by gunmen who shot at

Two die, three injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway crash

Two people died and three others were injured on Monday in a road crash that occurred at about 8am around Isara Remo, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The lone crash, which was blamed on excessive speed, involved a Toyota car with the number plate

Tinubu’s New Year speech is like native doctor’s words of hope to sick man – Shehu Sani

A former federal lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has described President Bola Tinubu’s New Year speech as a native doctor’s words of hope to a sick person. Addressing the nation on Monday, Tinubu among other things, announced plans to ensure a constant supply of affordable

2024: I foresee president’s assassination, gov’s death, attempted takeover of Tinubu govt – Primate Ayodele

The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has predicted the assassination of a sitting president and the death of a governor. Primate Ayodele also predicted that cabals would attempt to take over President Bola Tinubu’s administration. He disclosed that people

New Year: It’s only by God’s grace we survived 2023 – CAN

The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has sent out a New Year message to Christians and Nigerians in general. Going by the level of insecurity in the country, CAN noted that it is only by the grace of God that “we have been

Tinubu signs N28.7trillion 2024 Budget into law

President Bola Tinubu has signed the N28.7 trillion 2024 Budget into law. The President assented to the Appropriation Bill at a brief ceremony at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday. Present at the ceremony were the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill

Japa: 10,697 medical laboratory scientists left Nigeria – Registrar

The Registrar, Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria, MLSCN, Tosan Erhabor, says so far a total of 10,697 medical laboratory scientists had left the country. Erhabor revealed this to newsmen, saying that a policy is being put together by the Federal Ministry of

Imo State Police Command is commercialized – HURIWA

Civil rights advocacy group: HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has expressed utter shock, consternation and disappointment that even when the policing institution in the country has become so unpopular in terms of corporate image due to pervasive corruption and pursuit of

Kano NDLEA arrests over 1000 drug suspects, seizes illicit drugs

NDLEA arrested 1,016 suspects and seized nine tons of illicit drugs in Kano State in 2023. The Commandant of the agency in Kano State, Mr Abubakar Idris-Ahmad, speaking on Sunday in Kano noted that the suspects arrested were 40 females and 976 males.