Protest Shuts Down Finance Ministry as Contractors, Pensioners Demand Payments
Operations at the Federal Ministry of Finance were brought to a halt on Wednesday as hundreds of indigenous contractors and retired military pensioners staged a protest over unpaid contract debts and outstanding arrears. The demonstrators, who blocked the ministry’s main entrance in the Central Business District of Abuja, carried placards and chanted solidarity songs, […]
NGO Donates Smart Projectors, Electric Screens to Niger Delta University Law Faculty
The Niger Delta University (NDU), Bayelsa State, has received a boost to its teaching and learning facilities following the donation of smart projectors and electric screens to the Faculty of Law by the Goldcoast Developmental Foundation, a non-governmental organisation (NGO). The ICT-driven equipment, installed and commissioned for immediate use, is expected to enhance interactive learning […]
Boko Haram Kills Muslims, Christians, Ndume Cautions Against Religious Profiling
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Army, Senator Ali Ndume, has warned against attributing Boko Haram’s atrocities to religion, stressing that the insurgents kill indiscriminately without regard for faith. Ndume, who represents Borno South in the National Assembly, gave the caution on Wednesday in reaction to the recent wave of attacks […]
Tinubu Visited Benue After Renewed Killings Left Scores Dead, Many Displaced
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had in June paid a condolence visit to Benue State following renewed killings that rocked several communities and left scores dead, many others injured, and thousands displaced. The visit came in the aftermath of coordinated attacks by suspected herdsmen on villages across Guma, Gwer West, and Gwer East Local […]
Bwala Retracts ‘No-Man’s Land’ Comment, Affirms Lagos as Yoruba Homeland
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has clarified his controversial remark describing Lagos as a “no-man’s land,” stressing that the state is historically and constitutionally the land of the Yoruba people. Bwala had made the initial comment during a Wednesday appearance on Arise Television’s Daybreak programme, where he argued […]
