A new report indicates that food insecurity worsened globally in 2023, with approximately 282 million people experiencing acute hunger, primarily due to conflicts in regions such as Gaza and Sudan. United Nations agencies and development organizations attribute this increase to factors like extreme weather events and economic shocks, which collectively added 24 million more people…
Isaac Kamalu has tendered his resignation as the Commissioner of Finance for Rivers State following his redeployment to the Employment Generation and Economic Empowerment Ministry by Governor Simi Fubara. Kamalu, who previously served as the commissioner for Budget and Economics under former Governor Nyesom Wike and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, made this…
The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, reiterated yesterday the agency’s determination to hold the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, accountable for his tenure in office. Addressing the media in Abuja, Olukoyede stated that Yahaya Bello was employing various tactics to avoid trial after allegedly…
President Bola Tinubu has endorsed a new strategy to allocate 20% of palliatives, including food aid, through religious institutions and traditional establishments nationwide. Vice President Kashim Shettima made this announcement on Tuesday during a high-level nutrition dialogue at the State House in Abuja. The dialogue, themed “Faith leaders as catalysts for enhanced human capital through…
Amid persistent blackouts, the Federal Government has announced plans to divest its ownership of the five electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos). Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, made the declaration on Monday, April 22, citing the lack of technical capacity among banks and the Asset Management Company (AMCON), which have been managing these DisCos due to their…
Rewrite Armed men have abducted John Udochukwu Elekwachi, a final-year student of Combined Social Sciences at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. It was gathered that Elekwachi, a campus blogger, was picked up by some yet-to-be-identified armed men last Monday at his lodge in the middle of the night a few days after he completed…
An awaiting trial inmate, Saliu Akande, who was charged with rape, has been released by the Chief Judge (CJ) of Edo State, Justice Daniel Okungbowa. Akande had spent four years at the Auchi Medium Security Correctional Centre without a case file. Justice Okungbowa visited the prison to alleviate congestion and expedite the trial process for…
An individual named Anosikwa Patrick tragically lost his life after being stabbed by a police officer at a shopping mall in the Ajah area of Lagos State. The incident occurred on Saturday, April 20, 2024. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday. He identified…
At least 10 worshippers lost their lives, and several others sustained injuries in a tragic accident at the Orogwe market bus stop in the Owerri Local Government Area of Imo State. The accident, which involved a luxurious bus and an empty sand tipper, took place on Friday, April 19, 2024. According to an eyewitness, the…
The Federal High Court in Warri has received a lawsuit against the Nigerian army filed by residents of Okuama-Ewu, Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State, demanding N200 billion in damages. The residents allege various violations including the cordoning of their community, destruction of homes, dehumanization, and an accusation of killing 17 military personnel without…
