The lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume, has asked the Federal Government to probe a claim by US Congressman Scott Perry that aborted United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded terrorist organisations, including Boko Haram. Senator Ndume made the request on Sunday while responding to questions on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme. He said: “You can’t say it’s just an allegation; it’s more than that. “That’s why…

The Lagos State Government has launched the Charity Begins at Home Waste Valorisation Initiative, a strategic waste management project designed to transform waste into economic value while promoting environmental sustainability. The initiative, unveiled during the week at the Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget (MEPB) Quadrant in Alausa, was spearheaded by the Office of the Special Adviser on Climate Change and Circular Economy. The event brought together government officials, civil…

Monday Okpebholo, the governor of Edo State has approved the promotion of 8,476 primary and junior secondary school teachers across the state’s 18 Local government areas. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua, the governor said the promotion was part of his administration’s first 100 days in office. The Chairman of the Edo State Universal Basic Education Board (Edo-SUBEB), Onomen Goodness Briggs, described the move as a…

Terrorists from Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists have killed three Nigerian Army personnel following an attack on a military base in Borno State. The insurgents also made away with two gun trucks in the process. According to SaharaReporters, the terrorists attacked the military facility in Isige town, Gwoza Local Government Area of the state. A source said that the terror group razed many buildings and…

Armed robbers attacked Obafemi Awolowo Hall of Residence in the University of Ibadan in Oyo State on Saturday morning, dispossessing students of their valuables worth thousands of naira during the raid. FIJ quoted sources as saying that the assailants gained access into the hall between 4 am and 5 am, targeting at least two rooms on the ground floor of C Block, which houses returning students. The robbers first disabled…

Djibouti’s foreign minister, Mahamoud Youssouf, has been elected as the new chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission. In the election that took place on Saturday, Youssouf won after seven rounds of voting by the union’s 49 member states. He won the election with 33 votes in the final round, constituting the required two-thirds. Kenya’s former prime minister, Raila Odinga, and Richard Randriamandrato, Madagascar’s ex-economy and finance and foreign affairs…

The last has not been heard about the face-off between three Nigerian lawmakers and some executives of Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange that allows users to buy, sell, and trade cryptocurrencies, as allegations and counter-allegations between the parties continued at the weekend.Tigran Gambaryan, an executive of Binance, who was detained in the country last year before being released, had accused some members of the House of Representatives of demanding $150 million…

The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) has kicked against the plans of the government to convert Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Lagos, into a university. Recall that the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, on Friday announced that President Bola Tinubu has approved the conversion of YABATECH into a university.NNPC debunks viral video, reveals Dangote refinery as main fuel supplier He noted that because the polytechnic has over 200…

A missing final-year student of Kwara State College of Education, Lawal Hafsoh Yetunde, has been found dead at an Islamic Cleric’s house in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. Yetunde was tragically killed for ritual purposes in Ilorin after being lured by the Islamic cleric, Abdulrahman Mohad Ballo, who she met on Facebook. The Kwara State Police Command revealed on Saturday that a suspect, said to be the son of a…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has defended its recent policy imposing charges on cash withdrawals from Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) of banks other than a customer’s own. Speaking on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise’ programme on Saturday, CBN’s Acting Director of Financial Policy and Regulation, John Onojah stated that the move will benefit both financial institutions and their customers. Onojah added that the policy aims to address cash shortages at ATMs…

Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has been elected as a member of the Steering Committee of the Organisation of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD), the highest decision-making body of the organization.   Busola Kukoyi, Senior Special Assistant on Media to Mrs Tinubu, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. Her election took place during the 29th Ordinary General Assembly of OAFLAD, currently ongoing in Addis Ababa, on the sidelines of…

Publisher of the online medium, Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, was reportedly attacked on Saturday morning by suspected thugs at the Lagos City Marathon. Sowore, a presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 elections, was reportedly attacked by the thugs alongside crew members of his media outfit, while participating in the marathon. According to reports, the thugs also attacked some other journalists from various outlets covering the…