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By David Adeoye Ibadan, April 15, 2024 The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2 Division, Nigerian Army,  Maj.-Gen. Obinna Onubogu, says the Army will prevent a reoccurrence of Saturday’s invasion of the Oyo State Secretariat by Yoruba Nation separatists. Onubogu gave the assurance on Monday when he visited Gov. Seyi Makinde …

L-R: Former President of Botswana, Lt. Gen.- Khama Ian Khama, Chairman Heritage Times, Moses Siasia, Former President of Ghana, John Mahama By Rukayat Moisemhe Lagos, April 15, 2024 Former President of Ghana, John Mahama and Former President of Botswana, Lt. Gen.- Seretse Khama Ian Khama, have urged African leaders to …

By Naomi Sharang Abuja, April 15, 2024 Pa Edwin Clark, Leader of  the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), has urged the Federal Government to appoint a special taskforce to ensure the rescue of the remaining Chibok girls held by Boko Haram The elder statesman made the call while briefing newsmen …

ALGIERS, Algeria, April 15, 2024 The Host Agreement Signing Ceremony for the Intra-African Trade Fair 2025 (IATF2025) took place in Algiers on Monday, 15 April 2024. The Ceremony, which was hosted by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com), in collaboration with the African Union and the AfCFTA Secretariat, and the …

OSOGBO Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has directed pre-emptive security measures around government structures in Osun State to forestall any copycat occurrence of alleged takeover by suspected Yoruba nation activists. According to a statement by Olawale Rasheed, his Spokesperson, as the incident at the Government Secretariat in Ibadan, the …

Mr. Peter Obi, Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate in the 2023 general election in Nigeria, has hailed the accomplishments of two trailblazing Nigerians, Princess Oluchukwu Owowoh and Ms. Eni Aluko. The two ladies have distinguished themselves, becoming firsts in their different fields of endeavor far away from Nigeria. Princess Owowoh blazed …

Nigerian corporate influence and that of the West continue to collide. The rationale is straightforward: whereas corporate activity in Europe and America is part of their larger local and foreign policy engagement, privately owned enterprises in Nigeria  or commercial interests are not part of Nigeria’s foreign policy ecosystem, neither is …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, April 14, 2024 UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has condemned the “large-scale attack” launched on Israel by Iran. Guterres, in a statement, urged maximum restraint by all parties and warned that neither the region nor the world could afford another war. According to the latest reports, …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has said that some Managing Directors (MDs) of banks indicted in the course of investigations into the alleged financial misappropriation in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development who are found wanting will be prosecuted. The Commission, which said that so …

  For someone who lifted the African Nations Cup, Dr. Felix Owolabi Akinloye (Owoblow), found it so easy to outline the qualities expected of the incoming manager of the Super Eagles as the national team prepares for crucial World Cup qualifiers. Owolabi said: “I think this issue of Eagles having …

A pro-Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has distanced himself from the invasion of the Oyo state government Secretariat by suspected agitators on Saturday, April 13. Reports indicate that security officials arrested about 20 gunmen suspected to be members of Yoruba Nation adherents who were involved …

A group, the Osun Progressives Youths in United Kingdom (O-SPYUK), has cautioned Governor Ademola Adeleke regarding the termination of the employment of over 20,000 youths engaged by the previous administration of Adegboyega Oyetola in various government positions without replacement. This action, carried out via Executive Order by Governor Adeleke shortly …

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, led by its Group Managing Director/CEO Oliver Alawuba, disclosed its robust financial performance at the bank’s full year 2023 investor conference call held in Lagos over the weekend. Alawuba revealed that UBA is impressively capitalized, boasting shareholders’ funds exceeding N2 trillion. He assured stakeholders …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu “to direct appropriate ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to provide our organization with copies of the loan agreements obtained by the governments of former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari.” SERAP is also seeking “the …

April 14, 2024 Whether real or imagined, none of the metonyms for “Lagos boy” is complimentary. The “Lagos boy” moniker once came up in the late 1980s. Commodore Olabode George, then Military Governor of Ondo State, had just been removed from office after spending two years. The African Concord magazine …

By Patience Aliyu Jos, April 13, 2024 Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau, has condemned the recent attacks that occurred in some communities of the state, urging absolute vigilance as government works to restore the frail security infrastructure of the state. He expressed this in a statement issued by his Director …

Immediate past Vice President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), has described late Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu as “a great patriot and a thoroughly decent, thoughtful individual.” Professor Osinbajo, in a tribute to the former Governor of the old Abia State, said that Dr. Onu’s …

By Desmond Ejibas Port Harcourt, April 13, 2024 Former Minister of Transportation, Chief Abiye Sekibo, says that Gov. Siminalayi Fubara is the undisputed political head and  leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers. Sekibo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday during a thanksgiving service in …

By Suleiman Shehu Ibadan, April 13, 2024 Police in Oyo State have arrested 20 suspected Yoruba nation agitators over Saturday’s alleged invasion of the state’s House of Assembly complex in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a group of persons allegedly invaded the complex located at the …

By Deborah Akpede Lagos, Apri 13, 2024 The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) has called on the public to help in locating a woman seen in a video maltreating a baby for urinating on the floor. The agency, who condemned the act in a post it shared …

By Emmanuel Mogbede Abuja, April 13, 2024 The All Progressives Congress (APC) has cleared the 16 aspirants seeking its ticket to contest the Nov. 20 Ondo State Governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the seven-man screening committee, led by Sen. Joshua Lidani, gave all the aspirants …

By Desmond Ejibas Port Harcourt, April 13, 2024 Channels Television reporter, Joshua Rogers, who was abducted from his residence in Rumuosi, Obio/Akpor area in Rivers, has been freed. He was released around 10p.m. on Friday unharmed, less than 24 hours after being abducted on Thursday. His colleague, Charles Oporum, confirmed …

President Bola Tinubu has called for unity of purpose and more collaboration between the federal government, state governors, and members of the National Assembly to achieve national development goals. The President made the appeal while receiving state governors and the leadership of the National Assembly in Lagos on Friday. Led …

By Grace Alegba Lagos, April 13, 2024 The Naira on Friday experienced huge appreciation at the official market, trading at N1,142.38 to the dollar. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange, a platform that oversees the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), revealed that the Naira gained …

By David Adeoye/Suleiman Shehu Ibadan, April 13, 2024 Gunmen suspected to be members of a group calling itself O’odua Nation agitators early Saturday in Ibadan invaded the Oyo State Secretariat at Agodi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the gunmen’s invasion was however repelled by state security officials. …