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A frontline Youth Activist and Gender Advocate, Irene Onwuka has emerged as the Vice President, West Africa at the Pan-African Youth Union (PYU), to coordinate Youth Development activities of the Organisation within the West African sub-region. Pan-African Youth Union (PYU) is the apex and coordinating body for National Youth Councils and statutory voice for the African Youth. Headquartered in Rabat, Morocco, the Organization has a consultative status with the African Union, and special observation status at all African Heads of State and Government Meetings. Reacting to her victory, Irene Onwuka, who happens to be the first female youth from Nigeria…

The Office of the National Security Adviser confirms that Nadeem ANJARWALLA, a suspect in the ongoing criminal probe into the activities of Binance in Nigeria has escaped from lawful custody on Friday, 22 March 2024. Upon receiving this report, this office took immediate steps, in conjunction with relevant security agencies , MDAs, as well as the international community, to apprehend the suspect. Security agencies are working with Interpol for an international arrest warrant on the suspect . According to the Head – Strategic Communication Office of the National Security Adviser, Zakari U. Mijinyawa, preliminary investigation shows that Mr Anjarwalla fled…

Nollywood has been thrown into mourning as veteran actor Amaechi Muonagor has been reported dead. This comes as a shock to many, especially after a recent video circulated online showing the 61-year-old actor lying still in bed, requesting financial aid to support his kidney transplant. Despite efforts to raise funds for his medical treatment, Muonagor’s health continued to decline, leading to his untimely passing.

The Governments of Nigeria and the United States of America have expressed interest in enhancing educational and cultural ties between both nations, reaffirming their commitment to mutual understanding, cooperation, and progress. This was the sentiment when the Nigerian Minister for Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, warmly welcomed a distinguished delegation from the United States of America, led by the United States Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Lee Satterfield, to his office. Speaking during the visit, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Lee Satterfield, expressed her deep appreciation for the opportunity to collaborate…

Fourteen lifeless bodies of killed soldiers were in the early hours of Saturday recovered by soldiers of the joint task force under the supervision of the General Officer Commanding 6 division Nigerian Army, Major General Jamal Abdussalam, at Okuama community, in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. Some of the recovered corpses were said to have been beheaded, while the stomachs and hearts of others were ripped off. At the NDDC jetty in the coastal Delta community, the bodies of the commanding officer and the two killed majors were seen floating by the river bank as others…

Military personnel on a peace mission to Okuoma community in Delta State were surrounded and k!IIed by community youths during a response to a distress call. The sad incident which was confirmed by the Acting Director, Defence Information, Brigadier General, Tukur Gusau. Stated that, the troops of 181 Amphibious Batallion, Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State While on peace mission to OKUOMA community in BOMADI LGA of Delta State were surrounded by some community youths and killed on Thursday, 14 March, 2024. The unfortunate incident occurred when the troops responded to a distress call after the communal crisis between…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, March 14, 2024 dragged former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja for alleged N84billion money laundering offences, alongside his nephew Ali Bello, Dauda Sulaiman and Abdulsalam Hudu. The EFCC is prosecuting the quartet on an amended 17-count charge of money laundering, breach of trust and misappropriation of fund to tune of N84, 062,406,089.88 (Eighty-four Billion, Sixty-two Million, Four Hundred and Six Thousand, Eighty-nine Naira, Eighty-eight Kobo). To make way for Yahaya Bello’s inclusion in the trial, prosecution counsel Rotimi Oyedepo,…

President Bola Tinubu has directed the opening of Nigeria’s land and air borders with the Republic of Niger and the lifting of other sanctions against the country with immediate effect. This directive is in compliance with the decisions of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government at its extraordinary summit on February 24, 2024, in Abuja. ECOWAS leaders had agreed to lift economic sanctions against the Republic of Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea. The President has directed that the following sanctions imposed on the Republic of Niger be lifted immediately: (1) Closure of land and air borders…

In his determination to ensure peace, cooperation, and progress reign among the youth as a substructure for their growth and development, the Honourable Minister of State for Youth Development, Mr. Ayodele Olawande has brockered peace among the two factions of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN). The Minister urged the leaders of the two factions, Ambassador Sukubo Sara-Igbe Sukubo and Akoshile Mukhtar, during a peace meeting which was held in his office today, Tuesday 12th March, 2024 to put aside their differences and embrace peace so as to forge ahead in the intrest of the teaming youths of the…

Northern Senators forum dissociates selves from Senator Ahmed Abdul Ningi 2024 budget padding allegation. Recall that, the Senator representing Bauchi Central, Senator Ahmed Abdul Ningi, has alleged that the 2024 budget was padded with N3 trillion in the national assembly. While speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa, Ningi said the northern senators have engaged with some experts to review the budget. Meanwhile, Northern Senators forum has issued a statement dissociating selves from Senator Ahmed Abdul Ningi 2024 budget padding allegation. We, the undersigned on behalf of the Senators from the 19 Northern States and the FCT, under the aegis…