By Shadrach Okon The former presidential spokesperson to former President Muhammadu Buhari Mr.Garba Shehu has disclosed the reason why the former president, is silent on issues of national concern since he left office in 2023. Speaking in an article titled: “At 82, Buhari wraps up in silence and dignity in Daura” Garba Shehu said in his article that the former president is keeping to his words which he had promised to be far away from the the nation’s capital to allow his successor to operate without distraction. Shehu who in his article contradicted Buhari with former President Olusegun Obasanjo stated…
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By Shadrach Okon NAFDAC has received expired drugs worth over N460million from Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria,( ACPN) Akwa Ibom State Branch.The official forfeiture of the expired drugs took place on Tuesday, 17th December, at the Federal Secretary field, Uyo. Speaking at the occasion, the Chairman, Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria, Akwa Ibom State Branch, Pharm.Anderson Tony said the exercise was a deliberate initiative aimed at getting rid of expired drugs in the state to avert their reintroduction into the open unregulated market. He noted with dismay that: “unscrupulous individuals within the drug trade have been known to…
In a significant step toward strengthening Nigeria’s development planning and reporting capacities, the Federal Government of Nigeria, in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has conducted an applied training on the Integrated Planning and Reporting Toolkit (IPRT). Developed by UNECA, the IPRT is a tool designed to assist African countries in integrating the SDGs and Agenda 2063 into their national development plans while ensuring harmonized reporting and evaluation. The training, which took place from December 9–13, 2024, aimed to enhance the alignment of Nigeria’s National Development Plan (NDP) with…
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, has cautioned lawyers against writing unnecessary and frivolous petitions against anti-corruption agencies and judges in the course of litigations. The ICPC boss issued the caution on Monday, when he played a host to the Chairman and members of National Litigation Committee (NLT) of the Nigerian Bar Association, at the Commission’s Headquarters in Abuja. According to Dr. Aliyu, “writing unnecessary petitions against officers of the Commission and Judges without concrete justifications is not proper, as we are all colleagues and partners in the fight…
The prestigious 19th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting has unveiled its esteemed winners for the year 2024. This momentous occasion took place on the evening of December 9, 2024, at the iconic MUSON Centre in Lagos. The event was a culmination of the virtual Amplify In-depth Media Conference, where commended works, runners-up, and winners of the six categories were announced and presented with their awards. The award categories, which comprised Online, Print, Radio, TV, Photojournalism, Editorial Cartoon, and the overall Investigative Reporter of the Year, witnessed a remarkable display of journalistic excellence. However, it is noteworthy that the overall…
The harrowing case of 10-year-old Sara Sharif came to a close as her father, Urfan Sharif, 43, and stepmother, Beinash Batool, 30, were sentenced to life imprisonment for her brutal murder. Sara endured over two years of horrific abuse, culminating in her death at the family home in Woking, Surrey, last year. According to BBC, Sara’s uncle, Faisal Malik, 29, was also found guilty of causing or allowing a child’s death and received a 16-year prison sentence. At the Old Bailey, Mr Justice Cavanagh described Sara’s treatment as “torture” and the cruelty inflicted on her as “almost inconceivable.” Sharif must…
The Police said they have began manhunt for gunmen who shot a senior lecturer with the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Dr. Fabian Osita Chinedu dead in Awka, Anambra state capital on Monday evening. The senior lecturer was reportedly shot dead around 8 pm by the gunmen who blocked his vehicle with their own vehicle around High Tension area of the city. Dr Chinedu, accroding to eyewitnesses was subsequently shot dead after he came out of his car to confront the gunmen. One of those in the car that blocked his own reportedly pulled out a gun, and fired twice, to…
The President-Elect of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama paid a courtesy visit to President Bola Tinubu at his residence, Presidential Villa, State House on Monday. Mahama won 56 percent of the votes in this month’s presidential election, compared to the ruling party candidate and Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, who secured 41 percent. The landslide comeback for former president Mahama ended eight years in power for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) under President Nana Akufo-Addo, whose last term was marked by Ghana’s worst economic turmoil in years, an IMF bailout and a debt default.
The Federal Government will commence a nationwide free train services from the 20th of December to 5th of January 2025. President Bola Tinubu has approved free transportation nationwide ahead of Christmas celebration. The Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, announced this while briefing State House correspondents shortly after the Federal Executive Council meeting chaired by the President on Monday. He said the Federal Government will commence a nationwide free train services from the 20th of December to 5th of January 2025. He also announced that FG has renamed the University of Abuja to Yakubu Gowon University. On the 2025 budget, the…
The newly promoted officers were at the Commission on Monday, December 16, 2024 for written and oral exams. The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 27 senior Police Officers comprising 11 Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIG) and 16 Deputy Commissioners of Police to the substantive rank of Commissioners of Police. According to PSC spokesman Ikechukwu Ani, the Commission’s Chairman, Hashimu Argungu, said both written and oral examinations would henceforth be a pre-requisite for promotion in all the cadres of the Nigeria Police Force. The newly promoted Officers were in…