Labour Party presidential candidate in 2023, Peter Obi, has decried the unabated security challenge in the country, noting that mindless waste of human lives and attack on businesses and critical infrastructure can’t be allowed to continue. He stated this on his X handle while commiserating with victims of the recent terror attack in Benue and sympathising with Chief Innoson Chukwuma over the attack on his business facility. Obi said it is saddening and heartbreaking that the wave of insecurity has continued to sweep through every part of the country with no end in sight. He said the situation is even…
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House of Representatives has confirmed Lieutenant General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede‘s appointment as the substantive Chief of Army Staff. This followed the adoption of the report of the House Ad-hoc Committee on Confirmation/Screening for the Acting Chief of Army Staff at plenary yesterday. LEADERSHIP Friday reports that Oluyede appeared before the House Joint Ad-hoc Committee on Defence and Army for screening and confirmation on Wednesday and assured the committee that he would contribute his best to bring lasting peace to the the country. The Committee, in a report laid before the House by the chairman, Hon Babajimi Benson (APC, Lagos) prayed…
A professor at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Abuja, Elkenah C. Ndie, has underscored the pivotal role of nutrition in public health, emphasising food security and the benefits of traditional Nigerian diets. Ndie stated this yesterday while presenting the 30th Inaugural Lecture of the university, themed „Nursing Science: An Applied Science Care for All.“ According to a press statement by Ibrahim Sheme, director of media and publicity, the don urged policymakers to address these systemic barriers to improve national health outcomes. He revealed that his research has focused on the availability, accessibility, and quality of food, particularly in…
A diabetologist and consultant endocrinologist, Prof. Olufemi Fasanmade, has said that over 55,000 Nigerians are estimated to have died from diabetes in 2024. He shared this alarming statistics during a virtual media roundtable on diabetes hosted by Novo Nordisk, a global pharmaceutical company. Fasanmade, affiliated with the College of Medicine and Lagos University Teaching Hospital in Idi-Araba, Lagos, noted that the number of diabetes-related deaths has steadily increased over the years, with 48,375 deaths reported in 2021, around 50,000 in 2022, and approximately 53,000 in 2023. He highlighted that Nigeria is home to about four million of the 24 million…
A prosecution witness, John Adetola, on Thursday told a Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja that he received and handed over $400,000 to former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele while he was his Executive Assistant. Adetola, who is the seventh prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of the former CBN boss, told Justice Rahman Oshodi that he collected the money on behalf of Emefiele from a former Director of Information Technology (IT) at the CBN, John Ayoh. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arraigned Emefiele and one Herry Omoile before…
A couple escaped death on Thursday evening in Ogbomoso town, Oyo State, as a container-laden trailer turned over and fell on their stationary car moment they had just alighted from the vehicle. According to InsideOgbomoso, the trailer with registration number Nasarawa JZ 101 ZA, bearing a long container, fell on the car with Lagos number at Ogbomoso High School area. See More Photos Below:
The Federal Government has expressed its willingness to reverse Nigeria’s trade deficit with China, which at the moment stands at a whopping $20 billion, even as it aims to be a net exporter to China in the next five years. Director-General and Global Liaison for the Nigeria-China Strategic Partnership, Joseph Tegbe, made this known in his remarks during the opening ceremony of the China-Nigeria Infrastructure Cooperation Forum, China-Africa (Nigeria) 2024 and 18th China Engineering and Technology Exhibition held in Abuja on Thursday. Tegbe said the trade volume between Nigeria and China was about $22 billion as of December 2023, with…
Nigeria’s Super Eagles dropped eight places in the latest men’s ranking for November released by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) on its official website on Thursday. The Augustine Eguavoen-led squad fell to 44th position from their previous 36th global ranking spot. The Super Eagles also dropped from fourth to fifth position in Africa. The decline may not be unconnected to the team’s underwhelming performance in their final qualifiers for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations where the West African side drew 1-1 against Benin Republic in Cote d’Ivoire and suffered 1-2 defeat to Rwanda in Uyo in the…
Oyo State government has commenced a two-day training in Robotic, Coding and Artificial Intelligence for public, private secondary and primary school students across the state. The workshop, organised by the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology was in collaboration with Coderina EDTECH, an educational outfit promoting education for youth and digital literacy. Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology in the state, Prof. Salihu Adelabu, while declaring the training open at the Government College, Apata, Ibadan said that the initiative was aimed at equipping students with the necessary skills to thrive in a technology-driven world. He stressed that the workshop was…
The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III has strongly condemned the recent attack on oil pipeline belonging Chevron at Dibi-Olero-Abiteye trunk line and flow stations, calling for calm. Recall that a group which identified itself as the Niger Delta Liberation Movement (NDLM) had claimed responsibility for bursting pipelines belonging to the oil company. Reacting to the incident, the Sole Representative of the Olu of Warri and liaison to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Prince Collins Oritsetimeyin Edema in a statement, distanced the Itsekiris from the attack, noting that the agitation for a better deal for the Itsekiri people…