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Abuja, Nigeria – Comrade Igbotako Nowinta, a pro-democracy, human rights activist and renowned International conflict resolution expert, has asked President Bola Tinubu to explain why the much publicized N35,000 palliative promised federal civil servants in Nigeria has not materialized progressively. Comrade Nowinta who is also the Executive Director, Nigeria Good Governance Research Centre, made this call yesterday in Abuja in …

As Christians all of the world commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ, President Bola Tinubu has reminded Nigerians that it is a period for people to look out for each other. He said amidst the festivities, many will be tinged with sadness: some mourning the loss of loved ones and others grieving the hopes that failed to materialise and the …

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, has warned against the use of his office to issue fake appointments to members of the public. Akume gave the warning in a statement released on Sunday by the Head of Information, Office of the SGF, Mr Segun Imohiosen, in Abuja. He said the warning was because of the …

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — The normally bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus resembled a ghost town on Sunday, as Christmas Eve celebrations in Bethlehem were called off due to the Israel-Hamas war. The festive lights and Christmas tree that normally decorate Manger Square were missing, as were the throngs of foreign tourists and jubilant youth marching bands that gather in the West …

Mrs Alison-Madueke was reported to have implored President Bola Tinubu to permit her to return to Nigeria “to confess to her financial misconduct during her tenure.” A former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has denied granting an interview in London recently where she allegedly indicted the current Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal. A newspaper had reported that the ex-minister, …

Former Commissioner for Finance, Abia State, Dr. Phillips Nto, in this interview, speaks on the 2024 budget, which is still in the works in the National Assembly. A development economist,World Bank consultant and university don, Nto notes that the deficit of N9.18 trillion in the N27.5 trillion budget raises posers about the whereabouts of the money saved from the removal …

CONCORD, N.H. — Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer may have millions of carrots set out for him on Christmas Eve, but what about the rest of the year? Finding food in a cold, barren landscape is challenging, but researchers from Dartmouth College in New Hampshire and the University of St. Andrews in Scotland report that reindeer eyes may have evolved to …

Israeli soldiers raiding a hospital in northern Gaza desecrated the bodies of dead patients with bulldozers, let a military dog maul a man in a wheelchair, and shot multiple doctors even after vetting them for terror links, according to allegations by staff and patients. The claims relate to an eight-day operation by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at the Kamal Adwan Hospital last week, which …

A former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, will spend Christmas holiday with his family as he has been released from custody at the Kuje Correctional Centre after he met his bail conditions. According to the Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Abubakar Umar, the gate of the Kuje Prison was opened to the …

It is nine days to Christmas. For Christians and some non-Christians in most parts of the world, every December 25 is a day of celebration. It is a season that has always been characterised by joy across the globe.  It is a period when Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. The season comes with travelling, cooking of special delicacies,  buying …