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Edozie  Akunyili, son of a former Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, late Dora Akunyili, has expressed concerns about the sacrifices his family made for Nigeria, questioning their worth. Edozie made his position  known while reacting to discussions on X following outrage over the growing prevalence of counterfeit consumer goods in markets and stores …

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Hamas’ top leader traveled to Cairo on Wednesday for talks on the war in Gaza, part of a flurry of diplomacy aimed at securing another cease-fire and hostage swap at a moment when the militant group is putting up stiff resistance to Israel’s offensive. Ismail Haniyeh’s visit came a day after Hamas fired rockets that set …

Nigerians have taken to various social media platforms to decry the rising level of the scarcity of the Naira. The naira scarcity comes approximately 12 months after Nigerians went through similar ordeal in 2022. Recall that following the Naira redesign policy implemented by the CBN between December 2022 and February 2023, a cash shortage ensued until the Supreme Court extended …

The Chief of Defence of Staff, Christopher Musa, has given the reason why the Nigerian military has been unable to permanently end oil bunkering and theft in the Niger Delta region. Mr Musa, an army general, spoke when he appeared on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday. He explained that communities in the region “protect” those carrying out the oil …

A total of 113 Nigerian Army Generals on Tuesday bowed out of the service. The breakdown includes one General, one Lieutenant General, 67 Major Generals, and 44 Brigadier Generals. At the Regimental Dinner Night organised in honour of newly retired and retiring Nigerian Army senior officers in Abuja,  the Minister of Defence,  Abubakar Badaru, hailed the support of the Nigerian …

Members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have withdrawn the impeachment notice that was previously sent to Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The lawmakers officially began their sessions in the state capital of Port Harcourt on Wednesday. The lawmakers gathered solely to focus on the withdrawal of the impeachment notice against Fubara during their deliberations. This follows a meeting between President …

Senate president, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday, December 20, swore in former governor of Plateau state and immediate past minister of labour and employment, Simon Lalong, as the senator representing Plateau South. The Court of Appeal had declared Lalong as validly elected lawmaker to represent Plateau South senatorial district. Lalong had on Tuesday, December 19, formally resigned from the Federal Executive Council …

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, in Durham, N.H. The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday, Dec. 19, declared Trump ineligible for the White House under the U.S. Constitution’s insurrection clause and removed him from the state’s presidential primary ballot, setting up a likely showdown in the nation’s highest court to decide whether the …

The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday asserted that there is no way back for the 25 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly whose seats have been declared vacant except through a fresh nomination process. Leading members of the National Working Committee (NWC) at a press conference after an emergency meeting of the situation …

“When things go out of hand, we will act. But meanwhile, we still see it within the ambit of the law. Mind you, we have other litigation going on in this party and we won’t want to plunge our party into another crisis. “And let me tell you something, it’s not only Wike, there are other people who worked against …