The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) on Thursday strongly condemned the arrest and detention of Professor Usman Yusuf, the former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), calling it a politically motivated attempt to silence opposition voices. The arrest, carried out by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on January 29,…
Two of the youngest victims of the de@dly Washington, DC, airplane crash have been identified as an up-and-coming youth ice skating duo. Youth ice dance partners, Angela Yang and Sean Kay were on the flight back from the US Figure Skating Championships and National Development Camp in Wichita, Kansas, with their coach, the Delaware News Journal reported. Yang and Kay were…
Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Muhammed Matawalle, has warned former Rivers State governor and one time Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, to desist from making comments that would incite Nigerians against the President Bola Tinubu government or he would face dire consequences. Matawalle who was reacting to recent comments by Amaechi where he…
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has stated that inflation in Nigeria would have soared to 42.81 percent by December 2024 without the bank’s policy interventions. Speaking at the 2025 Monetary Policy Forum, Cardoso outlined several bold measures taken by the apex bank to address economic challenges, while also…
A suspected drunk driver crashed into a group of soldiers during their morning physical training near Myoung Barracks, Lagos, on Friday, leaving multiple casualties and sparking chaos within the military community. Eyewitnesses described the scene as harrowing, with injured soldiers scattered across the road. “There’s blood everywhere. I was spared because I was at the…
