Bashir Ahmad, a former Special Assistant on Digital Communication to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has described those pushing for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, as Nigeria’s sworn enemy. In a post on his X handle on Sunday night, the ex-presidential aide said Kanu is a well-known…
US President-elect, Donald Trump will reportedly sign more than 200 executive actions on the first day after being inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States of America on Monday, January 20. Trump, 78, who won the US Presidential elections in November, defeating Democrat Kamala Harris, will succeed incumbent President Joe Biden.The actions include 50 executive…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has pegged the 2025 Hajj fare for intending pilgrims at varying amounts based on their locations. In the new arrangement, Southern pilgrims are to pay N8.78 million, while those in the Borno and Adamawa zones will pay N8.33 million. Pilgrims from the Northern states will part with N8.46…
A mortuary worker has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for hawking body parts including fetuses to a sicko collector covered in face tattoos and piercings. Candace Chapman Scott, 37, sold the human remains from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Anatomical Gift Program to Jeremy Lee Pauley, a heavily pierced Pennsylvania…
Polytechnic workers across Nigeria under the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnic (SSANIP) will begin a three-day warning strike on Wednesday over unresolved demands. In a letter dated January 14, 2025, and signed by its secretary, Nura Gaya, the union pointed to frustration and neglect of its members by the Federal Government. The letter was…
Former federal lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has described United States President-elect Donald Trump as a ‘disruptor.’, claiming his second term in office will be a ‘challenge’ to the world. The statement comes just hours before Trump’s inauguration as the 47th president of the U.S. Sani, in a post on his X handle on Monday,  said:…
