Month: August 2025

U.S. Embassy in Nigeria to Close for Labour Day

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On Monday, September 1, 2025, the US Consulate General in Lagos and the US Embassy in Abuja will be closed in honour of the US Labour Day holiday. On Sunday morning, the US Mission made this announcement on its X account. “On Monday, September 1, 2025, the U.S. Embassy in Abuja and Consulate General in Lagos will be closed in observance of the U.S. Labour Day,” the statement stated. The shutdown, according to the Mission, was a celebration of American workers’ achievements, a custom that began in 1882 when Matthew…

Why young people are coming down with stroke – Doctors

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According to medical professionals, a growing number of young Nigerians are experiencing strokes as a result of unhealthy lifestyle choices, environmental hazards, and undiagnosed medical issues. Given that stroke currently affects more young adults in their 20s and 30s and frequently occurs suddenly, the doctors emphasised the critical necessity for early screening. In an exclusive interview, the specialists named a number of contributing reasons to the trend, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, diabetes, smoking, stress, poor diet, inactivity, and excessive intake of processed foods and alcohol. They…

ASUU Expresses Frustration Over Federal Government’s Inaction

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The Federal Government’s delay on issues impacting union members has been deemed unacceptable by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Additionally, the Federal Government committee led by Abel Enitan, Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, provided requirements for accepting the counteroffer to the 2009 agreement. On Thursday, Tunji Alausa, the Minister of Education, stated that a technical group led by Enitan was draughting a clean plan to submit to ASUU. “We have chosen to present them with a counterproposal. At a press briefing, Alausa informed reporters, “We…

Rivers Crisis: Wike Confirms Fubara’s Return to Governorship in Three Weeks

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Chief Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has indicated that Sir Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended governor of Rivers State, will be reinstalled on September 18. He has emphasised that the state of emergency has been lifted. Wike made the statement shortly after voting in the Local Government Area elections held by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, or RSIEC, at approximately 11:00 am in Unit 007, Ward 9, Rumuepirikom, Obio/Akpor LGA. However, severe voter apathy, delayed material delivery, and reports of missing original result sheets plagued the election,…

Fubara’s Camp Shuns LG Elections Amid Political Power Struggle

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Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended governor of Rivers State, and his supporters were noticeably absent on Saturday during the state’s election for chairmanship and councillorship. Although the election was held on a small scale, Fubara was not visible in his hometown of Opobo Local Government Area. Several prominent supporters of the suspended governor did not attend the election, including the fired 23 local government chairmen, Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff at Government House, Dr. Tammy Danagogo, the Secretary to the Government, and others. Additionally, there were no members of the…

Firm opens new CNG station in Ogun

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In a statement released on Saturday, Tetracore Energy Group Limited announced the opening of a Compressed Natural Gas facility in Ogbere, along the Benin-Sagamu Expressway, Ogun State. The company claimed that the new facility increased its daily delivery capacity to 6.2 million standard cubic feet per day, marking a significant milestone in Nigeria’s clean energy journey and supporting the Federal Government’s ongoing Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative, which is led by President Bola Tinubu. The statement, which was signed by Oladayo Williams, Tetracore Energy Group’s Programs Executive, revealed that the…

Tinubu Praised by Otu for New South-South Commission

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Bassey Otu, the governor of Cross River State, praised President Bola Tinubu for what he called the “historic and justice-driven” creation of the South South Development Commission, calling it a long-overdue milestone for the oil-rich region. “This Commission emerges as a long-awaited dawn for a land abundantly blessed, yet sorely yearning for a framework to translate its riches into enduring prosperity,” the governor said in a statement signed by the state governor on Saturday. “It is evidence of President Tinubu’s unique vision, his leadership centered on equity, and his strong…

The Road to 2027: Analyzing Makinde’s Political Strategy and the PDP’s Prospects

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In private discussions, the path to Nigeria’s upcoming presidential election is already being charted, and one name—Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde—continues to be mentioned with curiosity and skepticism. At the state level, he is regarded as a good leader, but it is yet unclear if his influence will be felt nationally. Can the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), which is still attempting to mend the divides that followed its 2023 performance and is still reeling from three consecutive losses at the presidential polls, truly put its hopes in him? The focus…

Rivers LG election in photos

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Elections for local governments are taking place in all 23 of Rivers State’s local government districts following months of anticipation.       The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), which is in charge of planning council elections throughout the state’s 23 LGAs, 319 wards, and 4,442 voting places, is conducting today’s exercise.     This comes six months after the state’s October 2024 council election was declared invalid by the Supreme Court due to Electoral Act violations.

‘Online pre-registration data not extraordinary’ – INEC replies ADC

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There is nothing “extraordinary” about the numbers, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), which has rejected claims of anomalies in its online pre-registration data for the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). The clarification was provided in an Abuja statement by Mr. Rotimi Oyekanmi, the INEC Chairman’s chief press secretary. This came after the African Democratic Congress (ADC) expressed concern about the figures in a statement. Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC’s National Publicity Secretary, called the Osun figures “suspicious” and a challenge to “historical patterns and demographic realities.”…