Tinubu cancels 40% IGR deduction policy for federal universities

  The president’s announcement was conveyed by the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, during his speech at the ongoing 75th Founder’s Day ceremony of the University of Ibadan (UI) on Friday.   “The 40 per cent IGR automatic deduction policy stands cancelled. This is not the best time for such policy since our universities are […]

Nigerian police arrest woman, Chioma Okoli, over social media comment on tomato paste manufactured by Erisco Foods Limited, Lagos

Nigerian police arrest woman, Chioma Okoli, over social media comment on tomato paste manufactured by Erisco Foods Limited, Lagos By Adejayan Gbenga Gsong A Nigerian woman has been arrested for claiming that a tomato paste she bought in a market tasted sugary. The paste, Nagiko tomato mix, is manufactured by Erisco Foods Limited, Lagos. The […]

Women sharing eye makeup kits risk infection, blindness – Physician

Country Director of Sightsavers Nigeria, Dr Sunday Isiyaku, tells LARA ADEJORO why it is important for Nigeria to eliminate trachoma, said to be the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness What is trachoma? Trachoma is one of the oldest diseases known to humans. Bronze Age forceps for depilation, thought to have been used to remove affected […]

Aisha Buhari now cabal, she instructs Service Chiefs – Naja’atu Mohammed

By Don Silas Naja’atu Mohammed, a former All Progressives Congress, APC, Campaign Director on Civil Society Organizations, has insisted that the wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, is now a cabal. Mohammed claimed that Aisha’s cabal consists of her children and her brothers, adding that the First Lady sometimes instructs service chiefs. She spoke while […]

Why I want to represent Abia South in the Senate –Okwuchi

By Henry Uche Nwagba Blessing Okwuchi is a politician. She was in the Abia State House of Assembly from 2011 to 2019, representing Abia North Constituency. Now, she is running for office in the Senate to represent Abia South under the All Progressives Congress (APC). In this interview, recently, she told Daily Sun what she would do differently […]

Insurgency: N/East women group hails military over recent successes

North East Women Forum for Peace and Stability (NEWFPS) a non-governmental organisation, has commended the Nigerian military for the sustained onslaught and recent successes against insurgents in recent time. The group, in a statement by its Coordinator, Mrs. Aishatu Jimeta on Saturday, urged troops of Operation Hadin Kai to remain focused against Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists. […]

Violence against women: Don recommends N1m fine, 5-yr imprisonment

A university lecturer, Ms Akachi Nworgu-Okonji, has called for a more punitive legislative sanctions for violence and discrimination against women in the country. She said that the current provision of two years imprisonment or option of half-a-million naira fine was grossly inadequate. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nworgu-Okonji is a lecturer in […]

NYSC: IGP Usman Baba told to arrest Senator Stella Oduah immediately

By John Owen Nwachukwu Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of former Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah. The rights group also sought the disqualification of Oduah as Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s candidate for the Anambra North Senatorial Election in 2023 for alleged perjury over her claims around […]

Dora Akunyili’s son recounts how Nigerian pastors “milked” his mother when she had stage 4 cancer (video)

By Ashimedua Adebiyi Years after her painful demise, NAFDAC DG Dora Akunyili and Dr. Chike Akunyili’s son named Hon. Obumnaeme Akunyili has opened up about the sickness that led to his mother’s death. Revealing how his mother made efforts to get healed, Obumnaeme, who is the Director General at Anambra State Project Monitoring and Management […]

Governors’ wives fly to Dubai to present birthday cake to Aisha Buhari

Governors’ wives fly to Dubai to present birthday cake to Aisha Buhari Aisha Buhari and Governors’ wives in Dubai Nigeria is a country of absurdities and as a former army chief once said, a country where anything can happen. Another oddity just enacted by wives of Nigerian governors has burst into the social media , […]

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