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The Abia State Government says it will employ 2,500 teachers to address the teacher shortage and ensure adequate staffing across primary and secondary schools in the state. The state Commissioner for Basic Education, Goodluck Ubochi, made this known on Tuesday at a press conference on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting in Umuahia. Mr Ubochi said the initiative would be a valuable tool for improving the quality of education in the state. “We are embarking on massive employment of teachers. We will employ 2,500 teachers to make sure we cover the gap that has been bothering us in…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered and sealed off a warehouse in Kaduna State for housing expired food and cosmetic products valued at N75 million. The warehouse, Amanat.com, is located at PP2A Bayajidda Street, near Kano Road and New Ogbomosho Road, in Kaduna State. The Director of Investigation and Enforcement at NAFDAC, Shaba Muhammed, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday. Mr Muhammed explained that the agency acted on a tip-off from a concerned Nigerian. “Following a detailed surveillance operation, NAFDAC’s investigation team discovered a large quantity of expired items, including biscuits,…

By Hanifat Mustapha The wife of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, Beatrice has been released from prison in the United Kingdom. According to Vanguard, a reliable source confirmed Ekweremadu’s wife’s return to Nigeria on Tuesday, January 21. Ekweremadu, who represented Enugu West Senatorial district from 3 June 2003 to 5 May 2023 in the National Assembly was sentenced alongside, his wife, and Dr. Obinna Obeta over charges related to organ harvesting in March 2023 in the United Kingdom . Ekweremadu received a 10-year prison sentence, while his wife was sentenced to six years over charges related to organ…

By Hanifat Mustapha American President Donald Trump has berated Washington Bishop, Mariann Edgar Budde, who pleaded for mercy for LGBT people, and illegal migrants. In his response to the appeal made by Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde on Tuesday, Trump via his verified social media account urged the Bishop to work on herself, and how to make the country a better place. “The so-called Bishop who spoke at the National Prayer Service on Tuesday was a Radical Left hard line Trump hater. She brought her church into the World of politics in a very ungracious way,” Trump wrote on his verified…

By Hanifat Mustapha The CEO of Nigerian telecommunications company GLO Ahmad Farroukh has reportedly left his position in the company just one month after his appointment in October 2024. According to TechCabal, his sudden departure appears to be linked to challenges within the company’s organisational structure. The management style was a challenge for Farroukh, who was used to working at companies with more modern management styles from his time at other phone companies like MTN and Smile Communications This leadership crisis comes at a particularly challenging time for Globacom. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) recently punished them for not properly…

An Akwa Ibom based Pastor, Akpojotor Mevoweoyo has blamed the devil for defiling his 12-year-old daughter (name withheld). The middle-aged man is from Ughelli North LGA, Delta and residing in Ibiono Ibom. The self-acclaimed pastor, who refused to mention the name of his Church during the press interview, laid the blame on the devil while being paraded along with other crime suspects by the police at the State Command Headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia, Uyo, Akwa Ibom on Monday. Investigations by the command, according to the Command Police Public Relations Officer PPRO Timfon John, reveal that the suspect had been sexually…

The Nigerian Communications Commission has approved requests from network operators for tariff adjustments in response to rising operational costs, marking the first change in rates since 2013. The decision, announced in a statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, on Monday, allows for a maximum adjustment of 50% to current tariffs, significantly less than the over 100% proposed by some operators. The NCC said it is exercising its authority under Section 108 of the Nigerian Communications Act, 2003 and emphasised that the new tariffs would remain within the limits outlined in its 2013 Cost Study. According to…

Renowned activist, Aisha Yesufu is in a celebratory mode as she rejoices with her last child, who recently graduated from university. She took to her X page to announce the graduation, while stating that she now has more time on her hands to devote to Nigeria. She wrote on X: You can now call me JOBLESS with a capital J. My last born is done with university, and has started on her dream career. “I have a lot more time on my hand now and I will be devoting it to NIGERIA! Welcome To A New Dispensation.” Aisha’s followers trooped…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has condemned the killing of its officer, Assistant Superintendent (ASP) Aminu Salisu during an operation in Awka, Anambra on Friday. Its Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, who said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, vowed that the perpetrators would be made to face the wrath of the law. Oyewale explained that Salisu was fatally shot on Jan. 17, during a legitimate operation in Awka, Anambra State. According to him, Salisu and his colleagues were carrying out an early-morning raid at Dr J.O. Ukwutinife Close in Ifite, Awka, targeting a two-storey building housing 37…

TikTok restored service in the United States Sunday after briefly going dark, as a law banning the wildly popular app on national security grounds came into effect. TikTok credited President-elect Donald Trump, who retakes power on Monday, for making the reversal possible — though the outgoing administration of President Joe Biden had earlier said that it would not enforce any ban. The video-sharing app had shut down in the United States late Saturday as a deadline for its Chinese owners ByteDance to sell its US subsidiary to non-Chinese buyers loomed. Earlier Sunday, as millions of dismayed users found themselves barred…