MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The proposed decriminalisation of attempted suicide LAST week, the Federal Government reaffirmed its commitment to decriminalising attempted suicide in Nigeria, setting December 2025 as the target date for the reform. In Nigeria, suicide survivors still face prosecution under Sections 327 and 231 of the Criminal and Penal codes. In response to this […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Federal Government has reintroduced Nigerian History as a compulsory subject in the basic education curriculum to strengthen national identity, unity, patriotism, and responsible citizenship. The Federal Ministry of Education announced the introduction in a statement on its official X account on Wednesday. “For the first time in decades, Nigerian pupils will […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Laolu Afolabi, Stephen Angbulu, Dennis Naku, Nathaniel Shaibu and Deborah Musa Siminalayi Fubara will today resume duties as Governor of Rivers State, following the end of the six-month emergency rule imposed on the state by President Bola Tinubu. The President, on Wednesday, announced an end to the emergency rule he declared in […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas …Says to be provisioned in annual budgets By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The federal government has paid poor Nigerians the sum of N330 billion in cash transfers through the National Social Safety-net Coordinating Office. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, disclosed this while briefing […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Momodu, in a post on his official 𝕏 handle, said he welcomed Obi to the Ghanaian capital in the morning before taking him to his residence for breakfast. Publisher of Ovation International, Dele Momodu, has hosted former Labour Party presidential candidate and ex-Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, in Accra, Ghana. The […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas President Bola Tinubu says he does not see why the state of emergency in Rivers State should continue.He has therefore decided to end the emergency by midnight, just as he directed Governor Fubara and his deputy to resume work tomorrow. Read full text of his statement below: STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY, BOLA […] Read more
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MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Former Anambra State Governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Monday evening paid a courtesy visit to former Federal Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami. Pantami confirmed the meeting on his X account on Tuesday. The former minister described it as a “friendly visit” during which […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, chieftain, Buba Galadima, has warned that Nigeria could face civil unrest if the federal government goes ahead with an alleged plan to appoint a retired Court of Appeal judge as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Galadima spoke on Monday while fielding questions on Arise […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas … we’re creating jobs, not displacing anyone President/Chief Executive, Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Aliko Dangote, has declared that since the refinery began producing petrol a year ago, Nigeria’s five-decade-long struggle with fuel queues has finally come to an end. Speaking at a conference to mark the first anniversary of the launch of petrol […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The first cargo of Nigerian gasoline produced at the Dangote refinery has reportedly arrived at its destination in the United States. Reuters, citing unnamed sources in the know and ship-tracking data, said the gasoline cargo was arranged by Sunoco and commodity trader Vitol. VesselFinder reported that Gemini Pearl, a Panama-flagged oil product carrier, was currently located […] Read more
