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In the early hours of Tuesday, July 2, 2024, Dr. Tiri Gyan David, Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development at the Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA), was gunned down by bandits at his residence in Yarima Quarters, Low-Cost Estate in the Dutsinma Local Government Area of Katsina State, northwest Nigeria. The

The faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly, loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, has invited another commissioner-nominee for screening. A statement by the Clerk of the Assembly, G.M. Gilli-West, asked the nominee, Emmanuel Frank-Fubara, to appear before the lawmakers on Monday, July 7, at 10 am. The screening is set to hold at the chamber

The Ebonyi State Chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has expressed confidence that only its presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, can salvage the Nigerian economy from its declining fortunes. NATURENEX reports that LP made the assertion in a communiqué issued at the end of an expanded stakeholders meeting in Abakaliki, signed

Salihu Lukman, ex-national vice chairman of the All Progressives Congress says some political leaders must unite to chase out the President Bola Tinubu administration. In a statement on Sunday, Lukman said political leaders must recognise that rescuing Nigeria from its current slippery slope is about teamwork and partnership. He called on former Vice President Atiku

At least six individuals were reportedly hurt in a fierce altercation between Dakumi and Gbage communities, Ebbo Gbachinku Ward in Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State. It was reported that two individuals involved in the brawl are currently receiving medical attention at an unknown facility. Daily Post quoted local sources to have revealed that

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has threatened to call for the arrest of the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Safety and Administration Agency (NIMASA), Dayo Mobereola, if he fails to appear before the Committee on Wednesday, July 17. NATURENEX reports that the committee is investigating a petition against the agency by Abade-Toru

Popular socialite, Ismaila Mustapha, also known as Mompha, has responded after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC asked him to prove his allegations that they are the most corrupt agency. .. reported that this response comes in the wake of the EFCC’s claims that a colossal sum of N35 billion was discovered in his bank accounts.

A former National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, has accused the ruling party of failing to deliver its campaign promises to Nigerians. According to Lukman, the failure of the APC has surpassed that of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which was ousted in 2015. Recall that former President, Goodluck Jonathan

The general overseer of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, David Oyedepo, has said that he has never misappropriated church funds. He stated this while sharing spiritual insights with his congregants on Sunday. The clergyman emphasized how believers can ensure sufficient supplies and receive answers to their needs through faith. During his sermon, titled “The Bible:

President Bola Tinubu has been re-elected as the chairman of the Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS). He was re-elected at the 65th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of States and Government at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Nigeria. Tinubu, who accepted his re-election, appointed the President of Senegal to join in the mediation with

Yahaya Ibrahim, a 27-year-old employee of KAM Steel Integrated Company, has reportedly died at the company’s factory along the Sagamu-Ogijo Expressway in Ogun State. NATURENEX learnt that the engine roller killed Ibrahim after slipping on the machine while working at the company’s plant. According to Punch, the incident occurred on Sunday at 4:50 am when the

A former national vice chairman (North-West) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, has described former Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo and the likes of former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai as political orphans. Lukman, who spoke of a proposed coalition among top political bigwigs in the country, listed El-Rufai, Osinbajo, former Minister

Julius Bokoru, the Special Assistant on Media and Public Affairs to the former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, has claimed that governor Douye Diri has abandoned the governance of the state in favour of frequent travel. He pointed to the multiple local and foreign trips made by Diri. Bokoru shared his concerns in Yenagoa