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The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, announced that corps members would begin receiving a new monthly allowance of N77,000 starting February 2025. The announcement was made on Thursday while speaking to the 2024 Batch ‘C’ Stream II corps members in Katsina State. Allowance increment in 2025 budget Ahmed

The lawmaker representing the Delta North Senatorial District, Senator Ned Nwoko, has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Nwoko, in his resignation letter, attributed his departure to deep divisions and factionalization within the PDP, which he described as irreconcilable and detrimental to governance. In a

Convicted kidnapper, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans the kidnapper, has shared that he is now an undergraduate. Evans who appeared before the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja on Thursday, where he expressed remorse for his past criminal conduct, said he is now a 200-level student at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN)

A yet-to-be ascertained number of soldiers from the Myoung Barracks, Yaba in Lagos State have been killed in an auto-crash on Friday The ugly incident happened when some drunken suspected yahoo boys rammed vehicle into their  midst during the physical training exercise on Friday morning. According to TheNiche, the development has thrown the military community into

Oba Olukosi of Ilukosi-Ijesa, in Osun State, Oba Omotooyosi Adebayo Akinleye, has said Sharia Court negates the secularity adopted in South West states. Naturenex reported that the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, led Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) urged South West governors to allow Sharia Court in the region for Muslims. In

Abeokuta, Ogun state – The Ogun State Government has issued a strong warning against any attempt to establish a Sharia Court in the state. Governor Dapo Abiodun further stated that such courts cannot be legally constituted by individuals or groups without legal backing. The governor who was reacting to a widely circulated notice announcing the

Former governor of Rivers state, Rotimi Amaechi, has cautioned Nigerians that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will not relinquish power without a determined fight in the 2027 elections. Peter Obi, the former presidential candidate of the Labour Party had condemned any move that suggested ‘grabbing power’ from Tinubu. However, in a major counsel to Nigerians the

This is coming days after US President Donald Trump halted the financial support for HIV treatment in Nigeria and other developing countries. Emergency waiver secures PEPFAR funding In a last-minute move to prevent a potential health crisis, the Trump administration has issued an emergency waiver to ensure that millions of people living with HIV across

The President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame and the President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, have threatened confrontation amid the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Naturenex reported that a rebel group, known as M23, reportedly backed by Rwanda’s military, took over Goma City from DR Congo‘s military, reportedly backed by South Africa. Reacting to

What do you know about heroes and heroines in Nigeria? The West African country has a rich history of extraordinary individuals who have inspired generations through their lives and achievements. Olasupo Thompson is a history and political science lecturer at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. He provides valuable perspectives on the impactful contributions of

Two African countries, Seychelles and Ethiopia, have exempted Nigeria from their visa-free travel programs. The visa-free program, which aims to promote tourism and enhance diplomatic relations, has been embraced by many countries across the continent including Kenya and Rwanda. However, the exclusion of Nigeria, one of Africa’s most populous and influential nations, has raised several