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(Globeraccess)= Former Nigerian leaders, General Yakubu Gowon, General Ibrahim Babangida, and Goodluck Jonathan, have advised the new President,  Bola Tinubu , to become president for all Nigerians. Speaking on Arise Television on Sunday, the three former leaders in separate interviews, advised the former Governor of Lagos State to carry all regions of the country along. The former leaders also urged Nigerians to be patient with the incoming administration as it settles to lead the country for the next four years. Babangida Speaks Babangida said Tinubu needs all the skills to be able to unite the country, stressing that Nigeria has some of the best brains that he can tap from to revamp every sector, including the military. The former military Head of State also urged Tinubu to reorganize the civil service and called for a reform of the electoral process. He said:  “As Commander-in-Chief, he needs to take a good look at the armed forces to reorient them,...

(Globeraccess) SERAP’s applications for interim and interlocutory injunction followed reports that the lawmakers are set to procure and take delivery of N57.6 billion SUVs. According to reports, each of the SUVs would cost taxpayers at least N160 million. In the applications filed last week, SERAP is seeking “an order of interim injunction restraining the National Assembly from procuring, taking delivery and distributing the SUVs to their members, pending the hearing and  determination of the motion on notice for an order of interlocutory injunction filed simultaneously in this suit .” SERAP is also seeking “such further order(s) that the Honourable Court may deem fit to make in the circumstance of this suit.” It would be recalled that SERAP in August filed the suit number FHC/L/CS/1606/2023 before the Federal High Court challenging “the legality of the spending of billions of naira by the National Assembly to purchase exotic and bulletproof cars for members a...

The Kaduna State Schools Quality Assurance Authority (KSSQAA) has sealed Al-azhar academy in Zaria over alleged beating of a student to death. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a JSS 3 student Marwan Sambo, 19,  was reported to have died from severe beating and corporal punishment by some teachers over absenteeism. In a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday in Kaduna,  Dr Usman Abubakar, the Director General (DG) of the KSSQAA, said the state’s Ministry of Education, representing the State government, with the school, had launched a fact-finding mission. He said their visit to Zaria was to assemble the sequence of events that transpired from the Al-Azhar Academy, where the incident happened, to the victim’s home, to offer condolences and engage with bereaved family and some school mates of the victim. Abubakar added that the KSSQAA team visited the Divisional Police Headquarters, Zaria City, where the school principal and the vice-principal were be...

Veteran actor, Mr Ibu has been amputated after seven successful surgeries, while also seeking more financial assistance from the public, a development that is believed would keep him alive, as confirmed by his family. In a recent update posted on his official Instagram account on Monday, it was revealed that the actor has undergone seven successful surgeries. However, to ensure his survival and improve his chances of recovery, one of his legs had to be amputated. The family is now reaching out to fellow Nigerians for support during this difficult time. They earnestly seek help from well-meaning Nigerians as the actor is still in a fragile state and needs all the assistance he can receive. The Okafor family expresses their gratitude to everyone who has shown support and assures that, once he’s stable, the actor will personally acknowledge and thank all those who have stood by him during this period. The Instagram post read; “We want to...

Over  the past 4 months, the Naira has depreciated by more than 50 per cent above the official and parallel market segments after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) collapsed all FX windows into the investors and exporters’ window, now called the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM). The move according to the CBN was part of government’s    effort to improve liquidity and stability in the market and attract foreign investors into the Nigerian economy. While the policy was initially widely applauded as it was deemed well intentioned and necessary the first few months of its operation has    put additional pressure on the local currency and manufacturers with its ripple effects on domestic prices. In response to this challenge, the CBN under the leadership of Dr Olayemi Cardoso, assured it is doing everything to raise the supply of FX. To prove its commitment, the apex bank announced the decision to eliminate long-standing for...

A Norwegian blue cheese bested contenders from around the world Friday to become the world’s new No. 1 cheese. The cheese, Nidelven Blå from cheesemaker Gangstad Gårdsysteri, vied against the crème de la crème of the cheese world in Trondheim, Norway, in the world’s largest global cheese event. Organized by the Guild of Fine Food, the  World Cheese Awards , now in its 35th edition, saw experts from across the globe join forces to crown this year’s champion. And 2023 marked a record-breaking year for the competition, with 4,502 cheeses, the highest number ever, arriving “by boat, truck, train and plane” to be judged by an esteemed panel of cheese experts. After a long day of deliberations, this year’s winner was finally chosen in front of a live audience by a carefully assembled “super jury,” including the Ambassador of Food Culture at Whole Foods Market in the US, after the entrants had been whittled down to a final 16. “We’re a small dairy ...

The President Bola Tinubu-led government has began the payment of N35,000 wage award to federal civil servants for the month of September. Some jubilant workers confirmed that they started receiving credit alerts on Tuesday. One of them confirmed receiving payment for September only and not for two months as promised by the federal government. “Yes I did receive it. I saw the alert about 15 minutes ago. I think it is for September because the alert indicated September,” the source said. Another civil servant said ,”Yes, I have seen mine too but we are expecting to see another alert because the President said it would start from September so maybe another one will come which will read October.” President Tinubu approved N35,000 as a provisional wage award for all treasury-paid federal government workers for six months. This wage award followed the outcome of the meeting between the representatives of the federal gov...

(globeraccess) Hamas is “ready” for an Israeli invasion of Gaza over the October 7 attacks, a top official of the Palestinian Islamist group said late Friday after Israel announced it would extend its ground operation. “Following the series of strikes of the last days, the ground forces are extending the ground operation tonight,” military spokesman Daniel Hagari told reporters after two straight nights of tank incursions into the Gaza Strip. A top Hamas official said it was “ready” for an Israeli ground invasion. “If (Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu decides to enter Gaza tonight, the resistance is ready,” said Ezzat al-Rishaq, a senior member of the Hamas political bureau, on Telegram social media. “The remains of his soldiers will be swallowed up by the land of Gaza.” Israel’s military said it had increased its strikes “in a very significant way”, as AFP live footage captured intense bombardment of northern Gaza. Air strike after air...