President Muhammadu Buhari in the company of his Vice president Prof. Yemi was today joined by Service Chiefs in the country to commemorate the Armed forces Remembrance day in a colorful way. The Annual celebration is part of the Nigerian armed ritual that is been undertaken every 15th of January where armed forces converge in every state of the federation to remember their fallen heroes and lay wreaths in commemoration of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice.

In preparations to mark Nigerian independence at 62, the federal government has disclosed itineraries of programs to mark the activities for the celebration of the Nigerian independence anniversary in style on the 1st of October day. The Minister of information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed stated this while addressing pressmen in Abuja on the activities to commemorate the Nigerian independence which is slated to commence on September 25th. The Minister said, there will be a church service on Sunday, 25th September, at the National Christian Centre, Central Business District, Abuja by 3:00 pm.

President Muhammadu Buhari travelled to Portugal on Tuesday on a state visit at the invitation of President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, where President Buhari will be conferred with Portugal’s National Honour and decorated with the ‘Great Collar of the Order of Prince Henry’.

Tragedy struck in Taraba State as two persons are reported killed during a heavy downpour on Thursday in Jalingo the state capital. It was gathered one of the unfortunate victims a thirty-year-old man named The deceased, Abbas Ahmad Dansoja, was said to have been swept away by flood while attempting to remove a table blocking the free flow of water through a nearby culvert. Meanwhile, members of the community have organized a search party to recover Dansajo’s remains. However, a relative to the deceased has urged residents around river banks to watch out for any corpse floating on water. The downpour, that lasted for hours reportedly destroyed property worth several millions of Naira. It came barely a few weeks after a flood rendered many persons homeless in the Jalingo metropolis.

The spokesperson of Afenifere, a Pan-Yoruba sociocultural group, Yinka Odumakin is dead. The late Odumakin, a publicity analyst, activist, and politician reportedly died on Saturday in Lagos. Speaking on Odumakin’s death, his wife, Joe Okei-Odumakin in a statement, said her husband died, on Saturday, at the intensive care unit of LASUTH where he was being treated for respiratory issues. Okei-Odumakin had said her husband recovered from COVID-19 a week ago before his sudden death. She appreciated the sympathy shown to her and the family by well-meaning Nigerians since the news broke out, adding that the burial arrangement will be announced soon.

The United States of America (US) Mission in Nigeria has drawn the attention of the public to a fake press release announcing a new work visa for Nigerians. The US Embassy denied the alleged work visa for Nigerian citizens aged 40 to 55. It disclaimed the purported report in a tweet on its official Twitter page @USinNigeria on Wednesday. The press release had clarified that those eligible for the work visa are health workers, accountants, engineers, marine workers, among others. The alleged initial press release being circulated claimed that “President Joe Biden, the 46 US President has signed an Executive Order that interested citizens of the Federal Republic of Nigeria who measure in some special professions are eligible for American Work E-Visa and Residence Permit. This was communicated to the Nigeria US Department of immigration.