Senator John Azuta-Mbata, the president general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has urged the federal government to free Nnamdi Kanu, the imprisoned leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, so he may receive the necessary medical care. At the same time, Azuta-Mbata urged Igbos across to make sure they register for the current voter registration drive and get their voter cards.
President Bola Tinubu has announced the official suspension of emergency rule in Rivers State, which commenced six months ago on March 18, 2025. This development was made known in a statement signed by President Tinubu.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has strongly cautioned the public to disregard a fake recruitment advertisement circulating on social media. The electoral organization rejected the circulating advertisement, which makes the untrue allegation that INEC is actively hiring for several vacancies, in a statement published on its official X (previously Twitter) page on Wednesday.
The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has introduced new incentives to boost the agricultural sector in the country, which is projected to generate about 21 million full-time jobs across Nigeria.
The Dangote refinery has reduced retail petrol prices to N841 per litre in Lagos and the Southwest states, while it is pegged at N851 per litre in Abuja, Edo, Kwara, Rivers, and Delta States.
On Thursday, a group of Nigerian soldiers who had been released from military service returned to Abuja to protest and demand payment of their rights. Following a meeting with representatives from the Ministries of Finance and Defence, who promised to pay the former soldiers' unpaid entitlements by August 10, the ex-soldiers canceled their protest on August 4.
