UncleSam's BLOG news

25 Nigerian Soldiers Operating Armoured Tanks, Other War Vehicles Resign Amid Corruption Allegations Against Army Authorities A total of 25 soldiers are exiting the Nigerian Army despite the worsening security challenges the military is currently combating in some parts of the country, SaharaReporters has gathered. In the list exclusively obtained …

Former United States President Donald Trump has announced he will carry out the “largest domestic deportation operation in American history” if he wins the 2024 presidential polls. He said, “I will immediately terminate all the open border policy of the Biden administration. Our country is being invaded. Following the Eisenhower …

The ongoing contemplated military action against military leaders and coup plotters in Niger Republic is designed to assert Tinubu’s legitimacy and draw parallels with strong leaders of the past, defining his presidency in a moment of uncertainty. Like his earlier reforms, he is not unaware that northern Nigeria will suffer …

Kano, Lagos and Kaduna topped the list of states with the highest registration and issuance of national identification numbers (NIN) in 2022, National Bureau of Statistics report reveals. According to the National Identity Registration statistics report which was released on Monday, the total registration for the 36 states and FCT …

Lagos council boss denies enforcing N650k ‘aso ebi’ on staff for her 50th birthdayLagos council boss denies enforcing N650k ‘aso ebi’ on staffThe Executive Chairman of Ikosi Isheri Local Council Development area of Lagos, Mrs Samiat Bada, has denied she is forcing staff in her office to buy a N650,000 …

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has called on policymakers and governments across the globe to ban the use of smartphones from schools to tackle classroom disruption, improve learning and protect children from cyber-bullying. According to BusinessDay, the Director-General at UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, in the 2023 global …

Beautiful moment when President Tinubu met Miss Orire Agbaje, a 400 level Economics student of the University of Ibadan . Orire who is the President of the Nigerian Universities Tax Club and a member of the just inaugurated Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has released results for the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The examination body released the result on Monday. Speaking at a briefing on Monday, WAEC’s Head of National Office, Patrick Areghan, said: “Out of a total of 1,613,733 candidates that sat …

The Senior Pastor of The Fountain of Life Church (TFOLC), Pastor Taiwo Odukoya, has died at the age of 67. According to a message posted to the church’s Facebook account on Tuesday evening, the Lagos-based preacher passed away in the United States on Monday. “The Fountain of Life Church Family, …

A yet-to-be-identified person has jumped into Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge water, The Nation has learnt.Eyewitnesses on the route confirmed the incident. It was learnt onlookers have besieged the spot to see how they can put up rescue efforts. Although the official rescue team has been alerted, the police have cordoned off …