9News Nigeria Embracing the Multifaceted Identity of Professor Ojo Emmanuel Ademola By: Babatunde Adekanmbi The presence of various Google knowledge panels for Professor Ojo Emmanuel Ademola highlights the multifaceted nature of his professional identity. Being recognised both as an author and a public figure signifies his diverse accomplishments and contributions in different spheres. Professor Ademola’s background as a pastor, professor, and management consultant underscores the depth and breadth of his expertise. His international recognition in fields such as General Management, Theology ..read more

9News Nigeria By James Moses (9News Nigeria-Jos) Following the tragic attack on Chikam, a commuinity neibouring Plateau State University, (PLASU) Bokkos, on Friday which resulted in the loss of a 200 level Computer Science student, Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang has strongly appealed for calm as security agencies are working to restore normalcy. While condemning the attack as barbaric, Governor Mutfwang reassured citizens particularly students, of the government’s unwavering commitments to safeguarding their lives and property. The governor urged them to remain composed in the face of the ..read more

9News Nigeria Hardship in the country has bred another scheming scheme where men dress as women to scam unsuspecting men pretending to be ‘slay-queens’. Just like the infamous Bobrisky saga, yet another individual has been exposed for engaging in fraudulent activities by assuming the identity of a woman to deceive unsuspecting men. This individual, who was apprehended by the Nigerian police, claimed to be Victor John from Olokoro, Umuahia, Abia State. The arrest serves as a reminder that deceptive practices of this nature continue to proliferate, resulting in the downfall of yet another impos ..read more

9News Nigeria “The man is a specimen of those whom political power must never be handed to. He carried on as If there was no tomorrow. The man had no sense of responsibility. Public service and public trust meant nothing to him. “He was reckless in his speech and his conduct. Kogi people were his slaves. Every and anything Kogi was his to do as he pleased. “He only remembered he had a tenure when it ended, Now we know why he chose to squat with his successor, the new caitiff, in Luguard House” -Frank Nweke jr, Ex- Information Minister. -9News Nigeria. 9News Nigeria ..read more

9News Nigeria The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in their reports on Thursday, said over 24 million Nigerian children between the age of 5 to 17 are embroiled in child labour. The revelation is coming after twenty-two years the last survey on child labour in Nigeria. The figure, açcording to the Nigeria Child and Forced Labour survey in 2022 shows that the 24,673,485, (39.2%) of the child population is caught in web of child labour with a nearly equal distribution among boys, 39.6% and girls 38.8% of this figures, 30.0% of the child worker ..read more

9News Nigeria The Honourable Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu has held a meeting with the World Bank Country Director for Nigeria and West Africa, Mr. Shubham Chaudhuri, and his team on Thursday, April 18, 2024, in Abuja to discuss securing funding for financing the 10-year roadmap for the steel and metals sectors. Prince Audu, in his discussion with the World Bank Nigeria team, said that the Ministry of Steel Development was specifically created by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s led renewed hope administration to address the protracted challenges facing the steel in ..read more

9News Nigeria Former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello on Thursday, April 18, 2024 failed to appear before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja to kick off his arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Bello was slated for arraignment  by the EFCC alongside Ali Bello, Dauda Suleiman and Abdulsalam Hudu on 19-count charges bordering on money laundering to the tune of N80,246,470,089.88 (Eight Billion, Two Hundred and Forty-six Million, Four Hundred and Seventy Thousand and Eighty-Nine Naira, Eighty-Eighty Kobo). Count one of the charges ..read more

9News Nigeria Two Commissioners in the present administration in Ebonyi State, were said to have publicly fought each other in a public gathering at Ezza North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. According to Vanguard, the two Commissioners who are said to be stakeholders in their various communities had a field day as they exchanged blows, not minding those that were watching them. Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State Speaking with newsmen, an eye witnessed said: “Nobody told me anything about it. I saw everything myself. I don’t know the cause of their fight but they fought and this ..read more

9News Nigeria The ongoing National Executive Committee meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, taking place in Abuja has just taken a dangerous turn on Thursday, when Ikwerre local government Chairman, Engr Samuel Nwanosike, a supporter of FCT Minister masterminded the arrest of the member representing Ahoada-West State constituency in the Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon Sokari Goodboy Sokari and a Rivers youth, Mr. Ezebunwo Ichemati. The arrest which was effected at the Wadata Plaza venue of the ongoing NEC meeting of the party, is intended to intimidate supporters of the governor ..read more

9News Nigeria Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi State, has been listed as wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday. The anti-graft agency said Bello is wanted for alleged offences relating to economic and financial crimes to the tune of N80.2 billion. The EFCC called on Nigerians with information as to his whereabout to report immediately to the Commission or the nearest Police Station. “The public is hereby notified that YAHAYA ADOZA BELLO (former Governor of Kogi State), whose photograph appears above is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes C ..read more