The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Edo office, on Monday call on young female voters to be ambassadors of the Commission ahead of the Sept. 21 governorship election in the state. The State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr Anugbum Onuoha made the call in Benin at a one-day...
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By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Stakeholders in Plateau State have called for the establishment of state police, emphasizing practical implementation as a crucial measure to address the region’s security challenges. This call was made during a round table discussion on “Peaceful and Just Societies: State Police as the...
The House of Representatives has called for effective collaboration between the government at national and sub-national level and Development Partners in the push to reduce malnutrition and improve food security across the country. Chairman of the House Committee on Nutrition and Food Security, Rep Chike Okafor made the...
By GRACE AUDU (Health Corresponddent) – A new report has warned that only the urgent and accelerated delivery of HIV services will keep the promise of ending AIDS in children by 2030. The report was released today by the Global Alliance for Ending AIDS in Children by...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has called for improved collaboration with the World Bank Group in the implementation of development projects in critical sectors of the state’s economy. Governor Ododo made the call when he paid a working visit to the new...
Top personalities who witnessed the passing out and graduation parade at the Navy Secondary School in Borokiri, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, South-South Nigeria, at the weekend concluded that the way the Navy trains students may be the rescue pillar for Nigeria. From the governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged President Bola Tinubu to engage in dialogue with the leaders of a planned nationwide protest against the prevailing hardship in the country. It specifically called on the President to invite the protest leaders for a meeting...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Prof. John Obafunwa as the new Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR). President’s spokesman, Mr Ajuri Ngelale, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, said Obafunwa would succeed Prof. Babatunde Salako, whose...
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has arrested the suspected organiser of the murder of a retired Brigadier General, Uwem Udokwere, in his Sunshine Estate home in Abuja. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of FCT, Mr Benneth Igweh, disclosed this at a news...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, ordered the release of the international passport of Ali Bello to enable him travel to the UK for medical examination and consultation. Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a ruling on Bello’s motion on notice moved by his lawyer, Abubakar Aliyu, SAN, ordered...
The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division on Monday affirmed the conviction of the dethroned traditional ruler of Shangisha in Magodo, Mutiu Ogundare, for faking his own Kidnapping. The court, however, reduced Ogundare’s sentence to 12 years from the 15 years initially handed down on him by the lower court....
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun 1 Area Command, has urged Nigerians to refrain from the use of second-hand tyres, popularly known as ‘tokunbo tyres’ in order to stem incessant cases of road crashes. The command’s Comptroller, Mr James Ojo, gave the advice while speaking with the News...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In a significant breakthrough, troops from the Operation Hadun Kai have successfully rescued another Chibok schoolgirl, Ihyi Abdul, in Bama, Borno State. This brings the total number of rescued Chibok girls to 19, a major milestone in the ongoing efforts to reunite the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has announced the appointment of Engr. Chijioke Okwuokenye as the acting Managing Director, with immediate effect. This appointment, which is part of the transformation agenda of the company, will see Engr. Okwuokenye drive the positioning of AEDC...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has called on the State Government to flush out all illegal miners in the State to curtail insecurity and other criminalities. The assembly also called on the State Government to ensure that miners giving license to...
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday remanded a 55-year old man, Pius Promise, in a correctional centre for allegedly defiling his daughter. The police charged Promise with defilement. The Magistrate, Mrs E. Kubeinje, refused to take his plea and directed the police to send his case file...
By BARBARA KALU, Port Harcourt – The President of Ijaw National Congress (INC), Professor Benjamin Okaba, has been called upon to always consider the Ijaw people first and stand with the Project Niger Delta (PND) for justice, peace, equity, fairness, collective development, progress and the desired unity of...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Nasarawa State House of Assembly says it is set to make laws to give legal backing to the State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board and Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board respectively. Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Danladi Jatau announced this during the House...
he House of Representatives has threatened to sanction agencies and companies that failed to appear before the committee in the probe of loss of 60 billion dollars by the federal government. The amount is an inflated cash calls by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL) Joint Venture...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – No fewer than 1700 people have been rendered homeless, with 600 hectares of farmlands submerged and hundreds of livestock washed away as flash flood ravaged four villages in Gada Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Confirming the incident in a statement signed by...