By Patrick ABANG, Calabar – Against the backdrop of illegal exportation of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) across Nigerian borders, the Nigeria Customs Service has warned that smugglers and other perpetrators shall be duly punished This was made known by the National Coordinator for Operation Whirlwind; Controller HK Ejibunu,...
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has commenced the first Program Management Review (PMR) meeting with officials of the United States Government and Bell Textron Company to discuss progress made so far on the supply of the AH-1Z attack helicopters to the NAF. This is contained in a statement...
The Federal Government has said there is no plan to hand over public universities to private investors. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, made the clarification at the Second Quarterly Engagement of the ministry with Heads of units and Chief Executive Officers of parastatals and agencies under...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A member of the House of Representatives Ekene Abubakar Adams (LP-Kaduna) has died at the age of 39. The spokesman of the House, Akin Rotimi Jr, announced the demised of the lawmaker, who died in the early hours of Tuesday. “The House of Representatives...
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on Tuesday dismissed an application filed by the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele to travel to the UK medical treatment. The EFCC charged Emefiele with criminal breach of trust, forgery, conspiracy to obtain by...
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has made his first public appearance since an assassination attempt, appearing at the Republican National Convention with a bandage over his right ear. Trump, who was confirmed as the Republican presidential candidate earlier on Monday, entered the convention to a standing ovation. He...
The Federal Government has released the 2024 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) results for admissions into JSS1 of the Federal Unity Colleges. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, who announced the results at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday, said one candidate scored the...
The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has again, emerged as the ‘Most Subscribed Institution’ by candidates in the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Institutional Ranking for the 2022/2023 admission exercise. The Director of Corporate Affairs, UNILORIN, Mr Kunle Akogun, who spoke with newsmen in Ilorin on Tuesday, said...
The Rivers State House of Assembly led by Victor Oko-Jumbo, has condemned the resolution by the Martin Amaewhule-led House, barring Governor Siminalayi Fubara from spending public funds. The Speaker, Victor Oko-Jumbo stated this in his opening remark during plenary on Tuesday. He said what Amaewhule and 24 others...
The Kano Government on Tuesday filed fresh charge against former governor of the state, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje. In the charge sheet with case No. K/143c/24, the state government accused Ganduje and erstwhile Commissioner for Justice, Musa Lawan, of Criminal Conspiracy, and misappropriation contrary to Section 308 and punishable...
Incumbent Paul Kagame is set to win a fourth term in office in the presidential election in Rwanda. With nearly 79 per cent of all votes counted, Kagame has garnered more than 99 per cent of the vote, according to the electoral commission. His two opponents, the chairman...
The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Project will be timely completed, saying rainfalls will not affect pace of work. The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos State, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government has repatriated 190 stranded Nigerians from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Bashir Garga, the Zonal Director of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in the North Central on Tuesday in Abuja. He...
Family members, celebrities and fans are keeping the internet buzzing as Wizkid clocks 34 today. A party with some close friends in attendance was held for the Machalla as he is fondly known in a yet-to-be-identified location to mark the occasion. According to a now-viral clip, the attendees sang...
The New-Hydropower Areas Development Commission (N-HYPADDEC) has completed and upgraded the New Bussa Waterworks in Niger which has been ongoing for between 60 to 70 years. Its Managing Director, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq-Yelwa, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Tuesday....
The Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Malam Jalal Arabi, has revealed that the commission has commenced preparations for the 2025 Hajj. The Assistant Director, Public Affairs, NAHCON, Mrs Fatima Sanda-Usara, in a statement on Tuesday said Arabi made this known while bidding farewell...
The Coalition for National Vanguard for Rule of Law (NVRL) has dismissed the resolution of the Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers Assembly to shut down state expenditures. Mr Johnson Babatunde, the leader of the coalition in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, describing the move as illegal. NAN reports that...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has banned the procession of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) to commemorate the 2024 Islamic calendar day of Ashura in Abuja. The command’s spokeswoman, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement issued...
Borno State Government is to sponsor indigent students wishing to study Chinese language in China. The Executive Secretary of the Borno Scholarship Board, Mallam Bala Isa, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri on Tuesday. Bala said that apart...
The Labour Party (LP) candidate for the Nov. 16 governorship election in Ondo State, Dr Ayodele Olorunfemi, has said the party would transform the state , if voted into power. Olorunfemi, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, said that the mission of...