Suspected armed herdsmen have again attacked the community opposite the Abagana Internally Displaced Persons camp in Makurdi, killing eight people. It was gathered that the killers beheaded and took away the heads of the victims, including an entire family of six. Eight other persons were wounded with three of...
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By BARBARA KALU, Port Harcourt – The Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has given its Chairman, Lauretta Onochie, the go ahead to her plans to cut financial waste and implement other measures aimed at ensuring the smooth running of the Commission. The Board gave its nod...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Social Democratic Party (SDP) Deputy Governorship candidate in Cross River State, Comrade Daniel Obo, has defected to the All Progressive Congress (APC) in his hometown, Obubra Local Government Area of the state. He was received into the APC on Thursday by the Chairman...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The former Deputy Governor of Borno State, Hon. Adamu Dibal has debunked media reports which was attributed to the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Abubakar Saad III, against the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. Hon. Dibal also asserted that the statement was...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has charged Nigerians to ensure they deposit the old N200, N500 and N1000 notes in their various banks before the Jan. 31 deadline. Mrs Olufolake Ogundero, the CBN Branch Controller in Oyo State, gave the charge on Thursday during the sensitisation programme held...
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, says his government will make the South-West region industrial hub of the country, if elected as the nation’s President in the forthcoming general elections. Atiku made the promise while addressing PDP supporters on Thursday at the popular...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – There can be no development without peace, as the two are complementary to each other, President Muhammadu Buhari has stated. The President spoke Thursday at State House, Abuja, while granting audience to the Director General of the Arab Bank for Economic Development, Dr Sid...
Many Motorists in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have frowned at the current fuel scarcity being experienced in the territory and environs. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja, the motorists expressed displeasure over the reoccurrence of long queues at most fuelling stations. They...
Sen. Sandy Onor, Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River has alleged that APC had plans to use instrumentality of government to cause crisis in the state during the general elections. Onor stated this on Thursday during a meeting with traditional rulers in Etung Local...
The Federal Government on Thursday in Abuja, performed ground-breaking ceremony to construct 116 two bedrooms semi-detached bungalow at Gwagwalada axis for public servants. The initiative, under the Federal Integrated Staff Housing (FISH) programme, was designed in 2015 to provide affordable housing for civil servants. Speaking at the event, Dr...
The Niger State House of Assembly has called on the executive arms of government to fish out the killer of Rev. Fr. Isaac Achi at Kafin-Koro area in Paikoro Local Government of the state. The call followed a motion under matters of urgent public importance brought before the house...
A Zuba Upper Area Court on Thursday sentenced a 37-year-old trader, Masiru Sadiq to ten years imprisonment for sodomising a nine-year-old boy. Sadiq of Kamkara Zuba, Abuja was convicted and sentenced after pleading guilty to unnatural offence. He begged the court to forgive him and temper justice with mercy....
The Board of Directors of Dangote Cement Plc has approved the appointment of Mr Arvind Pathak as the Group Managing Director of Dangote Cement Plc, with effect from March 1. The company disclosed this in a corporate disclosure made available to the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. on Thursday. The corporate...
Seyi Tinubu, son of the APC, Bola Tinubu on Thursday, visited Alhaji Abdullahi Bodejo, National President, Miyetti-Allah Kautal Hore Association. The visit, in company of members of City Boy Youth Movement (CBYM), a Tinubu/Shettima support group, was to seek the association’s support for the Presidential bid of Tinubu. Tinubu...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The Association of Practicing & Professional Insurance Brokers of Nigeria (APPIBON), has thrown its weight behind the recent increase in third party premium on motor insurance as announced by the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM). NAICOM had in December 2022, issued a circular in which...
A leading entertainment company, MultiChoice, says its new television series: “The Real Housewives of Abuja”(RHOAbuja) is set to premiere exclusively on Showmax on Feb. 17 with new episodes on every Friday. MultiChoice Executive Head of Content and West Africa Channels, Dr Busola Tejumola, said on Thursday that the series...
The Nigeria Police say they are working to meet the five per cent employment reservation for Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in accordance with the provisions of the National Disability Law. The Inspector General (IGP) of Police, Usman Alkali-Baba, said this on Thursday in Abuja at the on-going 3-Day Disability...
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday struck out a suit instituted against the Federal Government challenging alleged uneven distribution of appointments into the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Delivering judgment, Justice Inyang Ekwo, said the suit was struck out on grounds that the plaintiff, Mrs RitaLori Ogbebor, a...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The 81 Division, Nigerian Army has commenced investigation into the video trending on social media of a soldier engaged in fighting with a policeman in Apongbon, Lagos Island on Wednesday. 81 Division’s spokesman, Lt.-Col. Olaniyi Osoba, who disclosed this in a statement issued on...
Bingham University has matriculated 2,318 students for the 2022/23 academic session in various courses, comprising 1,838 undergraduates and 480 postgraduate students. The Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Williams Qurix, announced this at the 18th Matriculation Ceremony of the school in Karu on Thursday. Qurix explained that the school...