President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the deployment of advance technology to tackle insecurity in Imo and other parts of the South East. Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo revealed this to correspondents after a closed door meeting with the president at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday. He said he...
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Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, promised to be fair and just to all, if elected. Tinubu gave the promise during a town hall meeting with North-West Muslim leaders in Kano. The presidential candidate, who asked the Islamic scholars to vote wisely, pledged...
The Oyo State Fire Service Agency says illicit activities of some members of the public, who were siphoning fuel from a fallen petroleum tanker, was responsible for the Sunday inferno in Ogbomoso. The agency’s Director of Operations, Mr Ismail Adeleke, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that one...
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi said the State Government would continue to work hard at ensuring that the masterminds of recent killings at Ekoli Edda in Afikpo South Local Government area of the state are arrested. Umahi made this known when he paid an unscheduled visited to the scene...
Elder statesman and Ijaw Leader, Chief Edwin Clark has endorsed Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) as his preferred candidate for Feb. 25 presidential poll. Clark said this at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday, saying that Nigeria needed a leader who was transparent and well educated...
Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe on Tuesday pledged to deliver 99.9 per cent of the state votes for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in the February Presidential Poll. Buni said this in Damaturu when he received members of the Tinubu/Shetima Independent Campaign Council (ICC)on a solidarity visit. He said that...
The Ebonyi Governor, David Umahi, said he would provide 10 boreholes for the people of Afikpo North local government area of the state as a way of tackling water scarcity in the area. Umahi said he would also construct modern toilets in the area within the next two weeks....
The Nigeria Nationwide League One (NLO) says the death of late Brazilian Soccer Legend, Edson Arantes de Nascimento, popularly known as Pele, has created a big vacuum in the administration of soccer globally. The Director of NLO (South East), Ebere Amaraizu, disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Tuesday confirmed 15 persons dead and five others seriously injured in an auto crash that occurred in Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the crash followed a collision between J-5 Boxer Bus and a Petroleum Tanker, at Koton-Karfe along...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says no amount of fake news can save Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from defeat in the 2023 general elections. Its Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, said in a statement on Tuesday in Ibadan, that PDP was allegedly...
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State says the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, is the only flagbearer that can change Nigeria’s political fortune positively. Tambuwal, the Director-General of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council, made the assertion at the party’s campaign rally in Binji...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja signed the 2023 Budget of N21.83 trillion and the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Bill into law. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 2023 budget is the last to be prepared by the present administration as it winds up. While signing...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Troops of Operation Forest Sanity have eliminated four terrorists and recovered arms and ammunition as well as other items in two encounters in Kaduna State. Maj-Gen. Musa Danmadami ,Director, Defence Media Operations, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Danmadami...
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun, on Tuesday began the New Year activities with a prayer session in the Governor’s Office, Abere, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The events witnessed the presence of religious leaders across several religious groups and royal fathers with party faithfuls, including citizens to...
The Newly appointed Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Biu, has assured Nigerians of adequate logistics during the 2023 general elections. Biu gave the assurance during his decoration by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, on Tuesday in Abuja. The Corps Marshal...
The Federal Government has recruited and trained 8, 000 personnel of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to safeguard highways in the country. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, said on Tuesday in Abuja while decorating the new FRSC Corps Marshal, Mr Dauda Biu with...
The 2022 edition of “#DecemberIssaVybe” by FirstBank, Nigeria’s premier financial institution, has stood the test of time as it yet again created exciting opportunities for individuals and families to come together to celebrate the end of the year. The listed events promoted by the Bank birthed memories that will...
In a bid to find common grounds for the region’s security and socio-economic development, South-West Development Stakeholders Forum (SWDSF) has invited leading presidential candidates to a parley in Ibadan. This is contained in a statement issued by SWDSF’s Spokesperson, Alhaji Olalekan Ajia, and made available to newsmen on Tuesday...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has blamed poor and inconsistent reporting of cholera cases from states as one of the major challenges to the country’s response to the cholera outbreak. The NCDC said this in its latest weekly Cholera situation report for weeks 44–47, on...
Mixed reactions have continued to trail how nudity is becoming a fashion trend as Nigerians differ on their perspective of what fashion truly portends. A cross-section of Nigerians who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos, expressed their views on the consequences and the...