The lady who jumped into the Lagos Lagoon on Thursday afternoon has been identified as Adetutu Adedokun, a staff of the Department of State Services (DSS). Sources in the office revealed that she is an unarmed combat instructor who stepped into the shoes of her parents who worked with...
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Zamfara House of Assembly candidate for Talata Mafara North Constituency, Umar Yahaya had defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Friday by the State APC Publicity Secretary, Malam Yusuf Idris. The News Agency of...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, declared former Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Uchechukwu Ogah, as the duly elected governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia. Justice Binta Nyako, in a judgement, upheld the direct primary election that produced Ogah as...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday in Abakaliki began displaying the voters register for the 2023 general elections in Ebonyi. Mr Clement Oha, the commission’s Administrative Secretary in Ebonyi, said that the voters register display was an important pre-election exercise which allowed registered voters to raise claims...
The Minister of Power, Mr Abubakar Aliyu, says the Federal Government plans to increase the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) wheeling capacity by over 1000 Megawatts to boost electricity supply. Aliyu said this while inspecting the ”Abuja Ring Project” being executed by TCN on Friday in Abuja. He said...
The operatives of Adamawa Police command has apprehended a 32-year-old man, Joseph Nwakibe, for alleged fraudulent activity with 10 ATM cards. SP Suleiman Nguroje, the command’s Spokesman, confirmed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Friday in Yola. He stated that the suspect was arrested on Nov. 8...
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By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Military troops have killed a notorious bandit commander, ‘Dogo Maikasuwa’, during a clearance operation in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Kaduna. He...
Retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, the National Security Adviser (NSA) to the President, says Nigeria recorded 52 political violence across 22 states from Oct. 8 to Nov. 9. Monguno said this at an emergency meeting of the Inter-agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) organised by the Independent National Electoral...
The National Population Commission (NPC) says it will engage two million Nigerians to perform the 2023 census. Mr Ayodeji Ajayi, the Federal Commissioner, representing Ekiti in NPC, disclosed this in Ado Ekiti on Thursday at a news conference to update the public on the proposed recruitment of adhoc staff...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The proposed auction of two lots in the 3.5GHz Spectrum for the deployment of 5G services, set to take place in December 2022, is gathering steam and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has concluded arraignments to host an engagement session with stakeholders to discuss...
The African Development Bank (AfDB), the Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA), and the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) have supported 20 youth-owned and youth-led businesses in Africa with US$ 2 million. In a statement issued on the AfDB website on Friday, the 20 African youth-led enterprises won grant funding of...
The Zamfara chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says it has no hand in the nullification of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Friday by the state APC Publicity Secretary, Malam Yusuf Idris. The News Agency...
The President candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has laid a courtesy visit the General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministry, Apostle Johnson Suleiman. Peter Obi visited the popular Nigerian cleric on Friday, November 11, 2022. This development was revealed by Apostle Suleiman who posted a photo on Twitter...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has paid glowing tributes to Tunde Jonathan Mark, son of former Senate President, David Mark who was buried Friday, November 11th, 2022. Governor Ortom who joined other political and religious leaders across the country spoke during the requeim Mass...
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says it will name and shame politicians who engage in hate speech campaign ahead of the 2023 General Elections. The Executive Secretary of NHRC, Tony Ojukwu, made this known at a Stakeholders’ Dialogue on the State of Human Rights in Nigeria organised by...
The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, says the implementation of the aviation roadmap will create 72,300 jobs within three years. Sirika stated this in Abuja at the third edition of the “President Muhammadu Buhari’s Administration (PMB) Scorecard 2015-2023″ programme. According to the minister, 9,100 direct jobs and 63,200...
Former FIFA President, Sepp Blatter says Iran should be barred from the World Cup amid widespread protests in the Islamic Republic. The protests were sparked by the death of a woman in the custody of morality police. “Iran should be excluded from the World Cup,” Blatter said on Friday....
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it remains the best alternative political party to correct and address the present challenges in the country. Mr Vena Ikem, State Chairman of the party in Cross River said this in Calabar on Friday when the Liberty Support Group, a socio-political group in...
Mr Muhammed Kuchazi, a Commercial Director of the Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) has been listed to give evidence in a UK court between Jan. 23 and March 11. Kuchazi is being prosecuted alongside his company, Kore Holdings Limited on an eight-count charge bordering on failure to comply with...