By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT has rescued 10 crew members from a fishing trawler christened OLOKUN XII, which capsized within the Lagos channel in the early hours of Monday. The spokesperson of the Western Naval Command, Commander Edward Yeibo, disclosed this in a...
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The National Population Commission (NPC) says outcomes of the 2023 census results will rewrite the history of censuses in Nigeria. Mr Ayodeji Ajayi, the NPC Federal Commissioner, representing Ekiti, made the assertions on Monday in Ado-Ekiti. He spoke at the opening of the “State Compendium of Localities Workshop”, organised...
Gov. Bello Matawalle on Monday received five daughters of a former Accountant-General of Zamfara, abducted and held for seven months. They were presented to Gov. Matawalle by the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 10, Mr Bello Sani-Deljan, accompanied by the Commissioner of Police in Zamfara, Mr Kolo Yusuf. Bandits...
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi has approved the release of N60 million to Kebbi United Football Club to help them secure promotion to the Nigerian football league’s top-flight. Abubakar Chika-Ladan, Chairman of the state’s Football Association, disclosed this in a statement in Birnin Kebbi on Monday. “The fund is...
Dani Alves will become Brazil’s oldest World Cup star after earning a recall for Qatar 2022, while Roberto Firmino has missed out on Tite’s final squad, with Gabriel Martinelli preferred. Alves is now 39 and made his international debut in 2006, but he is heading to his third World...
Honourable Ibrahim Usman has won the senatorial rerun primary election for Kaduna Central senatorial district on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Usman, a former Chairman of Kaduna North Local government area, polled 210 votes out of the 223 votes cast to defeat five other candidates. A...
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, says the five governors (G5) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are bonded to save Nigeria. He said nobody can break the ranks of the five PDP governors who have continued to insist that Dr Iyorchia Ayu should resign as the national chairman of...
The House of Representatives is making arrangements for a N170 billion fund for the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in the 2023 budget. Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, saying the move will provide a level of increment in the welfare...
By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – The Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organization said the Presidential Candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate, Sen. Kashim Shettima, ran away from national debates for fear of facing probing questions from Nigerians. Spokesperson for the Atiku/Abubakar Campaign Organization,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) says it was relieved by the news of the release of 21 abducted children on Sunday at a farm in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, “We commend the authorities for the action taken to release...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Borno State Council in collaboration with British Council have organized a two day workshop on “Promoting Safety of Journalists In Post-conflict Era”, to prepare journalists on the post conflict developmental reportage. Speaking at the occasion which was held...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Governors Nyesom Wike, Okezie Ikpeazu, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and Seyi Makinde have commissioned some projects executed by the administration of Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State. The four Governors, who are of the influential group of PDP G-5 inaugurated the various projects on Monday, November...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has donated the sum of 50 million naira to Eunice Spring of Life Foundation (ESLF),the foundation of the first lady of Benue State, Dr Eunice Ortom, to facilitate completion of its Integrated Health Facility located in Apir, Makurdi...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – MTN, Airtel, as well as money deposit banks in Nigeria have been appointed by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to withhold Value Added Tax (VAT) charged on all taxable supplies made to them, and remit to the Service. This is contained in a...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has urged members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to remain calm over their claim of half salary payment by the Federal Government. In a statement he personally signed in Abuja on Monday, the Speaker noted that...
French air accident investigators were being deployed to Tanzania to assist in the investigation of a passenger plane crash that killed no fewer than 19 people on Sunday. A spokesperson for France’s BEA air accident investigation agency said on Monday it was sending a team to Tanzania along with...
A Federal High Court in Gusau on Monday adjourned until Wednesday for definite hearing in the alleged perjury suit filed against Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara. Justice Aminu Bappa-Aliyu adjourned the matter after granting a request by Mr K.M. Nura, Counsel to the plaintiff, the Northern Youth Assembly. Nura,...
The Federal Government has assured that the Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri rail line will be constructed to link Abuja for ease of transportation for people along the corridor. The Minister of Transportation, Muazu Sambo, gave the assurance on Monday in Abuja while presenting the achievements of his ministry at the second edition...
FC Barcelona will face Manchester United in the 2022/2023 Europa League play-offs for a chance to reach the last 16. The Spanish side were eliminated from the UEFA Champions League and were only third in their group after a disappointing campaign. Manchester United, meanwhile, were second in their Europa...
Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola has promised to deliver one million votes for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate at the 2023 poll. Governor Oyetola said this on Monday in Abuja at the party’s national secretariat when he spoke with newsmen. “We have started the...