By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen, Farouk Yahaya, has said that the Nigerian military will continue to create conducive environment for a free, fair and credible general election in 2023 to sustain the nascent democracy in the country. He also commended the...
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Dana Airline, on Friday, announced that it would resume flights operations on Nov . 9. Mr Ememobong Ettete, Accountable Manager of Dana Airline, said this in a statement issued by its Corporate Communication Officer, Mr Kingsley Ezenwa, in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigerian...
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC), presidential candidate, Sen Bola Tinubu is the best man to lead Nigeria at this moment of its history. Lalong said this on Friday in Jos when he received Mr Dayo Israel, APC National Youth Leader. The...
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, of Delta and the Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged members in the state to settle differences among them to remain a stronger family. Okowa gave the advice in Asaba shortly after the inauguration of the campaign council of the party in...
The Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) on Friday gained N18 billion or 0.7 per cent as market capitalisation closed at N24.112 trillion from N24.094 trillion recorded on Thursday. Also, the All-Share Index (ASI) increased by 32.48 basis points or 0.7 per cent to close at 44, 269.18 as against 44,236.70...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Friday, held a national prayer over the security challenges in the the country and for peaceful election in 2023. The CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh while speaking with journalists after the prayers in Abuja, said the aim was to bring about a...
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Friday inaugurated the Electoral Logistics Committee (ELOC) for 2023 general election in Abuja, toward a hitch-free poll. Speaking at the ceremony, Yakubu said that inaugurating the committee was critical to the successful conduct of the 2023 election. He...
An accident involving a Mazda car and two motorcyclists at Oke-Odan, on Ota-Idiroko Expressway on Friday took the lives of a nursing mother and her baby. Spokesman of the Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed accident when he spoke with the News Agency of...
The President, Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Mr Tasiu Gadari-Wudil, on Friday in Lagos challenged local engineers to redouble efforts towards resolving energy and development challenges in the nation. Gadari-Wudil, represented by the inaugural Chairman, Apapa NSE, Chief Akintunde Zedomi, made the call at the combined physical/hybrid inauguration of...
The University of Jos chapter of ASUU says its members will not return to lecture theatres until their withheld salaries are paid. Chairman of the chapter, Dr Lazarus Maigoro, stated on Friday in Jos that the chapter members were not on another strike. He added that the decision to...
A total of 446 people have lost their lives in Kaduna State as a results of banditry, terrorism and communal clashes from April to September, 2022, an official said in Kaduna on Friday. The figure comprised of 285 killed in the 2nd Quarter of the year and 161 who...
The African Development Bank (AfDB), has signed an agreement with First City Monument Bank (FCMB) for a 50-million-dollar line of credit. This is contained in a statement issued by Chukwuemeka Ezekiel, AfDB Group, Nigeria Country Department on Friday. The line of credit is to support access to finance for...
The 15-member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Friday in Abuja came together to drive export promotion in the sub-region. Dr Ezra Yakusak, President, ECOWAS Trade Promotion Organisation (TPO) Network said this at the closing ceremony of a five-day training programme on Resolution Based...
The Rivers State Government has expressed commitment to partner with the Nigerian Army to sensitize its citizens to join in the ongoing recruitment exercise into the Military. Dr.Tammy Danagogo, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), disclosed this on Friday while receiving Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Jallo, the Nigeria Army Director...
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi has commended the judiciary for its performance on the quick dispensation of Justice in the state. Governor Umahi gave the commendation on Friday, during a ceremony to mark the 2022/2023 Legal year in the state. The governor pledged continuous support for their welfare in...
A 12-year-old pupil of a Qur’anic school died on Friday at Rummawa Gabas in Ungogo Local Government Area Kano State on Friday after slipping into a well. Spokesman of the Kano State Fire Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, stated in Kano that the pupil was brought out of the well...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Security operatives have rescued Mrs Victoria Dandaura, the abducted wife of the head of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad (CG’SSIS) Mr Appollos Dandaura. Recall that Mrs Dandaura was earlier abducted from her residence in Gidi-Gidi area...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has trained 7,000 regiments and Special Forces to combat security challenges in the country. The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, stated this at the graduation ceremony of the 112 special Forces of Course 10/2022 on Friday in Bauchi. He said the NAF...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – No fewer than two young people were killed following an attack by gunmen on Toro town, Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State in the early hours of Friday. Our correspondent learnt that the gunmen also kidnapped one person during the attack which happened...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has ordered a review of primary school teachers’ verification exercise conducted in December 2020, which found 7,794 ghost teachers among 22,556 ghost workers across the 27 LGAs of the state. Zulum had set up a Primary School Teachers Verification...