The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu on Thursday sworn-in 19 new Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs), charging them to ensure strict compliance with the law. Speaking at the ceremony, Yakubu said that they must ensure transparency and non-partisanship in their conduct. “Furthermore, you will also interact...
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The Stroke Action, an NGO, says there is need for raised awareness on the signs and symptoms of strokes as well as timely access to quality stroke treatment. According to it, this has become necessary as stroke is no longer a disease of the elderly as it can happen...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State has condemned the incessant kidnappings for ransom and killings of people in the state. The PDP Publicity Secretary, Mr Abraham Catoh, condemned the act on a statement issued to newsmen on Thursday in Kaduna. Mr. Catoh...
Nine persons have died from a fatal road crash which occurred at the Idodo end of the Enugu-Abakaliki federal highway. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in Ebonyi, Uche Chukwurah, told the News Agency Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abakaliki, that the accident occurred on Wednesday. Chukwurah...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Gunmen have kidnapped one Mrs Victoria Dandaura, wife of the head of the Corps’ Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad (CG’SSIS). The incident happened at the victim’s residence in Gidi-Gidi, around Cattle market, Lafia, Nasarawa State, on Wednesday at about 7 p.m. The spokesman of...
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo congratulated the management of Duchess International Hospital, Lagos, on Thursday on the hospital’s first anniversary. Osinbajo, in a recorded message, recalled his worthwhile experience of the hospital’s medical care. He affirmed that the hospital had proved to be world class both in the quality of its...
The equity market extended losses on Thursday as the market capitalisation shed N25 billion or 0.10 per cent to close at N24.094 trillion from the 24.119 trillion on Wednesday. Similarly, the All-Share Index dipped by 46.32 points or 0.10 per cent to 44,236.70 from 44,283.02 recorded on Wednesday. The...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday called for good neighbourliness and mutual understanding between African states to enhance trade and security and to promote development of the continent. Mr Femi Adesina, his media aide, stated in Abuja that Buhari made the call at the inauguration of the Nigeria/Cameroon Joint Border...
Gov Bello Matawalle receiving State PDP Women Leader, Madina Shehu, after her defection to APC at Gusau Government House on Thursday. Women Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara, Hajiya Madina Shehu, defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday. Hajiya Shehu announced her defection in...
The National Population Commission (NPC) says Nigeria’s population remains its greatest asset in national development and must be harnessed to make life worth living for the people. NPC’s Federal Commissioner for Katsina State, Engr. Bala Banye, made the declaration on Thursday in Katsina at a two-day state level workshop...
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation ( UNESCO) finds that some of the world’s most iconic glaciers are set to disappear by 2050, according to a new study. The new study by UNESCO highlights the accelerated melting of glaciers in World Heritage sites, noting that glaciers in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has donated relief materials to victims of flood in Borno state. The relief items which are in two batches were donated by President Muhammadu Buhari as federal government’s support released from the National Strategic Reserve Stock, and the...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has requested the sum of N50 billion for its 2023 budget, an increment of N10 billion compared to its 2022 budget which was N40 billion. This was contained in a document submitted by INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yukubu during the commission’s budget defense session...
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Thursday admitted an oil marketer, Adeleke Fayose, to bail in the sum of N50 million for alleged N66.5 million fraud. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Fayose is charged alongside his company, Brooks and Knight International Ltd, with on three counts...
Tragedy struck when an early morning inferno, on Thursday, destroyed goods and furniture worth several millions of Naira in two popular furniture stores in Osogbo, the Osun state capital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the popular furniture store, Art Deco, within a two storey building and...
The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has promised Kogi people of a fair deal, if elected president. Tinubu gave the assurance on Thursday in a speech delivered on his behalf by Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi, at a solidarity walk at Muhammadu Buhari...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of 12, 000 metric tonnes of grains as relief materials for victims of flood disaster across the country. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, made this known at the weekly ministerial briefing organised by the...
The Osun State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has admitted in evidence, the Certified True Copies (CTC) of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) reports. It shows alleged over-voting in favour of Sen. Ademola Adeleke, during the July 16 governorship election in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Defence Headquarters says Nigerian troops on Oct. 29 repelled an attack by the Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists at Wawa Cantonment in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this known at a bi-weekly news briefing on the operations of armed...
The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, on Thursday prayed the Supreme Court to set aside the ruling of the Court of Appeal staying the execution of the judgment discharging him. The prayer is contained in court papers obtained by the News Agency of...