By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – Zamfara State Government has announced a total lockdown in Anka, Bukkuyum and Gummi Local Government Areas (LGAs) following the resurgence of bandit attacks on communities. The Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Ibrahim Dosara announced this in a statement issued to newsmen on Friday in Gusau....
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The Federal Government has released relief materials mainly food and non food items to flood victims in Anambra. Mr Walson Ibarakumo, an Assistant Director in charge of Response and Rehabilitation, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), said this after a closed-door meeting with officials of Anambra Government in Awka on...
The Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organisation (PCO) Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, says the organisation has not set aside its drive for votes kick-started on Monday. Special Adviser Media and Publicity to the governor, .Mr Mohammed Bello in a statement on Thursday...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its eight-month-old industrial action. The union took the decision at the end of the National Executive Council meeting which was held at the ASUU secretariat in Abuja from Thursday night October 13 into the early hours of Friday, October 14. The meeting was...
If you ask anyone that has bought or hoping to buy land in Lagos about their obstacles in buying such land, they would tell you about the fear of an encounter with omo-onile. Some people have vowed never to buy in Lagos again because of the bitter experience with...
Host of #WithChude, Chude Jideonwo, yesterday announced his first film ‘Awaiting Trial’ to acclaim across social media. ‘Awaiting Trial’ is a documentary film that explores both the #EndSARS protests and the ‘deeper illness’ they point to – the phenomenon in Nigeria’s communal justice system called ‘awaiting trial’ where people...
OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Nigeria has the highest number of internet users in Africa, while data shows that the country still has one of the highest average costs of smartphones. Citizens spend over 30% of their monthly income to purchase one, and this endangers Nigeria’s 2025 broadband penetration target. With the option to Buy...
HRH, Igwe Alfred Achebe, the Obi of Onitsha, the commercial capital of Anambra has clocked 20 years on the throne and is set to celebrate with the Ofala Festival. Chief Mike Areh, Chairman of 2022 Onitsha Ofala Festival Steering Committee, disclosed this at a news conference at Ime-Obi palace,...
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says the Dangote petroleum refinery is at 97 per cent completion. NMDPRA’s Chief Executive, Mr Farouk Ahmed, made the disclosure in a statement signed by Mr Anthony Chiejina, Group Chief Branding and Communication Officer, Dangote Industry Ltd., on Thursday in...
Dr Peter Mbah, the Enugu State People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship candidate says his administration will move the state Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from its current $4.4 billion to $30 billion in the next eight years if elected. Mbah made the promise during a press conference organised by the...
The Osun State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has fixed Oct. 26 for hearing of the petition filed by Gov. Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC) against the declaration of Sen. Ademola Adeleke (PDP), as the governor-elect. The Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Tertsea Kume, fixed the date...
The Debt Management Office (DMO), says contrary to reports by U.S. based financial, software, data and media company, Bloomberg, Nigeria has no plans to restructure its debt. The DMO said this in a statement on Thursday, against the backdrop of recent reports by Bloomberg that Nigeria was considering restructuring...
The sleeping Eziama Afara-Ukwu Community in Umuahia, the home of Nnamdi Kanu, erupted in jubilation on Thursday, following the news of his acquittal by an Abuja Court of Appeal. Kanu, the Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), had been standing trial for alleged treasonable felony and...
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra, Mr Basil Ejidike, said in Awka on Thursday that members have huge confidence to win the 2023 general elections. He told a news conference that the party in the state has full confidence in its presidential candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu...
Labour Party (LP) says it is set to release a supplementary list for its Campaign Council, saying that Ayuba Wabba and Festus Osifo were erroneously included. The party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure, made this known in a communique he read at the end of the Expanded National Working Committee...
The Federal Government has said it would consider appropriate legal options concerning the judgment of the Court of Appeal on the trial of the leader of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, made this known in a statement issued...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Governor Samuel Ortom has charged personnel of the Benue State Community Volunteer Guards to be vigilant and protect their communities against invasion from terrorists who are bent on taking over their lands. The Governor gave the charge on Thursday, October 13th, 2022 during the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A Non Governmental Organization, Save the Children has hosted members of the Borno State Children’s Parliament and presented computers, printer, laptop bags and other tools to the Parliament to mark The International Day of the Girl Child in Maiduguri. The event which is being...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The newly elected Chairman of The Manufacturer Association of Nigeria ( MAN) Cross River State and Akwa-Ibom Chapter, Mr. Akin Oyediran has expressed willingness and desire to partnered NEXIM Bank in the export of syringes, rubber, transformers, recycling product and other agricultural products in the zone....
A Federal High Court sitting in Dutse, Jigawa on Thursday struck out a N36 billion corruption case against the former governor of Jigawa, Alhaji Saminu Turaki. Delivering a ruling, Justice Hassan Dikko, struck out the case for want in diligent prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)....