By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the family of Chief Vincent Ogbulafor, former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who passed on Friday at 73. President Buhari also commiserated with leaders and members of the PDP, the Olokoro Royal family in Umuahia, government...
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Motorists plying the Abuja-Lokoja Highway may now heave a sigh of relief as the two articulated trucks that combined with flood to render the road impassable at Koton-Karfe in Kogi, have been removed. The two trucks were towed off the road on Saturday. The trucks, one with NNPC inscription...
Mr Francis Orogu, Nasarawa State Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the party will deliver the state in 2023 general elections for its Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar. The PDP Chairman stated this during an interaction with newsmen on Saturday in Lafia, Nasarawa State capital. The Chairman was reacting...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Pope Francis has appointed Nigerian-born Cardinal, His Eminence, Peter Ebere Okpaleke as a member of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life. The National Director of Social Communications, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, Abuja, Fr. Mike Umoh disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday. He...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has sent a message of condolence to his Abia state counterpart, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu over the death of the former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Vincent Ogbulafor. Governor Ortom in the condolence message on Saturday,...
Nigerian superstar singer, Davido has confirmed that he will be marrying his lover, Chioma in 2023. The singer disclosed this after flamboyant UK-based Nigerian Pastor, Tobi Adegboyega who gifted Chioma a Birkin bag, hailed her as “our wife, our real wife”. Adding to Pastor Tobi’s comment, Davido said “100...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has presented a cheque of N100m as the state government’s continuos support the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) which is owned by the Federal Government. Zulum also laid the foundation for the construction of 24 units of 3-bedroom...
A budding Nollywood actress , Temitope Hamzat, popularly known as BSOLUTION, says that desperation for fame remains a major factor pushing female actors to succumb to sex for roles. Hamzat told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta on Saturday, that it was important for up and coming actresses...
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni has charged Muslims to use the Eid- el-Maulud occasion to pray for peace, security and prosperity of Nigeria. Buni made the call on Saturday in a message by his Director-General Press and Media Affairs, Alhaji Mamman Mohammed in Damaturu. The News Agency of...
Dr Kinsley Azonobi, a real estate developer and Chairman of Domak Group, says Nigeria needs new technologies to tackle challenges in various sectors of the economy. Azonobi said this on Friday in Abuja at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Domak Group and Wendit Group, a...
The Nigeria Hydrological Services (NIHSA) has blamed sub-nationals including state and local governments for disregarding “adequate and timely warnings” and weather advisories issued by the various Federal Government agencies such as NIHSA and the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) to avert flood disaster in 2022. “If our predictions were heeded...
Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state has called on citizens of the state to offer special prayers in the face of the current security challenges in Nigeria. Mohammed made the call in his goodwill message on the occasion of the 2022 Eid-el-Maulud (the birth of prophet Muhammad PBH) celebration...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun 1 Area Command, says it generated N38.5 million in the third quarter of 2022. The Area Comptroller, Bamidele Makinde, made this known in a statement issued on Saturday. Makinde said that the revenue was from import duties and auction sales of petroleum products...
Dr Mainasara Kogo, an International Constitutional Lawyer and Analyst on Democracy, said that the first republic nationalists put national unity above personal and sectional interest. Kogo said this while speaking on “Contemporary Democracy in the Context of National Unity under the 1999 Constitution” at the OurNigeria News Awards organised...
The 2023 election is being viewed around the world as not just a time to put people into offices but an opportunity for Nigeria to witness a turnaround and become a giver of opportunities instead of receiver. This is as some Asian countries may have quietly banned further issuance...
The International Seabed Authority (ISA) has expressed hope for Nigeria and Africa to tap into the exploration of deep-sea minerals to boost it’s blue economy. The General Secretary of ISA, Mr Michael Lodge, stated this at the end of the three days African Deep Sea Resources (ADSR) Conference in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Thursday travelled to Malam-Fatori, the headquarters of Abadam Local Government Area, located along the shores of Lake Chad in the northern part of the state. During the visit, Zulum paid a surprise visit to Malam-Fatori Central Primary School...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Friday, paid a condolence visit to the Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, over the loss of his elder brother, Bappa Mohammed. Recall that Mohammed, who was also the Yeriman Duguri, died last Sunday at the age of 69 at a...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met with the leadership of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum over the reported cases of flood across the country. The president, who presided over the meeting in the State House, Abuja, encouraged the governors to meet with the Minister of Water Resources to fashion out...
Twenty four persons lost their lives as flood and windstorm affected no fewer than 18, 245 people in Katsina State, according to the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA). The spokesperson of the agency, Mr Umar Muhammad, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Katsina on Friday....