After evading prosecution for over eight years, the Chairman of Zinox Group, Leonard Stanley Ekeh; wife, Chioma, and 11 other suspects in alleged N170.3 million contract fraud have finally been charged to court. On September 9, 2022, Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana, filed a 17-count charge against the suspects...
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Sen. Umaru Al-Makura (APC-Nasarawa South), says none of the presidential candidates can match the competence and achievements of the APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu. Al-Makura made the assertion in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Monday in Abuja. The former governor of Nasarawa state...
There are indications that the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria (AMEN), Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka will no longer be in charge and officiate liturgical activities at the Adoration chaplaincy. Recalled that Fr Mbaka on Thursday announced in a statement that Adoration Ministry activities would resume on Sunday....
Somalia’s government says it has killed Abdullahi Nadir, one of the co-founders of the armed group al-Shabab, in an operation with international partners. The country’s information ministry said in a statement late on Sunday that the operation that killed Nadir happened on Saturday. It said he was al-Shabab’s chief...
Burkina Faso’s junta leader agreed to step down on Sunday, religious and community leaders said, two days after army officers announced his ouster in a coup that sparked internal unrest and international condemnation. Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba “himself offered his resignation in order to avoid confrontations with serious human...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recovered no less than 13, 451,466 pills of tramadol 225mh worth N8,860,000,000 in street value in Lagos . The Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Babafemi said that operatives of the...
The Rivers State All Progressives Congress Governorship Candidate, Mr Tonye Cole beat three others to emerge the “Businessman Of The Year” in the 2022 Leadership Excellence Awards. In a 14-day online poll by Nigerians both home and in the Diaspora monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Cole...
Mr Denis Idahosa, (APC-Edo), the member representing Ovia Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives has said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is the party to beat come 2023. Idahosa in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday also said that candidates...
The member representing Ovia Federal Constituency, Mr Denis Idahosa (APC-Edo) on Sunday called for the scrapping of the senate and introduction of unicameral legislature to reduce cost. Idahosa said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. He said the senate, one of the...
The Board and the Academic Fellow Panel of the ICMCI also known as CMC-Global has approved the conferment of the CMC-Global Academic Fellow on Professor Ukertor Gabriel Moti for the 2022 nominations. Professor Moti, who is Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants (FIMC) and a Certified Management Consultant...
Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari has assured Nigerians that the country would be safe by the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure next year. Gambari stated this at the 20th convocation lecture of the graduating cadets of regular course 69 of the Nigerian Defence Academy...
A member of the House of Representatives, Denis Idahosa (APC-Edo), has revealed how he has been able to attract several projects to his constituency in spite of prevailing challenges. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, he attributed the feat to goodwill...
Anambra State Government says the switch from diesel powered streetlights to solar powered alternative will soon be completed. Mr Julius Chukwuemeka, Commissioner for Power and Water Resources, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview In Awka that the disruption in the streetlights project was due to...
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council has re-elected Nigeria as part 2 member at its on-going 41st General Assembly in Montreal, Canada. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by Mr James Odaudu, Special Assistant on Public Affairs to the Minister of Aviation, Malam...
A former Minister of Education Oby Ezekwesili has rated Labour Party (LP)’s Peter Obi higher than other leading presidential candidates for the 2023 election. While featuring as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Ezekwesili said the former Anambra governor possesses what others do not have even though the country...
Amid questions about his health status, the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, says he is fit to run for the office. The ex-Lagos governor who shared a workout video on his Twitter handle Sunday denied reports that he has withdrawn from the race. “Many have...
Throughout history, it has been recorded that men and women of courage have, at vital times, always made the difference in the lives of a people, and thus steered the people’s destiny to greater outcomes. The lives of great individuals like Martin Luther King (Jnr); Nelson Mandela and several...
The committee constituted by Ekiti government to assist the incoming administration with seamless and smooth take-over of governance in the state has submitted its report to Gov. Kayode Fayemi. Fayemi, while receiving the 332-page report on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti from its Chairman, Mr Foluso Daramola, said that the 20-man...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has reiterated commitment towards tackling redundancy and bureaucratic bottlenecks in the system with a view to improving performance and service delivery. The Director, Human Resources Management of FCTA, Malam Muhammad Bashir, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the administration had step...
The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions is investigating the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) for allegedly re-allocating Atala Marginal Oil Field (OML 46) in Bayelsa to another firm. The NUPRC came under fire in the senate over its alleged revocation and illegal re-allocation of the...