. By AISHA NANA, Bauchi – The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old school teacher, Sirajo Ahmed for allegedly defiling a seven-year-old pupil in Alkeri area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement, said the suspect...
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The widow of late Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Bianca, and Sen. Uche Ekwunife (PDP-Anambra Central), have joined other prominent Nigerians to condemn Sunday’s fatal attack on Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah’s motorcade. Rep. Chris Azubuogu (APGA-Nnewi North/Nnewi South/Ekwusigo Federal Constituency) also decried the attack on the lawmaker, representing Anambra South. In separate statements...
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has arrived in Nairobi, to represent Nigeria at the Kenyan presidential inauguration. The event, which comes up on Tuesday at Kasarani Stadium, Nairobi, will be Kenya’s fifth presidential inauguration. Osinbajo was received at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, by former Governor of Kwale County, Salim...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has commiserated with Ms. Catriana Laing, The British High Commissioner over the death of Queen Elizabeth II. In a condolence visit to the British High Commissioner in Abuja on Monday, the minister described the late...
By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Monday distributed starter packs, laptops , shops and one hundred and twenty five thousand naira each to 1000 youths from Cross River Southern Senatorial District of Cross River State. The beneficiaries, who were trained on...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has assured Nigerians that a thorough process has been undertaken to clean up the registration data. The Commission disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday by Mr. Festus Okoye, the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education...
Sonia Ekweremadu, daughter of the former deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu has appealed for a kidney donation. The former deputy senate president and Beatrice, his wife, are currently facing charges in a UK court over alleged conspiracy to facilitate organ harvesting. Ekweremadu’s daughter is said to be suffering from a...
A student of Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic Birnin Kebbi has allegedly committed suicide in the Nigeria security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) cell in Kebbi State. According to The Nation report, the student identified as Victor Musa from Zuru local government area of the state, committed the act with a razor...
BBNaija Season 7 housemate, Phyna, has emerged head of house (HOH) for week eight. Biggie, the coordinator of the show, announced this after the HOH games at the arena on Monday. He said Phyna had become immune from nominations for possible eviction by fellow housemates and would be rewarded...
Mr Ralph Nwosu, African Democratic Congress (ADC) National Chairman says those trying to destroy the party through blackmail will not succeed because it is built by God. He said this on Monday in Abuja while presenting certificates of return to the party’s Senatorial, House of Representatives and State Houses...
BBNaija housemates; Hermes, Adekunle, Bella, Dotun, Allyson, Sheggz and Rachel, have been nominated for possible eviction by their fellow housemates. Shortly after the head of house game on Monday, Biggie informed housemates to nominate three of their colleagues for possible eviction. Bella got the highest nominations – six, followed...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Dr Fatima Waziri-Azi, has ordered a manhunt of a trafficking suspect identified as Nkiru. NAPTIP’s spokesperson, Mr Vincent Adekoye, made this known in a statement he issued on Monday in...
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, says the Federal Government is working to ensure that the country’s Intellectual Property (IP) law and administration are in line with current realities. Malami said this on Monday when the Senior Counsellor, World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO),...
The Police Command in Plateau has confirmed the abduction of Rev. Bung Dong at Ganawuri community, Riyom Local Government Area of the state. DSP Alfred Alabo, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Monday in Jos. According to Alabo, the cleric...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has detected many double, multiple and ineligible registration in the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) held between Jan. 1 and July 31. Mr Festus Okoye, INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, made the declaration in a statement issued on Monday...
Nine persons have been rescued from a sinking building in the Maryland area of Lagos on Monday, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said. The Lagos Territorial Coordinator of the agency Ibrahim Farinloye confirmed the development in a statement issued on Monday. He said, “NEMA received a distressed alert...
British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing says King Charles III will continue to maintain and strengthen the relationship between the UK and Nigeria as her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II did. Laing made this known on Monday during a news conference following the death of Queen Elizabeth II who...
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, rebuked his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi, on Monday, when he described the former Minister of Transportation as a “total failure” who no longer has access to Aso Villa in Abuja. “This should be the last time that you (Amaechi) will talk about this state because...
The Executive Vice Chairman, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Mr Babatunde Irukera, on Monday said the commission had a target revenue of N14.3 billion for 2023. Irukera made this known at a hearing on the 2023-2025 Medium Term Expenditure Framework/Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP) orgnised by the House...