Former President Goodluck Jonathan, has advised Nigerian youths to exercise their franchise by participating fully in the 2023 general elections. Jonathan said this at a ceremony in honour of the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, to coincide with his 70th birthday in Abuja. “I am particularly thrilled...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arch. Sonny Echono has commended the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions for the level of support, which has led to some level of transformations in the fund for the last seven years. Echono disclosed this...
Zamfara State Police Command has arrested a former soldier and notorious bandit who also supplies arms to terrorists in the northwestern state. The suspect, Sa’idu Lawal, is said to have been terrorising communities in Niger, Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, and Kaduna states. Sa’idu Lawal, a native of Zamfara State, voluntarily...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has described Catholic Bishop of Sokoto diocese, Dr Hassan Mathew Kukah as a rare servant of God who works selflessly to salvage mankind. Governor Ortom in a goodwill message to mark Bishop Kukah’s 70th birthday, praised his indomitable spirit...
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the procurement of more electricity transformers for deserving communities across the state. Hajia Mariam Ahmed, the state Commissioner for Energy, confirmed this on Wednesday in Ilorin. Ahmed said this while receiving the representatives of Irepodun Community phase II, Akerebiata in Ilorin East...
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said defaulters of the ban on commercial motorcycle operators (Okada), risked three-year jail term, as enforcement for the Phase 2 ban starts on Friday. The Commissioner for Transport, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, said this during a news conference in Ikeja, adding that the Phase...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A former President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has described his compatriot, Senator Jonathan Tunde Ogbeha as a worthy soul mate of inestimable value . Senator Mark in a goodwill message to Senator Ogbeha on his 75th birthday (September 1, 2022) stated “...
Nigerians who travelled to Dubai were detained at the airport and their passports were seized. One of the affected passengers shared a video from the airport. It shows Nigerians demanding answers after their passports were seized without explanation. Others are seen sitting in an empty area as they waited...
AIDS Health Care Foundation (AHF) and other Civil Society Organisations in the country, on Wednesday urged Nigeria and other countries to contribute to the Global Fund to tackle HIV, TB and Malaria. The Global Fund is targeting to raise 18 billion dollars to tackle the scourge of HIV, TB...
Security agencies on Wednesday embarked on a show-of-force in Lagos, in display of their readiness to enforce the ban on operations of commercial motorcycles extended to more areas of the state. The spokesman of the police command in Lagos State, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said in a statement that it...
The complementary and supplementary role, relevance, and importance of women and their great contributions to agriculture and agricultural activities in Nigeria can and should however, be significantly improved upon. Significant improvement of the important role of women in agriculture in Nigeria should include the need to go back to,...
The Federal Government is poised to deworm 10 million primary school pupils enrolled into the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSF). The deworming is designed to boost the health status of the pupils. The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development will conduct the deworming. The minister,...
Chief Warrant Officer Alizeta Kinda of the Burkina Faso National Police has received the United Nations Police Officer of the Year award. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the award is given yearly, to a woman police officer currently serving in a United Nations peace operation for...
Aliko Dangote Foundation, Kano Government, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the United Nations Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on improving Routine Immunisation in the state.. Speaking during the signing of the MoU on Wednesday in Kano, the Managing Director of Aliko Dangote...
The Presidency has challenged Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue to name those military personnel who told him that President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered security forces not to move against criminal herdsmen. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s media aide, who challenged the governor in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja,...
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday said its operatives do not engage in abduction of Nigerians as falsely claimed in a publication by an online medium. A statement by Dr Peter Afunanya, the Public Relations Officer of the DSS in Abuja, said the service only carry its...
Ex-International football goalkeeper, Idah Peterside has said that his biggest fear if eventually elected as the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), is impeachment. Peterside, also a former Media Officer of the Super Eagles, said this on Wednesday in Abuja while declaring his intention to contest for the...
The Northern Governors Forum says the contributions of Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev. Mathew Kukah, to the development of democracy is significant in sustaining the national unity and empowerment. The forum eulogised the cleric in a statement by its Chairman, Gov Simon Lalong of Plateau to mark...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday expressed reservation over late submission of observer groups’ reports on Ekiti and Osun Governorship poll. Mr Sam Olumekun, the INEC National Commissioner, Election and Party Monitoring Committee (EPMC), said this in Abuja at the post-election workshop on Ekiti and Osun Governorship...