By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed an inspector, Mr Richard Gele, who was caught in a viral video “dignifying and justifying” the extortion of members of the public. The dismissed inspector, Mr Gele was attached to the Police Mobile Force 77 Squadron in Okene,...
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MultiChoice Nigeria has announced media personality, Victoria Eze, popularly called MizVick, as co-host of the Big Brother Naija “Level Up” Sunday eviction shows. Busola Tejumola, the Executive Head of Content and West Africa Channels at MultiChoice, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. Tejumola said the announcement came as...
By MARY RONKE, Minna – Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, has approved the immediate termination of the appointment of the Director-General, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), Alhaji Abdullahi Arah. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Ahmed Matane, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday in Minna. “The...
The Police Command in Enugu State says it has launched an investigation to unravel and locate the missing Nollywood actress, Cynthia Okereke. The command said this in a statement issued by its Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday...
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) in collaboration with Facebook and the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children, United States, have concluded plans to set up Amber Alert Nigeria. Amber Alert Nigeria is an emergency response system where Facebook sends alerts to targeted...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State on Saturday debunked reports of arrest of its officials over alleged creation of illegal voter enrollment centre. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Lagos state, Mr Olusegun Agbaje, made this clarification in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
The Presidential flag-bearer of Labour Party, Peter Obi and other dignitaries on Friday night joined other worshippers as Dr Paul Enenche, Senior Pastor, Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Abuja led the congregation to pray for peace and security of the country. Thousands of worshippers had thronged the church for its...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Delta State Governor and the Vice Presidential candidate of the PDP for the 2023 general elections, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has given assurances that the party will go into next year’s general elections as one united family. Dr. Okowa stated this on Friday at Benue...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Irate youths have beaten a 22-year old suspected motorcycle thief to death in Yelwa, a sub-urb of Bauchi metropolis. The suspected, Ambima John, a resident of Doka area was alleged to be a motorcycle snatcher. The Bauchi State Police Command, through its Public Relations...
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 37 suspected drug users and dealers and seized 820 ampoules of pentazocine injections in Katsina State. The NDLEA Commander in the state, Mr Mohammed Bashir told newsmen on Friday in Katsina that the suspects were arrested within a 24-hour operation....
By HARUNA AHMED, Sokoto – Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal has declared Monday, Aug. 1 as a work-free day to mark the commencement of the Islamic New Year. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the Islamic New Year also called the Hijri New Year or Arabic New Year, is the day...
By OlA MODUPE, Lagos – Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has expressed grief over the death of his Senior Special Assistant on Tertiary Education, Youth and Student Affairs, Mr Omotayo Sanyaolu. Governor Sanwo-Olu, in a condolence message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Gboyega Akosile, said the death...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Thursday, July 28, announced that it found a total of N540 million in the account of a public primary school teacher with a salary of N76,000. Premium Times reports that the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – No fewer than 28 persons have been killed, others kidnapped and hundreds of livestock have been rustled following an attack by armed terrorists in Duma Village in Tureta LGA of Sokoto State. Tureta LGA shared borders with Zamfara Local Government Area where a wanted...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, was at the headquarters of Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in N’Djamena, Chad, to honour over 6,000 gallant soldiers. The soldiers were honoured at a medals parade held by the MNJTF to celebrate over 6,000 troops for their gallantry...
INEC National Commissioner in charge of Abia, Anambra and Benue, Mr Festus Okoye, has said that the commission will deploy over 200,000 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) in the 2023 general elections. Okoye, who was in Abia to monitor the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), said this during an interactive...
The National Examinations Council (NECO) says the over N2billion examination fees owed it by some state governments is affecting its smooth operations. The Registrar of NECO, Prof Dantani Wushishi, said this in an interview with newsmen on Friday, in Lagos. He was in the state to monitor the ongoing...
The National Population Commission (NPC) says it is poised to give the country a transparent and accurate head count in 2023. The NPC Federal Commissioner in Ebonyi, Mr Darlington Okereke, said this on Friday in Abakaliki, while briefing newsmen on the implementation of the trial population and housing census....
The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has decried theft and vandalism of telecommunication infrastructure across the country. Its Chairman, Prof. Adeolu Akande, made this known on Friday at the inauguration of Village Square Dialogue in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Village Square Dialogue is an...