By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) have begun discussions to address possible encumbrances to the participation of inmates in the electoral process. They both agreed that it was high time inmates were granted voting rights in compliance with...
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By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – A priest of The Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan, Fr. John Mark, who was abducted from the rectory of Christ the King Parish Yadin Garu, Lere LG.A of Kaduna State, has been brutally killed by his abductors on Friday last week. It was gathered that...
Dana Air says its Abuja-bound Boeing 737 aircraft with registration mark 5N DNA had an emergency landing on Tuesday. It said that the aircraft had been grounded for immediate attention by engineers. The airline’s Communication Manager, Mr Kingsley Ezenwa made these known in a statement issued in Lagos. Ezenwa...
The window for substitution of candidates has been slammed closed by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, thus fully set the stage for the 2023 Presidential Election. Though subtle campaigns have been raging, real campaigns will start legally in earnest in September. Before Peter Obi seized Labour Party turf...
The Federal Government has described the new Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC Ltd.) as a new dawn in the quest for growth and development of Nigerian oil and gas industry. Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, made this known on Tuesday at the unveiling of...
The Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) and the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) have hailed the unveiling of the new Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd. The marketers also tasked the NNPC Ltd to be competitive and efficient in its operations going forward in order...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is making good and steady progress, doctors in charge of the vice president’s care at the Duchess International Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos, say. Osinbajo had on July 16, had a successful surgery on his thigh bone at Duchess International Hospital. The Chief Executive Officer of the...
The Bishop, Diocese of Lagos West Anglican Communion, Rev. James Odedeji, has described late APC Women Leader, Mrs Kemi Nelson, as unforgettable. The bishop said Nelson was unforgettable because of her sensitivity to the needy and the poor in the community. Odedeji, who led a team of other priests...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday pledged to deliver best ever general elections in Nigeria in 2023. Its chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, gave the assurance when he received delegations of the International Republican Institute (IRI) and that of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) in Abuja. He said...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has described the attack on the house of a former governor of the state, Ahmed Adamu Mu’azu, as a big afront and an insult to the entire state. Governor Mohammed stated this on Tuesday when he paid a condolence...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Indigenes of Katsina State, who reside in the nation’s capital in Abuja, have expressed great concern over the recent breakdown of law and order, across several villages and communities in the state. The group, Concern Katsina Youth Vanguard, said the situation was not only...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it is poised to check the proliferation of unregistered veterinary facilities across the FCT in order to curb the activities of quacks in the profession. The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, while inaugurating the...
… The two-year partnership has sought to build competencies for credible reporting Nairobi Kenya, 19 July 2022 – Twitter and Amref Health Africa, a leading Nairobi-based health development organisation, have announced their continued collaboration to provide skills and capacity-building training in best practices for health reporting. This comes on the heels of...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has reacted to a solidarity protest by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and other workers’ unions. The protest is to show solidarity with lecturers in Nigeria’s public universities who are currently on strike. ASUU President Emmanuel Osodeke called on all Nigerians to join in...
Nollywood veteran, Kate Henshaw has celebrated her 51st birthday with adorable photos. The star thanked God for keeping her alive and healthy. She wrote: “For it pleased you to bring me thus far.. Surely there will be a performance of your word… Less of me and more of you Almighty God,...
The Senate on Tuesday, suspended plenary over the recent death of a lawmaker representing Egor/Ikpoba-Okha Federal Constituency in Edo, Rep. Jude Ise-Idehen. Ise-Idehen, until his death, was a member of the House of Representatives on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The senate, on resumption from its...
Britain awoke on Tuesday after experiencing its warmest night on record, with temperatures remaining in the mid-20s, and with more potentially record-breaking temperatures in the forecast. A high of 40 degrees was predicted for Tuesday, a trend that was not only causing Britons to sweat but resulting in growing...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday unveiled the new Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, a landmark event that officially changes the oil firm from a wholly state-run entity to a commercial oil company, limited by shares. The NNPC Limited is expected to be managed as a private energy enterprise unlike...
Members of the Sri Lanka parliament will meet on Wednesday to elect a new president for the country. Sri Lanka’s acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe, parliamentarian of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Dullas Alahapperuma, and National People’s Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake were nominated for the post of...
Nollywood’s market share in the cinemas is currently at 25.8 per cent, down from the 39.3 per cent it held in the first half of 2021, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. According to data analysed by The Industry by Inside Nollywood, a film data publication, the drop...