By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has reassured that his administration would conduct free and credible elections in 2023. President Buhari gave the assurance on Wednesday during a meeting with representatives of Nigerians living in Portugal. He added that his government will give the Independent National Electoral...
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A former Deputy President of the Senate Ike Ekweremadu has appeared before the Uxbridge Magistrate court in the UK over organ harvesting charges. The prosecutor claims that David Ukpo, who alleged that he was coerced to donate his kidney to the Senator’s daughter, is 15 years. The case has...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked a mining site in Niger State and reportedly killed security agents, civilians, and kidnapped three Chinese nationals. The attack was said to have occurred on Wednesday afternoon in Ajata, Aboki in Gurmana ward of Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. The...
As a sign of commitment to promptly honour its debts obligations always, Nigeria has redeemed its 300 million dollars diaspora bond which matured on June 27. This is according to a statement by the Debt Management Office (DMO) on its website on Tuesday. The DMO said that the diaspora...
Ukrainian authorities have said that a large quantity of grain was destroyed in a Russian attack in eastern Ukraine. A fire broke out in the affected warehouse in the city of Zelenodolsk, the governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region, Valentyn Resnichenko, wrote on Telegram on Thursday. Forty tonnes of grain...
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Wednesday presented 13 Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) to outstanding teachers selected across the six education districts. The teachers were presented brand-new vehicles for their passion and deployment of modern techniques to teach students. The recipients were among the finalists nominated for the...
Families of the kidnapped victims of Abuja-Kaduna train have begged the House of Representatives for intervention on the release of the remaining 51 in the kidnappers den. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that about 10 members of the families of the kidnapped victims visited the lawmakers who...
An official burial ceremony is taking place on Thursday for the tooth of the Congolese independence leader Patrice Lumumba in the capital Kinshasa. The relic is all that remains of the African country’s first prime minister, who was murdered in 1961 by separatist rebels in collusion with Belgian mercenaries....
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Bauchi State Council, has condemned the arrest and detention of the Publisher of WikkiTimes, Haruna Mohammed and his reporter Kamal Idris, by the Nigeria Police Force in the state. In a statement jointly signed by the State Chairman and...
By THOMAS AKASE, Markudi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has charged the 23 newly sworn-in Council Chairmen in the State to carry everyone along in running the administration of their respective local governments. The Governor gave the charge on Wednesday, while inaugurating the elected local government Chairmen at...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized illicit drugs worth over N600 million at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Rivers State. Isaac Aloye, the commander of the agency at the airport disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the activities of the Command in the past four months...
Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday for leading a decades-long effort to recruit and trap teenagers and women for sex. Judge Ann Donnelly handed down the term in the Brooklyn federal court nearly a year after the 55-year-old Kelly was convicted by...
The Nigerian High Commission has engaged the services of lawyers in the UK to defend former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu when he appears in court next month. Senate President Ahmed Lawan disclosed this after a closed-door session of the chamber on Wednesday. “I had a personal engagement with...
MTN Group has released the second instalment of its refresh brand, tagged the ‘Voice’ brand film, inspiring everyone that their voice mattered. The brand highlighted how a simple ingredient of life, such as voice, could impact and change the way people saw the world, and inspired progress. The Group...
The Socio-economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to enactment an audit law to fight against debt crisis and revenue issues in the county. The Executive Director of Paradigm Leaders Support Initiative (PLSI), Mr Segun Elemo gave the advice in Ikeja at an...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over the allegations against the immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad. This is contained in a statement issued by...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it plans to unveil an e-membership platform for its youths wing to allow more Nigerian youths to join the party. Mr Dayo Israel, National Youth Leader, APC, said this on Wednesday in Abuja when he inaugurated the APC Youth Wing National Special Task...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has approved no fewer than 85 venues across the country for the marking of the 2022 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates. WAEC made the disclosure in a statement signed by its Acting Head...
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Anambra branch, has expressed concern over the rising cases of kidnap, especially of its members in the state. The body, in a statement made available to journalists in Awka on Wednesday, called on Gov. Chukwuma Soludo and security agencies in Anambra to take more...
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Zamfara branch, says it is working to secure the release of the Medical Director of Dansadau General Hospital, who was abducted by bandits on June 25. Dr Mannir Bature, the state NMA Chairman, said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...