The Police Command in Ekiti has confirmed the killing of a man in the early hours of Tuesday by two gunmen riding on a commercial motorcycle, popularly known as Okada in Ado-Ekiti. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the middle-aged man, whose identity had yet to...
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The National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria (NPPAN), has said Nigeria spends 600 million dollars on palm oil importation annually. Mr Alphonsus Inyang, National President of the association, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. He described the expenses...
Police in Anambra State have condemned the killing of a vigilante commander and two others as well as the abduction of one person by unidentified gunmen in Nnewi Hotel on Monday. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Ikechukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the incident on Tuesday in Onitsha,...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers, on Tuesday, directed the Heads of Local Government Administration (HLGAS) to immediately take charge of their councils. Governor Fubara said this followed the expiration of the tenure of the 23 local government chairmen on June, 17. He gave the directive in...
The Actors Guild of Nigeria(AGN) has organised a candlelight procession to pay tribute to late Nollywood actors John Okafor, popularly known as ‘Mr Ibu’, Amaechi Muonagor and Zulu Adigwe. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the thespians, alongside fans and friends of the late veterans gathered...
Ahead of his visit to North Korea on Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised Pyongyang for its support in Moscow’s fight against Ukraine. Putin praised North Korea’s “unwavering support for Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine,” using the Kremlin’s wording to refer to the war, in a...
President Bola Tinubu has said it is imperative for Nigerians to have a change of value system for the nation to make progress. The President said this in Lagos when he received a delegation from the National Assembly who came to felicitate with him on the occasion...
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday departed Lagos at 11.06 a.m. for Pretoria. The president was transported in a Dassault Falcon 8X aircraft with registration number 9H-GRC. He is to attend inauguration of re-elected South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa. The president will return to Nigeria after the ceremony....
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No fewer than 8 people have died due to fire outbreak in a hospital in Iran. The fire broke out in a hospital in the city of Rasht near the Caspian Sea in the north of the country, the state news agency IRNA reported on Tuesday. According to...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Nasarawa, has said the command has commenced investigation to unravel those behind the attack on its headquarters in Lafia. The NSCDC Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr Jerry Victor, said this in an interview with the News Agency of...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has donated 12 cows and food items to inmates in all Custodial Centres in the state to celebrate Eid-el Kabir. Governor Yusuf, who made the donation through the Chairperson of theState Committee for Prerogative of Mercy, Hajiya Azumi Namadi-Bebeji, said that the gesture...
Some African and Caribbean leaders have stressed the need for Africa to form a united force and end the continuous dependency on non-African countries/continents. They spoke at the 3rd AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF2024) at Nassau, The Bahamas. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 3rd...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has directed Heads of Administration in the 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs), to assume leadership of the councils. Fubara gave the directive in a state-wide broadcast in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, following the expiration of the tenure of the 23 LG chairmen at...
Yobe State Police Command has captured Haruna Mohammed, 40, who is believed to be a leader of a “notorious terrorist gang”. The command’s spokesperson, Mr Dungus Abdulkarim, told newsmen in Damaturu that the suspect was apprehended by the State Intelligent Department (SID). “He has been involved in terrorising...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has felicitated with the former Governor and leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello on the occasion of his 49th birthday anniversary. In his message of felicitation to the former Governor,...
Alhaji Yunusa Tanko, the Chief Spokesperson, Peter Obi/ Datti Baba-Ahmed Presidential Campaign Council for 2023, has sad reforming the electoral process is much more needed now than the proposed single- tenure rotational presidency, to deepen democracy. Tanko, also a former National Chairman of the defunct National Conscience Party...
The Kogi Government has banned Traditional procession in Koton Kafe in Kogi Local Government Area (LGA) of the state for security reasons. The Commissioner for Information, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, announced the ban in a statement issued on Tuesday in Lokoja. Fanwo said that security reports indicated that all...
The Democratic Front (TDF), a pro-democracy group, has described the repair and reopening of the Lagos-Kano railway line for freight operations as a major boost for the economy. The TDF said this in a statement jointly signed by its Chairman, Danjuma Mohammed and Secretary, Wale Adedayo on Tuesday...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – In a bid to build resilience against violent extremism, insurgency, and terrorism, a Non-Governmental Organization under the aegis of BRAVE-IT, dedicated to promoting peace and stability has cautioned Nigerians against misinformation and destabilizing the polity. In a statement issued to Journalists on the...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has strongly condemned the attack on the Task Force responsible for enforcing Executive Order 003 by some criminal elements. In a statement issued by his Director of Press and Public Affairs (DOPPA), Mr. Gyang Bere, the governor expressed...