Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that he contested for the governorship position four different times before he finally won in 1999. The former Vice President made this revelation on Tuesday while having an interaction with leaders of over 200 support groups across the country in Abuja. Addressing...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the brutal terrorist attacks in Kanam and Wase Local Government Areas of Plateau, describing the killings as heinous. The president in a statement issued on Tuesday by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu said the perpetrators should not be allowed...
Lawmakers in the Senate have again passed the Nigerian Peace Corps (Establishment) Bill, four years after President Muhammadu Buhari rejected the proposed legislation. They also approved another bill seeking legal backing for the establishment of a council for hunters across the country. This followed the consideration of two reports...
President of the Nigeria Football Federation and member of the FIFA Council, Amaju Pinnick, has been appointed into a new role within the working group of the world football governing body. The General Secretary of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Véron Mosengo-Omba, confirmed Pinnick’s appointment in a letter...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved immediate release of 40,000 metric tons of assorted grains from the Strategic Grains Reserve, to assist less-privileged Nigerians to celebrate the forthcoming Easter and Sallah festivities. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammed Mahmood, made the announcement when he briefed State House...
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says Nigeria’s crude oil production declined to an average of 1.354 million barrels per day in March 2022. OPEC made this known in its Oil Market Report for April 2022 which was obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN)...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government on Tuesday declared Friday, April 15 and Monday, April 18, as public holidays to mark the Easter celebration. The Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government. A statement issued on Tuesday by The...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has again lamented over the gruesome murder of 23 persons in fresh attacks on two communities by the invading Fulani herdsmen on Monday night. No fewer than 8 persons were mowed down on Monday night by Fulani herdsmen who...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Chairman Senate Committee on Appropriation, Senator Jibrin Barau, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for siting one of the three newly-approved federal polytechnics in Kano State. Barau, who represents Kano North Senatorial District – APC, expressed faith that the new polytechnic will expand access...
By BENJAMIN ORISEMEKE, Abuja – The economy of Europe and Central Asia is expected to shrink by 4.1 percent this year, compared with the pre-war forecast of 3 percent growth, as the economic shocks from the war compound the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. In its Economic Update...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – No fewer than 900,000 children between the ages of 0-59 months are set to be vaccinated against Poliomyelitis which is one of the deadliest disease in the history of mankind . The Director General of the Cross River State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Janet...
In the last one week, Nigeria’s political climate has been upbeat in its usual characteristic manner, when elections are knocking. It is a time you are likely going to hear all manner of prophesies and predictions. You will hear people telling you how they called on God and how...
Nabs security personnel involved in the Courier Nigerian troops have intercepted a ‘huge’ amount of ransom for the freedom of some captives in the custody of armed bandits in Kaduna State. PRNigeria gathered that some of the couriers of the ransom payment are suspected to be security personnel. The...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Johannesburg – Two years after it halted operations due to the pandemic, Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s best airline and the largest aviation group in Africa, has resumed thrice weekly passenger flights to Bengaluru, India. The flight operations were resumed on 27 March 2022, the airline said in...
Borno State Governkr, Babagana Zulum has urged presidential aspirants for the 2023 election to always consider the unity and peace of Nigeria as the paramount in their aspirations. Zulum made the call on Monday in Maiduguri when he received the presidential aspirant of People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Gov. Nyesome...
Russian military claimed that it launched strikes on 32 military targets in Ukraine during the night. The spokesman for the Russian DefenCe Ministry, Igor Konashenkov made the announcement on Tuesday. He said a Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile system as well as an ammunition depot and an aircraft hangar with Ukrainian...
It’s been long tortures and agonising moments for families whose relatives were abducted when bandits attacked an Abuja-Kaduna-bound train last month. The attack which occurred on March 28 at Dutse forest in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State left eight people killed and 26 others injured while scores...
A new video showing the children of late gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu praying for her has surfaced online which has got people emotional. Recall that the talented singer, who was popular for her hit song, ‘Ekwueme’ alongside gospel music sensation Prosper Ochimana, died on Friday leaving behind four children...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Few hours after Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s declaration for the 2023 presidential race, thousand of youth support groups have been swelling across Nigeria and the diaspora, with the Osinbajo Grassroot Organization, the latest to throng the streets of the ancient city of Calabar in solidarity...
Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi on Monday met with the warring chieftains of the ruling-Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Aninri Local Government Area (LGA). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the peace meeting, convened in line with his peace initiative, had engendered reconciliation among the members. Disagreement...