Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has said that his administration will conclude its tenure on May 29, 2023 irrespective of its challenges. Umahi said this on Friday while reacting to the judgment of the Appeal Court sitting in Enugu which affirmed the judgment of the Ebonyi High court on...
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… recognised as one of the top 20 taxpayers by FIRS By JOY ADARA, Abuja – MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (MTN Nigeria) has been recognised with two awards at the recently concluded National Tax Dialogue Event organised by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The second edition of this...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – An international women group, the African Women Conference has congratulated the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, on her conferment of a Doctorate (PhD) Degree by the Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK). The group in a statement issued by its Chief Operations...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Police Commissioner, CP Abdu Umar has paraded 46 Suspects who were arrested within January to April 2022 , first quarter of the year as part of crimes preventions and intelligence operations of the police in safeguarding the lives and property of...
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) says it has paid N119. 1 billion as insured sums to 5535, 815 depositors, creditors and shareholders of closed banks as at Dec. 29, 2021. The Managing Director of NDIC, Mr Bello Hassan, disclosed this on Friday in Enugu during the 33rdEnugu International...
– Rallies Stakeholders for Synergy, Evaluation on NDEPS – As Danbatta says “NCC raised $563.1M for FG through 3.5GHz auction; 80 million Nigerians have broadband access The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), has commended all the agencies in the communications and digital...
Mr Tein Jack-Rich, President and Founder, Belemaoil Producing Ltd., and presidential aspirant under the All Progressive Congress in the 2023 General Election, has donated N15 million to the victims of Kaduna-Abuja train attack. Jack-Rich, who made the donation in Kaduna on Friday during a courtesy call on the Kaduna...
Two South Korean Air Force training planes collided mid air on Friday while on an exercise, killing all four on board, the military said. The four occupants were ejected from the two aircraft but did not survive. The two KT-1 planes took off from a military base in the...
The Federal Government says the country has attained self-sufficiency in Barite production and will no longer need to import the mineral from October this year. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Barite is a mineral that is used in the oil and gas industry. Nigeria imports about...
Police command in Imo on Friday successfully repelled a deadly attack by suspected members of the proscribed Eastern Security Network (ESN) who attacked Mbieri Police Division. The police said the incident happened at the early hours of Friday, where a group of gunmen attacked the station with explosive devices....
Former Military President General Ibrahim Babangida has told those aspiring for the presidency to put Nigeria above other interests in everything they do. Babangida gave the counsel when he received the former Senate President Bukola Saraki; Bauchi, and Sokoto State governors, Bala Mohammed and Aminu Tambwal respectively when they...
Performance Therapist, Chiropractor, Co-Inventor of the NeuroCentric Approach Los Angeles and estranged husband of Nigerian dancer Korra Obidi, Justin Dean has revealed in new video why he decided to end their marriage. In a new video he shared on his Instagram live, Justin made mention of Korra Obidi constantly...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says a third of the world’s population has yet to receive a single dose of COVID-19 vaccine, including a shocking 83 per cent of all Africans. WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, said in a statement:“This is not acceptable to me, and it should not...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday received 129 Nigerians stranded from Libya at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. The Director-General of NEMA, Alh Mustapha Ahmed, who was represented by the Acting Coordinator of the Lagos Territorial Office of the Agency, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the...
Popular Yoruba comic actor, Kunle Adetokunbo, popularly known as “Dejo Tunfulu” has been confirmed dead, aged 49. Bolaji Amusan, National President of the Theatre Arts and Motion Picture Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN), confirmed the death to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday. Amusan, who was in...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Continental Coordinator, Network of Organic Agricultural Researchers in Africa, AdeOluwa Olugbenga has urged Nigerian farmers to adopt organic farming and safe environmental practices to improve the quality of food production and promote food security in the country. Mr. Olugbenga made the call on...
English Premier League (EPL) clubs have agreed to allow five substitutions from the start of next season following Thursday’s shareholders meeting. A temporary amendment to the rules had been implemented to increase the number of substitutions from three when football resumed in the summer of 2020. This was in...
…challenges other aspirants to commit to same By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A group, Project ReNew Nigeria has described Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike as a true party man who has shown commitment, loyalty and courage in the sustenance of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a statement,...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – A coalition under the auspices of Unified Northern Nigerian Youths Forum (UNNYF) has insisted that the 2023 presidency must be zoned to the south for the sake of equity and fairness.. The group in their concern warned that any northerner contemplating to succeed President...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Operatives of The Kaduna State Police Command have averted a tragedy when its anti-bomb squad defused a bomb at Shanono community of Igabi LGA of the state. The command’s spokesman, ASP Mohammed Jalige, who confirmed the incident to newsmen, said the IED was discovered...