The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase, on Wednesday blasted service chiefs and the ministers of relevant agencies over their failure to honour the lawmakers’ invitation. The lawmakers summoned the service chiefs and ministers of relevant ministries and agencies to appear before it in conjunction with...
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Gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked a low-cost housing estate at Kofar Gayan in Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State and kidnapped six people including a Customs officer and his son. The police authorities are yet to confirm the incident but a resident of the area told...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has said that the FCT Administration has no plans whatsoever to shut down the Garki District Hospital, explaining that the 15 year concession agreement signed between the FCTA and the Nisa Medical Group on the management of...
A Competition and Consumer Protection (CCP) Tribunal sitting in Abuja has restrained Multi-Choice Nigeria Limited from increasing its tariffs and cost of products and services scheduled to begin on April 1. The three-member tribunal, presided over by Thomas Okosun, gave the order following an ex-parte motion moved by Festus...
Former international, Austine Eguavoen, has resigned as the Super Eagles’ technical adviser following the team’s failure to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) confirmed this in a statement issued on Thursday, less than two days after the three-time African champions drew 1-1...
By EJIROGHENE BARRETT, Benin – As agitations for political endorsements increase ahead of the 2023 governorship elections in Delta state, several groups have pitched their tents with the different aspirants in order to assert their political stance and align with the policies that best serves their varying interests. As...
Suspected armed bandits who kidnapped and killed some passengers onboard Abuja-Kaduna on Monday, have told the families of their victims to prepare the ransom which they will pay and secure the release of their loved ones. This was made public by a Twitter user whose relative was kidnapped. According...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says peace talks with Russia have not led to any concrete results so far. “Yes, there is a negotiation process that will continue. “But so far it’s just words, nothing concrete,” Zelensky said in a video message published early Thursday. He noted that Russia is...
Former Anambra state First Lady, Mrs Ebelechukwu Obiano, has declared intentions to join the contest for the forthcoming Anambra North Senatorial District election. This is coming weeks after she was slapped by Bianca Ojukwu, wife of Biafran warlord Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu during the inauguration of Governor Soludo. In a...
The Presidency says President Muhammadu Buhari will host his Nigerien counterpart, Mohammed Bazoum, to a State Visit on Thursday. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. According to the presidential aide, the two leaders are...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Babaji Sunday, has called on residents to disregard the news of bandit invasion in Kubwa axis of Abuja. The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Josephine Adeh, said this in...
No fewer than 84 border locations in Nigeria will soon be linked with e-border monitoring cameras to check issues of illegal immigrants and other border criminal activities. The Acting Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Alhaji Isah Idris, disclosed this to newsmen on Wednesday in Ibaka Mbo Local...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has offered an unreserved apology to the Federal Government and Nigerians for the failure of the Super Eagles to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals holding in Qatar. NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi expressed regrets that the team failed to qualify...
Repairs on the damaged portion of the Abuja-Kaduna rail line will commence immediately as the Federal Government is considering recruiting locals for security at blackspot areas. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, disclosed this in Kaduna on Wednesday during a visit to victims of the attack on a Kaduna-bound...
Popular Nigerian rapper, Falz took to Twitter to lament about the worsening state of the nation. In a tweet, while reflecting on the recent train attack, he slammed politicians for going about with their campaign activities despite the wanton killings in the country. He also slammed the Lagos Concession...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has expressed grief over the sustained invasion and killing of Benue people by suspected Fulani herdsmen. The governor l, who was reacting to the recent murderous activities of Fulani herdsmen in Benue with scores hacked to death in unprovoked...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Ahead of the 2023 governorship election in Sokoto State, a coalition of 25 separate groups in the state has purchased and presented a governorship form for Hon Sagir Attahiru Bafarawa. The presentation which was coordinated under the umbrella of Bafarawa Action Group, was part...
By BENJAMIN ORISEMEKE, Abuja – Chief Executive Officer, Cowry Assets Management Limited, Mr Johnson Chukwu has said that a strong manufacturing sector will lead to increase in employment levels and reduction in value of imports. Chukwu who stated this while presenting a paper tagged “Impact of Vibrant Manufacturing Sector...
Former Kano Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Wednesday urged Nigerians, especially the youths, to join the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to restore Nigeria and provide the fresh air desired by citizens. Kwankwaso made the call at the National Convention of the party in Abuja, saying NNPP is well placed...
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, says he has been able to scale-up the construction of the East- West road from eight per cent to 80 per cent, since his assumption of office. Akpabio said this in Abuja at the handover and update of the East-West...