JOEL OLADELE, Abuja The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar has declared support for a cease-fire proposal put forward by President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, to end the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict. In a statement signed on Sunday,...
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Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said that the stolen Benin artifacts recently returned to the state would boost its tourism potential . “The artifacts will bring back our status as the tourism hub of the country,” Obaseki told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in...
The Kebbi Pilgrims Welfare Board has announced the death of another pilgrim in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. A statement by Alhaji Ahmed Idris, Chief Press Secretary to Kebbi Governor, gave the name of the deceased as Abubakar Abdullahi from Gulma town in Argungu Local Government Area. The statement said...
Sen. Abdul’aziz Yari (APC-Zamfara) has commenced the distribution of 380 cows to 147 political wards across the state for the Eid-el-Kabir festival. The Chairman, Sen. Yari’s Political Organization, Alhaji Lawal Liman, disclosed this in a statement issued in Gusau on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
By CHRISTIAN LOT, Jos – Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) employees have expressed shock and outrage over sudden terminations, alleging mistreatment and lack of severance pay. The former CBN workers, including high-ranking executives, demand reinstatement and compensation, citing violations of human resource policies. In a statement released on...
Edo State Government says plans have been concluded to flush out criminal cult groups and ‘Okaigheles’(youth leaders) from the state. The state government reacted on Sunday to recent attack on soldiers in Okomu community by criminals and cultists. Chris Nehikhare, the State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, spoke...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The APC Community Mobilization Forum, a support group of the All Progressives Congress (APC), held a one-day stakeholders’ dialogue session in Maiduguri to commemorate Governor Babagana Umara Zulum’s one-year anniversary of his second term in office. The session, themed “Sustaining the Momentum,” aimed to...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – In accordance with his commitment to actualize Nigeria’s green industrial vision, boost investor confidence, and unlock sustainable economic value through various climate finance instruments, President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Nkiruka Maduekwe as the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the National...
Troops of the Nigerian Army, successfully thwarted a kidnap attempt by suspected terrorist group on the 46 Km Ughelli-Patani Road in Delta on Sunday. A post on its official X Handle on Sunday, the Nigerian army said its troops’ swift response to a distress call resulted in the...
The following are the results of Match Day 35 fixtures played on Sunday in the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL): Lobi Stars FC 3-2 Remo Stars FC Abia Warriors FC 0 – 0 Bendel Insurance FC Heartland FC 3-1 Doma United FC Bayelsa United FC 2-2 Sporting...
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) men’s Basketball Club on Sunday recorded their second win at the ongoing maiden edition of the Chief of Defence Staff Democracy Day Basketball Championship in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NSCDC defeated Hotcoal Basketball Club 44-34 in...
The First Edition of the Chief of Defence Staff Democracy Day Basketball Championship has kicked off on Sunday in Abuja with 14 teams. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 14 teams are from the military, paramilitary and civil organisations participating. NAN reports that the event...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a consignment of 175,000 bottles of codeine-based syrup imported from India. NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, confirmed the seizure in a statement issued via the agency’s X handle on Sunday. Babafemi said that the seizure...
The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission has commenced investigation into the alleged scam that characterised the recent disbursement of empowerment funds to street hawkers by governor Abba Yusuf. The Commission’s chairman, Muhuyi Rimin-Gado, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Kano that the...
A renowned political and civil rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, has called for the scrapping of the Nigerian Senate to reduce cost of governance. Yesufu, Co-founder, Bring Back Our Girls Movement, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos....
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Abiodun Salami , has called for the adoption of unicameral legislative system to reduce cost of governance. Salami, a former Assistant Publicity Secretary of the party in Lagos, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of...
A Lagos-based public affairs analyst, Gbenga Ibrahim, has commended President Bola Tinubu and the Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso, for driving change through ongoing anti-corruption campaign in CBN. Ibrahim, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said that Tinubu had announced significant progress in the...
The June 12 Pro-Democracy Movement of Nigeria has said President Bola Tinubu must facilitate a process of national dialogue and consultation that would give birth to a democratic people’s constitution. The Convener of the movement, Mr Wale Okunniyi disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of...
Mr Nanbol Daniel (LP-Langtang North Central), Member, Plateau State House of Assembly, has explained why he moved the motion for creation of additional state constituencies in the assembly. Daniel told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Jos, that the people of the state would have...
The Amotekun Corps Commander in Osun, Brig.-Gen. Bashir Adewunmbi (rtd), has called for the upgrading of the outfit to a state policing system across the South-West region of the country. Adewunmbi made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Osogbo....