President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick said he consulted Portuguese gaffer Jose Mourinho and French manager Arsene Wenger in the search for a new Super Eagles coach. The NFF boss said this in a media parley on Wednesday in Lagos State, noting that the football body...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Administration has disbursed a total sum of N3,726,007,503.49billion to the six Area Councils in the FCT and other stakeholders as its share of statutory allocation for the month of November 2021, The figure indicates a major decline in revenue from...
Esan Okpa Initiative (EOI), the newly birth pan socio-cultural organisation of Esan people, has restated its strong demand for a “new deal” that will guarantee justice, fairness and equity to persons of that extraction both in Edo state and within the country. While commending the very resourceful and enterprising...
Nigerians are reacting following the announcement by Prophetess Naomi that she is calling it quits with the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II. The Queen made the announcement herself and explained why she chose to leave her marriage. Following the revelation, Nigerians took to Twitter to give...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, has said the state government has shelved plans to privatize the over thirty industries built by his administration. Governor Ayade disclosed this on Thursday during his end of year interaction with the media in the state. Some of the...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – In what would appear as stock-taking, the Defence Headquartes (DHQ) said on Thursday that the war waged against insurgency and other forms of criminality across the country, yielded appreciable results in the last one year. Briefing journalists on the operational activities of the Armed...
As least five lives have been lost in an explosion at Maiduguri, capital of Borno State on Thursday, ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit. A source in Ajilari, Maina Mohammed told PUNCH that a bomb exploded very close to his house, killing a lady and injuring two young boys....
…As NCC shares regulatory experience By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Faith in the operational excellence and regulatory efficiency that have become the marks of Africa’s foremost regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), was demonstrated recently when a delegation from the Congo-Brazzaville Telecommunications Regulations Authority (CTRA) visited the NCC on...
Nigeria’s Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFFund) has described the consistent contributions of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) to education in Nigeria as exemplary and worthy of emulation by other corporates. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Prof. Suleiman Elias Bogoro, and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees,...
The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) can justify the N434.5 million payment to contractors. This is contained in a statement by the Spokesperson of the CCT, Atekojo Usman on Thursday in Abuja. Usman said the tribunal, which had the sole power to adjudicate on conducts of public officers had...
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Maiduguri as part of a one-day official visit to Borno. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the presidential jet on Thursday landed at the Nigerian Air Force wing of the Maiduguri International Airport at about 11.45 a.m. The president was received...
Over 70 travellers have been reportedly kidnapped by gunmen suspected to bandits along the Kaduna-Birnin Gwari Road on Wednesday. The incident occurred around Udawa village after Buruku in Chikun Local Government Area of the state. According to an eyewitness account, the vehicles conveying the travellers, mainly traders, were attacked...
The Osun Government will continue to invest in infrastructure in rural areas for the socio-economic development and well-being of the people in the state. Gov. Gboyega Oyetola, who was represented by his Special Adviser on Civic Engagement, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, gave the assurance during a programme organised by the...
Gov. Ben Ayade declared on Thursday in Calabar that he would not privatise any of the 34 Cross River-owned companies in recognition of the choice of the people. Ayade told newsmen that while privatising the companies was the right thing to do, it was not politically correct. Few weeks...
Security has been beefed up in Maiduguri and environs as President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to visit the town. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the President would inaugurate viable projects executed by Gov. Babagana Zulum’s administration during the visit to the state. These include the Custom...
By LEKAN AGBOOLA, Ilorin – Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has laid the 2022 budget before the state parliament, with capital expenditure grabbing 55.3 percent of the fiscal plan and the remaining 44.7 percent going for recurrent expenditure. The budget which is 12.5 percent bigger than the revised budget...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Patrice Motsepe has said that the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), scheduled for next year in Cameroon, will go on as planned, ending widespread speculation that the biennial football competition could be postponed again due to COVID-19. “I’m going to be here...
Nigerian activist and co-convener of BBOG movement, Aisha Yesufu has slammed Hisbah Police for inviting the parents of newly crowned Miss Nigeria, Shatu Garko over her participation in the beauty pageant. According to Hisbah, showcasing your beauty is forbidden in Islam. Kano State Hisbah commander, Haruna Ibn Sina, speaking...
Islamic police, Kano state Hisbah board has disclosed that the parents of Shatu Garko, will be summoned for allowing her to participate in the 2021 Miss Nigeria which she emerged winner. According to Hisbah, it is anti-Islam to take part in beauty contests because it makes girls less reserved...
The Nigerian Armed Forces has just promoted a total of 235 Senior Military Officers following a meeting of the Army Council, Navy council and the Air Council respectively, held at the Ministry of Defence with the Minister of Defence, Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi (Rtd) as presiding chairman. In the exercise,...