Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, says his administration will stop at nothing to defend the former Governor of the state, Dr. Peter Odili and members of the family. The Governor said this during a thanksgiving service on Sunday organised by the new Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has dismissed reports published by online newspaper, SaharaReporters, which accused the agency of malpractices in the conduct of staff promotion exercise and non-publication of disbursement of funds on its website. A statement signed by Mr Abdulmumin Oniyangi –...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Deputy Speaker, Borno State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon.Engr Abddullahi Musa Askira has sympathized with the people of his constituency, Askira Emirate who are mourning the brutal killing of Brigadier General D. K. Zirkushu, the Commander of 28 Task Force Brigade in Chibok...
Some political and religious leaders from Kano State have assured Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi of their support in the upcoming 2023 general elections. The leaders told Bello in Abuja on Sunday that they have seen him a capable hand to fix Nigeria. The group pledged their loyalty when...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday arrived Durban, South Africa, from Paris as part of his ongoing socio-economic diplomatic missions aimed at enhancing security and economic transformation of the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigerian leader is in Durban at the special invitation of President...
The Keffi Old Boys Association (KOBA), 1991 set, on Sunday, donated 100 mattresses and 50 double bunk school beds to their Alma Mater, to address some of the institution’s infrastructural deficits. Mr Gyangson Choji, Chairman, “91 Set Project Committee”, while presenting the materials to the Principal of the School,...
Former EFCC boss, Mrs Farida Waziri, on Sunday in Paris recounted how excited she was when “Bendel Gari’’ was sent to her in Abuja from Warri in Delta by rail. Waziri, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said President Muhammadu Buhari deserved commendation for making the...
The Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), on Sunday gave the assurance that a new and acceptable revenue formula that will tackle new development realities in the country will be in place. Chief Elias Mbam, the Commission’s Chairman, gave the reassurance in an interview with the News Agency...
BY OLA MUDOPE, Aboekuta – Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two suspected ritualists with a fresh human head. The police spokesman, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi identified the suspects as 32-year-old Monday Karezu and 44-year-old Anagonou Kamelan, adding that they were nabbed on November 3 after a...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has petitioned the United Nations over what it describes as a vicious assault on Justice Mary Odili. SERAP specifically urged Mr. Diego García-Sayán, the UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, to “put pressure...
Good news trickling in suggests that Nigeria’s music duo, Paul And Peter Okoye are currently on the path of reconciliation after they parted ways some years ago. You could recall that the two brothers have been at each other’s throats since they disbanded their music group and decided to...
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has said that his administration would launch its e-governance platform before the end of the year. Governor Obaseki disclosed this during the opening ceremony of the 2021 Alaghodaro summit with the theme “Edo of our dreams: Building a sustainable future.” According to him, “Edo...
Mr Edwin Akpam, an Ethnographer, on Sunday, stressed the need to use carbon dating to authenticate the stolen Benin bronze artefacts billed to be repatriated by Britain to Nigeria. Carbon dating is the determination of the age of material by means of its content of carbon 14. Akpam, Assistant...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Federal Government has resolved to engage venture capitalists, stakeholders and entrepreneurs to boost innovations in the country. The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, stated this in a statement issued by Jesephine Ademu, Head, Press and Public Relations of the...
As the international community celebrates World Diabetes Day (WDD) today, it is important to know what the ailment is all about and take necessary precautions. The UN has designated Nov. 14 of every year as WDD to raise awareness about diabetes as a global public health issue and what...
The Federal Government has described the allegation by Global Advocates for Terrorism Eradication (GATE) that its officials are sponsors of terrorism, as a disgusting distraction. This is contained in a statement on Sunday by the Minister of Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. Mohammed said that the...
A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Lawal Usman, has said the party must zone its presidential ticket to the North for 2023 general elections for strategic reasons. Usman, popularly called ‘Mr LA’, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) in...
Alhaji Lawal Usman, a Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State, has advised the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to stop its current violent campaign in the South East. Usman, popularly called ‘Mr LA’ told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Zaria that...
By Lekàn Agboola, Ilorin – Managing Director of Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPADEC), Alh. Abubakar Yelwa has lamented on the late passage of HYPADEC Bill saying that it is the reason why the people of the areas are still suffering. Speaking in Ilorin the Kwara State capital...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Gombe – Last week’s clash in Gombe State which claimed lives and property worth millions of naira has received empathy from far and near from concerned citizens of the state within and outside, especially, the Tangale Waja Pastors and stakeholders, all in an effort to resolve...