By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government in collaboration with Grassroots Reseat Association (GRA) have launched a Nigerian Gender-Based Survivors Network, alongside a tree planting campaign. in the state. The State Commissioner of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hon. Zuwaira Gambo in her address during a one-day...
Bode
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Nigerian Super Eagles and Ligue 1 Club Nice forward, Terem Moffi, presented a customized OGC Nice football club jersey to the Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey. The presentation took place on Thursday, May 30th, 2024, at the...
An Osun Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ile-Ife, on Friday remanded a 25-year-old man, Adebisi Kola, for allegedly beating a woman to death. The police charged Kola with assault and homicide. Magistrate Kikelomo Adebayo did not take Kola’s plea on grounds that his court lacked the jurisdiction to hear...
Prof. Gabriel Omotoso of the Department of Anatomy, University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), says one in every 10 Nigerians smokes tobacco daily. Omotoso made the submission in Ilorin during his paper presentation at the 259th Inaugural Lecture of the university entitled: “White Matter Matters in the Search for...
The Kano State Police Command has urged residents to ignore false information circulating on social media that Alhaji Aminu Bayero, the 15th Emir would lead the Friday prayers at the Central Mosque. The Commissioner of Police, Usaini Gumel, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview...
Renowned music sensation, Daniel Anidugbe, a.k.a Kizz Daniel, has released his latest single, ‘Double’, a heartfelt dedication to his wife, Marian Marian stars as the vixen in the accompanying music video. The Chief Executive Officer of Artmatazz Media, a media company to the superstar, Christian Agadibe, made this...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has notified all customers with outstanding bills to settle their accounts immediately to avoid service disruption. To this end, customers who are yet to settle their outstanding bills within the next 72 hours, by Monday, June 3,...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, admitted Mrs Chioma Okoli to N5 million bail with two sureties in like sum over allegations bordering on her online commentary on Erisco Foods Limited’s tomato paste. Justice Peter Lifu, in a ruling, agreed with the arguments of the defendant’s lawyer,...
Niger State Government has slashed the tuition fees of its university of education (Abdulkadir Kure University) by 50 per cent, toward reducing the burden of fuel subsidy removal on the students and their parents. This is contained in a statement signed by Prof Muhammed Yahaya-Kuta, Pro-chancellor of the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has appealed to state governments to prioritize the needs of local communities by ensuring accountability and effectiveness in the administration of local governments. The President made these remarks on Thursday at a meeting with the leadership of Arewa Consultative...
The office of the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police has dragged a lawyer, Everestus Ugwuowo and three others to court over allegation of defrauding a woman of N29 million and forging documents to sell a house in Abuja. In the amended charge number: FHC/ABJ/CR/121/2018 presently before Justice Obiora Egwuatu...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is committed to driving the country’s digital economy and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda forward by integrating its Key Strategic Focus Areas into its regulatory framework, ultimately aiming to propel the growth and development of Nigeria’s...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has commissioned the newly completed 15km Garaku-Gurku-Dari Road in Kokona Local Government Area, built at the cost of N3, 670, 311, 759. 22. Governor Sule commissioned the road on Thursday, as part of occasion to mark his one...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos- Plateau State Governor, Barr. Caleb Mutfwang, has emphasized the importance of collaboration for successful farming, highlighting agriculture’s strategic role in the state’s economy. Governor Mutfwang reaffirmed the government’s commitment to supporting farmers with high-quality seeds to ensure sustainable agricultural growth and food security. Represented...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 30-year old suspect who allegedly masterminded the killing of six corps members during the 2011 post election violence. The suspect, according to the Police, led a group of youth who were armed with dangerous weapons to...
The Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, has said that most people he helped to power during the 2023 general elections now avoid him. Umahi said this in Abakaliki on Thursday while speaking with newsmen. The minister said that even National Assembly members who he helped to...
Hearing in the plea bargain application filed by the convicted kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike (a.k.a Evans), could not proceed on Thursday due to the absence of the legal advice. Evans and his co-defendant, Joseph Emeka, had filed the application before a Lagos High Court, sitting at Tafawa Balewa...
Police in Bauchi State have arrested a 49-year old father accused of attempting to sell his 5-year old daughter for N1.5 million. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Auwal Muhammad, disclosed this on Thursday in Bauchi at a news conference. Muhammad said the suspect, who claimed to...
The South East Governors’ Forum has condemned Thursday morning attack which left two Soldiers dead at a check point at Aba in Abia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the attack, which occurred at Obikabia junction in Aba, was reportedly carried out by suspected members of...