By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Force Commander (FC), Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Maj.-Gen. Abdul-Khalifah Ibrahim, has said the fight against terrorism requires global approach by integrating various skills held by both civilians and the military. A statement by the Chief of Military Public Information for MNJTF, Col....
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Andy Uba, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Anambra, has shifted his campaign flag off at Onitsha on Saturday following upsurge in violent attacks and killings in parts of the state. In a statement he signed and made available to journalists in Awka, Uba said the postponement...
The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a $400 million dollar credit to Nigeria in additional financing, from its International Development Association (IDA), for COVID-19 vaccine acquisition. In a statement issued in Washington DC, the bank said that the fund is meant to provide upfront financing for safe...
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has said God’s plan for Nigeria will not fail, despite challenges. PFN said that, with the position of the country as the largest black nation in the world, God is interested in the unity and development of the country. The Christian body, an...
Vice President of the Apex-Igbo Association, Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief Damian Okeke-Ogene, has called on all levels of government to rebuild the security of the nation beyond its present state. Okeke-Ogene said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who sampled views of stakeholders as the...
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has called for the creation of an egalitarian Nigeria as the country is blessed with hardworking and resourceful people. Governor Wike made the call in a statement signed by Mr Kelvin Ebiri, his Special Assistant (Media), in Port Harcourt on Friday. According to him,...
Popular Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji, has urged Nigerians all over the world to be the reason people speak good about Nigeria wherever they are. The actress made the call in a post via her Instagram account while celebrating Nigeria’s Independence Day. She noted that it takes heart to be...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Cross River State Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic party (PDP), MIke Ojisi has said the party has resolved to recover its party secretariat looted by members who defected to the ruling All Progressive Party (APC). The party also resolved to recover three buses...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno Coalition for Democracy and Progress (BOCODEP) has tasked journalists to developed measures and strategic frameworks on how to effectively handle elections matters and processes as well ensure transparency and accountability in the state electoral system. The Executive Director of BOCODEP, Dr. Abubakar...
Prince Ade Ajayi Foundation (PAAF) Centre for Constitutional Literacy and Civic Education, says it has concluded translations of Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution in Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo languages. He said arrangements had been concluded to launch the translated copies. Ajayi, President of PAAF, said at a news conference in Lagos...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade has call for greater ties among the ethno-religious groups that make up the country . Governor Ayade stated this on Friday while delivering a speech to commemorate the Nigeria’s 61st Independence Anniversary held at the UJ Esuene Stadium Calabar....
BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – The Commandant General of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi has lost his father Alhaji Maaji Audi. Alhaji Audi died on Thursday September 30, 2021 after a brief illness. The late Audi, a former treasurer with Keffi Local...
Former Chairperson of the Democratic Party in the United States, Donna Brazile, is confident that democracy in Nigeria will be strengthened in the 21st century. She stated this on Friday while speaking on ‘The Power of Grassroots Mobilisation’ at The Platform’s Independence Anniversary event. The U.S. democrat based her...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared that Nigeria ‘will never fail’ as a nation despite the various challenges it is battling. It made the assertion in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, to commemorate the nation’s 61st Independence anniversary. “The PDP congratulates Nigerians on the...
Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, who led last month’s coup in Guinea, was sworn in as interim president on Friday promising to respect the West African state’s international commitments while transitioning to civilian rule. Doumbouya, who led the overthrow of president Alpha Conde on September 5, was sworn in by Supreme...
Sen. Andy Uba, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra Nov.6 governorship election says there are many reasons why his party will win the election. Uba disclosed this in Akwa while addressing APC executive members drawn from 326 political wards and 21 local government areas in...
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, has urged Nigerians not to use the proposed Fifth Generation (5G) Technology against the unity of the nation. Pantami made the appeal at the virtual, 10th edition of the Nigeria Internet Governance Forum (NIGF 2021), organised by Nigeria Internet...
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said there is no reason for Nigerians to lose hope in the country, even in the midst of challenges. Sanwo-Olu said this during a programme to mark Nigeria’s 61st Independence Anniversary celebration on Friday, at the Agege Stadium, Lagos. The governror said...
The largest search engine in the world, Google on Oct. 1, celebrated Nigeria’s 61st Independence Day anniversary with a doodle. Google celebrated Nigeria on its website with a special doodle depicting a red coloured Eagle atop an image of the national colours of Green and White. A click on...