In the history of party politics in Nigeria, there has been a challenge between national outlook and ethnic identity. In the First Republic, it was quite easy to identify the major political parties with certain regions of the country and the dominant ethnic group therein. Thus, it was crystal...
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By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Gunmen suspected to be bandits have reportedly kidnapped The Emir of Bungudu, Hassan Attahiru. His Royal Highness, Hassan Attahiru is the Paramount ruler of Bungudu Emirates in Zamfara State. It was learnt that the Zamfara first class chief was abducted while traveling along Kaduna...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Cross River State Government has released a new health guideline on COVID-19 testing which is intended to provide protection for the health workers, patients as well as aid early detection of suspected cases, thus reducing spread and saving lives in the communities. The state’s...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade has expressed excitement following the commencement of production of chocolate bars at the Ikom Cocoa Processing Factory. The cocoa processing factory is one of the several agro-alied factories established by the Ayade-led administration as part of its agricultural revolution....
Substitute Jordan Siebatcheu struck with the last kick of the game as Swiss side Young Boys claimed a sensational 2-1 Champions League win over 10-man Manchester United on Tuesday after Cristiano Ronaldo had earlier opened the scoring. USA striker Siebatcheu pounced on Jesse Lingard’s short back-pass to tuck the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has assured that the Federal Capital Territory would continue to serve as home to all corps members posted to the nation’s capital for the one year mandatory youth service scheme. The minister gave this assurance on...
The authorities of the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) are allegedly selling job opportunities at the institution to prospective buyers at mind-boggling sums, PRNigeria has gathered. Government contractors, it was also gathered, are the ones influencing the appointments apart from nominations from top public functionaries at federal and the state...
Ex-terrorists’ Commander, Adamu Rugurugu has said that top leaders of the Boko Haram group were always fond of dispatching ‘low-ranking’ Commanders like him and fighters of the sect, to the battlefield to be killed by Nigerian military troops. But they (the overbearing Leaders) themselves hide from troops onslaughts in...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, has called for the establishment of world-class Halal Trade/Marketing Center to enhance local producers’ access to the multi-billion Naira trade. The halal business concept is valued about three-billion-dollar Islamic...
One hundred and fourteen out of 240 inmates who escaped from the Kabba Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kogi State have been recaptured. Heavily armed gunmen stormed the facility late on Sunday, freeing scores of inmates. It was unclear who the gunmen were but criminal gangs have terrorised central...
“CAF is of the view that at this stage, what is most important is for the discussions and deliberations to continue taking place in an open-minded manner. Confederation of African Football (CAF) President, Patrice Motsepe, says discussions around hosting the World Cup every two years should continue “in an...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari rejoices with consummate author, journalist, poet, essayist, photographer, and Pan-Africanist, Lindsay Barrett, as he turns 80 September 15, 2021. Jamaica-born Barrett took on Nigerian citizenship in the 1980s, and the President recalls meeting him at the war front in 1968, while...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has said the ongoing efforts to reduce poverty in the country continue to grow, with 1.6 million poor and vulnerable households, comprising more than 8 million individuals currently benefiting from the Conditional Cash Transfer program, while N300 billion has been disbursed...
Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, in recent years always gets the denigration when the economy dithers. It’s becoming a pattern. And the man in the maelstrom of deprecation is usually Mr. Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of the apex bank. An inquisition on the serial attacks shows that they are...
President Muhammadu Buhari has sought approval of Senate for external loan as addendum to the 2018 to 2021 Federal Government’s external borrowing plan. Buhari’s request was contained in a letter addressed to President of Senate Ahmad Lawan and read at plenary on Tuesday. Buhari in the letter said the...
Vehicular movement was disrupted at Ugbowo section of Benin-Ore highway as students of University of Benin protested the alleged imposition of N20,000 late registration charge by the institution. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the students mounted road block at the entrance of the university’s main campus...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 27 suspected illegal oil in Port Harcourt. EFCC’s spokesman, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, said in a statement on Tuesday that the suspects were arrested during a raid on their hideout in Ahoada. “The 27 individuals were arrested on Sept. 10 at...
Pastor David Yonggi Cho, a cofounder of the Yoido Full Gospel Church (Assemblies of God) in South Korea is dead. The popular minister of the gospel died on Tuesday morning at the age of 85 after battling with complications from a stroke. Prior to the emergence of Glory Dome...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday in Abuja adjourned plenary until Sept. 15, sequel to the death of one of its members, Rep. Adedayo Omolafe. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Omolafe, until his demise, represented Akure South and Akure North of Ondo State in the House...
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, has expressed optimism in “flushing out unrepentant bad eggs” from the state. He said this in a Facebook post after meeting Air Vice-Marshal Frank Okpara. Recalled that there had been agitations for an Indigenous People of Biafra across South-East, including Imo State. Since the...