ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has said he would decide on whether to run for the 2023 presidential election or not within the next three weeks. He said that before he makes his decision public, he would have consulted widely among various groups he...
Bode
By Yusufu Idegu, Jos The leadership of he Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government Owned Companies (SSACGOC) and Amalgamated Union Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Employees (AUPCTRE) have showered encomium on the Director General and Chief Executive of the Industrial Training Fund, (ITF), Sir Joseph...
By OOREOFEOLUWA KALEJAIYE, Lagos – Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (“ETI”), the Lomé based parent company of the Ecobank Group was hosted today by the London Stock Exchange for a market opening virtual ceremony to celebrate the successful listing of the Tier 2 Sustainability Notes on the London Stock Exchange (LSE)...
The reported death in South Africa of 30-year-old Nigerian identified as Stanley Igw a native of Amandugba Village, Isu Local Government Area of Imo State, who was allegedly, killed on June 6, 2021, by some police officers in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa has again, dispatched conflicting but vital...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Wednesday said that the result of the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) would be released on June 23. The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede,who disclosed this during a press briefing in Enugu, said he had...
Nasarawa governor’s wife, Hajiya Silifat Sule, has restated her commitment to enhancing the welfare of widows and the vulnerable in the state. Sule gave the commitment in a statement issued by her media aide, Lamino Ishaq, on the commemoration of the 2021 International Widows Day, usually celebrated on June...
The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP), on Wednesday warned of the starvation in Madagascar, while calling on the international community to come to the island’s aid. The Executive director David Beasley said in a statement while visiting the region that thousands of people were on the brink of...
An 18-year-old electrician, Victor Ogunleye, on Wednesday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly robbing a man of valuables worth N5.7 million The defendant, whose residential address is unknown, appeared before Magistrate A.S. Odusanya on a two-count charge of conspiracy and armed robbery. Ogunleye, however, denied committing the...
The Federal Government has disbursed more than N60 million to farmers under its incubators/incubatees model programme. The State IFAD/LIFE-ND Project Manager, Mr Adewale Ademola made this known on Wednesday during disbursement of the fund to young farmers in Akure. The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), International Fund for Agricultural...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Comptroller, Nigeria Customs Service in charge of Federal Operations United (FOU) Zone B, Bashir Hamisu has affirmed that achieving successes against enemies of the country requires robust collaboration between all the security agencies. Comptroller Hamisu stated this during a courtesy visit to Sokoto...
Four members of the Saudi hit squad that killed US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 had received paramilitary training in the United States that had been approved by the State Department, The New Times have revealed. Khashoggi, a Saudi-born US resident who wrote for the Washington Post, was an...
US Justice Department said Wednesday it had seized 33 Iranian government-controlled media websites, as well as three of the Iraqi group Kataeb Hezbollah, which it said were hosted on US-owned domains in violation of sanctions. Visitors to leading Iranian media sites like Press TV and Al-Alam, the country’s main...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – No fewer than 10 members of the same family died after consuming a local herb mixture purported to be the cure for foot infection, ,The Kwara State Police Command have said. The police spokesman, SP. Ajayi Okasanmi, confirmed the incident in a statement on...
The Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday, fixed July 2 for adoption of all processes filed by parties in a suit by former Abia Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, seeking to stop his retrial. The court had in February granted Kalu leave to challenge the legality of the retrial. At...
President Muhammadu Buhari is presiding over a virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) at the conference hall of the First Lady’s office, State House, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ministers of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige; Defence, rtd Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi and...
The Federal Government has presented a letter of credence to the immediate past Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt. Gen Tukur Buratai (rtd) as Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to the Benin Republic. Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama handed over the letter to the former army chief in Abuja on Tuesday....
Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, the Vice-Chancellor, University of Abuja, has appealed to the Federal Government to assist the University in strengthening its agricultural programmes. University of Abuja and Mr Mohammed Nanono, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, during a visit by the university management team to the Minister, in Abuja....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) Kano has presented two of its authored and published free books for the public, which centered on corruption and hate speeches. The Borno State Coordinator of the CITAD, Dr Hassana Ibrahim Waziri said following the increasing...