Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has “deep empathy’’ for parents of the abducted students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, his Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, has disclosed. Mr Aruwan, in a statement issued on Friday in Kaduna, said El-Rufai was making...
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Queen Elizabeth II bids a final farewell to her late husband, Prince Philip, on Saturday, at a funeral restricted by coronavirus rules but reflecting his long life of military and public service. The ceremony behind the stately walls of Windsor Castle, west of London, will be watched by an...
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, (SAN), has urged Nigerians to stop ethnicising and politicising insecurity in the country, arguing that security threats remain a global issue. Mr. Keyamo gave the call in a brief statement shared on his official Twitter page. While making reference...
The Khadimiyya for Justice and Development Initiative (KJDI) says it has procured assorted foodstuffs for distribution to over 10,000 less privileged persons in Kebbi. Alhaji Ibrahim Abubakar-Jombali, Publicity Secretary of the NGO, made this known in a statement to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Birnin Kebbi on...
The Local Government Election in Rivers was marked by a general voter apathy during the early hours of polling even as most residents in parts of Port Harcourt remained indoors. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that armed Police personnel mounted road blocks at Mile 3, UST Roundabout...
The management of the llorin International Airport says it has put in place measures to nip any security threat in the bud. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) had on April 9 issued an alert of security threat of attacks on some airports in the country. The circular...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Anambra branch, says the prolonged nationwide strike by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) is affecting the justice system. The Chairman of the Committee of Chairmen of the eight branches of NBA in Anambra, Mr Kingsley Awuka, made the assertion in a statement...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced training of its heads of Electoral Operations across the 36 states and the FCT on modalities for the expansion of Polling Units (PUs). INEC National Commissioner, Prof. Okechukwu Ibeanu said the two -day workshop in Abuja was to build the capacity...
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has denied media reports connecting medical doctors with banditry in Zamfara State. This was contained in a statement signed in Gusau on Friday by the association’s state Chairman and Secretary, Dr Mannir Bature and Dr Remigius Nwachukwu. According to the statement: “The attention of...
The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees on Friday raised the alarm that about nine governors were diverting local government funds, in violation of the guideline issued by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit in May 2019. The union said the actions of the governors were depriving the people of...
Tge Prices of cement has increased by 67 per cent in the South East states of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A market survey conducted by NAN at various wholesale and retail shops in the zone shows that the price of...
The Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Lucky Irabor, says the presidential directive to shoot-at-sight anyone with an AK-47 rifle is very clear and must be enforced. General Irabor stated this in Asaba while addressing newsmen after a courtesy visit to Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa at Government House....
The office of the National Security Advisor (ONSA), together with the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), have funded and launched the STRIVE Juvenile project in Nigeria, to prevent and respond to violence against children by terrorist and violent extremist groups. The...
The Supreme Court on Friday set aside the disqualification of Sir Frank Ibezim as the authentic candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Dec. 5, 2020 Imo North Senatorial election. Justice Emmanuel Agim delivering a unanimous judgment held that the suit which led to Ibezim’s disqualification for...
The President of Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN), Alhaji Saleh Rabo, is dead. FTAN Public Relations Officer (North), Mr Joseph Karim, in a statement in Abuja, said that Rabo’s immediate family confirmed his passing on Friday. He said that Rabo died on Friday in his residence, Abuja...
Contingents of Team Nasarawa were ttacked by gunmen, on their way back from the recently concluded 20th National Sports Festival held in Benin City, Edo State. According to a statement by the spokesman of the Nasarawa State Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Eche Amos, the armed robbers accosted...
Kidnappers who abducted students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna State are demanding N500 million ransom and are threatening to kill the abductees if this demand is not met. This was disclosed by parents of the kidnapped students who say they are losing hope and are...
NASA has selected SpaceX to land the first astronauts on the surface of the Moon since 1972, the agency said Friday, in a huge victory for Elon Musk’s company. The contract, worth $2.9 billion, involves the prototype Starship spacecraft that is being tested at SpaceX’s south Texas facility. “Today...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto- The European and United Nations have supported Spotlight Initiative in organizing a four day workshop for Sokoto State Ministry of Justice on how best to ensure the rights of a child. The training which had in attendance Judges, Magistrates, Law Officers/Prosecutors was geared towards enlightening...
The Goveenor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has disclosed that State governments would start paying back the loans provided to them between 2015 and 2016 by the apex bank Mr. Emefiele, said the CBN granted the loans to states as budget support facilities within the period....