The Delta State Government has asked the Federal Government to return the £4.2 million James Ibori loot being repatriated to Nigeria by the United Kingdom to the state. Governor Ifeanyi Okowa believes that since the money was stolen from the state, it would only be just to return the...
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Yesterday we wrote on the dilapidated 100 kilometers Enugu-Onitsha Road, which Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, said the Federal Executive Council last week approved the sum of N8.6 billion for the completion of 22 kilometers part of the road. Below are reactions from some readers on our...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday said it has registered 96 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 162,178. As at Wednesday (24th, March 2021), the public health agency recorded no COVID-19-related deaths, leaving...
Troops of Operation Thunder Strike (OPTS) have killed two suspected bandits and destroyed many bandits’ camps in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan confirmed the development in a statement issued on Wednesday in Kaduna. “Troops under the...
Here are more Day 5 results in the qualifiers for the 2021 African Nations Cup (AFCON), played Wednesday. Group AGuinea 1-0 MaliChad vs Namibia – cancelled as Chad is disqualifiedNote – Mali and Guinea have qualified for Cameroon 2022. Mali were awarded their Day 6 match and qualified with...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N82 billion for the completion of infrastructure projects in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Rehabilitation of the Federal Secretariat, Abuja is also included in the project. The Minister of the FCT, Malam Muhammed Bello, made the announcement while briefing State House correspondents...
A 500-level student of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Adebowale Abiola, has been jailed for one year by Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Lagos State Special Offences Court over $104,500 fraud. Abiola was arrested after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission received a report on...
Four suspects have been arraigned before the Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State, for allegedly importing foreign rice into the country without paying the approved import duties. The Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun Area Command 1, on Tuesday, arraigned the four defendants: Azeez Zonu, Ebenezer Adeyemi, Adeniyi Olalekan...
There was wild jubilation by some residents of Maiduguri town following the restoration of electricity on Wednesday evening after two months of total blackout. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the two months blackout was caused by the destruction of some of the towers supplying electricity to...
By RICHARD ABU, NASARAWA- As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility program, the management of Divine Jubilation College of Health Technology, Masaka, Nasarawa State, said it has been going round Masaka and its environs to sensitize residents and market women on the need to observe Covid-19 prevention guidelines. The...
In a bid to boost agricultural productivity in the North-East, The Federal Government said it would distribute free liquid fertilizers to Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa State for this year’s farming season. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Hajia Sa’adiyya Faruk, who disclosed this to newsmen...
Gunmen suspected to be bandis have reportedly invaded the low cost area in Kaura Namoda, killing two staff of the Federal Polytechnic Zamfara State. It was learnt that the victim identified as Usama Nazifi, 37 years old and Bashiru Muhammad, 39 years old, have been buried in accordance with...
Kremlin-linked businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin has written to the FBI demanding that it remove him from its wanted list, calling it a violation of human rights principles, his company said on Wednesday. The FBI last month offered a $250,000 (210,000-euro) reward for Prigozhin, who was indicted by the United States...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja -The Governing Board of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) met at its Meeting of 22nd March, 2021 and decided that the the registration for Unified Matriculation Tertiary Matriculation examination and Direct Entry will start on 8th April and end on 15th may 2021...
By TENEBE ANTHONIA, Lagos- The Management of Flour Mills of Nigeria (FMN) Plc leveraged Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group) Plc’s Facts Behind the Sustainability Report to present its first standalone sustainability report to the capital market community on Wednesday 24 March 2021. The Group Managing Director, FMN Plc, Mr....
By TENEBE ANTHONIA, Lagos- A year ago, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) made the bold move to activate its business continuity plan which saw the transition to remote trading in support of the fight against COVID-19. Exactly 365 days later, NSE continues to maintain seamless trading and business operations...
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu have announced a donation of the sum of N50 million to victims of the Katsina Central Market fire. Tinubu made the announcement on Wednesday during a condolence visit to the Katsina State...
The House of Representatives has mandated its committee on Petroleum Resources Downstream to organise an investigative hearing to ascertain the true state of the Port Harcourt refinery which the Federal Government has approved the sum of $1.5billion for the rehabilitation. The House also mandated the committee to carry out...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to include Tuberculosis (TB) in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) package. The call was sequel to unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Benjamin Kalu (APC-Abia) at the plenary in Abuja. The lawmakers said that the call became...
A middle-aged man, Joseph Manya, on Wednesday prayed a Customary Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, to dissolve his marriage, accusing his wife of denying him sex. Manya also told the court that his wife, Patience, had stopped taking good care of the home and their four children. “My wife...