Nigerian Police authorities have released Daniel Ojukwu, the detained journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ). Ojukwu, who went missing with his phone numbers switched off and whereabouts unknown to colleagues until it was found out he was detained by the police, regained his freedom on Friday....
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Actress Eniola Badmus, has secured an appointment as the special adviser to the speaker of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Tanudeen Abbas, on social events and public hearings. Reacting to the news of her appointment, on Friday, May 10, some Nigerians congratulated her for her hard work which...
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan have visited Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters, as part of a three-day private visit to Nigeria. The visit, on the invitation of the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, was also in relation to the Invictus Games, an international...
President Bola Tinubu on Friday conferred the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, to mark the traditional ruler’s 90th birthday celebration. Tinubu made the announcement during the inauguration of the Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona School of Governance...
The Nigerian Army on Friday pulled out 29 Generals of the Infantry Corps who retired from active military service. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that out of the 29 retired infantry officers pulled out of active service at the Jaji Military Cantonment in Kaduna State, 19...
Margaret Thatcher, the British prime minister from 1979 to 1990, once declared that “no nation ever grew more prosperous by taxing its citizens beyond their capacity to pay.” The reasoning goes that taxing people more than they can afford to pay will only make the economy worse since...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, who was in New York on Thursday, visited the UN Deputy Secretary-General (DSG), Amina J. Mohammed. During the visit, Zulum held a closed-door meeting with the Deputy Secretary-General and a few officials. Governor Zulum was at the...
A former Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Mr Francis Okiye, on Friday resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Okiye said this in a letter addressed to Ward three PDP Chairman, Arue-Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area of Edo on Friday in Benin....
A former President of Nigeria, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, has called for the recalibration of the nation’s educational system to focus more on technology and innovation. Jonathan made the call during the Founder’s Day Colloquium to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Igbinedion University, established on May 10, 1999, as...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has arrested 39 suspected Internet fraudsters at different locations within Benin City. A statement posted on the Commission’s X handle on Friday, said the suspects were arrested on Wednesday,...
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has so far captured over 107.3 million persons in the ongoing National Identity Number (NIN) enrollment. The Director-General, NIMC, Mrs Abisoye Coker-Odusote said this at the Maiden Media Interactive Session of the Commission on Friday in Abuja. Coker-Odusote said there was need...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla, has explained the circumstances leading to the arrest of a vessel, MV BLU-SHARK with IMO number 8767783 on May 6, 2024. A statement issued in Abuja on Friday from the Naval...
Eight elite Nigeria Navy warships have left the country’s waters to join in a global joint naval operation aimed at combating sea piracy in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG). Nigeria’s Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Emmanual Ogalla, revealed this to journalists on Friday during the flag-off of...
Rep Achado wants investigation into procurement process for Lagos–Calabar coastal road, rail project
Rep Achado wants investigation into procurement process for Lagos–Calabar coastal road, rail project
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – A member of the House of Representatives for Gwer East/Gwer West Federal Constituency, Dr. Asema Achado, has called for urgent investigation into the procurement process for the Federal Ministry of Works’ awarded contract for the construction and delivery of the 700km Lagos-Calabar...
The Kogi State Government on Friday deployed security operatives and hundreds of local hunters into the bush on the trail of bandits that invaded and abducted university students Thursday night. The invaders had abducted an unspecified number of students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTEC), Osara,...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – A total of 48 patients have undergone surgeries for fibroid in the on-going Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC), Free Health Medical Outreach holding at the General Hospital Otu Jeremi, in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. Speaking at the week-long free...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The House of Representatives on Friday said it lost one of its members, Rep. Isa Dogonyaro( APC-Jigawa) after a brief illness. The Chairman House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Rep. Akin Rotimi, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja....
Chad’s state election body said interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby had won the May 6 presidential election outright with over 61 per cent of the vote, citing provisional results, even as his main challenger declared himself the winner. Chad’s junta has become the first of the coup-hit...
‘Up NEPA’, a documentary that chronicles the lingering challenges of electricity supply in Nigeria has premiered in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that filmmakers, industry stakeholders, representatives of relevant institutions and electricity consumers were present at the screening of the film...
Senator Sunday Katung (PDP-Kaduna South) has called for open trial of bandits unleashing mayhem on innocent citizens in the country. Katung made the call when he visited Ambe community in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State to condole them over last Sunday’s attack on the community, during...