The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has ordered full-scale investigations into the circumstances surrounding the attack and reported attempt on the life of the Executive Governor of Benue State, His Excellency, Samuel Ortom, at his farm in the outskirts of Makurdi, the State Capital, on Saturday, 20th March...
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BY ADAKOLE DANSARKI, Sokoto- The Sokoto State Governor, Alhaji Amimu Tambuwal has assured that the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) is at its last lap of disintegrarion. Alhaji Tambuwal, who is a PDP Governor disclosed this on Sunday during the Eastern Senatorial District Local Government campaign flag off held...
The rumour has been around for some years now like a highly odoriferous fart, that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) wants to zone the 2023 presidential ticket to the North in clear breach of its Constitution, Manifesto, and convention. In my article entitled “PDP, Ndigbo, and 2023 Presidency Zoning”...
Irked by the assassination attempt on Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State , former President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has tasked security operatives to step up to the challenges of securing lives and property to avoid the consequences of a resort to self help. Senator Mark who...
Australia’s most populous state of New South Wales on Sunday issued more evacuation orders following the worst flooding in decades. The New South Wales State Emergency Services responded to 640 calls for help on Saturday night, including 66 for flood rescues. New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said that...
The Nigeria Governor’s Forum (NGF) says the news of the broad daylight attempt to cut short the life of the Governor of Benue State, Dr. Samuel Ortom, is shocking and a rude awakening. In a statement on Sunday, The NGF empathized with the governor and the people of Benue...
The Youth Orientation for Development (YOD), a Non-Governmental Organisation of the UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). says it is concerned over the dearth of study of poetry in Nigerian primary and secondary schools. President of the group, Emmanuel Ejiogu, raised the concern in Port Harcourt on Saturday...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan and Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila over “their failure to probe, and to refer to appropriate anti-corruption agencies allegations that N4.4bn of public money budgeted for the National Assembly is missing,...
The Federal Government says the country’s livestock sector has a huge economic potential worth over N33 trillion that should be explored and harnessed. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Nanono, made this known while exchanging views with journalists on Saturday in Abuja. Alhaji Nanono said that...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has advised Nigerians to ensure the Astrazeneca vaccine being administered on them had the original label. The agency said the warning was imperative to ensure people did not risk being vaccinated with fake Astrazeneca vaccine. The position of...
The Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board (Kaduna SUBEB) has begun the construction of 851 classrooms across the state under the 2017 to 2019 Universal Basic Education Commission and SUBEB intervention projects. The board’s Permanent Member, Physical and Project Monitoring, Mr Mohammed Mubarak, who disclosed in an interview with...
The Conservator General of the National Park Service, Mr Ibrahim Goni, has called on state governors to ensure effective monitoring of forests in their domains to check the activities of bandits and kidnappers. Mr. Goni told newsmen in Sunday that bandits and kidnappers were taking advantage of ungoverned forests...
—Pledges support for Vandeikya Football Council— The Ter Kunav, HRH, Chief Nyiyongu Achiaku has received in his Royal Palace a delegation from the Vandeikya Local Government Football Council (LGFC) led by the Chairman, Mr. Robert Terlumun Akpenpuun. In a statement signed by The Head, Media & Publicity, Vandeikya LGFC,...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 112 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 161,651 As at Saturday (20th, March 2021), the public health agency recorded 3 COVID-19-related deaths, leaving the total fatalities in...
…plan to summon Olonisakin, Buratai, others for questioning The House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee on the Need to Review the Purchase, Use and Control of Arms, Ammunition and Related Hardware by Military, Paramilitary and Other Law Enforcement Agencies in Nigeria has invited the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu;...
Singer Burna Boy has taken a swipe at his detractors just days after he won an award at the 63rd Grammy Awards. Burna Boy won the Best Global Music Album category with his Twice As Tall album, beating Antibalas (FU Chronicles), Bebel Gilberto (Agora), Anoushka Shankar (Love Letters), and...
Manchester City’s quest for an unprecedented quadruple of trophies remains intact after seeing off Everton 2-0 to reach the FA Cup semi-finals on Saturday as Southampton also booked their place in the last four. City were far from their flowing best at Goodison Park after Pep Guardiola made six...
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has reacted to the attack on his Benue counterpart, Samuel Ortom, on Saturday. Governor Ortom was attacked earlier on Saturday by suspected herdsmen while visiting a farm in Makurdi. But his security detail was able to repel them. Mr. Ortom said he ran for...