The former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Charles Soludo has declared his interest that he would be running on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for the forth coming 2021 Anambra Gubernatorial Election. Declaring his ambition on Thursday in Awka, he said he had been...
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Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have reportedly killed seven persons, including farmers at Ugboke, Oshodi, Okokodo, Ariyan and Yoruba Camp in Ovia North-East LGA of the state on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the PPRO of the State Command, Chidi Nwabuzor, confirmed the incident and said all efforts were being made to...
The House of Representatives is considering a law on full disclosure on crude oil revenue collections by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and all its subsidiaries in ordr to enhance transparency and accountability. The Committee on Public Accounts on Thursday said this while grilling the Chief Executive Officers...
Gradually, but steadily, the storm begins to gather. The firmament becomes misty and cloudy. The ship begins to drift, moving to no particular direction. People no longer see beyond their nose. No one trusts the other. Anxiety begins to mount, Tension grips the land. Uncertainty envelopes the atmosphere. Everybody...
A former Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Abdullahi Dikko, is dead. Dikko, an indigene of Katsina State led the NCS from 2009 to 2015. Mr Dikko was born in 1960 in Musawa Local Government Area of Katsina State. He joined the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in 1988. He...
Operatives of the Abuja Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Have uncovered yet another underworld ‘academy’ for the grooming of internet fraudsters. The ‘academy’ located in Arab Contractors Area of Mpape Hills, a suburb of Abuja, was discovered when operatives, acting on intelligence, stormed the...
Second Republic Lawmaker representing Kano, Dr. Junaid Mohammed is dead. The deceased son, Suleiman who confirmed the death, said Junaid died on Thursday night at the age of 73 after a brief illness which lasted for three days. His burial will be announced by the family. Minister of Investment...
The Biden administration is pledging some 4 billion Dollars to a coronavirus vaccination programme for poorer countries, US officials say. The officials said on Thursday that half of the money would be made available this year in hopes of prying loose bigger donations from other rich governments around the...
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC has expressed displeasure over what it described as a deliberate refusal of some states government to implement the new national minimum wage signed into law since 2018. To this end, the National Executive Council of NLC has directed all states NLC councils where the...
The number of confirmed cases of the Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) has reached six, with two people having died, the health minister of the North Kivu province said. The new outbreak of Ebola started in DR Congo in early February. “Today...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it has brought a high level of sanity on Nigerian roads since its inception 33 years ago. The FRSC Lagos State Sector Commander, Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide, made the assertion on Thursday during the first Quarter Capacity Building Workshop for FRSC Desk Officers...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Rivers, has provided clarification on the expansion of access to polling units before the 2023 general election. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Mr Obo Effanga, gave the clarification in a statement issued by the Public Affairs Officer, Mrs...
By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja – The Nigeria Police Force has begun aerial search for rescue of kidnapped students, teachers, and other staff of Government Science College, Kagara. This is coming on the heels of the latest attack on some communities in Shiroro LGA of Niger State by gunmen, who...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says Nigeria’s GDP grew by 0.11 per cent in Quarter Four (Q4) 2020, from the 6.11 per cent contraction in Q3, signaling a gradual recovery from recession. The NBS said this in the Nigerian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Report (Q4 and Full Year...
The Niger State House of Assembly is set to amend relevant laws to ensure stiffer penalty for kidnappers and cattle rustlers. The resolution was reached after a motion of urgent public importance by the member representing Chanchaga Constituency, Alhaji Malik Bosso over increased cases of insecurity in the state....
Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, presided over by Justice Adenike Akinpelu has sentenced a 28-year old Electrician, Oyeniran Olamilekan, to six months imprisonment over offences bordering on internet fraud. Oyeniran was arraigned before the Court on one count charge by the Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr Ahmed Audi as the new Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) following the retirement from the service of Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu. This was contained in a statement by the Director (Press & Public Relations) in the...
No fewer than four persons, including an infant, died on Thursday in an accident involving a mini truck and a bus on Asaba-Ibusa -Warri road, Delta. Mr Uchechukwu Wihioka, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the area confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Thursday closed its case in the ongoing alleged N1.4billion fraud trial of an embattled former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President, Mr Paul Usoro, SAN. EFCC Counsel Mr Uduak Kufre told Justice Rilwan Aikawa of the Federal High Court in Lagos that the...
The Nasarawa State Police Command says it has identified strategic spots prone to attacks by bandits and other criminal activities across the state for aggressive and surveillance operations. The Commissioner of Police Mr. Bola Longe stated this during the relaunch of the Nigeria Police Force ‘Operation Puff Adder 2’...