The Rivers State Government has said it would flag off the construction of N80billion Elele-Omoku road during the 20-day activities to mark Gov. Siminalayi Fubara’s one year in office. The Secretary to the State Government, Dr Tammy Danagogo, made this known on Tuesday during an interactive session with...
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25,318 suspected cases of monkey pox, including 1,204 deaths, have been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since the declaration of monkey pox outbreak in December 2022. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday. According to the latest report, the outbreak, which was declared...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke on Tuesday flagged off N14.9 billion flyover bridge at Lagere junction in Ile-Ife. Governor Adeleke, during the ceremony said that the project would be completed within 12 months. The governor said that the location of the project was justified on the ground of...
The Police Command in Rivers has announced the arrest of a gang allegedly specialised in kidnapping and raping young women in the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, told journalists in Port Harcourt on Tuesday that the gang kidnapped and molested one Ogechi, 28, in Elele, Ikwerre...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has condoled with Malam Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser, over the passing of his brother, Salihu Ribadu. The Salihu Ribadu died on Sunday in Yola, Adamawa. This is contained in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the...
The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), has said it would award 12, 526 students with first Degree certificates during its 52nd Convocation Ceremony holding on May 10 and 11 at Nsukka Campus. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Charles Igwe disclosed this during a pre convocation press briefing held at the...
By MARY RONKE, Minna – Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago has commiserated with former Governor Mua’zu Babangida-Aliyu, over the demise of his mother, Hajiya Jamila Aliyu. Governor Bago in a condolence message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, described the deceased as a great woman who was...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Nigerian football Federation (NFF) has said the men football teams would commence hostilities at the 2024 President Federation Cup in the Round of 32 matches from May 22. The Head of Communications, NFF, Ademola Olajire, said in a statement on Tuesday, that a total...
The Plateau State Government has settled five years clothing allowance for solicitors in the state Ministry of Justice. The state Commissioner for Justice, Mr Philemon Dafi, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, said the payment was for 2018 to 2023. Dafi said...
No fewer than half of the 35.5 million population of Persons With Disabilities (PWD) across the country, require basic education to meet up with their counterpart across the globe. The Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), James Lalu, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja. Lalu...
The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has said that President Bola Tinubu administration is moving closer to completing the first phase of the Presidential Power initiative (PPI) which will add 2,000 megawatts to the power grid and set the country on the path to efficient power supply. This, according...
A pro-democracy movement, The Democratic Front (TDF), has commended governors of states in the South South region for throwing their weight behind the ongoing construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. This, it said, is in spite of the fact that the majority of the governors have a political affiliation,...
Shell exclusively paid a total of $1.09 billion in corporate taxes and royalties to the Government of Nigeria last year through the operations of The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC) and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company of Nigeria Ltd (SNEPCo.) The figures, announced in the...
Rivers APC orders immediate impeachment of Gov Fubara The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has ordered its members in the state House of Assembly to commence impeachment process against Governor Siminalayi Fubara. APC’s impeachment call is coming barely 24 hours after Governor Fubara said the...
The Army Day Secondary School Bori Camp Port Harcourt Class of 1994 Old Boys Association (aka The Golden Set) made history on Saturday, 5th May, 2024, by inaugurating its first female commanding officer, Mrs. Winifred Yongosi to pilot the affairs of the association for the next two years. ...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has urged President Bola Tinubu to immediately direct the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to withdraw the cybersecurity levy on Nigerians as it patently violates the provisions of the Nigerian Constitution 1999 [as amended] and the country’s...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – As the nationwide supply and distribution of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, continue to improve, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has once again called on motorists to shun panic buying of the product. This is contained in a statement...
A 16-year old boy, on Tuesday, told an FCT High Court in Zuba that he was given N880,000 cash by Mr Emmanuel Olorunlaye, in Alliance Hospital, Abuja, after his kidney was removed. The teenager made this known while being led in evidence by the prosecuting counsel, Hassan Tahir....
An adventurer, Adjarho Obaro, popularly called “World Wrapper Man”, has said his decision to embark on running across the nation and other countries is to promote tourism and humanity. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Obaro is a multiple marathoner and he is known as the...
A group, Concerned Ijaw Citizens, has urged President Bola Tinubu to ignore calls to revoke the oil pipelines surveillance contract awarded to Tantita Security Services Ltd ,an outfit owned by Mr Government Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo). The Coordinator of the group, Chief Manager Seigha, made the call in an...