By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has donated six Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV) to the Benue State Judiciary for enhanced performance. Governor Alia, who made the donation on Monday, said the vehicles were part of the resolve of his administration to ensure the...
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Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the kidnapping of travellers at Ilisan/Iperu axis on the Sagamu- Benin expressway. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the incident to newsmen on Monday in Abeokuta , noted that the abduction happened on Friday. Odutola, however...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has said that Gombe State would experience 143 days of rain this season. The Agency stated this during the presentation of its 2024 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP). This is contained in a statement by Ms Lydia Simon-Bawa, the Desk Officer, Climate Change, Gombe...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has dismissed claims that the recently concluded gubernatorial primary election did not hold in the state. The party described the report as shocking and lacking in credibility. In a statement on Monday in Akure, the state Publicity Secretary of the...
The Nigerian Army on Monday began the conduct of its 2024 conversion for 528 personnel, who joined the army as Short Service and Direct Short Service officers. Declaring the exercise open in Jos, Maj.-Gen. Abdusalam Abubakar, President of the Conversion Board, said the exercise was an annual event. Abubakar,...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – In a major effort to combat water scarcity and improve infrastructure in Plateau State, Governor Caleb Mutfwang has approved a significant budget of N15.99 billion for water-related projects. The announcement was made by the Commissioner of Water Resources and Energy, Hon. Noel Nkup,...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Director-General of Plateau State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (PLASCHEMA), Dr. Agabus Manesseh, has unveiled significant progress in healthcare accessibility, with over 277,862 beneficiaries enrolled in the social health insurance scheme since its establishment in 2019. Speaking at a media interface focused on...
The Apapa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated N672.1 billion between January and April this year. The outgoing Area Controller, Babajide Jaiyeoba, said this during his handing over and retirement from service in Lagos on Monday. He said that the command generated a record-breaking revenue...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Barrister Nasiru Binji has assured that the state government remained committed to not only improving welfare of judicial officers but also committed to independence of the judiciary. Barrister Binji, who spoke before declaring open the...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia, has gotten an award as the “Advocate of the Masses and Human Rights”, at the 2024 Press Freedom and Good Governance Awards Night and Dinner, organized by the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ). The ceremony was...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government says it has not received any proposal for the establishment of United States (U.S) and French military base in the country. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday....
A 16-year old boy, on Monday, told an FCT High Court in Zuba that he was offered N1 million by Mr Emmanuel Olorunlaye,for his kidney to be removed at Alliance Hospital, Abuja. The teenager made this known while being led in evidence by the prosecuting counsel, Hassan Tahir....
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu has commended Second Lt. Oluchukwu Owowoh for emerging as the first Nigerian female cadet to graduate from the Royal Military Academy (RMA), Sandhurst, United Kingdom. Mrs Tinubu, who received Owowoh, led by Maj.-Gen. John Ochia, the Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), to...
An Ekiti High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced three convicts to death by hanging for armed robbery. The defendants, Bidemi Babalola, 28, Oluwaseun Akinwale 26, Sola Oyebanji a.k.a Solademmy, 31, Azeez Jimoh a.k.a. Asela, 31, and Babatunde Ogunlade, 28, were arraigned before Justice Lekan Ogunmoye. The five...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The founder of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Dr Boniface Aniebonam, has said there is not faction in the party. Aniebonam said this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. ‘’I want to state clearly that I do not know that there is...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved a downward review of electricity tariff for Band ‘A’ customers from N225/kWh to N206.80/kwh. Under the approved review, Band ‘A’ customers who were previously charged N225/Kwh are now to pay N206.80/kwh. The band’s customers are those who enjoy a daily...
PRP cautions FG against US, French military bases in Nigeria The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has cautioned the Federal Government against allowing the U. S or French government to relocate their military bases from the Sahel to Nigeria. Mr Muhammed Ishaq, the PRP National Publicity Secretary, said this in...
Melissa Jones, Mission Director, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Nigeria has said the newly launched Nigeria Plastic Solutions Initiative will create 10,000 jobs and generate $4.8 million in income. Jones made this known in her remarks at the launch of the Nigeria Plastic Solutions Activity, an...