A group, called Transparency, Accountability, Equity and Unity Network, has called for a presidential order to investigate the alleged recruitment going on at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The Publicity Secretary of the group, Mr Aniefiok Ibange, made the call on Monday during an interactive session with newsmen...
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Ahead of the 2023 general elections, Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue says he is not nursing any presidential ambition. Ortom made the clarification in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr Terver Akase on Monday in Makurdi. He appreciated his supporters and groups across the country, who...
The Nigerian Institute of Shipping (NIS) says operating an open registry for vessels will help the certificate of the nation’s seafarers to be acceptable worldwide. Capt. Tony Onoharigho, the President of NIS, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday that presently, the country operates the...
Kano State Government on Monday ordered all principals of boarding schools in the state to relocate to the school premises or lose their jobs. Mr Muhammad Sanusi-Kiru, the state Commissioner of Education, gave the directive in Kano while presenting Common Entrance Examination forms to zonal educational inspectors. According to...
No fewer than three persons have reportedly died in a fatal cult clash in some parts of Coker-Aguda in the Surulere Local Government Area of Lagos, earlier today. According to the Police, 12 persons have been arrested in connection with the unrest. The Police spokesperson in the state, Muyiwa...
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Gwagwalada, Abuja on Monday ordered the remand of a 20-year-old farmer, Abdulkarim Audu, in police custody for allegedly stealing bathroom appliances valued N500,000. The police charged Audu, a resident of Iddo Sarki village, FCT, with a two count of house breaking and theft. The...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in collaboration with the Nigeria Red Cross Society has begun training of its staff on basic First Aid and casualty handling during disasters. The two-day training was declared open by AVM Muhammadu Muhammed (retired) the Director-General of NEMA in Minna on Monday. According...
The Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Centre, a Non-Governmental Organisation, said it received 207 cases in Ebonyi in 2020.The Acting Director of the organisation, Mr George Etamesor, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakaliki on Monday. Etamesor said the Department of Women...
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has pledged continuous support for the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to curb human trafficking. Mr Azim Arshad, UNODC project coordinator in Nigeria, gave the pledge on Monday in Abuja at the start of a...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), says it will seek government approval to conduct drug tests on tertiary institutions’ new students, security agencies’ fresh recruits and appointees . Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd), Chairman of the Agency said this during a meeting with commanders of the 36 states, FCT and special commands on...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says its 2020 ‘Operation Eagle Eye’ claimed 22 lives and caused injury to 88 others in crashes recorded across the 36 states and the FCT. AVM Muhammadu Muhammed (Rtd), Director-General, NEMA, disclosed this at the 2020 Operation Eagle Eye After Action Review (AAR)...
The Lagos Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) has apprehended a 10-man gang suspected to be Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) illegal refiners. The state NSCDC Commandant, Mr Paul Ayeni, while parading the suspects on Monday in Lagos, said it was very sad that some citizens chose...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi The kidnappers of Zulkifiru, 25-year old son of the Auditor General of Bauchi State, Abdu Usman Aliyu, and his friend, Iliyasu Suleiman (50), have demanded N30 million as ransom. NATIONAL ACCORD learnt that the Bauchi State Auditor General and five others including his son, daughter...
Acting Director-General, National Taskforce for Combating Illegal Importation of Weapons, Musa Mohammed, has solicited government’s support in stopping the importation and sale of illegal weapons. Mohammed, who made the appeal at a press conference in Abuja on Monday, said that the taskforce was aware of several criminal hideouts in...
The Disability Law Advocacy Project (DLAP) of the University of Ilorin has successfully hosted the first-ever National Disability Rights Moot Court with participants drawn from seven Nigerian universities. According to the University Publication on Monday, the event is the first of its kind in Nigeria. Dr Joshua Olatoke of...
The Cross River state Commissioner for Health, Dr Betta Edu has appealed to residents to report suspected cases of tuberculosis in their communities to the nearest healthcare centre for appropriate action. Edu made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Calabar....
Mr Timi Frank, former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has called on the U.S. President, Joe Biden to take a stronger position against corrupt Nigerians and politicians.Frank, who made the call in a statement on Monday in Abuja, also urged Biden to help fight...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Edo Sector Command said on Monday that it arrested no fewer than 2,594 traffic offenders in 2020. The Corps Sector Commander, Mr Henry Benamaisia, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin. Benamaisia said that the traffic...