Borno State Governor,Professor Babagana Umara Zulum was at headquarters of the Federal Character Commission in Abuja on Monday, with a request that Borno is given special consideration on the allocation of employment slots. Zulum, who was received by the Executive Chairman and secretary of the commission, Dr Muheeba F....
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Yobe State will hold elections into its 17 local government councils on Feb 27, Dr Mamman Mohammed, Chairman, Yobe State Independent Electoral Commission, has announced. He told newsmen in Damaturu on Tuesday that more than 1,365, 000 registered voters were expected to participate in the exercise to produce 17...
Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State says he is not comfortable paying workers’ salaries in percentages because throughout his 30-year working life, he never got his salary in such manner. Sule said this while addressing some suspended local government Directors of Personnel Management (DPMs) and Directors of Finance and...
Kano State government says the recent directive that civil servants should stay at home to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the state does not affect academic activities. Malam Muhammad Sanusi-Kiru, Commissioner for Education, gave the clarification in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday...
A Magistrates’ Court in Makurdi on Tuesday, ordered that 17-year-old girl,charged with arson and homicide, be remanded in a correctional centre, pending legal advice. Magistrate Reginal Ochokwunu, ordered the police to return the case file to the office of the Benue Director of Public Prosecutions for legal advice. Ochokwunu adjourned...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, is among prominent personalities in the country who are scheduled to speak at a leadership symposium of the Lead Generation Initiative (LGI) holding on January 21st 2021 at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja.A statement signed by the National Secretary of the LGI, Ekpa...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) , said on Tuesday it collected N4,952,243,711,728.37 in total tax revenue in the year 2020. This landmark achievement represents approximately 98% of the national tax target of N5.076 trillion set for the FIRS by the Federal Government. Executive...
A 25-year-old shopkeeper, Simia Abodunrin, on Tuesday appeared in a Magistrates’ Court in Ikeja, for allegedly stealing stealing jewellery worth N276,000, belonging to his employer. The police charged Abodunrin with breaking, entry and theft. The prosecution counsel, Insp Emmanuel Ajayi, told the court that the defendant committed the offence...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Bauchi State Command, arrested 229 suspected drug abusers in Year 2020. The state commander, Mr Olusegun Oke, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Bauchi that the figure consisted of 216 males and 13 females. Oke added that the agency, during the...
The Kwara Government says 46 more people have tested positive to Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total of confirmed cases in the state to 1,748. The spokesman of the Technical Committee on COVID-19, Mr Rafiu Ajakaye made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday in Ilorin. According to the...
The Commissioner of Police in Osun, Mr Olawale Olokode, has said that his officers and men are still on the trail of the suspected kidnappers that operated along Omoh/Erin-Ijesha road in Ori-Ade Local Government Area of Osun on Sunday. Olokode, who was speaking with journalists in Osogbo on Tuesday,...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that three persons died while several others were injured on Tuesday, when a petrol tanker exploded on IBB Boulevard in Abeokuta. Mr Ahmed Umar, the FRSC Sector Commander in Ogun, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Mr Adeleke Adeyinka-Bode, the newly posted Kebbi State Commissioner of Police, has assumed duty in Birnin Kebbi. DSP Nafi’u Abubakar, the command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), said this in a statement on Tuesday, in Birnin Kebbi. Abubakar said that Adeyinka-Bode took over from Mr Agunbiade Oluyemi- Lasore, who has...
Four friends on Tuesday appeared in a Magistrates’ Court in Ikorodu, Lagos, for allegedly destroying a fence and stole iron rods worth N3.5million. The police charged Oyenuga Wasiu, 52; Yekinni Fatai, 32; Oteniya Kazeem, 50; and Salau Olayinka, 39; whose addresses were not provided, with conspiracy, felony and wilful...
India’s vaccine maker Bharat Biotech issued cautionary guidelines for people with certain conditions, highlighting those getting vaccinated to consult with their vaccine provider and preferably avoid getting the Covaxin shot. The fact sheet issued on Tuesday by the company said those suffering from allergies, fever, or a bleeding disorder,...
Two suspects were nabbed with more than 70 kilogrammes of drugs seized from a drug trafficking case in southwest China’s Guizhou Province, local police said on Tuesday. After receiving a tip-off in December 2020 that a man, surnamed Cheng, was planning to transport drugs via Qixingguan District in the...
Dr Adetokunbo Pearse, a Chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged former Gov. Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State to sheathe his sword against Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State to strengthen the party in the Southwest. Makinde and Fayose have been embroiled in controversy over the leadership of...
Twenty-six more U.S. soldiers and five civilians in South Korea tested positive for COVID-19, the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said on Tuesday. The USFK said in a statement that 31 USFK-affiliated individuals were confirmed with the COVID-19 after arriving in South Korea between Dec. 29, and Jan. 18. Thirteen...
A 32-year-old mechanic, Sani Shehu, on Tuesday appeared in Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kaduna, for allegedly stealing a motorcycle worth N230,000. The police charged Shehu, who resides in Kaduna, with theft. The Prosecution Counsel, Insp Chidi Leo, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on Jan. 3...