By JOHN ONAH, Abuja UK Government and Parliament, Thursday responded to the #ENDSARS petition by some Nigerians against the Federal government. With about 219,702 signatures, the petition seeks to implement sanctions against the Nigerian Government and officials, over abuse of power by the operatives of the now disbanded Special...
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Mr Benedict Alabi, the Osun Deputy Governor, said the state government would continued to enhance potentials in tourism and culture sector towards economic sustainability and development. Alabi made the remarks while declaring open a one day workshop on Osun Culture and Tourism Master Plan organised by Ministry of Culture...
South Korean boyband sensation BTS will welcome in the New Year with their first live concert since they were forced to call off a world tour because of the novel coronavirus, their management company, Bit Hit Entertainment, said on Thursday. The concert – “2021 New Year’s Eve Live” –...
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday, sentenced a 28-year-old man, Akeem Sanusi, to 18 months imprisonment for peddling 1.1kg of hemp. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) charged Sanusi with drug trafficking, Justice Chuka Obiozor in his judgment, sentenced Sanusi, after he pleaded guilty. Justice Obiozor,...
Rwanda on Thursday reported 27 new COVID-19 cases in Kigali’s Nyarugenge Prison, taking the daily count to 50, the highest in the past two months. The other cases were found in Kirehe and Rwamagana districts in the Eastern Province and Rubavu district in the Western Province, according to the...
The Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Ibadan, has secured approval from JAMB to use the latter’s platform for admission into its two-year National Diploma courses. The college offers diploma courses in Animal Health and Production Technology, Science Laboratory Technology, Fisheries Technology, Statistics, Computer Science and Veterinary...
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has expressed sadness over the death of the former Governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, saying Nigeria has lost one of its great patriots. The condolence is contained in a statement signed by Malam Abdu Labran, the Director-General, Media and Public Relations...
The police on Thursday arraigned a 55-year-old woman, Olusola Olujonwon, and a 54-year-old man, Ogunade Feyikemi, for allegedly defrauding two female job seekers of N532, 000 for police recruitment. The defendants, whose residential addresses were not provided, were arraigned in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court. They are facing a...
The African Union (AU) Commission says there is urgent need to tackle the scourge of to AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria across African Union (AU) Member States in spite of COVID-19 pandemic disruptions. Madame Mariama Mohammed, Director for Social Affairs, AU Commission, made the call at a meeting of experts...
The Ecological Organic Agriculture (EOA) initiative in Nigeria has urged the Federal Government to include Organic Agriculture in its investment plans in Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). This is contained in a communiqué signed by Dr Olugbenga AdeOluwa, Country Coordinator, Ecological Organic Agriculture (EOA) Initiative in Nigeria and Mrs Edeme...
The Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Maj.-Gen. Jamil Sarham, has urged the 103 newly promoted soldiers serving in the institute to be loyal and exhibit valour which is associated with the military. Sarham gave the charge on Thursday in Kaduna while decorating the soldiers with their new ranks. A...
The Independent Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), has called for a quick resolution of the dispute between the Federal Government and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). IPMAN’s President, Mr Chinedu Okoronkwo, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja He was sworn in to office on August 5, 2020, barely three months ago. The now deceased commissioner was a replacement of Dr Sunday Ongbabo who had earlier resigned his appointment from the State Executive Council. His death as announced on Radio Nigeria, Harvest FM...
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has presented N20.2 billion 2020 supplementary budget to the state House of Assembly for consideration and approval. The Speaker of the House, Mr. Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi, made this known on Wednesday when, Mr Tanko Tunga, the Majority Leader of the House presented the supplementary...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has lamented the poverty level in the state said the state now rank 8th most poor state in the country.He said that the rate of poverty and social inequalities was caused by the Boko Haram insurgency in the northeast region in...
The Lagos Mobile Court has ordered permanent forfeiture of d 31 vehicles to the state government for contravening the Traffic Laws. The Chairman of the Lagos State Environment and Special Offences, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, issued the order after the drivers pleaded guilty. He held that the 31 defendants pleaded...
Members of the House of Representatives Wednesday bemoaned poor funding of the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation (OAuGF) by the Budget Office, saying it has hampered the auditing of 801 federal agencies and parastatals as well as foreign missions across the world, since 2017. Members expressed...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will grant an emergency fund to the Congolese government to fight against the health crisis linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19), an official source said in Brazzaville on Wednesday. Its resident-representative, Alun Thomas, said the exact amount will be decided early 2021 by the latest....
The Commandant, Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Farouk Yahaya, on Wednesday, declared Abubakar Shekau and 85 other terrorists most wanted in Nigeria. The Nigerian Army last night released a list of 86 persons wanted in connection with an act of terrorism. Those on the list are alleged to be...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed concern about the on-going clampdown and freezing of bank accounts of some Nigerians for allegedly participating in the #EndSARS protests. The party expressed the concern in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja on Wednesday. Ologbondiyan...