A anti-corruption group has called on President Mohammadu Buhari and the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to investigate allegations of misconduct levelled against the Managing Director, Nigerian Bulk Electricity Company (NBEC), Mrs Marilyn Amobi. The NBEC boss was accused of running a private company located in the United Kingdom...
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Nollywood Media And Research Centre, (www.nomarec.com), a new information resource hub that is out to provide media-driven and in-depth research on Nollywood— the globally renowned Nigerian motion picture industry, its practitioners and various publics has been unveiled. According to a statement issued in Lagos by its Founder and CEO,...
Leonard Karshima Shilgba More than 5 years ago, President Buhari’s party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) won a historic presidential election to replace a ruling political party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). President Buhari predicated his vision on the tripod of the Economy, Security, and Anticorruption—to build back a...
SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, on Saturday commenced the distribution of empowerment kits and tools to groups of youths in Buni and Gubana villages of Fika Local Government Area of the state, as part of efforts to cushion the sufferings of the people. Flagging off...
First Bank of Nigeria Limited said its Free Fuel Promo is to reward customers for Verve Card usage. According to this Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider, the Free Fuel promo, which is activated in collaboration with Verve International and Oando Plc, kicked off on Monday, July 6, 2020...
…appeals to Gov Zulum to assist them pay the money SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri The Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) has denied 330 Emergency Health and Nutrition Workers their three months extended period January-March 2020 payments after an initial 12 months contract letter in Borno State. The Ministry has also stopped the...
As of July 18, confirmed COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries reached 683,492, rising by 19,540 in 24 hours. Reported deaths in Africa have reached 14,673 and recoveries 360,379, according to allafrica.com. South Africa has the most reported cases – 337,594, with deaths numbering 4,804. Other most-affected countries...
The remains of late Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, the Nigerian Air Force’s (NAF’s) first female combat helicopter pilot, who died on 14 July 2020, will be laid to rest with full military honours at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja on 23 July 2020. Meanwhile, the Chief of the...
The Federal Government has approved the National Information Communications Technology Infrastructure Backbone (NICTIB II) for the extension of network to the northern part of the country. Prof. Mohammed Abubakar, Managing-Director, Galaxy Backbone (GBB), made this known during a facility tour by the Emir of Gombe, Alhaji Abubakar Shehu-Abubakar lll,...
The Katsina Police Command has commenced an investigation into a suspected bomb explosion at Yammama village in Malumfashi Local Government Area of the state. A statement by the state police spokesperson, Gambo Isah, confirmed the death of five persons with six injured. Isah said: “At about 11:30hrs, DPO Malumfashi...
Five children were reportedly killed in a suspected bomb explosion at a farm in Yammama village, Malumfashi Local Government area of Katsina State. According to the Katsina State Police Command in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isah, six other children were injured in the blast...
…says ‘we are committed to revamping Health Sector’ EHIME ALEX, Lagos Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde on Friday commissioned another COVID-19 Isolation Centre in Awe, AFIJIO Local Government Area of the state, reiterating that his administration’s goal of revamping the health sector remains unshaken. The governor, who was represented...
The National Council of Women Societies (NCWS), has urged the Federal Government to protect Ms. Joy Nunieh from all forms of physical and emotional harassment while she faces probe. Nunieh is a former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Mrs Laraba Shoda, the National President of...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 600 new COVID-19 cases in the country, bringing total infections from the virus rise to 35,454 The NCDC made the announcement on its official twitter handle on Friday. The agency said that as at the July 17, 600 new confirmed cases and...
Another flight evacuating Nigerians stranded in the United States due to the coronavirus pandemic has departed for Abuja. The fully booked plane, with 324 passengers on board, left the Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, on Friday night. It is expected to arrive at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport,...
From SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Former Presidential aspirant on the platform of the defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP) during the Babangida transition programme, Alhaji Umar Muhammad Maizabura, has called on Preside t Muhammadu Buhar to, as a matter of priority and urgency, address the security challenges once and for...
By GRACE AUDU, Abuja – Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has admonished the six Area Council Chairmen in the FCT to focus on human capital Development in the developmental agenda of their domains. The Minister who gave the charge when the Council Chairmen...
British Airways has said it will retire all of its Boeing 747s as it suffers from the sharp travel downturn. The UK airline is the world’s largest operator of the jumbo jets, which it first flew in 1989. “It is with great sadness that we can confirm we are...
*Commends Zulum for devt projects in Borno State SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri National Chairman, National Democratic Liberty Party (NDLP), Alhaji Umar Muhammad Maizabura has called President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgency prioritize and take drastic action against the incessant attacks on innocent Nigerians across the country by...