By Danjuma Joseph Lafia. Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule, has advised political appointees seeking to run for political office, or, supporting others to run for political office to resign their appointments. Governor Sule, made the call in a letter signed by the Secretary to the Government of Nasarawa...
Bode
Edo Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Dr Asue Ighodalo, has promised to run an all-inclusive government, if given the mandate in the Sept.21 poll. Ighodalo stated this at an interactive session with representatives of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) at the Protea Hotel, Benin. “My resolve is to...
Police in Lagos State have intercepted some bags of substances, suspected to be Indian Hemp, at a Jetty in Ojo area of Lagos and arrested a suspect. The spokesperson for the police in Lagos State, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Police operatives in Katsina have foiled an attack on Sabuwa town, headquarters of Sabuwa local government area of the state, neutralising one suspected bandit. The police spokesman, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, made this known to newsmen on Thursday in Katsina. He said that on April 17, 2024, at about...
A Volvo truck (unregistered) carrying loads of food items overturned in the Ojota area of Lagos on Friday, leaving its occupants with serious injuries. The Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr Adebayo Taofiq, made this known in a statement on...
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has denied the purported suspension of Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano from the party. The party Acting National Chairman, Dr Ahmed Ajuji ,speaking in an interview with newsmen on Thursday in Abuja, said that the party...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu has assured that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is laying solid foundation to address the problems of the nation. Ribadu, who spoke at the joint convocation lecture of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto on Thursday, stressed that...
The Federal Government has said it will require about N3.2 trillion to subsidise electricity in 2024, if the current tariff increase has to be reversed. The Chairman, Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Mr Sanusi Garba, said this at a stakeholders’ meeting organised by the House of Representatives committee...
The Federal Government has said it is determined to see the Super Eagles qualify for the next World Cup and is making sure the team gets everything it needs to make that happen. Nigeria missed out on the 2022 World Cup after they were edged by rivals Ghana....
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, says plans are underway for a security summit aimed at tackling challenges associated with securing oil and gas installations in the country especially pipelines. Musa, who disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja when he visited Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister...
No fewer than eight deaths and 208 suspected cases related to a mysterious illness have been recorded in Sokoto State, an official disclosed. Center Manger of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in Sokoto State, Dr Ibrahim Usman, made this known in his presentation during an interactive session...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says that 24,673,485 children, accounting for 39.2 per cent of all children aged five to 17 years old in Nigeria are in child labour. The NBS said this in its Nigeria Child Labour and Forced Labour Survey Report for 2022, which was...
An Osun High Court sitting in Osogbo, on Thursday, sentenced two convicts to death by hanging for armed robbery and murder . The convicts, Wasiu Afolayan, 36, and Kola Adeyemi 34, were arraigned on a five-count charge bordering on conspiracy, attempted robbery, armed robbery, possession of firearms...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday in Abuja raided Sahad stores, a popular supermarket in Abuja for selling some counterfeit products. The agency equally raided H-Medix in Wuse 2 and Gwarinpa, 3rd Avenue, as well as Utako market, all in...
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has said President Bola Tinubu’s astute approach and proactive strides in addressing the country’s security challenges is yielding positive results. Ribadu made the observation on Thursday while delivering a paper at a pre-convocation lecture of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto....
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged Alhaji Umar Damagum, to continue as the Acting National Chairman of the party, pending the election of a new chairman in August. The chairman of the PDP Governors Forum and Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi...
The National Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), has assured party’s members in Ondo State of adequate security during the April 20, governorship primary election. He said this on Thursday in Abuja while inaugurating a Seven-man Governorship Primary Election Committee and Primary Appeals Committee. The News Agency of Nigeria...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is prepared to monitor the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election scheduled to hold on Saturday in Ondo state. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, said that the commission was not only prepared for the APC...
The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) on Thursday traced delays experienced by some beneficiaries in receiving their stipends for March to a glitch from the commercial bank. This is contained in a statement by Mr Igoniko Oduma, Special Assistant, Media, to the Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). “Following repeated...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Troops of the Nigerian Army deployed to the North East have rescued another abducted Chibok Schoolgirl, Lydia Simon in Ngoshe area of Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno state,, barely few days after the 10th year anniversary of their abduction. The troops who...