The late retired Justice of the Court of Appeal, Ahmad Olarewaju Belgore’s illustrious career and dedication to upholding justice have left an indelible mark on Nigeria’s legal system. Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, the Director-General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), made this in condolence message...
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Kano State Police Command has arrested 54 suspects who are planning to disrupt the Hauwan Daushe in different parts of the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Usaini Gumel, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria NAN in Kano on Thursday....
The Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has commended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for its recent directive to cease the use of non-oil export domiciliary accounts for Naira loans. Its president, Dr Aminu Gwadabe, in a statement on Thursday in Lagos, said the...
Atletico Madrid struck twice in a dominant first half but survived a late fightback from Borussia Dortmund before earning a 2-1 win in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday. The Spaniards were in complete control in the first half, soaked up late pressure from the Germans,...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – A female armed bandit confirmed to be an associate of the dreaded and vicious armed bandit kingpin known as Ukum Dekera a.k.a, Chen has been arrested by men of Operation Zenda, a Joint Task Force in the Nigeria Police Force, Benue State...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – To adequately address the challenge of park in Abuja, the Benue State Government has handed over newly acquired park to Benue Links Nigeria Limited to be used as its office and motor park in Abuja. The park which is just a stone...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 3 Division Nigerian Army (NA) and Commander Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH), Major General AE Abubakar, has vowed that the command will take decisive action to seek justice for three operatives who were brutally killed in Plateau recently. Speaking...
Dangote group has said that its target is to ensure that Nigeria becomes self-sufficient in all sectors of its investment. The South East Regional Director, Dangote Cement, Dr. Abayomi Shittu, made the disclosure in Enugu on Wednesday at the ongoing 35th Enugu International Trade Fair. Shittu applauded Dangote...
The President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Emeka Rollas, has confirmed reports that actor, Junior (Jnr) Pope is alive. It would be recalled that the actor was involved in a boating accident earlier on Wednesday evening. Many videos have been shared online showing Pope sitting...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Nigerian First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has charged the Super Falcons to win the gold medal for Nigeria at the 2024 Olympic games in Paris. The first lady made this known in a statement by her Spokesperson, Olubusola Kukoyi, in Abuja on Wednesday. She...
Scores of Iyara people, who were hit by rainstorm in Iyara community, headquarters of Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi, on Wednesday failed to celebrate the Eid-el-Fitr events as the natural disaster rendered them homeless. Already, the National President of Iyara Development Association (IDA) Alhaji Aliyu Badaki, has...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the Chairman of the Dangote Group, on the occasion of his birthday on Wednesday. This is contained in a statement issued by the presidential spokesman, Mr Ajuri Ngelaleon Wednesday in Abuja. Ngelale said that the President...
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has mourned the death of a former Justice of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ahmad Belgore. This is contained in a condolences message issued by Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Malam Rafiu Ajakaye, and made available to newsmen on Wednesday in...
The Military Board of Inquiry constituted by the Defence Headquarters to investigate the 17 soldiers killed in Okuama Community, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta, has commenced sitting. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the panel convened on Wednesday at the Governor’s Office Annexe in...
The Police Command in Bayelsa on Wednesday confirmed the death of 28-year-old Victor Namabebe to cult rivalry at Amarata, a suburb in Yenagoa. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Musa Mohammed, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yenagoa that the cult groups, Greenlanders and the Bobos, clashed...
Nollywood actor, Junior Pope Odonwodo popularly called, Jnr Pope, is dead. It was gathered that the actor died on Wednesday afternoon during a boat trip for a film production. National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Emeka Rollas, confirmed to Channels Television that the remains of the...
President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to continue to make sacrifice and exhibit integrity for national development. Tinubu said this after observing the Eid-el-Fitr prayer at the Eid Ground at Dodon Barracks on Wednesday in Lagos. The President also called on Nigerians to continue to have faith in...
The impact of an accident on Wednesday in Lagos threw two adults off an 18-seater bus into the Lagos lagoon. Lagos Territorial Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, said this in a statement in Lagos. He said that personnel of the Marine Police were in...
The Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said the hope of rescuing the two passengers who fell off a bus into the Lagos lagoon following an accident on Wednesday has become dim. He spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) at the scene of the accident in...
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has disassociated himself from a report that President Bola Tinubu has picked Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State as his preferred candidate for the Nov. 16 Governorship election in the state. A statement issued by Mr Babatunde Alao, the Special Adviser...