Police Command in Anambra State has raided and destroyed a camp operated by suspected criminal gangs in the forest of Ogbunka, Orumba South Local Government of the state. The raid came barely 24 hours after yet to be identified arsonists attacked a Police Divisional Headquarters in Neni, Anaocha...
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said the FCT Administration has embarked on a journey of transformation in the capital territory. Wike, who stated this in his Easter message to residents of FCT, in Abuja on Saturday, urged the residents to contribute...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Examinations Council (NECO) has concluded arrangements to conduct the Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) Internal in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This followed the successful Accreditation of the Nigeria International school, Jeddah by a powerful NECO delegation led by the Minister...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Gwon James Gyang from Plateau State has emerged Champion of the 15km Calabar Marathon race on Saturday in the male category with a time of 39 point eight seconds. Also, Chariity Agorfure emerged Champion in the female category followed by Elizabeth Power and...
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has said it is on the trail of illegal miners in Borno who have been defying the ban on mining activities in the state. The NSCDC Commandant in the state, Farouq Musa-Boyi, made this known in an interview with the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has felicitated with the Christian community in Borno State and other parts of the country on this year’s Easter celebration. Zulum urged all Christian citizens and residents of the state to commit the Easter period to prayers for...
The Lagos State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the party is aware of the problems in the country and that the government is working hard to make things better. The State Party Chairman , Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, who said this in his 2024 Easter Message...
The Ijaw National Congress (INC), has condemned the raid by the Nigerian Army on the country home of Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark in Kiagbodo, Burutu Local Government Area of Delta. This is contained in a statement by Prof Benjamin Okaba, President, INC in Abuja on Saturday. Okaba...
The Federal Government has emphasised the critical role of innovative technology in the fight against Tuberculosis (TB). The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria on the sidelines of the investiture on the Wife of the...
The Nigeria Police Force said it had arrested eight suspects in connection with the murder of its officers on a fact finding mission in Ughelli area of Delta. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He said the...
The National Average Cost of a Healthy Diet (CoHD) per adult a day stood at N938 in February, 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said in a report. The NBS revealed this in its CoHD report for February, 2024 released on Friday in Abuja. The bureau said...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo- As Christians commemorate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ across the World, the Federal Road Safety Corps of Nigeria (FRSC) Taraba State Sector Command has deployed over six hundred officers and men across the state to ensure free flow of traffic during the...
By THEOPHILUS ABBAH – Not desperate, never agitated, not rebellious, not a mischief-maker, Chief (Architect) Gabriel Aduku exited this world of desperation, agitations, rebellion, and mischief on March 10, 2024, few weeks after his 80th birthday. He was an unexplored treasure to humanity, a rare human resource...
Ambassador Joe Keshi has been elected the National President of the Association of Retired Career Ambassadors of Nigeria. This was announced via a press statement dated March 27, 2024 issued by Ambassador Martine Gereng-Sen, Publicity Secretary of the association. Also elected 1st and 2nd National Vice Presidents respectively were Ambassador Lai...
Nick Agule Twitter: @NickAgule Email: nick.agule@yahoo.co.uk Facebook: Nick Agule, FCA 30.03.2024 Introduction The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) held its 294th meeting on the 25th and 26th of March 2024. At the end of the meeting, the MPC diagnosed the causative...
Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi on Friday charged the National Assembly to declare a State of Emergency on the Third Mainland and Carter Bridges in Lagos State. The State of Emergency would facilitate expedited repairs of the bridges and stave off potential disasters, the minister declared during...
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The Federal Government has postponed the launch of the Port Harcourt-Aba train service to April from the initially planned start date at the end of March. The Minister of Transportation, Sen. Saidu Alkali, disclosed this to journalists after inspecting the reconstructed railway tracks in Port Harcourt on Friday....
The Police Command in Delta has handed over Mr Clement Ikolo, the traditional ruler of Ewu kingdom in Ugheli South Local Government Area of the state to the military authority. The spokesperson of the command, SP Bright Edafe, confirmed the development to newsmen on Friday through a terse...
CLAIM: A post on X (formerly Twitter) by one Ayofe on March 26, claimed that the Federal Government has agreed on N155,000 minimum wage with the Nigeria Labour Union (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC). The X user said both the NLC and TUC leaders had thanked...