Lagos State Police Command has arrested a suspected female kidnapper and rescued three children from her. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday. Hundeyin said that the case was reported on Monday at about 3.30...
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By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Facts have started coming up as to why the herdsmen came and killed about twenty people including children from the Wan-doo, Mbakyor, Mbalom, Masev in Gwer East Local Government of Benue State. NATIONAL ACCORD correspondent who sought to know the immediate cause...
The Senate has suspended Sen. Abdul Ningi (PDP-Bauchi) for three months from all activities of the Senate over 2024 Budget padding allegation. The upper chamber’s resolution was sequel to a motion by Sen. Solomon Adeola (APC-Ogun) during Tuesday’s plenary. The motion was titled: “Urgent Need to Address the...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), has mourned the passing of former Minister of State for Health, Chief Gabriel Aduku, aged, 80. Sen. George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), mourned the passing of renowned architect on Tuesday in a statement by Segun Imohiosen, the Director...
Aiyedatiwa at the venue to declare his intention to run Ahead of the Ondo governorship race, Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa on Tuesday expressed optimism that he would clinch the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket in the primary election scheduled holding April 24. Aiyedatiwa said this at his formal declaration...
Gunmen, suspected to be abductors, on Tuesday kidnapped a senior matron serving with the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Ituku-Ozalla in Enugu State. Dr Augustine Duru, Chairman, Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) UNTH Chapter, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said the federal capital; Abuja is safe and free for foreigners to conduct their businesses. Wike stated this when the Ambassador of Poland to Nigeria, Mrs Joanna Tarnawska, visited him in Abuja on Tuesday. He said...
By OLA MODUPE, Osogbo – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has raised alarm over planned attacks on schools and rural farm communities in the state. Governor Adeleke raised the alarm in a statement by his spokesperson, Malam Olawale Rasheed, on Tuesday in Osogbo. He said that intelligence snippets,...
Oba of Benin, Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolor, Ewuare II, on Tuesday, conveyed a message of hope to Edo citizens, urging the people to cast aside fears because better days were imminent. His message was delivered during the universal week of prayers, organised by the Benin...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, granted leave to Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), to appeal the decision of the court dismissing his no-case submission in the charge against him. Justice James Omotosho also gave Ndifon’s lawyer, Mr...
The Minority Leader, House of Representatives, Rep. Kingsley Chinda (PDP-Rivers), says the opposition caucus will support the quest for payment of a living wage to Nigerian workers. Chinda made the promise while addressing journalists on Tuesday in Abuja. He said that no lawmaker was happy over the current...
Justice Peter Kekemeke of an FCT High Court on Tuesday sentenced a fake investigator, Mohammed Momoh to seven years imprisonment for defrauding Mrs Mario Al -Makura, wife of former governor of Nasarawa state. Kekemeke sentenced Momoh based on the charge preferred against him by the Economic and financial...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The House of Representatives has called for a full investigation of attack and killing of the people of Wa-ndoo community in Mbakyor, Mbalom in Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State. The call followed a motion by a member of the...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has condemned the recent threats to the life of the First Lady, Remi Tinubu, describing it as a “national embarrassment.” He said he was disappointed and frustrated that the death threats came from someone from Bauchi State. NATIONAL ACCORD...
‘Carnival’ by Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign, featuring Rich The Kid and Playboi Carti has topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Chart. Beyoncé’s ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ which topped the chart last week, dropped to second while ‘Lovin On Me’ by Jack Harlow was rated third. ‘Beautiful Things’...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Plateau State University (PLASU) in Bokkos has raised concerns about the ongoing encroachment of the campus area by herders and called for improved security measures to address the issue. During a meeting with Plateau State Commissioner of Police, CP Hassan Steve Yabanet, Vice...
An Ikeja High Court on Tuesday adjourned until May 2, contempt of court proceedings against the Federal Housing Authority (FHA). Justice Akintunde Savage adjourned the proceedings after dismissing the prayer of FHA counsel, Mr Chris Ekemezie, to strike out forms 48 and 49 filed against FHA. Form 48...
By CHRISTIANA LOT , Jos – Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has signed Executive Order No. 003, 2024 in an effort to tackle the issues of unregulated urban development and chaotic traffic within the state. The announcement was made by Arc. Hart Bankat, General Manager of the Jos...
The quarter-finals pairing of Nigeria Premier Football League giants, Rivers United of Port Harcourt, and reigning champions, USM Alger, on Tuesday headlined the last eight draw for the 2023/2024 CAF Confederation Cup. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the official draw of the 2023/2024 CAF Champions...
The pension fund assets has appreciated by N1.17 trillion to N19.53 trillion as at Jan. 31, as against N18.36 trillion recorded in Dec. 31, 2023. This is contained in the National Pension Commission’s (PenCom’s) unaudited report on the Pension Funds Industry Portfolio for the period ended Jan. 31....