Niger State Government has renamed the Abubakar Imam Kagara International Airport after Bola Tinubu International Airport, Minna, ahead of the president’s state visit. The Commissioner for Industry, Trade and Investment, Aminu Suleman -Takuma disclosed this while addressing newsmen at the Government House, Minna on Sunday. Represented by the...
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A good leader knows both the way and the destination. Such a leader works deliberately to take the people through that way to the destination. This is the emerging reality in Katsina state where the Governor, Malam Dikko Umar Radda, is working the anvil to take the state to...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have intercepted a consignment of illicit drug consignment concealed in the engine compartment of an interstate commercial bus just as two grandfathers were taken into custody over drug trafficking. No fewer than 5.2kg of...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – Rivers State Police Command has suspended two officers and dismissed another from the Force for allegedly extorting 3,000 US dollars from two persons at gunpoint. The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the development in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Sunday. She...
The Combined troops of Operation UDO KA, have eliminated 20 IPOB/ESN terrorists and destroyed their command centre in Mother Valley, Orsu Local Government Area of Imo. The operation was conducted together with the police, civil defence and Department of State Services personnel. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen....
An electricity consumer Mr Jimoh Olarewaju has said the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) is aggravating suffering of its consumers in parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Olarewaju, who resides in Kubwa said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on...
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State has condemned the recent kidnapping of over 200 primary school pupils in Kuriga village of Chikun Local Government. PDP State Publicity Secretary, Abraham Catoh, stated this in a statement issued on Sunday in Kaduna. Catoh quoted the...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has named two new players to join the Super Eagles squad ahead of two scheduled friendly matches in March. The England-based defender Gabriel Osho and Tanzania-based Benjamin Tianimu are teaming up with the group for the first time. Nigeria will take on Ghana’s...
Mr Dominic Nwuzor, manager of Nollywood comic actor, John Okafor, a.k.a ‘Mr Ibu’, has said the late comedian used humour to promote peace and unity across Africa. Nwuzor, who is the Chief Executive Officer of Don Singles International (DSI), stated this in an interview with the News...
Nigeria’s Nworie Emmanuel in on Saturday won a bronze medal in the 77kg in Greco-Roman event at the ongoing African Game in Accra, Ghana. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nworie defeated Hattingh Johannes of South Africa 11-0 superiority, after what seemed to be a controversial...
Some housewives in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja have decried the high cost of living in the territory and Nigeria in general. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday that it was becoming almost impossible for them to feed and care for their families....
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – Nigerian Army troops deployed to the North East as part of the ongoing counter-insurgency operations on Friday, March 8, 2024, conducted a successful raid operation on a terrorists’ camp in the Arra area of Sambisa Forest. Director Army Public Relations, Maj. General, Onyema...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The management of Command Secondary School Jos in Plateau State has reaffirmed its dedication to the growth and development of students by pledging to prioritize the desires of parents without compromise. Lieutenant Colonel OA Oduyemi made this commitment during the school’s 41st Annual...
President of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has appealed to leaders in Nigeria and across Africa to make poverty history as he outlined a compelling case for welfarist policies and people-centred development. “Given the high levels of poverty in Africa, and Nigeria, what is needed are...
I do not want to believe that in a country of close to 250 million people, I am the only one who thinks there is a gathering of ominous dark clouds over our dear country beginning from the North. I cannot afford that foolish and lazy thought even...
Among the pantheon of today’s political godlings, perhaps Senate President Mr. Godswill Akpabio is the epitome of the spirit of the times. An embodiment of power and delusion, Akpabio’s pronouncements on the state of the nation resonate with echoes of emptiness and grand hallucinations. The impression is...
The Comptroller-General of Customs, Mr Adewale Adeniyi, on Saturday, said that only President Bola Tinubu has the prerogative to reopen borders in the country. He stated this at an interaction session with members of the Kongolam border community in Mai’adua Local Government Area of Katsina State. Adeniyi, who...
The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of 15 Islamic education pupils and a woman in Gidan Bakuso, a village in Gada Local Government Area of the state. ASP Ahmad Rufa’i, the spokesperson of the command, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sokoto that...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has said President Bola Tinubu has ordered the entire security architecture in the country to rescue the abducted Kaduna school children. Shettima said this on Saturday when he paid a sympathy visit to Gov. Uba Sani. The Vice-President, who said that President Tinubu was personally...
A former Vice-President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Isa Tijjani has said that incessant strike by the labor unions poses a significant threat to the nation’s economy. Tijjani said this at a news conference on Saturday in Kano. According to him, there are alternatives to strike,...