The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas has inaugurated the Constitution Review Committee for the 10th house, with his deputy, Rep. Benjamin Kalu as chairman. The speaker also named the house Leader, Rep. Julius Ihonvbere as deputy chairman of the committee, while the house Zonal Caucus...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has flagged off the distribution of empowerment equipment to nstituents of Borno Central Senatorial District, which were procured and donated by Senator Kaka Shehu Lawan,. He commended Senator Lawan for such gesture at this critical period of economic...
At least 15 Catholic worshippers have been killed in a Burkina Faso village when gunmen attacked a community as they gathered for mass at a church in the country’s conflict-hit northern region, church officials said. Sunday’s violence in the village of Essakane was a “terrorist attack” that left 12...
Last Wednesday, Ghanaian social media personality, Mona Faiz Montrage, widely known as Hajia4Reall, pleaded guilty in a $2Million romance scam case in the United States of America (USA). Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, while announcing Haji4Reall’s guilty pleas, stated that...
An FCT High Court in Apo adjourned hearing in the preliminary objection filed by a former minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye until March 4 The application is challenging the powers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to prosecute him regarding certain infractions in the...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has said the registration for its 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) ends on Monday, Feb.26. The board made this known in its Weekly Bulletin of the Office of the Registrar in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that...
The North East Development Commission (NEDC) on Monday said it has executed no fewer than 134 projects in various sectors across Taraba. Managing Director/CEO, NEDC, Mr Muhammed Alkali, stated this when the management and Board of the commission visited Gov. Agbu Kefas in Jalingo. Alkali said that they...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Commissioner of Health and Human Resources, Professor Baba Malam Gana has said that the level of tuberculosis cases in the state informed the intervention of the World Health Organization (WHO) to improve on the health emergency in the state. Declaring...
Troops of the Nigerian military have eliminated two wanted armed bandits’ leaders, Baldo and Baban Yara, together with scores of their foot soldiers. The warlords were behind the coordination of movement and exchange of kidnapped victims within camps in the Zamfara/Katsina axis. A defence intelligence source confirmed to...
Nollywood veteran actress, Rita Edochie, has urged parents to live up to their responsibilities and be active in the lives of their children. The renowned actress, who took to her Instagram page @ritaedochie to give the advice, said parents should stop running away from their responsibilities as regard...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ibadan – Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Monday, declared that despite the challenges and hardship facing the country, all hands must be on deck to repair the economy rather than trade blames. The governor maintained that one of the ways to achieve such repair is...
Kenyan oil dealers are in a crisis mode after Uganda stuck to its guns and started talks with Tanzania to import its fuel through the Port of Tanga instead of the Port of Mombasa following a spat with Nairobi. Uganda had initially announced that it was in talks with...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The former Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Seriake Dickson, has lauded the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, for the achievements of the Commission under his stewardship. Senator Dickson, representing Bayelsa West Senatorial District, spoke at Ayakoro...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has flagged off the distribution of palliatives for victims of the 2022 flood disaster in communities across the 25 local government areas of Delta State. Speaking during the presentation ceremony at the Sapele Athletic Club in Sapele,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has unveiled 110 HIJET mini trucks procured and donated by Senator Mohammed Tahir Monguno as empowerment and for onward distribution to beneficiaries mostly Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs from Borno North Senatorial District. The empowerment initiative is coming at...
This piece stemmed from three different but related sources. The first has to do with astronomical increase in the prices of goods and services in Nigeria, a country that is still discussing minimum wage at a time when the global community is focusing on living wage. And a...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH Lafia – Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has screened and confirmed Sale Barde Keana as Executive Chairman and 4 others as members of Nasarawa State Disability Rights Commission as submitted to the House by Gov. Abdullahi Sule. The Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Danladi...
Nigeria’s Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima, on Monday arrived Enugu State for project inauguration. Shettima, who arrived Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu at 9.52a.m. with a Presidential Jet 5N-FGW, was received by Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu Enugu, Hope Uzodimma of Imo, Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra and Francis...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi said he is saddened that Nigerians are losing their lives in their desperate quest to buy cheaper food in the face of the growing hunger and starvation in the country. NATIONAL...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The United Nations on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to support Borno State Government in its restoration drive resulting from the over one decade of destruction by Boko Haram insurgents. The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohammed Mustapha Malik Fall, who...