Niger State Gov. Umaru Bago on Thursday ordered the release of 22 male and three female protesters who protested against nationwide economic hardship on Monday in Minna, but were arrested by the police. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Hajiya Binta Mamman, told a news conference in Minna that...
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Prof. Dayo Faduyile, a governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, said he has better qualities than Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa to run the affairs of the state. This is as he said he would be a better candidate than Aiyedatiwa. Faduyile...
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday ordered the Department of State Services, (DSS) to pay N5 million to one Sanusi Shuaib, an Abuja-based commercial driver, for wrongful arrest and detention. Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon gave the order while delivering judgment in a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by...
The House of Representatives has resolved to name the National Assembly complex after its former Speaker, Ghali Na’Abba. This is sequel to the adoption of a motion by Rep. Aliyu Madaki (NNPP-Kano) during plenary in Abuja on Thursday. Presenting the motion, titled “Need to immortalise former Speaker, Ghali...
The Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KGIRS) has vowed to clampdown on individuals or group engaging in illegal revenue collections in the state. Executive Chairman, KGIRS, Alh. Salihu Enehe, stated this during a press conference on the agency’s activities on Thursday in Lokoja. He said that the recent...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), have given the Federal Government a notice of a nationwide strike, effective in 14 days. Their complaint stems from the failure to carry out the 16-point agreement between organized labor (NLC and TUC) and the...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has advised terrorists, bandits and kidnappers to surrender or be killed, warning that there is no third option. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, gave the warning on Thursday in Abuja at the bi-weekly news briefing on the operations of the armed...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), Mallam Mele Kyari, and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, have reviewed the decision of the NNPC Ltd. to domicile a significant portion of its...
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday performed the groundbreaking of the 3,112 housing-unit Renewed Hope City in Karsana, Abuja. At the event, Tinubu reiterated his administration’s resolve to provide decent and affordable housing for Nigerians. He said that the project was part of a 20,000-housing units to be delivered...
Sen. Banigo Ipalibo has said the senate will take steps to tackle the menace of ‘one chance’, a notorious criminal gang operating in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and other major cities. Ipalibo, the Chairperson, Senate Committee on Health gave the assurance when she led members of her...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has expressed sadness and sorrow, following the deaths on Wednesday of former Super Falcons’ and U-17 Boys’ National Team Coach, Godwin Izilein and Kayode Tijani, football journalist. Ademola Olajire, Director of Communications at NFF announced this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja....
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd has assured the public that there is no imminent increase in the cost of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol. In a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi O. Soneye, the ...
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has attributed the stable security in the state to good governance and strategic leadership. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mohammed said this while delivering a lecture titled, “Strategic Leadership: My Political Experience” to participants of the National Defence College (NDC)...
The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa has directed NDLEA commanders nationwide to smoke out drug barons still in hiding in their areas of responsibility. Marwa, who gave the directive at a meeting with NDLEA commanders in charge of Zones, States and...
A 62-year old woman, Mrs Fummi Akinade, has been successfully delivered of a baby boy in a private hospital in Lagos after 31 years in marriage without a child. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the baby was conceived through In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) and delivered...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has received with deep sadness the news of the death of Obi Joseph Edozien, the Asagba of Asabala. President Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman, Mr Ajuri Ngelale, condoled with the family, Delta Traditional Rulers’ Council, the government and...
A federal High Court, in Abuja has granted an order permitting a former governorship aspirant of the PDP in Ogun, Mr Segun Sowunmi to serve the National Chairman of the party, Mr Illiya Damagum court processes through substituted means. Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon gave the order on Thursday while ruling...
By GABRIEL ADAGA – Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) and Google Cloud announced on Thursday a strategic, multi-year agreement that will focus on innovating cloud solutions across Motorola Solutions’ safety and security technologies. With Google Cloud’s infrastructure, Motorola Solutions will prioritize the advancement of assistive intelligence, including highly accurate and...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, fixed March 21 for the hearing of motion for committal to prison against Dr Musa Aliyu, SAN, the newly appointed Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Justice Bolaji Olajuwon adjourned the matter because counsel for the applicants,...
A former member of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Ifeanyi Godwin Araraume has mourned a former member of the House of Representatives, Dr Cairo Ojougboh, describing his exit as a monumental loss to Delta State in particular and Nigeria in general. Araraume, who, together with Ojougboh and many other associates,...