The Senate on Tuesday, said it had invited Service Chiefs to appear before it on Wednesday, over security challenges in the country. Sen. Adetokunbo Abiru, Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, gave the hint while speaking with newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja...
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Tipper drivers in Onitsha, the commercial centre of Anambra, on Tuesday protested and blocked the expressway leading to and from Niger Bridge, over alleged extortion by agents of the state government. All efforts made by the military personnel stationed at the scene of the incident to dismantle...
Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah says he will take advantage of the rich diaspora community of Anambra and the media to put the state on the global map if the people make him governor in 2025. Ubah, who said this in Nnewi on Tuesday while addressing journalists, also took...
Super Eagles’ forward, Victor Osimhen has been declared fit and ready to play against South Africa on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the CAF Player of the Year was a major doubt for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semifinal against the Bafana Bafana...
There was a mild drama in the Federal High Court in Abuja as a prosecution witness, Mr Rabiu Tafada in the ongoing alleged N10 billion fraud charge against Ali Bello, nephew of former Kogi Governor, suddenly told the court that he was not feeling well. Tafada, who is...
If President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led Federal Government is desirous of ending gas flaring in the country, then, the administration should consider as urgent, taking both practical and pragmatic steps to save the people of Ubeji Community, a sleepy Satellite community located around the Warri petrochemical company in Warri...
An FCT High Court on Tuesday ordered that a man, Olaniyi Adegboro be remanded in Kuje Corrections Centre for allegedly stabbing ASP Ayuba Zakari to death. The police charged Adegboro with murder. Following the prayer of the prosecution counsel for a date to open his case, Justice Peter...
Top officers of some intelligence services in the country have uncovered attempts by some “unscrupulous elements” to pitch Senators of Northern extraction in the 10th National Assembly, NASS, against the masses. The officers, who pleaded anonymity, told PRNigeria that the “mischievous persons’ ” hatchet job also aims to...
As Nigerians continue to root for the Super Eagles at the ongoing AFCON 2023 in Côte d’Ivoire, President/Executive producer, All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), Mr. Mike Dada, along with others were on ground to show support and solidarity.
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu has granted scholarship to the children of a staunch loyalist of his, Prince Offiong Effiwatt, who died on December 25, 2023. The Governor announced the scholarship award during a surprise condolence visit to the family home of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has disclosed plans to boost food production by providing seedlings, fertilizers, solar water pumps generating sets alongside subsidized fuel to farmers in the state. He added that the move would allow the state government to key in into...
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Food, Beverages and Tobacco Senior Staff Association (FOBTOB) on Tuesday held a peaceful protest against the National Agency Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC)’s directive to shut down companies manufacturing alcoholic sachet drinks. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Government has commended Ziplines Technology for its contribution to Health Care delivery system in the state The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Henry Ayuk, gave the commendation during a visit by journalists to assess the effectiveness of Zipline’s drone in...
Officials of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Tuesday, began enforcement of ban on sachets of alcoholic drinks in Osun. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NAFDAC officials visited some of the factories where the alcoholic beverages were being produced...
Ladi Adebutu, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the 2023 general election in Ogun, was, on Tuesday, arraigned before a state High Court sitting in Abeokuta. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adebutu was arraigned, alongside nine others, even as the Federal Government amended the...
Veteran Nollywood actress, Joke Silva, has called on the Federal Government to ensure filmmakers in the country gain easy access to funds to produce films. Silva made the call while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. “Over the years, filmmakers...
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has sacked heads of some tertiary institutions in the state. The Secretary to the State (SSG), Mr. Samuel Jatau disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Jos. According to Jatau,the heads of institutions affected include those of Plateau University, Bokkos; Plateau...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Nasarawa State Police Command, has distanced itself from the controversy surrounding the formation of the Miyetti Allah Vigilante Group in the state. Commissioner of Police, Nasarawa state command, CP Shehu n Nadada, made the denial on Tuesday in his office at the...
The Minister of Finance, Mr Wale Edun, and the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Atiku Bagudu, have assured Nigerians that the high cost of living being witnessed by Nigerians is currently being addressed. Mr Olayemi Cardoso, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and Mr...