By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission, (UBEC), Dr Hamid Bobboyi, has said Nigeria is experiencing a severe learning crisis that requires immediate action to address. Speaking at a two-day stakeholders “Dialogue on Reading Initiative in the UBE Programme and the...
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Justice Ibrahim Kala of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday reserved ruling until Feb. 6, on a bail application by a businessman, Lanre Smith, charged with 26,000 dollars fraud. Kala gave the date after hearing arguments from defence and prosecution counsel on the bail application. The...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Zone B, has dismissed as false the claim that its operatives caused an accident in Jibia town, Jibia Local Government of Katsina State. The spokesman of the unit, Mr Isa Suleiman, stated this in a statement issued on Monday in...
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will on Monday night fly to Bouake, ahead of their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 Semi-final clash with South Africa slated for Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that all 25 players and officials will leave Abidjan, for the first...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development has organized a one day training workshop on Gender Mainstreaming in Media Reporting and Community Advocacy of Transitional Justice and Reconciliation on Monday in Maiduguri held at Hajja Mangal Memorial Hall Giwa Barrack Area Maiduguri . In...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, rejected the bail applications filed by five suspects arrested in connection with the burning of the Rivers House of Assembly on Dec. 29, 2023. Justice Bolaji Olajuwon, in a ruling, refused to grant them bail on the ground that the defendants...
A former Commandant of the Navy War College, Rear Admiral Murtala Bashir (rtd.), has said the Nigerian Navy’s onslaught against oil thieves saved the nation 91,725.26 barrels of crude in 2023. Bashir made the disclosure in a paper he presented at the inauguration of the Naval Warfare Course...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has swept the rerun elections held on Saturday in 42 polling units in four Constituencies across three Local Government Areas of Bauchi State. The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja had declared the March 18, 2023 state assembly election inconclusive...
Police in Lagos State are on a manhunt for the buyer of a baby stolen by a house help in Shomolu area of the state. Police spokesman in the state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed on Monday that the buyer abandoned the baby as the police dragnet was closing...
Mr Daniel Asama of the Labour Party (LP), has been declared winner of Saturday’s Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency rerun election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer, Prof. James Damen, declared the result in the early hours of Monday. Damen said that Asama scored 66,422 to defeat...
Mr Saleh Zock of All Progressives Congress (APC) has won Saturday’s Kachia/ Kagarko federal constituency rerun election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer, Prof. Haruna Aminu of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, announced the result on Monday in Kaduna. Aminu said that Saleh Zock of...
Action Democratic Party (ADP) candidate, Mr. Pam Dachungyang has been declared the winner of the Saturday’s Plateau North senatorial rerun election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer, Prof. Nestor Chagok, declared the result in the early hours of Monday. Chagok said that Dachnggyang polled 122,442 votes...
Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah, member representing Anambra South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has expressed gratitude to the electorate for ensuring victory for the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in the Feb. 3 rerun elections in parts of the state. Ubah made this commendation while reacting to the outcome...
Policeoli in Ekiti State have paraded one Alhaji Baboga for his alleged involvement in the killing of the two traditional rulers in the Ikole Axis of Ekiti On Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Addressing Journalists on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti, the Assistant Inspector General of police (AIG) in...
The presidency has urged Atiku Abubakar, the PDP presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, to provide better alternatives to challenges of the country. It said these alternatives solutions will be a better option to the current position of merely mouthing the problems and attributing it to President Bola...
The gunmen who killed a traditional ruler and kidnapped his wife and one other person have reduced the N100m ransom placed on the abducted victims to N40 million. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the gunmen had on Sunday first reached out to the king’s family...
The Police Command in Lagos State has confirmed the deaths of a man and a woman, suspected to be lovers, in an apartment at Ojodu area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
In a shocking turn of events at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles, on Sunday, Nigerian music sensations, including Davido and Burna Boy, faced a disappointing defeat as they lost in all their nominated categories. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the other...
The death toll from central Chile’s blazing wildfires jumped to at least 99 people on Sunday, after President Gabriel Boric warned the number would rise “significantly” as teams search gutted neighborhoods. Responders continued to battle fires in the coastal tourist region of Valparaiso amid an intense...
The Court of Appeal, Abuja has ordered the First City Monument Bank (FCMB) to pay the sum of N540 million damages awarded against it for alleged defamation of Prophet Emmanuel Omale and his wife, Deborah. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Yusuf Halilu of a...