Bank customers resident in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have decried the continuous fall of the naira to the dollar. According to them, their purchasing power have reduced drastically. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that one dollar to Naira exchange rate at the parallel market is...
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Nigerian ex-international, Mutiu Adepoju, has urged the Super Eagles to keep their defence strong and maintain their style of play in their next match against Angola in the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) competition in Cote d`Ivoire. Adepoju, who was part of the Eagles squad that conquered...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Kaduna State Police Command has arrested eight persons suspected to be highway robbers on the Kaduna-Abuja expressway. The command’s spokesman, Mr Mansir Hassan, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, said that operatives from Tollgate Divisional Headquarters, while on patrol along Kaduna-Abuja expressway...
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has deployed more police personnel and assets to ensure comprehensive and coordinated security response to the security breaches in Ekiti and parts of Ondo States. The deployment is in response to the recent kidnapping of school children and killing of...
Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), has called on Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra to pay N901 million owed members for the supply of Automotive Gas Oil for powering streetlights in the state. Chairman and Secretary of IPMAN Enugu Depot Community, Mr Chinedu Anyaso and Mr Emeka...
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, convicted and sentenced one Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, an actress, to six months imprisonment for spraying and stepping on the new Naira notes at a social event in Lagos. Her conviction and sentencing was reported...
The views of Katsina Elders’ Forum has been described as not reflecting the position of Northern Nigeria on the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Minister of State for Defence Bello Matawalle, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said that it was wrong...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Aliko Dangote on the award of National Order of the Lion by Senegal. President Macky Sall of Senegal would confer the award on the Nigerian industrialist and President of Dangote Group on Friday. Special Adviser to the President on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji has called on the military high command to provide more security presence in various parts of the state to forestall future security breaches in the state. Governor Oyebanji made the call when he paid a courtesy visit to the...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has approved N1 billion for the construction of a new Senate Building at the main campus of the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED) Ondo. Governor Aiyedatiwa disclosed this, on Thursday in Akure, during the institution’s 5th Convocation Ceremony. Aiyedatiwa while applauding the...
Cameroon is (or was) Africa’s football powerhouse. They reached the 1990 World Cup quarterfinals in Italy, becoming the first on the continent to do so. But three decades later, something is cracking within this strong tradition of football success. Last week, Cameroon was bundled out of the Africa Cup of...
An Imo-based journalist, Mr Reginald Mbajunwa, has narrated how his 17-year-old son, Nzubechi, was kidnapped by hoodlums on his way to Church for a crossover night on Wednesday, January 31. Mbajunwa, the Director of News at the Imo Broadcasting Corporation, told newsmen on Thursday in Owerri that he...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has expressed full support for the creation of State Police, saying it will address the current security challenges confronting the country. The Governor of Bauchi State and Chairman of the forum, Bala Mohammed, said this on Thursday when he led his...
A community in Gwagwalada Area Council of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has bestowed the traditional title of “Sarkin Yaki”, (Warlord), Paikon Kore on the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, The Aguma of Gwagwalada, Chief Mohammad Magaji announced this on Thursday when the Minister inaugurated an emergency construction and...
Police in Gombe State have arrested 12 suspected members of a fake dollar syndicate in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Mahid Abubakar, who disclosed this on Thursday, said that the suspects allegedly specialised in printing and disposing of the currency suspected to be counterfeit....
By JONATHAN MUNEMO – Highly indebted African countries are facing stark trade-offs between servicing expensive debt, supporting high and growing development needs, and stabilising domestic currencies. Government debt has risen in at least 40 African countries over the past decade. As a result, some are experiencing a bad combination of high...
By JOHN ONAH Abuja – The Federal Government has launched a new teacher development programme, Teacher Internship Scheme (TIS), designed to support States in the emergence of a new generation of teachers with skills and knowledge needed to excel in the digital age and help in the implementation...
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By AUSTINE TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi – The Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party( PDP ) Governor’s Forum, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State on Thursday led his colleagues to condole with the government and people of Plateau state on the recent crisis in Mangu, Bokos and environs. Gov. Mohammed in condolence...
By BARBARA KALU, Port Harcourt – Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), says it will revive its 180 tonnes per day Rice Mill at Elele Alimini in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, as part of its efforts to ensure food security in the region. The NDDC Executive Director,...