By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Friday, commissioned two projects executed by Maiduguri Metropolitan Local Council. The projects include a 20-bed capacity maternity clinic and a computer center to enhance digital literacy. The digital center, named after Governor Zulum, was equipped with...
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By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo- The troops of 6 Brigade, Jalingo, Friday night engaged in a fierce battle with bandits in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba, and recovered some weapons in the process. The Public Relations Officer of the brigade, Lt. Olabodunde Oni, disclosure this in a statement on...
It is pedestrian information that pursuant to the provisions of Section 72(1) of the Electoral Act 2022, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday March 29, 2023, issued Certificate of Return to Sheriff Oborevwori, Delta state Governor-Elect. The ‘ritual’ followed his electoral victory at the Saturday March...
The Federal Government has commenced allocation of affordable houses to Nigerians, an official has confirmed. Mr Martin Gyado, the Federal Controller of Housing in charge of Adamawa, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Yola. He said that President Bola...
The Chairman, House Committee on Youth Development, Hon. Martins Esin has charged the Super Eagles of Nigeria to go all out for victory against Cameroon on Saturday in Abidjan. Esin said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) ahead of the epic Round of...
Amidst a plethora of block burster fixtures in the AFCON 2023 Round of 16 fixtures, the mouth watering clash between perennial rivals, the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon on Saturday in Abidjan stands out as an African classic. Between both countries, they have...
Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen will leave Napoli this summer and join “either Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain or an English club”, the Italian club’s president and owner Aurelio De Laurentiis said on Friday. De Laurentiis was responding to an interview that Osimhen, who is with Nigeria at the Africa...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, has said the Federal Government is working to ensure outstanding payments are made to power generation companies to resolve the blackout. The minister stated this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by his Special Adviser,...
By MARK JANG, Jos – Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has relaxed the 24-hour curfew earlier imposed on Mangu Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement by the governor’s Director of Press and Public Affairs, Mr Gyang Bere, issued on Friday in Jos. The...
All the Super Eagles players at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Côte D’Ivoire, took part in the team’s training session on Friday in Abidjan. The training was in preparation of the first game of the round of 16 matches against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon...
Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Youths in Parliament, Rep. Olamijuwonlo Alao-Akala, has charged the Super Eagles to go all out to defeat Cameroon on Saturday in Abidjan. The lawmaker said the win will be a moral booster for the team to ultimately lift the fourth African Cup...
Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo has restated the Federal Government’s commitment in supporting private sector investments geared towards unlocking Nigeria’s gas potential for the benefit of the economy and citizens. Epko made this known on Friday in Abuja when he met with a delegation of...
The Police command in Kogi on Friday warned political thugs and criminals to steer clear of the venue of Saturday’s inauguration of the Governor-elect, Alhaji Usman Ododo. The State Commissioner of Police, Bethrand Onuoha, gave the warning in a statement issued in Lokoja by the command’s spokesman, SP...
Donald Trump’s defamation trial wraps up Friday in New York, showcasing the unprecedented scandal and legal difficulties surrounding the likely Republican candidate for president. Far from hiding his multiple legal problems, Trump has turned courtroom sessions into quasi-campaign events, claiming each trial is part of a Democratic establishment...
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said on Friday he will leave at the end of the season, in a surprise decision. “I can understand that it’s a shock for a lot of people in this moment when you hear it for the first time,” Klopp said in an interview...
The founder of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Dr Boniface Aniebonam, has said the party is disappointed with the Supreme Court’s ruling, dismissing NNPP’s petition against the 2023 Taraba governorship election outcome. Aniebonam, who expressed this on Friday in Lagos, however, said the party had decided...
The Nigerian Exchange Ltd. on Friday recorded N138 billion growth following continued investors’ buy interest in stocks of Tier-one banks Specifically, the market capitalisation which opened at N55.900 trillion rose by N138 billion or 0.25 per cent to close at N56.038 trillion. Also, the All-Share Index rose by...
No fewer than 10 persons, on Friday, escaped death as a private jet from Abuja the overshot the runway while landing at Ibadan Airport. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the private jet, with 10 persons onboard, skidded off the runway around 11.00 a.m. at the airport....
By OLA MUDOPE, Ibadan – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Oyo State has confirmed a fire incident at its Ibadan South East Local Government Area Office. The Oyo State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr Adeniran Tella, whi confirmed the incident in statement made available to newsmen, said...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the Lagos State Chairman.of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Philip Aivoji. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that Mr. Aivoji was abducted on Thursday, Jan. 25 at about 6.00 p.m. on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway while returning from a...