U.S. Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken has reiterated the Americans commitment to investing in Nigeria’s economy. He disclosed this at a news briefing after meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday in Abuja. Bliken, who is on an African nations tour, said that American...
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Ghana Football Association (GFA) has sacked Black Stars’ coach, Chris Hughton, following the team’s group stage exit from the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire. GFA announced this on Tuesday shortly after the team’s elimination was confirmed. “Chris Hughton has been relieved of his duties as...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has brought the former governor of Anambra, Willie Obiano to the Federal High Court, Abuja for arraignment. Obiano arrived the court escorted by some EFCC operatives. At the time of filing this report, the courtroom was filled to capacity as lawyers,...
A Deputy Director with Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Mr Yisa Usman, has filed a N150 million suit against the board over alleged unlawful dismissal. Usman, in the suit marked: NICN/ABJ/266/2023 and filed by his lawyer, Oseini Bamigbaye from the Chambers of Mohammed Shuaibu, at the National...
Police in Kano State have arrested one Abdulmajid Danbilki also known as “Commander’’ for inciting violence while featuring on a radio programme. Danbilki allegedly uttered unguarded statements capable of promoting violence and inciting people against the state government. While on the radio programme and in a subsequent viral...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa dissolved the state’s Executive Council on Wednesday. His media aide, Mr Ebenezer Adeniyan, stated in Akure that by the dissolution, all cabinet members were to immediately hand over to permanent secretaries or to the most senior administrative officer in their ministries. He added...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has completed the case file of three electoral offenders out of nineteen currently standing trial in various courts across the country, for electoral offences committed during the 2023 general election. The Director of Voter Education and Publicity...
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has made a N100 million cash donation to the victims of Tuesday’s Damaturu GSM Market fire. The governor announced the donation on Tuesday, when he visited the market to sympathise with the victims. He also directed the State Emergency Management Agency to...
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman said the ministry will work within the ambit of the law to facilitate the full implementation of the presidential directive on the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) as it affects tertiary institutions in the country.” Mamman expressed the commitment during...
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Kalu has lauded the Supreme Court for releasing the Certified True Copy (CTC) of its Dec. 15, 2023 judgment on the detention of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) In a statement...
The Kogi State Government has stopped payment of salaries of 231 workers in the State Civil Service for alleged failure to comply with the government directive to update their records. The state’s Head of Service (HoS), Mrs Hannah Odiyo, made this known on Wednesday in Lokoja at...
Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah, ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security has advocated urgent measures to “reconcile tensions between democracy, governance and development,” and “a new compact with external partners to prevent a new Cold War in Africa.” “The recent retreat from liberal democracy and growing instability in the...
The Police in Ondo State on Tuesday said it had arrested two persons in connection with the death of a man, Abiodun Akintomowo, in Ondo town, Ondo State. Akintomowo reportedly lost his life after allegedly having a sex romp with a woman suspected to be his girlfriend, in...
President Bola Tinubu is meeting with American Secretary of State Anthony Blinken who is on tour of African nations. Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf Tuggar received Blinken at the forecourt of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Blinken is to hold bilateral talks with the Nigerian delegation headed by...
Palpable tension enveloped an Ikeja High Court on Tuesday when a suspect, Ayoko Oluwatobi, attempted to commit suicide. Oluwatobi, 25, is standing trial before Justice Hakeem Oshodi, whose courtroom is situated on the second floor of a two-storey building and directly opposite the second gate of the...
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will on Saturday clash with Cameroon in the Round of 16 at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the three-time champions who finished second in Group A with 7 points will...
Five-time champions Cameroon lived up to their billing Tuesday in Bouake with a never-say-die display to advance to the round of 16 at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The Indomitable Lions had looked down and out of contention in their Group C match day 3 fixture,...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N1.127 trillion December 2023 federal revenue among the Federal Government, states and Local Government Councils (LGCs). This is disclosed in a communique issued by the FAAC at its January meeting, chaired by the Accountant General of...
Gaza war spreads to hospital as 25,000 civilians killed UN humanitarians have expressed deep concern for patients and others seeking treatment who had “no way in and out’’ amid continuing fighting in Gaza including reported attacks on hospitals in the southern city of Khan Younis. Speaking in Geneva on...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has begun the profiling of areas worst-hit by kidnappers in the territory. Mr Mukhtar Galadima, Director, Development Control, FCTA, who led the exercise in Abuja on Tuesday, said that the exercise was to ascertain the causes of the kidnappings and suggest solutions....