Investigators from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday have started grilling suspended minister Betta Edu over alleged N585m disbursement fraud. According to Channels TV report, Dr. Edu arrived at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Jabi, Abuja, at 11am. ...
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President Bola Tinubu has directed a major slash of travel delegations for all Federal Government official trips within and outside the country. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this on Tuesday during a press briefing at the State House in Abuja. According...
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ibadan (UI) branch, has decried the move by National Assembly to create additional 47 federal universities. UI ASUU Chairman, Prof. Ayo Akinwole, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Tuesday on...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, declared Sen. Samuel Anyanwu as the valid national secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, made an order of injunction, restraining the national leadership of the PDP from appointing any person as acting national secretary...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki on Tuesday called on the Otaru of Auchi, Aliru Momoh, to support his quest to produce a worthy successor. He made the call at the 27th edition of the Auchi Day celebration of the Allah Most High held in Auchi, the administrative Headquarters...
A tanker loaded with 25,000 litres of diesel exploded on Monday at Seme, a border community between Nigeria and Benin Republic. The explosion occurred as the tanker was discharging its content into a reservoir. An eyewitness told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Badagry on Tuesday that...
Gunmen shot a traditional chief in Sagamu, Ogun dead on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the three-man gang shot the chief in his head at close quarters. He has since been buried according to Islamic rites. Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Abiodun...
The Court of Appeal, Ibadan Division, on Tuesday, fixed Feb. 8 for hearing of an appeal filed by a former Oyo State Deputy Governor, Mr Rauf Olaniyan, challenging his impeachment by the House of Assembly. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the first and second respondents...
Some football enthusiasts have expressed optimism over Super Eagles’ ability to win the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) scheduled to hold in Cote d’Ivoire between Jan. 13 and Feb. 11. The enthusiasts, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Tuesday, said that...
In a landmark decision, South Korea is planning to ban the controversial consumption of dog meat. The parliament in Seoul approved a special law on Tuesday aimed at prohibiting the breeding, slaughter and sale of dogs for human consumption, with violations subject to punishment. There is a three-year...
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday appointed 34-year-old Education Minister, Gabriel Attal as France’s new Prime Minister. This is in a bid to seek to breathe new life into Macron’s second mandate ahead of European parliament elections. The move will not necessarily lead to any major political shift,...
Rep. Rodney Ambaiowei (PDP-Bayelsa), has faulted the notion held in certain quarters and among his constituents that the National Assembly is a money-making machine. The lawmaker, who represents Southern Ijaw Federal Constituency of Bayelsa, said this in a new year message to his constituents and made available to...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kano State, on Tuesday said it has completed all arrangements for conduct of all bye-elections in the state. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kano state, Mr Abdu Zango said this while addressing stakeholders at its state headquarters in Kano...
A Family Court in Ibadan, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of one Michael Ayinde, 51 and his son, Abiola, 19, for allegedly raping his daughter and the latter, his sister. The magistrate, Mrs O. O. Ogunkanmi, who did not take the pleas of the defendants, ordered their remand...
By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The Nigeria Police Retirees (NPR) under Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) have described the scheme as an evil slave merchandise with the Inspector General of Police (IGPs-retired and serving) as beneficiaries. In a rejoinder, “Re: IGP Sensitive to Improved Welfare Pension Scheme: Initiate Moves...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – The Government of Benue State has been advised to create of a Ministry for Higher Education to supervise tertiary institutions in the state and add value to human capital development, employment generation and technical expertise has been advocated. This is one of the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has announced a plan to reactivate the South Chad Irrigation Scheme aimed at providing a livelihood for the resettled communities. The governor made the announcement on Monday in Wulgo, a border community in Ngala Local Government Area of...
By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The Minister of Sports Development John Owan-Enoh has given an assurance that he has no ambition to succeed Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu in 2027 general election The Minister started this in a Thanksgiving service at Holly Trinity Catholic Church Ikom Town...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau, has expressed optimism that Super Eagles will win next month’s African Cup of Nations (AFCON) championship. He stated that Nigeria’s chances to win the 2024 edition of AFCON are very bright. The NFF President...
President Bola Tinubu has summoned the minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo to the Presidential Villa. The summon follows the controversy that has hitched the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu and the award of a consultancy contract to the tune of N438 million, for the National...