By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The authority of Akwanga Local Government Area (LGA) of Nasarawa State, said it is on top of the security challenges in the area, as such the council has constituted a joint security task force to tackle the challenges. Executive Chairman of Akwanga LGA, Safiyanu...
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By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State House of Assembly (NSHA), has passed into second reading ‘A Bill for a Law to Repeal the Nasarawa State Electricity Power Agency Law, 2018’ and Provide for Electricity Generation, Transmission, System Operation, Distribution and Supply in the State and for Other Matters...
In an exclusive and profoundly revealing interview with Chude Jideonwo on the viral #WithChude show, Obi Cubana Iyiegbu, the renowned Nigerian businessman, shares his untold story for the very first time in three years. Known for his opulent lifestyle and the extravagant funeral he held for his late mother,...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has declared N3.3 trillion profit for the 2023 financial year. Chief Financial Officer of NNPC Ltd., Alhaji Umar Ajiya who addressed newsmen on Monday on the development, said that this was the highest profit declared by the company since inception. Meanwhile,...
Congressional Republicans lodged a formal case Monday for the impeachment of US President Joe Biden, using the opening day of the Democratic National Convention to launch a political assault unlikely to gain serious traction. The report from three powerful committees in the Republican-led House of Representatives accuses Biden of...
The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu has called for a bill for stringent punishment for electricity vandals and power theft. Adelabu made this call in Abuja on Monday while addressing the House Committee on Power who were on oversight function to the ministry. ”There must be punitive punishments...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Monday, unveiled a digital stamp and seal for legal practitioners in the country. According to NBA, the virtual stamp would not only help to check activities of fake lawyers, but also ensure seamless preparation and filing of legal processes. The outgoing President of...
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has voiced its concern over the ongoing national and international controversies surrounding the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals Industrial Free Zone Enterprise (DPRPI). This is contained in a statement by by Prof. Tanko Muhammad -Baba, ACF’s National Publicity Secretary, issued on Monday in Kaduna...
Ondo State House of Assembly has begun auditing the financial transactions of the 18 Local Governments of the state. Speaking at the commencement of the exercise on Monday, the Speaker of the Assembly, Chief Olamide Oladiji, said it was the constitutional function of the legislative arm. Oladiji said that...
The Police Command in Kaduna State, said its operatives have detained two notorious gunrunners and bandits’ informants in Kaduna. The command’s spokesperson ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Monday in Kaduna. Hassan also confirmed the foiling of a kidnapping attempt and the two victims...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Chairmanship seat in last Saturday’s local government elections in Shira in Bauchi State, Bello Mu’azu Shira, has described the polls as a sham. Shira accused the Bauchi State Independent Electoral Commission, of deceiving the...
The Supreme Court, on Monday, reserved judgment in the appeal filed by Timipre Sylva, the All Progressives Congress (APC)”s candidate in the Nov. 11 governorship election in Bayelsa. The five-member justices, headed by Justice Garba Lawal, adjourned the judgment to a date that would be communicated to parties after...
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) has called on the Federal Government to pay six months wage award of N25,000 monthly, owed to its members across the country. Mr Bunmi Ogunkolade, Head of Information of NUP, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Rep. Obi Aguocha (LP-Abia), has advised Rep. Benjamin Kalu, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, against making statements capable of heating up the polity. He said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja, following Kalu’s remark that the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia would take...
By EMMANUELLA ANOKAM, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) When the construction of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery Limited began in 2016, Nigerians were upbeat that it will crash the high price of Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as fuel and also stop its importation. The refinery in size of...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared Tuesday as a work-free day as part of activities to mark this year’s Isese Day celebration. This is contained in a statement signed by the Head of Service of the state, Mr Bode Agoro, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria...
The Association of Resident Doctors, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (ARD-UITH) has warned.against consumption of undercooked bush meat to avoid the deadly m-pox virus. The President of ARD-UITH, Dr Yusuf Muhammed, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ilorin that people should also avoid contact with...
The Court of Appeal will on Tuesday hear a suit filed by former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, challenging the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, order that removed him from office in 2019. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the suit was filed at...
The Federal Government has said the “alarming increase’’ in attacks against humanitarian workers, particularly in Africa, has made the work of the heroes increasingly perilous. The Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), Alhaji Tijani Ahmed, stated this on Monday in Abuja, at a...
A Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Lagos on Monday ordered the remand of a 65-year old man, Idris Danladi, for allegedly defiling a one-year-old girl. The Chief Magistrate, Mr Patrick Adekomaiya, ordered that Danladi should be remanded in the Awarjigoh Correctional Centre, Badagry, after he pleaded not guilty...