The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has called on all Nigerians to have love for and confidence in Nigeria and fight together for its peace and progress. Musa made the appeal on Monday when he visited ailing personnel at the Defence Headquarters Hospital, Abuja, to...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, on Monday celebrated Christmas with frontline troops of Joint Task Force (JTF) North East (NE) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), at Headquarters 27 Task Force Brigade Buni-Gari Yobe State. The Christmas luncheon which...
* NGF Secretariat on the verge of imploding – Bello Barkindo * Allegations are baseless, no crisis here – NGF Mgt By JACOB KUBEKA, Abuja – “The Nigeria Governors’ Forum Secretariat is on the verge of imploding under your watch,” a concerned Director of the Secretariat has warned...
Rivers, a state so rich because God blessed it with an abundance of crude oil and gas, is named after the many rivers that border its territory. Forty per cent of Nigeria’s output of crude oil is produced in the state. It also has deposits of silica sand,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has felicitated with Christians in Borno State and across the country at ongoing Christmas celebrations. Zulum’s message was contained in a statement issued on Monday morning by his spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau. Below is Governor Zulum’s message...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike, has said President Tinubu should be appreciated for intervening in the political situation in Rivers State. Speaking during the 20th Wedding Anniversary/Thanksgiving of Hon Dr & Dr (Mrs) George-Kelly D.A. Alabo at The...
As the world celebrates Christmas on Monday, some Nigerian civil servants have urged the Federal Government to pay arrears of the N35,000 wage award it promised workers. The civil servants, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews, also advised the Federal Government to...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says no life was lost in the viral media reports about the crash that occurred on Abuja-Keffi expressway. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Deputy Corps Marshal (DCM), Bisi Kazeem, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. The News...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – Taraba State Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas has caution Christians to be vigilant in their movement while celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. Governor Kefas stated this in a state broadcast presented in the Executive Chamber of the Government House, Jalingo, Taraba...
Death is never an easy visitor to accept, and Okwadike’s passing—whom I have known closely since 2001—is certainly not one of those occasions. It all began with the first annual lecture organised by the Oganiru Friends, a group of young Igbo professionals. The theme was: “Reawakening the Igbo...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Immediate past Minister of State for Budget and National Planning and frontline Edo State governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, has felicitated Edo people and Nigerians on the occasion of this year’s Christmas celebration....
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has arrested a contractor, James Okwete, in connection with the ongoing probe into the N37bn allegedly laundered by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development under former Minister, Sadiya Umar-Farouk. The development coincides with the probe of three...
By MARGARET TIZA, Makurdi – As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility objective, the ‘Ior Gboko Foundations, a non-governmental organization, paid a visit to the Old People’s Home in Makurdi, Benue State, on Sunday with Christmas palliatives and goodwill messages. Led by its President Dr. Jimmy Ajim, the group...
CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, HIS EXCELLENCY BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR. Fellow Nigerians, Christmas is a special time of the year for all of us. For Christians, this time of the year marks the birth of Jesus Christ and celebrates...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu has warned all those flouting the State Government’s directive on the settled matter of the Obong of Calabar stool not to test the patience of his administration over their unguarded utterances and other actions that could...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed 14 insurgents and rescued 13 kidnapped victims in Niger and Kaduna States. The Acting Deputy Director, Army Relations, 1 Division Nigerian Army, Lt.-Col. Musa Yahaya, said this in a statement on Sunday in Kaduna. Lt. Col....
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha has dismissed as false a document alleging his involvement in an illegal withdrawal of 6.3 million dollars from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Mr. Mustapha, who debunked the allegations in...
The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Ile-Ife Branch, has expressed concern at the prolonged strike by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria JUSUN, Osun chapter. The union had embarked on the strike to protest alleged high handedness by the leadership of the judiciary headed by Justice Adepele Ojo, the...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has expressed optimism on the ability of the Supreme Court judges to ensure justice and fairness on the state governorship election petition before the apex court. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Yusuf spoke at the Sani Abacha Stadium on Sunday...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Leader of the All Progressive Party (APC) in Sokoto State and Senator representing Sokoto North Senatorial District, Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, has donated ten million naira to the 66 rescued abducted persons from the state. Wamakko, who also donated a Hilux to each of the...