Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted over 100 persons, mostly women and children in the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Channels Television gathered that the bandits raided four villages of Mutumji, Sabongari Mahuta, Kwanar Dutsi and Unguwar Kawo, all under the Maru Local Government...
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At least 10 residents of the Takum and Ussa Local Government Areas of Taraba State have been confirmed killed by suspected bandits. The incident took place in separate locations in the said areas on Friday. The police spokesperson in the state, Abdullahi...
Sheila, the estranged wife of Davido’s logistic manager, Isreal Afeare, has shared her version of how their marriage contracted in October 2022 packed up. In a series of posts, Sheila dismissed claims that she deceived Isreal into marrying her. She also dismissed claims that when he came into...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – In his bid to restore political stability in Ondo State, President Bola Tinubu, late on Friday, waded into the months-long crisis between factions loyal to the Executive Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, and the Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. This followed marathon negotiations between...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – No fewer than 15,750 teachers have sat for the professional qualifying examination for teachers across the country. The examination was conducted by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) to test the professional knowledge of those in the teaching profession. Speaking with...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has said Nigeria’s multicultural diversity should be seen as a source of strength rather than division. Shettima who said this on Saturday at the 37th annual Akesan Day in Iperu Remo, Ogun State also called for a more united country. He said that President...
North-East Governors Forum has said the poor road network is fueling insecurity, stalling development and making life more difficult for the people in the region. This was contained in a communique issued at the end of the ninth meeting of the forum and signed by the Chairman, Gov....
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Mr Peter Obi, has said the unhindered access to good education and provision of good healthcare will eliminate violence against women in the society. Obi, in a statement by his Media Aide, Mr Michael Nwolisa, gave this position in...
Eight persons died in a ghastly accident at Oke-Onigbin on the Omu-Aran-Ilorin Highway in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara on Friday. An articulated vehicle and a bus were involved in the accident. Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Kwara, Mr Stephen Dawulung, said in...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State has congratulated former vice president Atiku Abubakar and its 2023 Lagos State governorship candidate, Dr Olajide Adediran (Jandor) on their birthday celebrations. The party in separate statements signed by its Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Hakeem Amode, said both Atiku and Adediran...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – Chairman of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr. Chiedu Ebie, says the new leadership in the Commission will unveil the right vision and set the tone for the management to drive the sustainable development of the Niger...
A Lagos-based constitution lawyer, Mr Jide Ologun, has applauded President Bola Tinubu for assenting to the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria Bill 2023, saying Nigerians are yearning for results. Ologun, a former Chairman, Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) Ikeja Branch and public affairs analyst, made the remark...
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Kogi has given INEC 48 hours to issue certified copies of electoral materials on the Nov. 11 off-cycle election in the state to the Social Democratic Party (SDP). It also ordered INEC to allow SDP’s forensic experts to examine some electoral materials....
The federal government has approved the establishment of the National Education Repository and Databank (NERD) system. This was disclosed by the minister of education, Prof Tahir Mamman, at the stakeholders’ engagement and sensitisation programme for the project on Tuesday at the Conference Hall, Federal Ministry of Education Headquarters,...
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) of the Nigerian Army have arrested a suspected killer of a couple in Kwi Community, Riyom Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau Lt.-Col. Ishaku Takwa, the Acting Deputy Dircetor, Army Public Relations of the 3 Division of the Nigerian Army,...
Another 42 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons are to be released on Saturday as part of the agreement between the Israeli government and the Islamist Hamas movement, according to the Times of Israel newspaper. Israel will initially transfer the detainees to Ofer Prison in the occupied West Bank...
Governor’s Mandate Magazine has fixed Dec. 7, 2023 as the day to honour some former state governors who performed outstandingly while in office as the chief executives of their respective states with the Governors’ Mandate Award. The Chief Executive Officer of the magazine, Earl Osaro Onaiwu, also the...
The Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai, have eliminated a key Boko Haram terrorist leader, Abu Asad and several others in air strikes on their hideout at Tagoshe on Mandara Mountains in Borno. The Director, Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, made...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said it is planning to implement a new round of banking recapitalisation for the Deposit Money Banks (DMBs). Mr Olayemi Cardoso, the CBN Governor, announced this at the 58th Annual Bankers’ Dinner organised by the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria...
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Olayemi Cardoso, has clarified that the 43 items were never explicitly prohibited from importation or sale in Nigeria. Cardoso gave this clarification at the 58th Annual Bankers’ Dinner organised by the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN)...