By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Police Command has paraded suspects arrested in connection with vandalization of the recently commissioned the Custom-Gamboru Flyover in Custom Area of Maiduguri metropolis. The PPRO, ASP Nahum Daso Kenneth while briefings journalists at the Command Headquarters Maiduguri on Friday said the suspects...
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The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan-Enoh has expressed concern following the Super Eagles’ draw against the Crocodiles of Lesotho on Thursday in Uyo. The minister made the remark in a statement released on Friday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Eagles...
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Friday affirmed the tribunal judgment which declared the All Progressive Congress candidate, Nasiru Gawuna winner of the governorship election. The Tribunal led by Justice Oluyemi Osadebay had nullified the election of Governor Abba Yusuf by declaring 165, 663 of his votes...
The Federal Government has announced the reversal of the implementation of payment of 40 per cent of Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) from Nigerian universities to the government. President Bola Tinubu made the announcement at the 75th Anniversary and 2023 Convocation ceremonies of the University of Ibadan on Tuesday....
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – The Government of Osun State has opened up on the leadership issue within the Osun State Judiciary, informing the public that the petition and preliminary actions on the Osun state Chief Judge have been sent to the National Judicial Council (NJC), affirming...
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal on Friday called on the people of the state to remain calm and law abiding over the Appeal Court verdict on his governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Appeal Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday declared March 18,...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday presented certificates of return to the Kogi Governor-Elect, Usman Ododo and his Deputy, Joel Salifu. Ododo and Salifu of the All Progressive Congress (APC) had won the Nov 11 Off-Cycle Governorship Election in Kogi with 446,237 votes, to beat their...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Friday, issued the certificate of return to Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo, following his victory at the November 11 Governorship poll. In a remark at the brief ceremony in Owerri, Uzodimma promised to enthrone a legacy that ensures rancour-free politics in...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has affirmed the victory of Bala Mohammed as the Governor of Bauchi State. Recall that the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Sadique Abubakar, had approached the governorship election petition tribunal sitting in the State to...
The National Vice Chairman, North West, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Garba Muhammad, has hailed the decision of the Court of Appeal affirming the sack of Gov. Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) on Friday in Abuja. Muhammad, in a statement shortly after...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu will, on Saturday, depart Abuja for Berlin, Germany, to attend the G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) Conference on November 20, 2023, hosted by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The presidential spokesman, Mr Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement issued...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has approved the appointment of Mr Emmanuel Aboh as the new Auditor General of the State. The Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Tersoo Kula, disclosed this in a statement issued in Makurdi on Friday. The appointment takes...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has said it would conduct its annual range classification and introductory shooting exercises for Cadets of 73 Regular Course and urged the residents not to panic. The NDA spokesman, Maj. Mohammed Maidawa, said this in a statement...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that unsafe water, poor sanitation and hygiene are responsible for the deaths of about 1,000 children under five years annually while about 2 billion people globally lack basic hand washing facilities. “Globally, there are 3.5...
Personnel of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Lagos Seaports and Marine Command, have foiled an attempt to smuggle seven Nigerian girls to Burkina Faso. The Comptroller of Immigration, Lagos Seaports and Marine Command, Malam Mohammed Saddiq, disclosed this at a media conference in Lagos on Friday. According...
Prof. Muftau Ijaiya of the Department of Finance, University of Ilorin, has said Nigeria is ranked 109th on the Global Financial Literacy ranking. Ijaiya stated this in Ilorin at the 245th Inaugural Lecture of the University entitled: “Money Matters in All Matters”. He described financial literacy as the...
The Kaduna State Ministry of Health has evacuated no fewer than 60 unclaimed corpses for mass burial in Kaduna, an official says. Umma Ahmed, Commissioner of Health, disclosed this on Friday during the evacuation of the corpses from Gwamna Awan general hospital in Kakuri Kaduna. According to her,...
World record holder, Jaan Roose, a 31-year old Estonian, on Thursday dazzled Lagosians with his slacklining skills on a suspended 66m (217 ft) rope tied to Sterling Towers and Onome rig, Marina, Lagos, a distance of 350 meters. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Roose was...
Ahead of the Appeal Court’s judgement in the Kano Governorship election in Abuja, the executives of the two main rival political parties, NNPP and APC, have signed a peace accord before the State Joint Security Committee. The News Agency of Nigeria NAN reports that the signing of the...
An Abuja High Court on Friday ordered that the suspended Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele be remanded in Kuje correctional centre until Nov 22. Justice Hamza Muazu gave the order and adjourned until Nov. 22 when Emefiele’s bail application will be heard. Emefiele was arraigned on a-six court...