The Defence Headquarters has warned troublemakers to “stay away from the.Nov. 11 governorship elections in Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa or face injurious consequences from the military.” The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, gave the warning while briefing newsmen on the operations of the armed forces on...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Universities Commission (NUC) has formally granted approval for the establishment of eight science and technology education programmes to Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara. The new undergraduate programmes include Biology Education, Chemistry Education, Mathematics Education, Physics Education,...
An Oyo High Court sitting in Awe has adjourned for hearing a fresh suit filed by Oyo kingmakers (Oyomesi) against Governor Seyi Makinde and two others on the vacant stool of Alaafin of Oyo till Dec. 14. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Attorney General...
The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Muhammed Badaru, has reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to bridge gender gaps and ensure parity in the Nigerian Armed Forces. Badaru gave the assurance at a one-day gender Mainstreaming Conference with the theme “Building Capacity Through Gender Mainstreaming to meet Security Challenges” organised...
The Abakaliki Rice Mill Owners Association says there will be surplus supply of products in the market during Christmas period due to the bumper harvest experienced from 2023 planting. Mr Linus Nkwuda, Chairman of the Association, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abakaliki, Ebonyi,...
The Police Command in Katsina State has said that the alleged killers of Alhaji Hamza Abdullahi, the former caretaker Chairman of Safana Local Government Area (LGA) of the state were yet to be identified. The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Aliyu Abubakar-Sadiq, disclosed this to the...
The Anambra State Ministry of Women and Social Welfare has intervened in the case of a widow whose Inlaw planned to bury her late husband inside a forest. This followed a report by the widow, Mrs Amarachi Anakor, to the Commissioner in the Ministry, Mrs Ify Obinabo. The...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The eleven electoral wards in Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, today smiled home with the sum of five hundred thousand naira (500,000) each as palliative. Similarly, a total of 1500 bags of 50kgs of maize and another 1500 bags of...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja The ongoing military operations by the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) across the country have continued to yield appreciable results with the elimination of 113 terrorists and arrest of 300 other criminal elements in the last two weeks. Troops of the AFN also...
No fewer than 200 armature golf players will compete at the 62nd edition of the First Bank Golf Lagos Open scheduled to tee-off from Nov. 16 to Nov. 19 at the Ikoyi Club,1938 golf section. Olusegun Alebiosu, Executive Director, Chief Risk Officer, FirstBank, who represented the Managing...
By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has said it would launch online tickets sales for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nation on Nov. 11. CAF in a statement on its website on Thursday, said it is aimed at attracting football fans across...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, has declined to grant a motion ex-parte brought by Alhaji Lamidi Apapa-led faction of the Labour Party (LP) to stop Athan Achonu as governorship candidate of the Saturday’s election in Imo. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a short ruling, refused to grant the prayer...
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says the 2023 supplementary budget is a bold and pragmatic response to address the current economic challenges in the country. Idris stated this in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Mr Rabiu Ibrahim, on Thursday in...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Mohammed Abba Isa to serve as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Disability Matters. The appointment is in President Tinubu’s determination to ensure that every segment of society is sufficiently catered to within...
Many passengers at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja are currently stranded and unable to continue their journeys due to a protest organised by labour unions on Thursday morning, according to the Punch reports. The protesters, who blocked the entrance of the airport, are members of...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has said the Armed Forces of Nigeria has attained 27.9 per cent female participation in peace support operations as against the 17 per cent benchmark recommended by the United Nations. Musa made this known at a one-day gender Mainstreaming...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has provided insight into how the lingering Russia – Ukraine war impacted Nigerian crude oil inflows in the international oil market. The NNPC Ltd said this led to a dip in demand from the once-dependable Asian market at the onset...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has reiterated President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to the overall development of the Niger Delta and other parts of the country. Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, said this in a statement on...
The National Commission for Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) has received 36 Nigerian migrants including children deported from Sweden. The Federal Commissioner, NCFRMI, Alhaji Tijani Ahmed during the returnees profiling said that usually the deportees must have been contacted either on the account of their overstayed...
A group has called on President Bola Tinubu to assent to the Ogoni Bill of Rights as adopted by the people of the land. The group include People Advancement Centre(PAC), Ogoni People Assembly, Partners for Electoral Reform and Social Action. Mr Akpobar Celestine, PAC Team Leader made the appeal...