By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – A Secretarial Assistant with the Bauchi State Hospitals Management Board, Sani Mohammed Tirwun, had been dismissed from service by the State Civil Service Commission over alleged fraud. The Information Officer, Bauchi State Civil Service Commission, Saleh Umar, made this known in a statement...
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The Advocacy for Alleged Witches urges the Nigerian government to arrest and prosecute officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) who assaulted a man for allegedly stealing the manhood of two other persons in Abuja. In a tweet, the Leadership newspapers drew attention...
Some moments resonate as profoundly remarkable in life, where dreams are born from humble beginnings and transformed into extraordinary realities. As I stood before 700 UBA graduate trainees, drawn from across Africa, I thought of the long journey that brought me to where I am today. A journey...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – A 48 -years old mother of six, Mrs Ezike Lilian Chinyere has received an award of 500, 000 from Fidelity Bank Plc. Presenting the reward cheque to the beneficiary, the head of Operation Fidelity Bank Jalingo, Taraba State, Mr. Ocholi Salami, said...
A Lagos High Court will on Monday deliver judgment in the case of a police officer, Darambi Vandi, charged with shooting dead a Lagos-based lawyer, Mrs Omobolanle Raheem, on Christmas Day. The court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square gave the judgment date on July 13 after adoption of...
Tobi Bakre, the lead of Africa Magic’s new crime series, ‘Slum King’, on Saturday said the movie production was his most challenging project so far as an actor. Bakre, a two-time Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) ‘Best Actor’ winner, disclosed this while speaking during the preview of...
Nine new members have been admitted into the prestigeous Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) at the just concluded annual conference on Thursday, October 5, 2023 held in the nation’s capital, Abuja. Speaking at the ceremony at Abuja Continental Hotel, the GOCOP President, Maureen Chigbo, admonished...
Nigerians have been told when the ailing naira may bounce back to reduce hyper inflation and pains on the citizenry. The indication was revealed at the 7th annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) by a professor of capital market, Uche Uwaleke. ...
Mortgages play a pivotal role in the real estate sector, allowing individuals and families to own homes without the need for substantial upfront payments. In Nigeria, as in many countries, mortgages are a common means of financing homeownership. This article aims to provide a comprehensive overview of how...
Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh, says the blue economy will offer 350 million jobs to Nigerian citizens if adequately harnessed. Jamoh, who was represented by the Acting Coordinator of NIMASA, Abuja Office, Hajia Rakiya Lamai, made this known during the NIMASA Special...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has targeted annual budget of over N250 billion as a projected Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) for the Administration towards the accelerated development of the FCT. The Mandate Secretary, Economic Planning, Revenue Generation, and Public Private Partnership...
The Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS BEECROFT has thwarted illegal bunkering within the Igboelejo community area of Lagos State and seized the boat used for the criminal activity. The Commander, NNS BEECROFT, Commodore Kolawole Oguntuga, disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Lagos on Friday. Oguntuga said that...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has said the late Esogban and Odionwere of Benin Kingdom, Chief David Edebiri, was a father who represented the essence of the Benin tradition. Obaseki said this on Friday, while paying tribute to the late number two palace chief in Benin Kingdom, after...
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Employment, Labour and Productivity, Sen. Diket Plang, says the upper chamber will give the expected new minimum wage bill expeditious consideration . Plang, in a statement on Friday in Abuja said the bill when passed, would further ensure improved welfare of workers and...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has inaugurated a reconciliation committee toward addressing the crisis rocking the Ondo State chapter, leading to the impeachment proceedings against the deputy governor. APC National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, performed the ceremony on Friday in Abuja. “Since the return of democracy in 1979,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has said that with three professors now in charge of Borno’s health sector, it is either the sector is repositioned now or never. Governor Zulum stated this on Friday when he received the Health Minister, Prof. Mohammed...
Vice President Kashim Shettima, has directed the Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (i-DICE) team to ensure that the programme commences before the end of November. Shettima gave the directive on Friday when the i-DICE team updated him on the progress made so far, at a meeting in...
The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia on Friday dismissed the petition of the All Progressives Congress Candidate, Chief Ikechi Emenike, challenging Gov. Alex Otti’s election. The three-member panel in about five-hour judgement, struck out the petitions for being incompetent and lacking in merit. It ruled that...