The Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Bassa Local Government Area has collapsed structures of six out of its 10 wards into the Action Alliance (AA) for the Kogi Governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that that the SDP collapsed the structures during a campaign...
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No fewer than five riverine communities in Delta have been sacked by water in the Warri North Local Government Area, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports. Mr Kenren Pere, Councillor representing Ogbinbiri ward 18, in Asigborodo Community disclosed this to newsmen on Monday in Warri. Pere...
Bolatito “Tito” Oluwole, at the just concluded GOtv Boxing Night 29, beat Celina Agwu to claim the National Cruiserweight Championship following an eight-round unanimous decision. The event held at the Molade Okoya – Thomas Indoor Sports Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos on Sunday and had many boxing fans cheering...
Fire has gutted some parts of the chamber of one of the justices of the supreme court. The cause of the fire outbreak was yet to be ascertained at the time of filing the report. Operatives of the Federal Fire Service have long put out the fire. NAN...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Federal Government of Nigerian has called for a free and secure Internet for Africa, which is capable of bridging the digital divide and creating innovative opportunities within the continent. Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, made the just-concluded...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The first Nigerian professor of Capital Market, Prof. Uchenna Joseph Uwaleke, has been named the keynote speaker of the 2023 annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP). Confirming this, the chairman of the GOCOP 7th Conference Planning...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is worried over the recent hike in fees by varsities across the country, saying it may force many students out of school. Many public universities have in recent months increased their tuition fees owing to what they described as the country’s...
Four persons including a soldier have been killed in an ambush along Gwoza Limankara Road, one hundred and thirty-four kilometres from Maiduguri by Boko Haram terrorists. They were killed in a convoy comprising civilian JTF and the military escorting passengers along the route. Several other motorists were also...
FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, has approved a three-month grace period for owners of 189 undeveloped plots of land in the territory to begin to develop them or get their allocation papers revoked. Director of Information and Communication at the FCT Administration, Mr Muhammad Sule, stated on...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ado-Ekiti – Ekiti House of Assembly has summoned officials of the State Sports Council over the ‘embarrassment’ recently caused the state through the ‘shabby outfits’ worn by the athletes during the opening parade of the ongoing Asaba Sports Festival. The Chairman, House Committee on Media...
A former Zamfara Governor, Sen. Abdul’aziz Yari (APC/Zamfara West), has donated 145 trailer loads of maize as palliative to people of the state. A former APC Chairman in the state, Alhaji Lawal Liman, stated this in Gusau on Sunday after meeting with members of the distribution committee....
The Federal Ministry of Works on Sunday said it had not awarded the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway construction to any firm, but had only opened discussions with Hitech. A statement by Mrs Blessing Lere-Adams, Director, (Information) Press and Public Relations Unit, Federal Ministry of Works, said media reports that...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to rescue the remaining female students of the Federal University Gusau, abducted by terrorists on Thursday. The president’s media aide, Mr Ajuri Ngelale, stated on Sunday in Abuja that Tinubu condemned the reprehensible act of abduction....
An 80-year old man, Malam Rabiu, known as Na Allah Siraka has died in a well at Sabon Sara, Gidan Aminu Ado, in Gwale Local Government Area(LGA) of Kano State. This is contained in a statement issued to newsmen by the Public Relations Officer of Kano State Fire Service,...
By BARBARA KALU, Uyo – A former President of the Senate, Senate David Mark has tasked the 10th National Assembly to prioritize its legislative agenda that will address national malaise including to forestall controversial or inconclusive elections in future . Senator Mark listed some of the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Foreign investors have been enjoined to leverage the favourable investment opportunities in the Federal Capital Territory to invest in Agriculture, tourism, infrastructure development, transportation, healthcare, waste management and hospitality industry. FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, who represented the FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom...
The Organised Private Sector of Nigeria (OPSN) has reiterated its call on the Federal Government and Labour Unions to work assiduously to avert the looming disruption of socioeconomic activities in the country. The organisations made the call in a statement on Sunday in reaction to the planned nationwide...
An alligator was killed as it was removed from a creek in the US state of Florida along with a 41-year-old woman’s body, officials said Saturday. Police said they had responded to a report of a body seen in the creek in Largo, Florida, and that the 13-foot,...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, says that the Commission is fast-tracking the construction work on the Oruma rigid pavement Road, in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, to ensure its commissioning next month....
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – In a resolute drive to fortify the nation’s commitment to combat corruption, the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has undertaken a comprehensive series of strategic advocacy visits. These efforts, spearheaded by Chairman Olanrewaju Suraju, seek to amplify the impact...