A crash involving a fully-loaded tanker and six other vehicles snarled up traffic around Gbagada bridge, on Oworonsoki Expressway, Lagos, on Thursday. The Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), MrTaofiq Adebayo, made this known in a statement in Lagos. Adebayo quoted LASTMA officials as attributing the...
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President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday said Nigeria had no business being poor, having been blessed with enormous human and natural resources across the country. In a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, on Thursday in Abuja, Tinubu assured Nigerians that...
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Thursday, set aside the judgment of the National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunal in Asaba which declared Ndudi Elumelu of the PDP as winner of the Feb. 25 election for Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency of Delta . The appellate court, in two...
In a harrowing turn of events, the village of Giyawa in Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State was plunged into chaos leading to the death of four persons sequel to bandits’ attack.. ASP Ahmed Rufai, the State Police Command’s spokesman, confirmed the terrifying situation to newsmen on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, is currently in Oxford, United Kingdom, where he addressed a group of participants at a four-day working retreat that is aimed strengthening Borno’s peace-building efforts through attracting more support from the international community. The retreat, which focuses...
The Federal Government of Nigeria,as part of its participation at the just-concluded G20 Summit joined forces with the Indian government to understudy their digital economy,share knowledge and foster more collaborations. The move was to ensure that the vision of President Bola Tinubu of creating one million digital jobs...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Hon. Zacch Adedeji as the new Acting Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The President also directed the erstwhile FIRS Chairman, Mr. Muhammad Nami, to proceed on 3 months...
The Federal Government has certified the infrastructure of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) safe for passenger operations. The Consultant, Corporate Communication Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Mr Kolawole Ojelabi, made the disclosure in a statement in Lagos on Thursday. Ojelabi said that the certification came following a...
Police in Benue State have arraigned one Aondoaseer Agbadu (20) before a Makurdi Chief Magistrate’s Court on Thursday over alleged criminal conspiracy and the harvesting of the kidney of a 17-year-old. Prosecuting Insp. Godwin Ato told the court that one Alexander Swati reported the case at Aliade Police...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) said on Thursday that it would establish the FCT University of Technology to increase access to tertiary education and decongest the FCT College of Education Zuba, Abuja. The Mandate Secretary, Education Secretariat, FCTA, Dr Danlami Hayyo, disclosed this during the inauguration of...
The Kogi State Government on Thursday denied the alleged harassment of the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mr Leke Abejide. The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, stated this in a statement in Lokoja. Fanwo said that Abejide was one of those...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT) has expressed optimism that the Supreme Court would right the wrong in the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) upholding the victory of President Bola Tinubu. The BoT Chairman, Sen. Adolphus Wabara, said this when he read...
By BARBARA KALU, Umuahia – Unknown gunmen have killed and beheaded a Labour Party (LP) chieftain from Abia State, Zachary Nmaduka popularly known as Power Zack. The Abia State Police Command’s spokesperson, ASP Maureen Chinaka, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Thursday in Aba....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says the national grid restoration nationwide has reached advanced stages. TCN General Manager on Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah disclosed this in a statement issued to NATIONAL ACCORD on Thursday in Abuja. Mrs Mbah said that...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo- The Catholic Bishop of Wukari Diocese, Most Rev.Dr. Mark Maigida Nzukwein and stakeholders from Takun, Ussa and Yangtu LGAs have called on Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas to prioritize security of life and properties in the state to end the incessant crisis in the...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – Osun state Governor, Ademola Adeleke has directed security agencies to launch special operations to arrest and prosecute cultists engaging in rivalry war across Ijeshaland. Reacting to spate of violence and attacks in parts of the Eastern senatorial district, Governor Adeleke in a statement...
Immediate past Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, said that Nigeria Agenda 2050- a perspective plan designed to transform the country into an “upper-middle income country” with a significant improvement in per capita income-had already identified and clarified where to be in...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – A media guru and fellow of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Alh Saadu Salahu has called on stakeholders including public servants and organized private sector to partner with the Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahaman Abdulrazaq to succeed in his developmental agenda for...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Social protection has been identified as one of the ways of reducing economic disparities among citizens in Cross River State The state Commissioner of Humanitarian Affairs, Helen Egodo stated this on Thursday during a two day Capacity Building Workshop for CSO/CBO on Public...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kano State Command has inaugurated 60 special female squad to enhance security in schools. Speaking at the inauguration of the squad, NSCDC state Commandant, Mr Muhammad Lawal-Falala, said the squad were trained specifically to tackle insecurity, banditry, rape and other...