The Bauchi State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Katagum Local Government Area due to the breakdown of law and order in the ongoing nationwide protest. This is contained in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Ibrahim Kashim, on Monday in Bauchi. He...
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In a surprising turn of events, the Nne Nne duo, consisting of Nneamaka and Chinne, have claimed the Head of House (HoH) title in the second week of Big Brother (BBNaija’s) “No Loose Guard” season. The niece-and-aunt pair, who also held the HoH position in the...
Favour Ofili qualified on Monday night for the final of the women’s 200 metres at the Olympic Games at the Stade de France in Paris. Ofili ran a season best 22.05 seconds to place behind new women’s 100m champion Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia in heat 1 of...
The Management of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced the successful disbursement of monthly stipends for the month of July to 20,371 students from six tertiary institutions. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday by the Fund’s Director Finance...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In a historic move, the Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development, a local humanitarian organization in Maiduguri, brought together community leaders, repentant insurgents, and religious leaders for a one-day dialogue meeting on Monday. This town hall meeting marks a significant step towards peace,...
The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has given China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) October deadline to complete the collapsed New Artisan Bridge on the Enugu-Portharcourt Expressway . The directive is contained in a statement issued by Mr Uche Anichukwu, the Senior Special Assistant on External Relations to...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Despite the nationwide protests, the House of Representatives Member, Jere Federal Constituency of Borno State, Hon. Ahmed Satomi has flagged off the distribution of assorted 1,650 bags of 50kg fertilizer and rice to thousands of people across the 12 wards. The exercise which...
President Bola Tinubu on Monday directed security agencies to crack down on those flying Russian flag in the country. Gen. Christopher Musa, the Chief of Defence Staff, said this while briefing State House correspondents after the National Security Council meeting. He said the service chiefs briefed the...
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Mustapha, has stated that individuals displaying the Russian flags in Nigeria are engaging in a treasonous act. After an emergency security meeting with President Bola Tinubu at Aso Rock, the General expressed his firm commitment that the law will ultimately hold...
The House of Representatives has dissolved the ad-hoc Joint Committee on Downstream and Midstream Committee probing activities of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL), and the Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority(NMDPRA). Rep. Akin Rotimi, spokesperson of the House of Representatives, stated this in a statement...
The Nigeria Police Force has announced the arrest of one suspect in Nasarawa state for mass production of the Russian flags. “According to reports from our correspondents, angry protesters were spotted waving the Russian flag in Kaduna, Kano, and Katsina on Monday. The protesters, chanting in Hausa and...
Np The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has announced the introduction of Utapate crude oil blend, a new oil grade into the international crude oil market. The NNPC Ltd. said from Oil Mining Lease (OML) 13, fully operated by NEPL, NNPC Ltd’s upstream subsidiary, the Utapate crude...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has said the Edo State Government has not received any rice from the Federal Government or Dangote Foundation. Olu Martins, Deputy Director-General, Media and Publicity, PDP Governorship Campaign Council for Edo, said this at a news conference on Monday in Benin. Martins denied...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Kaduna State Government on Monday imposed a 24-hour curfew on Kaduna and Zaria Metropolitan Cities. The Overseeing Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, made the announcement in a statement issued in Kaduna. Aruwan said, “The Kaduna State Security Council under...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed telecommunications operators to simplify their tariff plans, bundles, and promotional activities. The NCC gave the directive in a statement by its Director of Public Affairs, Dr Reuben Muoka, on Monday in Abuja. Muoka said that the move...
The Kogi State Government on Monday said it has nothing to hide following the invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of two of its officials over alleged cash withdrawals of N46 billion. The two officials invited by the EFCC are Abdulsalamu Hudu and Umar Shuaibu-Oricha....
The Spokesman for the Department of States Services (DSS), Dr Peter Afunanya, said the intelligence and security agencies uncovered and exposed plans by subversive groups and vandals to hijack the nationwide protest. Afunanya said this during the monthly news conference organised by The Strategic Communication Interagency Policy Committee...
A Nigerian graduate, Dr Emmanuel Ahmadu, who failed the West African Senior School Certificate Examination 17 times, has urged the government to prioritise sustainable policies to alleviate poverty and reduce cost of living. Ahmadu, who was recently honoured with two doctorate degrees in the U.S., gave the advice in...
Bangladesh’s prime minister has resigned and fled to India following weeks of de@dly protests in the country. Reports of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, 76, resigning were confirmed by the army, as well as Bangladesh High Commission Officials in Delhi. According to the country’s leading national paper, Hasina and her...
Crossdresser, Bobrisky, has finally regained his freedom. He was released from the Kirikiri Correctional Centre on August 5, 2024, after spending months in incarceration for abusing the Naira notes. Bobrisky looked robust and also stylish with his makeup and wig as he danced in the G-Wagon his...