The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has said the police operatives only arrested riotous individuals who were engaged in criminality during the ongoing nationwide protest. Adejobi said this during the monthly news conference organised by The Strategic Communication Inter-agency Policy Committee (SCIPC) hosted by the Department...
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Members of the House of Representatives, Reps Mukhtar Shagaya and Sesi Oluwaseun Whingan have disowned the inclusion of their names in an advertorial placed in some national dailies. The advertorial had called for caution in the ongoing probe by the joint committee on Petroleum Resources Midstream...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has put the number of new registered voters in Edo at 119,206 and Ondo 58,708. National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC, Mr Sam Olumekun, disclosed this in an analysis on Monday in Abuja. Olumekun said that the...
Researchers from the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Ogbomosho, Oyo State and Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna, Niger State have showcased their research and development (R&D) products funded by the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI). The presentation which took place at Technology Orientation Centre...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has cautioned Nigerians wanting to travel to the United Kingdom (UK) against increased risk of violence in the place. The spokesperson of the Ministry, Amb. Eche Abu-Obe, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, in view of violence alert to...
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain in Ondo State, Sen. Nicholas Tofowomo, has said President Bola Tinubu should not be blamed wholly for the economic challenges currently facing the country. Tofowomo, who represented Ondo South Senatorial District at the Ninth National Assembly, stated this in an interview with...
The TAMI duo, with individual names, Damilola and Toyosi, have been evicted from the ongoing Big Brother BBNaija, “No Loose Guard” season. Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, the host of the reality television show, announced their eviction at a live show on Sunday night. The TAMI duo was evicted after it...
History-making Nigeria’s D’Tigress will face reigning USA champions in the quarter-finals of the Paris Olympics women’s basketball competition on Wednesday, following the draw on Sunday. The Nigerians are the first African nation ever to reach the last eight of an Olympic basketball tournament, men and women included....
In its editorial of 2nd August, 2024, the BusinessDay newspaper, characteristically, launched another scurrilous and baseless attack on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd). In the editorial entitled: “NNPCL: Liability or Asset to Nigerians?”, the newspaper set out to paint the picture of NNPC Ltd that is...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja- Two officials of the Kogi State Government, Abdulsalami Hudu and Umar Shuaibu Oricha have today reported at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following media reports that they were declared wanted by the EFCC in an ex parte order...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asserted that the speech by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the on-going protests in the country clearly confirms the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration’s insensitivity towards Nigerians and the very precarious situation in the country. The National...
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has called on security agents to be tactical in the handling of the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests, to avoid fatalities Soyinka made the call in a statement on Sunday while reacting to President Bola Tinubu’s address to the nation. The Nobel laureate and global...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the founder and Chairman of BUA Group, Alhaji Abdul Rabiu on the occasion of his birthday, August 4. President Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, described Rabiu as an accomplished businessman and ardent philanthropist. He also...
Rep. Alhassan Doguwa (APC, Kano) says finding lasting solutions to Nigeria’s economic problems is a collective responsibility and urges protesters of hunger and hardship to embrace dialogue. Doguwa, representing Doguwa/Tudun Wada Federal Constituency, stated this while addressing officials of Kano Youth Forum, who visited him in Kano. He...
Some residents of Kano have called on protesters to sheath their swords and embrace the path of dialogue. They made their position known while reacting to President Bola Tinubu’s Sunday broadcast. Speaking in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano metropolis, the residents described...
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Abubakar Kyari has said the country is expecting a bumper harvest before year-end. Food inflation has reached 40 per cent according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), pushing the prices of essential commodities beyond the reach of millions...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – In a significant effort to safeguard citizens and uphold public order, Plateau State Governor Barr. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang has enacted a 24-hour curfew in the Jos/Bukuru Metropolis, starting at midnight on Sunday, August 4, 2024. According to a statement from Mr. Gyang...
FirstBank, has emerged winner of 2024 Euromoney award for its contributions and commitment to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investments in Nigeria, facilitated through innovative financial solutions and initiatives. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the bank on Sunday in Lagos. Euromoney recognised FirstBank’s significant...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has commended the leadership of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Kogi State for deviating from the usual culture of divisive politics by promoting unity among political actors in the state. Governor Ododo stated this when he...
By BARBARA KALU, Port Harcourt – The Port Harcourt zone of the Nigerian Society of Petroleum Engineers (NSPE), has entered into partnership with the real estate investor known as the Mayor of Housing to push further on sustainability. This was made known at the recently concluded annual general meeting...