Niger is waiting for a response from the West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, after coup leaders in Niamey ignored a deadline to reinstate the ousted president – a move the bloc has warned could lead it to authorise a military intervention. ECOWAS has said it would issue a...
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By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has alerted the public to the activities of fraudsters dangling fake contracts and forging the official website of the Commission. The Commission’s Director, Corporate Affairs, Ibitoye Abosede, said in a statement on Sunday, that the...
A don, Dr Uchenna Uwakwe says the Nigerian classic novel, Things Fall Apart has retained its value for over six decades because it demonstrates the heroism of the Africans in the U.S. and globally. Uwakwe, an associate Professor at the Directorate of General Studies, Federal University of Technology,...
● Araraume says appeal by NNPCL against his reinstatement abuse of Court process Senator Ifeanyi Ararume has described as an abuse of court process, the appeal filed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), seeking to upturn the judgment of a Federal High Court, which ordered his reinstatement...
A don, Dr Uchenna Uwakwe has called for the re-introduction of classic novel, Things Fall Apart as a compulsory reading text in secondary and tertiary institutions to promote the Nigerian and African culture. Uwakwe, an associate Professor at the Directorate of General Studies, Federal University of Technology, Owerri,...
By GRACE AUDU, Abuja – A group known as the North East Peoples Solidarity Front (NEPSF), has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to approve the recommendation of the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) for the post of Auditor-General for the Federation. It was learnt at the weekend that...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – As stakeholders in the Nigerian economy take stock of the recently signed Nigeria Electricity Act 2023 by President Bola Tinubu with the hope that it will address the multifarious challenges across the electric power sector, the WorldStage Economic Summit (WES) has resolved to...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – Taraba State Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas has held a progressive meeting with principals and head teachers of public secondary schools in the state over the weekend to proffer solutions for the smooth take off of the free and compulsory education declared by his...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Banagana Umara Zulum, has approved the release of N80m grant for use by Guwori Islamic Academy, a charity institution that provides education to children mostly from low income families. Zulum announced the approval on Sunday at the graduation ceremony of...
The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission (PCACC) has dragged a former Managing Director of the state Agricultural Supply Company Ltd (KASCO), Alhaji Bala Mohammed, and four others to court over alleged diversion of over N4 billion grant into private accounts. Other respondents in the 10-count charge are...
Arsenal on Sunday defeated Manchester City 4-1 in a penalty shootout to win the Community Shield and strike the first blow in this season’s rivalry between the two clubs. Fabio Vieira scored the winning spot-kick after Arsenal scored a late equaliser in stoppage-time to earn a 1-1 draw...
The Federal Government has urged the country’s women’s national basketball team D’Tigress to shun drug addiction and other forms of social vices for them to enjoy the benefits of winning the 2023 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket Tournament. Alhaji Ismaila Abubakar, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Sports and Youth Development...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has condemned Abia State Government’s interference with the leadership structure of the State Council of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW). The NLC President, Mr Joe Ajaero, made the condemnation in a letter addressed to Gov. Alex Otti, on Sunday in...
No fewer than 294 Army Officers on Sunday begun a week long Senior Staff Course Qualifying Examination, holding at Jaji Military Cantonment, Kaduna State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)reports that the examination is being conducted by the Nigerian Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC). The President of...
Princess, one of the “All Stars” housemates of the ongoing Big Brother Naija reality show has been evicted. This was announced by Ebuka Obi-Uchendu during the live eviction show on Sunday. The housemates up for possible eviction were: Ike, Tolanibaj, Pere, Frodd, Doyin, Princess, Venita, Whitemoney, Adekunle,...
A former presidential candidate of the Action Democratic Congress (ADC), Mr Dumebi Kachikwu, has urged the Federal Government to set up an investigation panel over an alleged oil theft involving the Nigerian Navy. Kachikwu said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. “The Nigerian Navy...
An opinion poll conducted on the Nov 11, 2023 governorship election in Bayelsa, indicates that incumbent Gov. Douye Diri, will win the election in the eight Local Government Areas of Bayelsa.d The opinion poll was conducted by a team of six researchers and 50 research assistants for 2...
With the sustained aerial bombardments on their locations and hideouts by men of the Nigerian Airforce, notorious bandit kingpins in North-Western states of Nigeria have requested for dialogue and amnesty from the government. Intelligence sources told PRNigeria that bandit kingpins in Katsina and Zamfara states sent delegations to...
By TARGBA SHAAGEE, Abuja – Yusuf Abubarka and Khadijat Mohammed over the weekend emerged champions of the boys’ and girls’ singles respectively of the Zenith Bank Next Generation Masters which took place at the Ikoyi Club in Lagos. Abubarka, from the Mambilla barracks tennis program in Abuja had been...