The Senate President Godswill Akpabio has described the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele as a dependable ally. He made the remark on Tuesday in Abuja at the unveiling of two books written by Bamidele. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that are titled: “Leadership Through Communication” (Volumes 1 and...
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A traditional ruler in Ogun, Oba Abraham Bankole, has been crushed to death by a truck on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Bankole was the Olu of Onibuku in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of of the state NAN gathered that the truck, with registration number EPE 252...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate, deserves the fullest protection of the law as a Nigerian citizen. Mr Felix Morka, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja while reacting to the recent...
The former international football star, Segun Odegbami has requested the return of the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium (formerly Liberty Stadium) to the state government of Oyo to improve revenue generation. He made the call on Wednesday at the Best Ogedegbe Memorial Lecture at Government College Hall in Ibadan. ...
By JACOB KUBEKA, Abuja – The much awaited list of President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial nominees is to be made public by the Nigerian Senate on July 26. The list, believed to have been submitted to the Senate for screening and approval, was expected to be announced on Tuesday and...
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has appointed 30 special advisers. The governor disclosed this in a statement issued in Osogbo on Tuesday by his Spokesperson, Malam Olawale Rasheed. Rasheed stated that the governor secured approval from the House of Assembly for five more advisers in addition to the previously approved 25 making...
The Family of Miss Chinyere Awuda, 27, who was found dead inside an abandoned swimming pool at a Hotel in Awka on July 16, has alleged that their daughter was a victim of conspiracy and intentional murder. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Chinyere was said...
The Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, has followed due process in the purchase of Zaria Hotel for the institute, a document has revealed. A report exclusively obtained by a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent confirmed that the popularly hotel in the ancient city was purchased at...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has ordered for the immediate rehabilitation of Baga General Hospital and a Primary Healthcare Centre in Doron Baga both in Kukawa Local Government Area located in the northern part of the state. The governor also directed the...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Lamido of Adamawa, Dr. Muhammadu Mustapha, has commended the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on a range of its telecom consumer protection initiatives, including the recent Village Square Dialogue (VSD), which held at the weekend in Yola, Adamawa State. The Lamido of...
Alhaji Lamidi Apapa, act the acting National Chairman of Labour Party (LP), has prayed a Federal High Court, Abuja, to compel the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police to eject the embattled LP National Chairman, Julius Abure, from the party’s national secretariat. Apapa, in a fresh suit filed before Justice Ahmed...
There are indications that the Department of State Services has re-arrested former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele shortly after he was granted bail by a Federal High Court in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Emefiele was charged by the office...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Police Command has arrested 78 suspects for various crimes and homicides in Maiduguri city and its environs. CP Yusuf Mohammed Lawal stated this on Tuesday while parading the suspects before newsmen at Command’s Headquarters in Maidugiri. CP Mohammed...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and other Social Protection Development Partners including Save the Children, Ministry of Finance, and others have teamed up to redefine Nigeria’s poverty profile by expanding social protection. At the opening ceremony of a two-day policy and programmatic dialogue...
The National Industrial Court on Tuesday affirmed the recognition of Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA) and National Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA) as trade unions. The claimant in the suit, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), dragged the Minister of Labour and Employment, The...
The death toll due to wildfires in Algeria has reached 34 people amid a heat wave roiling North African countries. The Interior Ministry said 24 civilians and 10 soldiers were killed due to the fires. Some 8,000 members of the civil defence were deployed to help people and put...
Justice Nicholas Oweibo of a Federal High in Lagos, on Tuesday admitted the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele to bail in the sum of N20million. Emefiele is standing trial on a two-counts charge bordering on possession of a single barrel shot gun, as well...
A renewable energy expert, Mr Chinedu Amah, has urged President Bola Tinubu to set up a committee to look into the alleged N37 billion investment project in free meter procurement and installation meant for Nigerians. Amah, who is the founder of Spark Nigeria Ltd., made the appeal in an...