By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has debunked report that the Department of State Services (DSS) carted away files implicating President Bola Tinubu and close aides from its office. The ICPC spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua, who disclosed this in...
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Hoodlums have vandalised the Kogi head office of Social Democratic Party (SDP) located on Paparanda Round about Lokoja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the party’s secretariat was vandalised and some materials burnt down around 10.15 a.m on Sunday with no report of death. Mr Sam Abenemi,...
The lndependent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Ejigbo Satellite Depot, has raised alarm over incessant activities of pipelines vandalism at Idimu, Alimosho Local Council Development Area of Lagos. IPMAN Ejigbo Satellite Depot Chairman, Mr Akin Akinrinade, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday that some...
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba, Delta, has admitted in evidence documents tendered by Chief Kenneth Gbagi, the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the March 18 governorship election in the state. At the tribunal sitting on Saturday, the three-man panel, led by its...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has called on the Swedish Authorities to take necessary action to stop further desecration of the Qur’an in that country. The NSCIA was reacting to the recent burning of the Holy Qur’an in front of the...
The UNWomen on Saturday urged President Bola Tinubu to ensure 50 per cent female representation in his forthcoming appointments for ministers, heads of agencies and parastatals. Beatrice Eyong, UNWomen Country Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS made the call during the maiden edition of ReportHer Awards, in Lagos. ReportHer Awards...
Change is inevitable! The trouble however is that, most times, one doesn’t see it coming; not even the military; otherwise, all coups would have been preempted and suppressed before they’re eventually executed. So also, it is reasonable to say in public administration that, in the few weeks of Bola...
Gunmen have killed nine persons and burnt down six houses in Sabon Gari community in Mangu Local Government Area of the Plateau. Mr Jerry Datim, one of leaders in the community, disclosed this via telephone to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Jos. Datim,...
Guinness World Record holder, Hilda Baci, will display her world-beating culinary skills in Lagos on Friday, July 14, to raise funds for a widow. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Baci’s dishes will be tasted in an initiative by Joseph Edgar, The Duke of Shomolu, to assist...
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The Code of Code Bureau, CCB, has denied reports that the Department of State Services, DSS, raided its offices to cart away incriminating documents on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his associates. The CCB, in a statement by Daniel Okafor, its Director, Education and Advocacy Services, said: “The attention...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Executive Chairman of Akwanga LGA of Nasarawa State, Hon Safiyanu Isa Andaha, has appealed to the federal government to ensure adequate compensation for residents, whose structures and properties will be affected, by the would be dualization of Akwanga-Jos- Bauchi and Gombe road construction...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Damaturu – The Vice-Chancellor of Yobe State University, Prof. Mala Mohammed Daura, has commended the efforts of the Nigerian Arabic Language Village, Gamboru- Ngala for its commitment towards the teaching and learning of Arabic language in Nigeria. Prof. Daura have the commendation during the signing of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has approved the constitution of high level committee for the reform of the Health Sector in the State. Governor Zulum’s approval was contained in a statement issued and signed by Alhaji Danjuma Ali, the acting Secretary to the State...
While we knew and respected each other from a distance, I first met Ja’afar Ja’afar in 2015 when I was serving my second stint as the editor of Friday Leadership. Journalists have a way of knowing themselves through various networks even if they had never met. Journalism is a profession...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, in a landmark judgment, has ordered the disclosure of the spending details of about USD$5 billion Abacha loot by the governments of former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari.” The court...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has lost his cousin, Alhaji Muktar Alkali who passed away on Friday, 7th July, 2023 after a protracted illness at the age of 57 years. Sen. Shettima, who arrived Maiduguri around 6 pm on Saturday for condolence visit...
In the dying months of the Buhari administration, an upsurge in terrorist activities in the Nigerian North East led to a resurgence of the debate as to whether Nigeria needed to engage foreign mercenaries in its war against jihadist terrorists in the country. The debate was not new. It...
By HARUNA AHMED, Birnin-Kebbi – Troops of Nigeria Army have secured the release of 30 victims kidnapped by armed bandits in Kebbi State. It was learnt that twenty-four of the victims were released on Friday, while six others were released on Saturday. Reacting to the...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has congratulated Prof. Olugbemiro Jegede, on his recent award as Association of African Universities’ (AAU) Higher Ambassador for Open and Distance Learning in Africa. Obasanjo in a statement he personally signed on Saturday, congratulated Jegede on the historic award and thanked the scholar for his...