The Police Command in Imo says it has launched a rescue operation to free a Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Jude Maduka, who was kidnapped on Sunday morning. Maduka, the Parish Priest of Christ the King Parish, Ezinachi/Ugwuago of the Diocese of Okigwe in Okigwe Local Government Area, was abducted...
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Armed bandits have reportedly killed no fewer than nine people during an attack at Ungwan Dakwa village, near Dogon Dawa ward in Birnin Gwari LGA of Kaduna State. Although the police authorities are yet to comment on the incident, the House of Assembly member-elect for Birnin Gwari State Constituency,...
Female staff of Image Merchants Promotion Limited (IMPR), the publisher of PRNigeria and Economic Confidential, have bagged double SABRE African Public Relations Awards 2023 in Lusaka, Zambia. The award, which recognises Superior Achievement in Branding Reputation and Engagement (SABRE) and hosted by PRovoke Media, was held on the sideline...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) says its operatives have intercepted a large consignment of methamphetamine concealed in powdered custard containers in Lagos. The NDLEA spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said the consignment was ...
Mr. Clement Isong, Chief Executive Officer(CEO), Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN), says Dangote Refinery through its production and ancillary industries will contribute significantly to the nation’s economic growth. Isong said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. Isong also...
Retired Gen Ike Nwachukwu is expected to lead discussions at the Duke Masterclass, a premium experience and knowledge-sharing platform put together to discuss the role of the private sector in an emerging economic renaissance. The session, to be held on June 15 in Lagos, is expected to attract Chief...
Legal luminary, Chief Afe Babalola on Sunday at Ado-Ekiti enjoined the in-coming administration of Sen. Bola Tinubu to prioritise debt forgiveness from Nigeria’s creditor countries and from multilateral financial institutions. The proprietor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti gave the advice on the side-line of a lecture delivered at the...
The almost 2.5km length Loko/Owetu Bridge which the Minister of Works and Housing, Barr. Babatunde Raji Fashola affirms has been completed would soon officially be commissioned. The bridge has been adjudged by experts as a masterpiece of engineering design, expertly and professionally executed by an Israeli firm, Reynolds Construction...
Two passengers got injured on Sunday when a Toyota Hiace Bus crashed into an Abuja-bound Petroleum Tanker in Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports from Koton Karfe that the bus was heading to Lokoja from Abuja on Sunday morning but lost control and rammed into the tanker...
President Muhammadu Buhari was conferred with a Golden Jubilee award on Saturday at an event, organised by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), to mark its 50th Anniversary Celebration. Similar, former Head of state, retired Gen. Yakubu Gowon, Sunday Dare, Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Brig.-Gen. Y.D. Ahmed,...
By UCHE ANUNNE – The newly appointed Chairman of FCT Universal Basic Education Board (FCT UBEB), Prof. Abdullahi Mohammed has vowed to ensure transparency in all its activities. He made the vow during his maiden meeting with the management of the board on Friday. A statement by the spokesperson...
BY TERSEER MNZUULGHA – In the course of history, the rise to leadership is compared to an arduous journey that requires the unflinching and unfaltering divine support of followers. This factor is hinged on the fact that no leader rises to power without the approval of God, the Almighty...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has issued a formal request to the Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB) to suspend one of its members, Mr. Adekunle Onabekun, after found to have deceived unsuspecting participants by falsely claiming to facilitate quick membership...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- A Federal High Court in Abuja last week ordered the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to “account for the spending of $460 million Chinese loan to fund the failed Abuja Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) project.” The Court also ordered the government to “publish the total amount of...
Some stakeholders in North East have commended the outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration for degrading insurgents and improving security situation in the region. A cross section of the stakeholders who spoke to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states known as the worst affected states...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has sympathised with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and staff of the multilateral institution and agencies, over the loss of revered demographer, Dr Benson Morah, 78. The president, in a statement issued by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, in...
In the system of governance we practise, there are three arms – the Legislature, Executive and Judiciary. The Legislature is said to be the first among the three. The arms are characterised by the principle of separation of powers as each is supposed to be independent of the other....
Rep. Sada Soli (APC Katsina), Chairman, House Committee on Water Resources, has urged Nigerians to be optimistic about passage of the National Water Resources Bill by the National Assembly. Soli gave the charge on Saturday, at a Farewell Dinner in honour of the Minister of Water Resources, Alhaji Suleiman...
The G7 aspirants for the Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives met with “Greater Majority ” and resolved to present a consensus candidate for the Speaker and Deputy Speaker. The groups met at a parley in Abuja on Saturday. The G7 reiterated their commitment to work with the...
The Kano State Government has described as mischievous attempts by some social media and online publications to lift a story from a purported phone conversation between Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje and Ibrahim Masari over the governor’s political relationship with the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu. The state Commissioner for Information and...