The Senate has directed the Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA) to transmit Constitution alteration bill No. 58 to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent, in line with the provisions of the Authentication Act. The bill sought to provide for Independent Candidacy in presidential, governorship, national and states Houses of...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Deputy Governor, Hon. Umar Kadafur on Tuesday said the ongoing state civil servants promotion exams organised by the Borno State Civil Service Commission was not meant to witch hunt or victimize any civil servant. He noted that the exercise was purposely...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – As the 6th assembly prepares to wind down to usher in the 7th assembly, member representing Kokona West constituency, at the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Hon. Danladi Jatau, has said he is more experienced and competent to be the next speaker. Hon Jatau,...
Maj.-Gen. Abdusalami Ibrahim, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3 Division Nigerian Army, Jos, has honoured 58 soldiers for their hard work, professional conduct and commitment to duty. Lt.-Col. Ishaku Takwa, the Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations of the division said this in a statement on Tuesday in Jos....
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has disowned a list purporting to be the official selection list for the 75 Regular Course of the Academy is fake. The Academy’s Public Relations Officer, Maj. Victor Olukoya, stated this in a statement issued on Monday in Kaduna....
The President, Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Dr Al-Mujtaba Abubakar has said that Dangote refinery would revolutionise the Nigerian oil and gas sector. Abubakar who stated this in a statement by Mrs Olayemi John-Mensah, ACCI’s Media/Strategy Officer on Tuesday in Abuja, described the refinery as a game-changer...
Journalists covering the ongoing trial of the suspended DCP Abba Kyari and others were, on Tuesday, restrained from coming into Court 10 of the Federal High Court, Abuja, venue of the proceeding. Justice Emeka Nwite gave the order following an application to the effect by Mr Sunday Joseph, counsel for...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Department of State Services (DSS) says its operatives in conjunction with the Nigerian Army and the Police Force have arrested five suspects during raids of insurgents/terrorists hideouts in parts of Kaduna and Kano states. The DSS spokesman, Dr Peter Afunanya, confirmed the arrest...
The Kogi Government says all is set for the restoration of pumping of potable water to residents of Lokoja Metropolis soonest. Mr Abdulmumuni Danga, State Commissioner for Water Resources, made the pledged while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Tuesday. The Nigerian Union of...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has debunked reports alleging that it has suspended Sen. Mohammed Makarfi from the party, over alleged anti-party activities. The Kaduna State PDP Chairman, Mr Felix Hyet made the clarification in a statement in Kaduna on Tuesday. “We call you...
Hours after Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, visited Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron said the country would train Ukrainian fighter jet pilots, but he would not send the planes. “We have opened the door to train Ukrainian pilots. “The trainings can start from now. ”Several European countries had decided it...
Anti-corruption campaigners in Ukraine alleged that Supreme Court president, Vsevolod Knyazev was caught receiving three million dollars in bribes. Local media in Kiev reported that other Judges of the top judicial body were being raided. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) published a photo of bundles of banknotes...
Sen. Emmanuel Bwacha, representing Taraba South Senatorial District on Tuesday cleared the outstanding rent owed by the Taraba chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and paid the three months outstanding salaries of the staff. Bwacha, who was the governorship candidate of the APC in the 2023 general elections,...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Dana Airline says it will support Guinness World Record -breaking chef, Hilda Baci with one year free tickets. It would be recalled that the 27 -year -old Hilda Bassey Effiong, popularly known as Hilda Baci started cooking on Thursday May 11, to surpass India’s...
A non-governmental organisations, National Action on Sugar Reduction (NASR) has urged the Federal Government to increase the taxation on sugar beverages from N10 to N30. A representative of the coalition, Mr Edozie Chukwuma, made the call on Monday during a sit-out in Abuja to discourage consumption. The News Agency...
The total number of known executions carried out around the world in 2022 rose by 53 per cent on the figure recorded for 2021, Amnesty International said on Tuesday. The human rights organisation, in a report on the worldwide use of the death penalty, documented at least 883 executions...
On May 8 the National Working Committee of ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) came up with a list of its preferred candidates for the leadership of the Senate and House of Representatives, the two chambers of the National Assembly. The anointed candidates are Sen. Goodwill Akpabio from Akwa-Ibom and...
Former President Gooluck Jonathan has thanked Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi for immortalising him while alive with a mega-bridge project in the state. Jonathan made the appreciation on Monday while inaugurating the 29-span Iyere bridge in Afikpo South Local Government Area (LGA) named after him. The former president, who...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says an assessment of rainfall in Lagos between May 1 and May 15 showed that 228 buildings and 336 families were impacted in various degrees. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Territorial Coordinator of NEMA, Lagos office disclosed this in a...
) A U.S. ex-convict, Kolawole Erinle, charged with alleged 1.4 million dollars internet fraud on Monday denied the charges before an Ikeja Special Offences Court. Erinle, a real estate businessman and general contractor for Lafarge Cement told the court that he did not conspire with one Edward Dada (...