By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will provide necessary support to ensure that Nigerian students evacuated from war-torn Sudan are integrated into the nation’s universities. JAMB Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja when the Chairman of Nigerians...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Senator representing Bayelsa East and the Chairman Senate Committee on host communities producing oil and gas, Sen. Degi Eremienyo has commended President Muhammadu Buhari and Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi, for rescuing the Ogoni clean project from implementation setback by terminating the appointment...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – A group known as Kwararafa Women Association(KWA), Nasarawa State Chapter, has called on the assembly members to re-elect the current speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly (NSHA), Rt. Hon Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi, as the speaker of the soon to be inaugurated 7th...
A 23-year-old assistant pastor on Tuesday told an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court how a bishop, Daniel Oluwafeyiropo, allegedly raped her twice. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Oluwafeyiropo is standing trial on an amended three-count-charge bordering on rape and sexual assault, to which he...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday closed its case against one Onarike Onagoruwa charged with defrauding a woman of five million Naira on the pretext of supplying her coconut oil. Onagoruwa is facing a three-count charge bordering on obtaining money under false pretences and issuance of dud cheque, ...
The PDP has restated its confidence in the ability of the judiciary to discharge its duty dispassionately based on the evidence at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) on the 2023 general elections. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba, said this at a news conference on Tuesday...
The House of Representatives has directed the Nigerdock Plc Ltd. to seek reimbursement of 341 tax liabilities and litigation cost from the Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE). Rep. Ibrahim Misau, the chairman, House Committee on Privatisation and Commercialisation said this at a meeting of stakeholders on Nigerdock Ltd Transaction,...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arraigned a man, Opeoluwa Sennaike, before an Ikeja Special Offences Court, for alleged five million dollars and N800 million cyber security fraud. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Sennaike was arraigned alongside his firm, Sennaike Consulting Ltd. on...
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar,, says Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) has come to stay as a legal instrument for the accreditation and transmission of election results in Nigeria. Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the February 2023 election, said this in a statement by...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (PDP-GF) says it plans to organise a reception for governors-elect on the party’s platform on Thursday. This is contained in a statement by Director-General, PDP-GF, CID Maduabum in Abuja on Tuesday. He said that while the forum would...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, has congratulated Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun over his victory at the Supreme Court. Tinubu in a statement issued on Tuesday in Lagos by spokesman, Tunde Rahman, urged the governor to move quickly to unite the state. He said...
Gov David Umahi of Ebonyi on Tuesday Sworn-in four new Commissioners into his cabinet barely 20 days to exit from office. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Commissioners, who were screened earlier by the State House of Assembly were sworn in at the Executive Council Chambers,...
Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor), the Lagos PDP governorship candidate in the March 18 governorship election, says the Supreme Court victory of Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has rekindled hope in the nation. Adediran made the remark in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos, signed by Mr Gbenga Ogunleye, Head,...
The Imo Government says it has began facilitating the process for the recruitment of 10,000 additional primary school teachers in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Education, Prof. Johncliffe Nwadike made the disclosure while interacting with newsmen in Owerri, on Tuesday. Nwadike described the move as part of the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has debunked reports alleging that it refused to obey judgement of the Supreme Court on the national chairmanship of All Progressives Ground Alliance (APGA). The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye in Abuja,...
No fewer than 17 boys and girls have died when a boat they were traveling in capsized in Dandeji river in Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The Council Chairman, Alhaji Aliyu Dantani, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sokoto. He said that...
The Kaduna State Governor Malam Nasir El-Rufai and his Anambra counterpart, Prof. Charles Soludo, have urged the Federal Government to end the fuel subsidy regime which has negatively affected Nigeria’s economy. The governors made the call on Tuesday in Abuja during a panel session at the policy conversation on...
Kevin De Bruyne netted a stunning equaliser with a rasping low strike to give Manchester City a 1-1 draw against Real Madrid on Tuesday. In their UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg, the Manchester City midfielder powered home from distance in the 67th minute. That was after Vinicius Jr had...
Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti, has said his side deserved to beat Manchester City on Tuesday. But he was still pleased with their performance after their UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg clash ended in a 1-1 draw. Real Madrid struggled to get a foothold in the early stages...