The All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended Sen. Bulus Amos (APC-Gombe) over alleged anti-party activities at the 2023 general elections. Mr Muhammad Kaka, the Bambam APC Ward Chairman in Balanga Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, said this when he briefed newsmen on Tuesday in Bambam. Kaka said...
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An Ikeja High Court on Tuesday issued a bench warrant against a former National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), Ralph Obioha and one Ifeanyi Okereke for alleged wilful damage and stealing. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Modupe Nicole-Clay issued the bench warant on the defendants, following their...
Absence of prosecution witness on Tuesday, stalled the trial of a business mogul, Abdulsalam Abdulkarim-Zaura, before a Kano Federal High Court charged with alleged 1.3 million dollars fraud. NAN reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) filed four-count charge of criminal conspiracy and obtaining money by false...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Nassarawa State House of Assembly, which has resumed sitting after a long time break, on Tuesday committed two executive bills into first reading during plenary. The first one was “A Bill For a Law to amend the Nasarawa State College of Nursing and...
The Federal government on Tuesday , accused the Academic staff Union of Universities (ASUU), not “showing good cause” in the pursuit of its suit before the National Industrial Court. Mr J.U.K Igwe SAN, counsel to the Minister of Labour and Employment and Minister of Education who are the claimants...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the Senate to confirm the re-appointment of Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa as Chief Executive Officer of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM). Buhari’s request is contained in a letter addressed to President of Senate, Ahmed Lawan and read at plenary on...
An Ikeja High Court on Tuesday remanded driver of a Lagos State Staff bus, Oluwaseun Osibanjo, for allegedly running into a moving train, causing grievous harm and involuntary manslaughter to the passengers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Oyindamola Ogala, ordered that Osibanjo be remanded at...
The Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Enugu State Branch, Chief CNN Nwagbara, has said that selection of speaker or Senate president is not determined by party majority. Nwagbara made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Tuesday. The chairman...
The House of Representatives has invited the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to appear before it to give account of evacuation status of Nigerians in Sudan. The Speaker of the House of Reps, Rep Femi Gbajabiamila said...
Suspended Resident Electoral Commission (REC) in Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa Ari says he never regretted announcing Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the 2023 governorship election in the state. Ari, who stated this in an interview with BBC Hausa, asserted that he...
Just this last weekend, I compared notes with my sources in the Obi and Atiku camps; both of them told me of their plans to stampede the tribunal judges through blackmail, to effect an annulment of the 2023 elections; the most credible elections I have seen in recent times....
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commenced nationwide training of another batch of 600 youths in ICT to make them relevant in the new digital age. This is contained in a statement issued by the NCC and made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Ibadan. The News Agency of...
A renowned Professor of History, Jide Osuntokun, has explained that true federalism and fiscal arrangement would make Nigeria attain the desired height and greatness. The University don made the call in Ibadan on Monday at the 28th Annual Distinguished Lecture organised by the House of Lords. The News Agency...
President Muhammadu Buhari has described Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as a dedicated and loyal compatriot with a passionate desire for the development of Nigeria. Buhari was part of other distinguished Nigerians that extolled the qualities of Osinbajo at the public presentation of a book in the Vice President’s honour....
The Western Delta University (WDU), Oghara, Delta State, has received huge financial and material donations as it marked its 25th Founders’ Day celebrations and Lecture at the weekend. According to an official statement issued on Monday to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Oghara, Delta, WDU said Prince...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the former Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), in Nasarawa State, Alhaji Ismaila Konga, on Monday evening around 7pm. Mr Konga, was kidnapped alongside two others on his way from Akwanga town, the...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has denied reports of banning Indomie instant noodles and has assured consumers that the product is safe for consumption. It should be recalled that health officials in Malaysia and Taiwan had claimed to detect ethylene oxide, a carcinogenic...