The Apex socio-cultural organization of Annang people, Afe Annang has thrown its weight behind one of her prominent sons, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio by calling on the other 108 distinguished Senators of the 10th Senate to massively support and elect Senator Akpabio as the Senate President. In an Executive...
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A former Minister of Labour and Productivity, Alhaji Musa Gwadabe, is dead. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gwadabe died on Tuesday night in Kano at the age of 86 after a protracted illness. A relation of the late elder statesman, Nasiru Gwadabe, announced that his funeral...
An Ikeja High Court on Wednesday sentenced a 32-year-old carpenter, Onyekachi Agu, to seven years’ imprisonment for pouring acid on his ex-girlfriend, Aishat Adefarati, and her new lover, Monsuru Ahmed. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Oyindamola Ogala held that prosecution proved the one-count charge of...
….Set priority areas for the incoming Administration The Spokesperson of the Tinubu/ Shettima Independent Campaign Council (ICC) Barrister Olumide Braitwaite – a group that was involved in the door to door mobilization of APC voters in the recently held Presidential election. Mr. Olumide while speaking to Tribune Online on...
The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, has directed that the Ebonyi Election Petitions Tribunal be relocated to Abuja immediately. The Secretary of the tribunal, Nyior Sekulla announced this in Abakaliki on Wednesday. He said the tribunal office at the Ebonyi Judiciary Headquarters in Abakaliki has been...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Nassarawa State Government says the state has recorded a total of 182, 678 malaria cases between January and march this year. The State Commissioner of Health, Pharmacist Ahmed Baba Yahaya disclosed this Wednesday in Lafia, at a press briefing to mark this year’s ...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – No fewer than 3 persons have been killed and over ten persons sustained various degrees of injuries following a bloody clash over fishing pond by two rival groups in Alingani Community in Lafia East Development Area of Nasarawa State.. Our correspondent gathered that the...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)says it has trained about 800 journalists on dangers of bleaching cream to enable them effectively enlighten the public. The agency’s Director of Public Affairs, Mr Abubakar Jimoh, made this known on Wednesday in Maiduguri at the launch of...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The President, Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), Dr. Smart Olugbeko says the union has received with mixed feelings the increase of 40% in the salary of civil servants. Dr. Olugbeko made this known in a statement issued on Wednesday. He said: “The union...
WhatsApp users can now access their individual accounts on as many as four phones, Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday. Meta is the parent company of WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram. “Starting today, you can log into the same WhatsApp account on up to four phones,” Zuckerberg posted on...
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, presided over the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the State House in Abuja. Before the commencement of the meeting, the President swore in six newly appointed Federal Permanent Secretaries. They include Adam Mahmud Kambari (Borno State), Esuabana Nko Asanye (Cross River), Lamuwa Adamu...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 48 internet fraud suspects, including two women, Precious Malachi Zidyep and Tina Patrick Omoyeme, in a sting operation in Kaduna State. The anti-graft agency, which disclosed this in a tweet on Wednesday, said the suspects...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Examinations Council (NECO) has rescheduled the 2023 National Common Entrance Examinations (NCEE) which is conducted for admission into Federal Unity Colleges from Saturday 29th April, 2023 to Saturday 3rd June 2023. This is contained in a statement issued by the Head, Information and...
As competition for skilled workers continues to rise globally, while populations in rich and middle-income countries age, the World Bank says migration can be a powerful force for prosperity and development if managed properly. This is contained in a new report from the World Bank, which also states that...
The Ooni of Ile-Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Tuesday played host to some American, who traced their root to the Kingdom of Ile-Ife. The Americans were led to the Ooni by the Asoju Asa of Ile Oodua, Ambassador Dotun Taylor. The Ooni stressed the excitement that comes with identifying...
Women employed as street sweepers in Calabar Municipality and Calabar South Local Government Areas of Cross River on Tuesday protested over the non payment of their stipends for about four months. The women, who protested at the entrance of the Governor’s Office in Calabar, had placards with inscriptions such...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) executive in Ward 8, Calabar Municipality, Cross River, has suspended Mr Ekpenyong Iso, the state Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, for alleged anti-party activities and misappropriation of funds. The suspension is contained in a statement, jointly signed on Wednesday in Calabar by the Chairman...
The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh, says the maritime industry in Nigeria is large enough to sustainably engage teeming youths. Jamoh disclosed this on Tuesday when he received retired Maj.-Gen. Barry Ndiomu (Rtd), the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). He noted...
The Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Mrs Olubunmi Adelugba, has charged students in her Emure Constituency to take their studies serious and work hard to be great in life. Adelugba, who stressed the importance of education, gave the charge in a media statement by her Special...
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has signed a memorandum of understanding with the United States Consulate and a United States-based firm, Atlanta Global Resources Inc., AGRI, to build a railway network that will connect the nine states of the Niger Delta region. The ceremony, which was a part...