‘TeamABU2024′, a group of Students of the Ahmadu Bello University emerged victorious at the Huawei ICT Skills Competition Global Finals in Shenzhen, China. The six-day competition was held from May 20 to May 25. This is contained in a statement issued by Malam Auwalu Umar, in the Directorate of...
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Police in Ondo State have confirmed three people dead over clashes between two rival cult groups in Ondo Town, Ondo East Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Olushola Ayanlade, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Akure. Ayanlade, who said...
By UKA NWAFOR, Abakaliki – Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, has commissioned an ultra-modern transport system known as EBOCAB in Abakaliki to curb the apparent transport difficulty experienced by people in the state. The commissioning was one of the occasions that unfolded the Children’s Day celebration in Abakaliki,...
Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has recovered three dead bodies in the building that collapsed at Ikorodu area of the state on Tuesday. The LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday. Oke-Osanyintolu said...
By AUSTINE TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi– Bauchi State is hosting a 3-day National Annual Conference of 36 states’ Fire Service Directors and chiefs. The 2025 annual conference,.the 4th in the current series is to review states’ performances, proffer solution to teething issues in tandem with prevailing technologies and plan for future...
Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, has felicitated the Nigerian Muslim Ummah, for yet another precious opportunity to get closer to Allah, the Most High in worship. The sultan’s felicitation is contained in a statement issued by Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), Secretary-General , Prof. Khalid Aliyu, on Wednesday in Kaduna....
The Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) says three people have died while six others were injured in an accident which involved five vehicles on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. Mr Adekunle Ajibade, the South-West Area Commander of TRACE, who confirmed the incident to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
By AMOS Mathew, Kaduna – Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has been commended for bringing succour to the people of Unguwan Sarki, by tarring the main road artery that runs through the community, which was abandoned by the previous administration after preliminary works. The Sarkin Unguwan Sarki, Alhaji Ibrahim...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja- The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has issued a warning to the public about fraudulent messages circulating via a spoofed version of its 66019 shortcode. These messages are instructing candidates to reprint their examination slips for a resit examination, despite having already sat for...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – As children across Nigeria celebrated children’s day, the Wife of the Kogi State Governor, Hajia Sefinat Usman Ododo, has urged the children in the state to dream big and believe in their potential for greatness. Speaking at a fun-filled event held at the Government...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), has entered into a partnership with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), to integrate data sharing on their portal; and ensure easy validation of data of workers who are registered under the Employees Compensation Scheme (ECS). The essence...
A member of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Board of Trustees, Bode George, has expressed dismay over the sealing of the PDP’s national secretariat by the Federal Capital Territory Administration due to unpaid ground rent. George, who spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, said it was painful that...
A member of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has said that contrary to speculations, the main opposition party has been resurrected. George stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, shortly after the party held its crucial National Executive Committee...
Rep. Donald Ojogo (APC-Ondo) has criticised former Attorney General, Mallam Abubakar Malami, over his comments on the All Progressive Congress (APC’s) endorsements of President Bola Tinubu. Ojogo, in a statement on Tuesday, recalled that Malami argued the APC should focus on governance, insecurity, and the economy instead of endorsing...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has appointed new members for the governing councils of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (NAU). In February, President Tinubu dissolved the Governing Council of UNIABUJA and sacked the university’s vice-chancellor, Aisha...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos– Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have eliminated 3 suspected bandits in Teng and Kayarda communities of Qua’an Pan Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. The Media Officer of OPSH, Maj. Samson Zhakom, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Jos. Zhakom said that...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu arrived in Lagos on Tuesday for the 50th Anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). His plane touched down at 4.15 p.m. and was received by officials of the Lagos State Government. A statement issued by the presidential spokesman,...
Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), on Tuesday, confirmed the death of one adult male while several still trapped in a building collapse in Ikorodu area of the state. The LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who made this known in a statement, said they got a distress alert...
A report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said 20 million Nigerians, representing 20 per cent of the country’s population, live with mental health conditions. Dr Azubike Aliche, the Secretary, Board of Trustees of the Nigeria-American Institute for Mental Health (NAIMH), said this at a mental health GAP...