By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) distributed relief materials to victims of flood and windstorm disasters in Damboa and Chibok Local Government Councils of the state. The affected areas include Gumsuri, Garjang, and Wovi in Damboa, as well as Mboa Whuntaku and Yarchida villages...
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By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on its members who have been listed as coordinators of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to resign from the party. In a statement by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Mr. Mike Ojisi, the...
Leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has reassured its state chairmen that it has no intention to push them away, but rather to work with them to build a stronger party. The Interim National Publicity Secretary of ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, made this statement after the party’s leadership, led...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- No fewer than 210 beggars in Abuja have been arrested by the FCTA in its ongoing Operation Sweep Abuja, aimed at ridding the city of miscreants, street beggars, traders, scavengers, and other criminal elements. The operation, which commenced on Monday, has seen the detention of...
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By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has distanced himself from All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairmanship campaign posters recently seen across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. In a statement by its Director, Michael Ohiare, the Yahaya Bello Media Office in Lokoja dismissed the...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Former Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has reiterated his support for a southern presidential candidate in the 2027 general elections, citing the need for equity and fairness. Ortom made the disclosure during his first media chat since leaving office in 2023. Ortom emphasized that...
By OLA MODUPE, Ibadan – Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has alleged that corrupt Nigerian politicians are now hiding stolen public funds in cryptocurrencies to evade investigations. Olukoyede, who was represented by the Commission’s Acting Zonal Director in its Ibadan office, Hajiya...
United States (US) government is offering non-immigrants with no legal status in the country a free flight home and a $1,000 stipend if they voluntarily depart the United States. According to Harry Fones, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the US Department of Homeland Security, the new...
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has declared that the world can still end the scourge of HIV and AIDS as a public health threat by 2030, despite the challenges and funding gaps. Executive Director of UNAIDS, Winnie Byanyima, emphasized the need for urgency, unity, and commitment to...
Nigeria’s Super Falcons secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Botswana’s Mares in their second group match at the 2024 WAFCON in Morocco. The match, played at Stade Larbi Zaouli, saw the Southern Africans put up a spirited challenge against the nine-time champions. Tough Encounter The game was a closely...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- A former PDP Deputy National Chairman, Chief Olabode George, has urged former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and other PDP leaders, including former Senate President, Sen. David Mark, the interim National chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), to stay in the PDP and work for...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- The scheduled ruling on the No-case submission filed by a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos was stalled on Thursday, July 10, 2025, due to the absence of the Judge. The...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- Contrary to misinformation and fake news circulating online, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has never stopped issuing 5-year multiple-entry visas for US citizens, in accordance with the principle of subsisting bilateral agreements and reciprocity. This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu congratulated Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo on the affirmation of his election by the Supreme Court. The Edo State governorship election took place in September 2024, and Governor Okpebholo was declared the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The...
ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo – Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a suspected armed robber and recovered a stolen vehicle believed to have been snatched at gunpoint in Aba, Abia State. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Timfon John said a statement on Thursday, that the suspect, identified as 27-year-old Tony...
An article in TheCable edition of July 4, 2025, entitled: “Lessons from Kenya’s e-procurement revolution,” examined the East African country’s e-procurement reforms and the rapid transformation in how it buys and spends. It was a good read. And what it did, perhaps without meaning to, was remind us that...
Newly appointed General Manager of Kano Pillars FC, Ahmed Musa, has pledged to revive the club’s glory days with a comprehensive agenda designed to restore its past successes. Speaking at a news briefing at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano, Musa emphasized the importance of private sector involvement and...
Senate has called on the Federal Government to assist the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in paying a compensation of N200 million to the family of a two-year-old boy killed by a stray bullet fired by NDLEA operatives in Asaba, Delta State. The Senate’s resolution followed the presentation...