The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Wednesday published final list of 16 candidates for Nov. 8 Anambra governorship election. The commission stated that electioneering campaigns would begin on June 11. INEC National Commissioner and chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Sam Olumekun, disclosed this in a statement...
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The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed a 990 trillion pounds suit filed by a claimant, Mr Tunde Omosebi, against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for being incomprehensible. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment, also held that the suit filed by Omosebi to seek redress over...
The debate is heating up! Football enthusiasts in Nigeria and beyond are passionately weighing in on the ultimate question: who reigns supreme – Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen or Georgia’s Khvicha Kvaratskhelia? Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos, several fans shared strong opinions on the...
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has vehemently denied allegations that Russia kidnapped 20,000 Ukrainian children, labeling the claims as baseless and driven by politics. During a press briefing, Zakharova asserted that the children were evacuated from conflict zones to safe areas and that Russia has made efforts to...
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah has received the immigration officer, Prince Ugochukwu Orji, who apprehended the suspected runaway Enugu ritualist and Kidnapper, Obi-Levi Obieze. Orji refused to take the N10 million bribe offered by the suspected to enable him flee the country and escape arrest for his alleged involvement...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the release of N2 billion for immediate reconstruction of homes of people affected by the recent flood disaster in Mokwa, Niger State. Vice President, Kashim Shettima, disclosed this when he visited the victims in Mokwa town, Mokwa Local Government Area of the state on...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, has deployed 4,500 personnel to ensure adequate security during the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. FCT NSCDC Commandant, Olusola Odumosu, announced the deployment on Wednesday in Abuja, directing officers to secure all areas within the FCT to guarantee a...
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah has transmitted an Executive Bill to the Enugu State House of Assembly to checkmate criminal activities among native doctors, ritualists and herbalists in the state. The Senior Special Assistant to the governor on External Relations, Mr Uche Anichukwu, made this known in a statement...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said disinformation played a significant role in the Nigerian Civil War (1967 to 1970). Obasanjo stated this at the Sixth Edition of Annual Nigerian Civil War Symposium organised by the Army War College Nigeria (AWCN), on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the theme of...
by BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – Rivers State Police Command has arrested a suspected notorious car snatcher, believed to be involved in multiple vehicle hijackings within the state. Spokesperson for the command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, made this known in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. Iringe-Koko said that...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu has called for the transition of Africa Centres of Excellences (ACE) from temporary project status into “permanent institutional assets.” while urging vice-chancellors and centre leaders to solidify their sustainability strategies, he equally hailed the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has lauded the Nigerian military, Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), hunters, and vigilantes for their recent success in eliminating Abu Fatima, a top commander of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), along with two others, in Aleru...
Federal Government has pledged robust communication and advocacy support for the upcoming nationwide Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccination campaign scheduled for October 2025. This assurance was given by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, during a courtesy visit to his office by the Centre for Well-Being and...
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has said that there will be no hiding place for those threatening the peace and stability of Nigeria. Abubakar gave the assurance during the Second Quarter Route March of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), on Wednesday in Abuja....
Justice Suleiman Belgore of an Abuja High Court in Garki, on Wednesday fixed June 23 for the arraignment of Joseph Eriki and 10 others. Eriki is the Director of Investigation and Prosecution of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Justice Belgore fixed the date after counsel for the 1st,...
The National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday sealed an illegal herbal medicine production facility, one bakery and five sachet water factories in Kaduna. The affected facilities include Aji Garau Herbal Medicine Store, Karkarku Table Water, 1165 Table Water, Zaiba Table Water, Maisalati Table Water,...
The Department of State Services (DSS), on Wednesday, filed a fresh application against Prof. Pat Utomi at the Federal High Court in Abuja over his alleged plans to hold rallies in relation to the subject of a suit pending against him. The DSS, in the application filed through its...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Professor Ndidi Ngwuluka of the University of Jos has described Nigeria’s university system as one trapped in systemic collapse, with corruption, poor governance, and the abandonment of merit contributing to its continued deterioration. She made the remarks during her valedictory lecture titled “ And...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Director General of Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Dr Adebowale Adedokun, on Tuesday, told Nigerians to spare President Bola Tinubu as well as the State Governors and, instead, they should hold him and all procurement officers responsible if government at all levels failed to deliver...