By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has destroyed heaps of illicit drugs weighing about 1.6 million kilograms of assorted illicit substances seized across Lagos, Ogun and Oyo state, in what is till date the largest volume of seizures to be set ablaze at...
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By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia– Pioneer Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Nasarawa State, Rev. Andrew Ahmadu Auta, has died at the age of 95. Rev Auta, a renowned Baptist missionary and the pioneer CAN chairman died on Friday in Jos after a brief illness, according to...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Former Deputy Director of Voter Education and Publicity at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Dr. Chinwe Ogbuka, has been honored with the award for Outstanding Public Relations Practice and Leadership at the 2025 International Women’s Day Conference. The award, presented by AMA, recognizes...
Former Super Eagles coach, Christian Chukwu, is dead. Chukwu passed at the age of 74. Chukwu reportedly died earlier today, April 12, 2025. Details and circumstances of his death remained unclear as of the time of this publication In 2021, false reports of Chukwu’s death according to Vanguard reports...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has paid a compassionate visit to victims of the Maiduguri-Damboa road bomb blast which occurred earlier today. The governor visited the injured who are currently receiving treatment at the State Specialist Hospital in Maiduguri. During the visit,...
By OLA MODUPE , Lagos- Chairman, Air Peace Ltd., Dr Allen Onyema, has pledged to bring back Nigerian underage girls trafficked to Ivory Coast (Cote D’Ivoire) free of charge. Dr. Onyema in a statement on Saturday in Lagos, expressed concern over the recent discovery of the act by a...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Lagos Staete olice Command has commenced investigation into the explosion that occurred inside a Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) camera dealer shop in Ikeja. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Lagos. CSP Hundeyin said that the incident...
The Benue Investment and Property Ltd (BIPC) has received 20 electric/solar cars to launch its modern taxi service in Makurdi, Gboko and Otukpo towns. The Managing Director of BIPC, Mr Raymond Asemakaha, while receiving the cars, said the development would reduce costs and allow citizens of the state to...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that Nigerians have no business being poor with the country’s vast resources. He said that the nation is abundantly blessed but is suffering from the mismanagement of its resources. Obasanjo said this at a dinner organised in his honour by Abia Government on...
Traditional Prime Minister Anambra State Association of Town Unions (ASATU), Dr John Metchie, has said that fake native doctors in the state have deceived many youths into various heinous crimes. Metchie, who is the Deputy Commander-General of Nigeria Forest Security Service, said this in an interview with newsmen in...
A joint security team in Katsina State has neutralised five suspected bandits and recovered their seven operational motorcycles in Wori village, Dandume Local Government Area. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Katsina. He said that the operation was...
BY JONES ONYERERI The assertions that President Tinubu’s intervention in Rivers State constitutes an unconstitutional power grab or a “military coup in civilian disguise” fundamentally misrepresent the legal, political, and security realities that necessitated federal action. Far from being a partisan maneuver, the declaration of a state of emergency...
Senate President moves to build capacity for Senate Clerk, other officials for efficient performance
Senate President moves to build capacity for Senate Clerk, other officials for efficient performance
In a deliberate bid to build capacity for the Senate Clerk and other officials of clerks-at-the-table, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has encouraged refresher courses for such officials to bolster their performance levels for efficiency and effectiveness. The first to benefit from the initiative was the Clerk of the...
by SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has been honoured as a UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Global Champion, another international recognition for his outstanding contributions to peacebuilding, humanitarian response and sustainable development in Northeast, Nigeria. The award was presented at the annual NGO Founders...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has officially unveiled the state’s new mining equipment as he announced the acquisition of fifteen mining license by the Kogi state government. Governor Ododo made the announcement during the official unveiling of the state’s new mining equipment at...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos– Coalition of Middle Belt Ethnic Nationalities has called on the Federal Government and international organisations to urgently intervene in what it described as a coordinated campaign of extermination against indigenous communities in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. Addressing journalists on Friday at the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has begun the mobilisation of funds to contractors for the construction of 600 houses in six local government areas. The project is the 600 housing scheme for teachers in 5 LGAs which was flagged off in March...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, has paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Aisha Garba, at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. The visit focused on strengthening the partnership between Jigawa State and UBEC, with particular emphasis on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has launched an aggressive and coordinated response to address the acute water scarcity affecting parts of Maiduguri metropolis and its environs, following the devastating flood disaster of 10 September 2024. The flood, described as unprecedented in scale,...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says the troops of Operation Delta Safe, have in the last one week apprehended 49 perpetrators of oil theft and destroyed 22 illegal refining sites. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, made this known in a weekly report of ongoing military operations by...