A Kano State High Court on Friday, sentenced a housewife, Fadila Adamu, to death by hanging for kidnapping and throwing an eight-year-old girl into a well, causing her death. The defendant, who lives at the Sabuwar Gandu Quarters Kano, was convicted of kidnapping and culpable homicide. Delivering judgment, Justice...
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The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) says it will partner with relevant agencies to boost Artificial Intelligence (AI) studies in the nation’s tertiary institutions. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Mr Sonny Echono, said this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday. He...
An early morning fire, on Friday, gutted a two-storey building warehousing textile materials on Ifejika Street, near Main Market on Sokoto Road, Onitsha, Anambra State. The Fire Chief of the Anambra State Fire Service, Mr Chukwudi Chiketa, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Onitsha....
EMMANUEL KUJE , Abuja- The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has attributed the power outage in Lugbe and its surrounding areas in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to a technical fault being addressed. AEDC in a post on its X handle on Friday, said it was already working on...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has appointed Heirs Holdings Founder and Group Chair, Tony Elumelu, to its Advisory Council on Entrepreneurship and Growth, convened by IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva. His appointment was disclosed in a statement on Friday. The Advisory Council of the IMF comprises global business leaders,...
No fewer than 40,000 bags of rice are to be distributed to residents of Borno through the food intervention programme of Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF). Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum made this known in Maiduguri at the flag-off of the distribution exercise of the 10kg bags of rice. The...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Disturbed by the spate of insecurity in Benue State, a university don and political scientist, Professor Eugene Aliegba has advocated for international collaboration to fight insecurity in Benue State. Speaking in an exclusive chat with NATIONAL ACCORD in Makurdi, Professor Aliegba opined that...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Plateau State Internal Revenue Service (PSIRS) has reaffirmed its commitment to recognizing tax-compliant individuals and businesses, emphasizing their role in driving the state’s development. Speaking at the Taxpayers’ Month celebration in Bukuru, Jos South, PSIRS Chairman Jim Pam Wayas commended taxpayers for sustaining...
ep. Philip Agbese (APC-Benue) has called on the leadership of the House of Representatives to intervene in the crises affecting the Benue and Zamfara State Houses of Assembly. Agbese made the appeal on Thursday in Abuja after submitting a petition to the House, endorsed by more than 200 lawyers....
An interest group, The Patriots for the Advancement of Peace and Social Development, has described the call for a state of emergency in Zamfara as unpatriotic. The forum’s Executive Director, Alhaji Sani Shinkafi, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, also described those making the call as enemies of...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged the Nigerian government to accompany its economic stabilisation policies with targeted social welfare transfers to support the most vulnerable populations. IMF Director of Communications, Julie Kozack, made this known during a routine press conference at the IMF headquarters in Washington, DC, on...
The Campaign for Democracy, a civil society organisation, on Thursday said the recall of Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP-Kogi Central) by her constituents would deepen democracy in Nigeria. The pro-democracy group also said that such action by her concerned constituents would help put lawmakers on their toes to serve them...
Sen. Godswill Akpabio has commended the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Senate matters, Sen. Bashir Mohammed, on ensuring that there are no leakages of private communication between the presidency and the senate. Akpabio, who is President of the senate, stated this on Thursday in the office of...
Ghanaian President, John Mahama, on Thursday called for continued dialogue between ECOWAS, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. Mahama made this call during a courtesy visit to President Bola Tinubu at the State House in Abuja. Visiting Tinubu for the first time since his inauguration on Jan. 7, Mahama said...
A prominent figure in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former state Woman Leader in Ekiti State, has called for greater representation of women in Nigerian politics. She emphasized the need for deputy governorship seats to be reserved for women by law, arguing that such measures are essential for...
A motion to name the headquarters of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) after the late former Chairman of National Electoral Commission, Prof. Humphrey Nwosu, on Thursday, suffered set back in the Senate. This followed the senate’s consideration of the motion titled, “Motion to Immortalise Prof. Humphrey Nwosu”, sponsored by...
A chief suspect (names withheld) in the kidnapping and killing of Rev. Fr. Sylvester Okechukwu, has provided reasons for his actions in an exclusive interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The suspect , who said he needed N200,000 to solve a personal problem, spoke to NAN at...
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has said he never collected any money from Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos for his 2023 election campaign. This is contained in a statement issued by Atiku Media Office in Abuja on Thursday. The Media Aide to Atiku, Paul Ibe, who issued the statement, denied...
Ahead of his 73rd birthday on Saturday, President Bola Tinubu, will join fellow Muslims at the National Mosque in Abuja on Friday for a special prayer session for the nation. The President would also use the occasion to thank God for preserving and supporting him in the onerous task...