By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a sweeping reconstitution of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited board, removing the chairman, Chief Pius Akinyelure and the group chief executive officer, Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari. President Tinubu in a statement on Wednesday by his media...
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Rep. Blessing Onuh, representing Otukpo-Ohimini Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, has urged the Federal Government to curb the escalating insecurity and incessant killings in Benue. Speaking with journalists on Tuesday in Abuja, Onuh, of the All Progressives Congress, lamented the incessant attacks and killings in Otukpo in...
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kogi State has condemned the ban on political rallies and convoys imposed by the state government. State Chairman of SDP, Mr Ahmed Attah, issued the condemnation in a statement signed by the SDP Press Secretary, Isaiah Ijele, on Tuesday in Lokoja. The party...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos– As part of efforts to revive agricultural activities and create employment opportunities for youths in the state, the Plateau State Government has recently conducted an assessment tour of the Pioneer Milling Company (PMC) and BARC Farms in Zalaki, Bassa Local Government Area. A government delegation,...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna– The Northern Elders Political Development group has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for providing the necessary support for the improved security situation in North – West region. The group also commended the efforts of the Minister of State Defense Mohammed Bello Matawalle and Chief of...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – A Northern group known as Arewa Think Tank (ATT) has debunked a petition submitted by what it called a faceless group to the Economic and Financial Crime Commissions (EFCC) and the Independent Corruption Practices Commission (ICPC) to investigate and prosecute the Minister of Defence...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to look into the plights of contributory pensioners in the country. Oyintiloye, a member of defunct APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), made the appeal while speaking with newsmen on Tuesday...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has advised residents of the state intending to travel for the 2025 Hajj to ensure they are healthy before embarking on the pilgrimage. The governor also urged the residents to continue to give thanks to the Almighty for rebirth, growth and collective development due...
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has outlined strategic approaches aimed at maximising the benefits of the $500 million loan by the World Bank to Nigeria while mitigating associated risks. The Director General, LCCI, Dr Chinyere Almona, made this known on Tuesday in Lagos in reaction to...
Air Peace has marked its Lagos-London one-year anniversary by rewarding passengers for their loyalty and patronage on board the Lagos-London and London-Lagos flights with giveaways, raffle draw, and a cake-cutting ceremony. This is contained in a statement signed by the Head of Corporate Communications at Air Peace, Dr Ejike...
The Cross River chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has ruled out automatic tickets for serving members of the National Assembly and state lawmakers for the 2027 general elections. The party, however, granted automatic tickets to Gov. Bassey Otu and his deputy, Dr Peter Odey. The News Agency...
Edo State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised the alarm that some major opposition political parties are planning to instigate crisis in the state and make it ungovernable. The state APC Chairman, Mr Jarret Tenebe, raised the alarm during a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. “It...
Promoters and operators of entities engaged in a prohibited scheme is liable to a penalty of not less than N20 million or imprisonment to a term of 10 years or both. Thr Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr Emomotimi Agama, said it is one of the...
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on Tuesday received a rousing welcome from her supporters and residents of the Ihima community of Kogi, despite the state government’s ban on rallies and processions. As early as 8 am, her supporters from the five local government areas of Kogi Central Senatorial District that Akpoti-Uduaghan...
The Presidential Candidate of the defunct National Conscience Party (NCP) in the 2015 general election, Chief Martin Onovo, has said the only unity and emergence of a strong candidate could secure victory for the coalition of opposition leaders in 2027. Onovo, an activist and Head of Policy Positions, Movement...
Kogi State Police Command has stopped an alleged planned Sallah rally in Okene Local Government Area by Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP – Kogi central). The Police Commissioner in Kogi, Mr Miller Dantawaye, announced the ban in a statement signed on his behalf by the command’s spokesman, SP Williams Ovye-Aya,...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Nigeria Police Force has arrested a syndicate for allegedly trafficking girls from Nigeria to Mauritania for prostitution and sexual exploitation. The spokesperson of Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, CSP Umma Ayuba, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. CSP Ayuba said the...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike has condoled the former Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, over the death of his younger brother, Mr Bernard Ortom. Wike, in a statement signed on Tuesday in Abuja by his media aide, Mr Lere Olayinka...
Energy expert, Dr Ayodele Oni, says the removal of fuel subsidies in Nigeria has had a significant impact on the country’s economy. Oni, a partner at Bloomfield Law Firm, made the assertion in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. According to him,...