By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- The Federal Government has announced the closure of the Independence Bridge (Marina bound) starting April 1 for essential maintenance and rehabilitation works. The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, made this known in a statement on Monday in Lagos. Mrs. Kesha explained that...
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Ebonyi State Police Command has foiled a kidnapping attempt at Mile 50 Layout, Abakaliki, the state capital. Spokesperson of the command, SP Joshua Ukandu, told reporters on Monday that officers also recovered the vehicle of the victim, Nneka Onyibe. According to Ukandu, on March 30 at about 8:30 pm,...
The Labour Party (LP), Governorship candidate in Enugu State during the 2023 election, Mr Chijioke Edeoga, dumps party for PDP The Labour Party (LP), Governorship candidate in Enugu State during the 2023 election, Mr Chijioke Edeoga, has returned to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The News Agency of Nigeria...
The Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria (CSSLN) on Monday condemned the lynching of 16 travellers accused of possessing dane guns (local firearms). The Chairman of CSSLN, Mr Adebo Ogundoyin, recalled that the victims were killed by a mob in Uromi, Edo, on March 28, following allegations...
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir-Yusuf, has donated food items and 12 cows to inmates of Custodial Centres in the state to celebrate Eid-el-Fitr. This is contained in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Kano Command, CSC Musbahu Kofar-Nasarawa on Monday in...
An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Katsina, Alhaji Abdulaziz Maituraka, has declared that the party will form governments at both the state and national levels in the 2027 general elections. Speaking while hosting Katsina’s newly elected council chairman, Malam Isah Miqdad, and his councillors on Monday, Maituraka, who...
Delta State Government has assured that the one billion Naira soft loan it approved for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the state would be ready soon. Executive Assistant to Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori on Public Enlightenment (Projects and Policies), Mr Olisa Ifeajika, disclosed this while clarifying certain issues...
By HARUNA AHMED, Dutse – Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi has pardoned 10 inmates of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) in the state. The NCoS spokesman in the state, CSC Sani Jahun, disclosed this in a statement in Dutse, on Monday. Jahun said the inmates were pardoned by the...
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced a new 0.5% levy on imported goods from Nigeria and other Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member-nations. The development comes as they seek to fund a new three-state union after leaving the larger regional economic bloc, they said in a...
The Chief of Staff to the suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, Edison Ehie, has alleged that he was offered ₦5 billion in October 2023 to facilitate the governor’s impeachment. Mr. Ehie disclosed this on Monday during his appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. He claimed to have...
The Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Mr Sonny Echono, says the recently-held TETFund National Research Fair/Exhibition aligns with its aspiration to use technology to spur national economic growth. Echono, said this during an an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday. He...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has impounded a truck loaded with 70,000 litres of stolen crude oil in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. This is contained in a statement signed by the NSCDC National Public Relations Officer (NPRO), Afolabi Babawale, on Monday in Abuja. Babawale explained that...
Alfa Designs Nigeria, a leading oil and gas company, is set to begin conversion of diesel engine vehicles to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). Research Engineer for Alfa Designs, Mubarak Abdul, made this public in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. Abdul said...
BY AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Federal legislator, Ahmed Manir in a series of empowerment projects to his people has shared 13 cars to constituents amidst fanfare and jubilation from party supporters. The car keys were handed to beneficiaries selected from across Lere Federal Constituency in a ceremony attended by...
Some Lagos residents have called on the state government to make potable water accessible to reduce the huge amount of money spent in buying water. They disclosed this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos, against the World Water Day celebrated annually...
Nineteen-year-old Czech Jakub Mensik beat his childhood idol Novak Djokovic 7-6(4) 7-6(4) in an upset for the ages on Sunday, claiming his first ATP title at the Miami Open. Victory for Mensik meant he denied the former number one, Djokovic, his bid for a milestone 100th. The 54th-ranked Mensik...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gombe – No fewer than 2 children have been confirmed dead and 20 others injured following a stampede at the Gombe main Eid Ground on Sunday . The Police Public Relations Officer, Gombe State Command, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, confirmed this in a statement issued on Sunday...
U.S president, Donald Trump has repeated his suggestion that he might seek a third term as US president, NBC News reported, which would defy the two-term limit stipulated in the US constitution. In a Sunday-morning phone call with NBC News, Trump said “I’m not joking,” when asked to clarify...
US President Donald Trump said Sunday he was “very angry, pissed off” with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, NBC reported, marking a sharp change of tone as Washington seeks to end the war in Ukraine. NBC’s Kristen Welker said Trump had called her to express his fury over Putin questioning...