The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has deployed its entire workforce along with 1,102 patrol vehicles and other logistics to ensure hitch-free movement across highways during the 2025 Eid-el-Fitr celebrations nationwide. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed, disclosed this in a statement issued by the Corps Public Education...
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President Bola Tinubu, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Thursday joined other Nigerians to celebrate the life and times of a former Presidential Spokesman, Dr Doyin Okupe. Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu and others paid tributes to Okupe at the Service of Songs organised to honour him in Lagos . The...
The eldest daughter of the late former Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, is dead. The announcement by the family early Thursday indicated that the first child of the former governor, Bisola Kola-Daisi, died in the United Kingdom (UK). Bisola reportedly died in a brief illness. She was aged...
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory Abuja in the Bwara Division has dismissed a fraud case brought against the Chairman of Zinox Technologies, Leo Stan Ekeh; his wife, Chioma Ekeh; and 11 others. Justice Akpan Okon Ebong ruled that the charge in Suit No CR/985/2024 “constitutes a...
The 15th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Bayero, has announced the cancellation of the Eid-el-Fitr Durbar celebration due to security concerns in the state. Emir Bayero made this announcement while briefing newsmen at his Nasarawa Mini palace in Kano on Wednesday night.He said that the peaceful coexistence of the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has eliminated scores of suspected terrorists during multiple airstrikes at Warawara, near Wajiroko, and Chinene in the Mandara Mountains area of Borno. The Deputy Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Group Capt. Kabiru Ali, disclosed this in a...
The Bauchi State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Mrs Rifkatu Yakubu, has urged female Corps members to return home to their parents after completing their service. Yakubu, made the call on Thursday in Bauchi during the distribution of National Service certificates to corps members. While specifically...
Moscow is “categorically against” the potential deployment of Western peacekeepers in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated on Thursday. She warned that such a move could lead to a direct clash between Russia and NATO. Zakharova also accused London and Paris of plotting a “military intervention in...
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, fixed May 8 for judgment in a suit filed by MultiChoice Nigeria Limited against the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). MultiChoice is seeking to stop the FCCPC from sanctioning it over its recent increase in the DStv and Gotv...
The House of Representatives passed for second reading bills seeking to alter the Constitution to review death penalty, ensure Local Government reforms and review indigene and citizen status in the country. The bills were sponsored by the Deputy Speaker, Rep. Benjamin Kalu. The bills which were presented by the...
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened the European Union and Canada with even steeper tariffs than previously planned if they cooperate in causing economic harm to the United States. In a statement on his Truth Social platform, Trump warned that both regions would face more significant tariffs to “protect...
The Owerri Archdiocesan Catholic Secretariat has confirmed the release of Rev. Fr. John Ubaechu, the kidnapped Parish Priest of the Holy Family Catholic Church, Izombe. A statement by Rev. Fr. Patrick Mbara, the Archdiocesan Chancellor/Secretary early Thursday morning, disclosed that Ubaechu was released on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. The...
Former governorship candidates of the People’s Redemption Party (PRP) in the 2023 general elections have announced their decision to defect to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) . Those who defected are Emiyare Etete (Rivers), Elder Chris Agu (Enugu State), Anthony Umeh (Anambra), Abdulkareem Mustapha (Kwara), and Capt. Ahmed Kaugama...
On Jan. 7, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced Éric Chelle’s appointment as the new head coach of the Nigerian Super Eagles. Chelle, a former Mali international, played for clubs like Lens, Valenciennes and Chamois Niortais in France before coaching several lower-division clubs. In 2022, he was appointed head...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has said the training of 40,000 civil servants at the state and local government levels was in pursuit of digital transformation in Benue State. In his keynote address during the formal inauguration and official launch of the Electronic...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Armed Boko Haram terrorists have raided Wajirko army formation in Damboa Local Government Area with another formation in Wulgo village of Gamboru Ngala Local Government Area in Borno state, according to sources. This is as another source revealed that no fewer than two soldiers...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has approved the recruitment of 1,800 staff in order to fill the personnel gaps across all the Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities in Kaduna State. A statement issued by the Commissioner of Health, Hajiya Umma Ahmad, on Thursday, stated...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Fire Service recently conducted a training session for police personnel in Maiduguri, focusing on fire safety and prevention. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Nahum Daso Kenneth, the training aimed to equip officers with essential knowledge and skills to respond...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Federal Government has declared Monday, March 31 and Tuesday, April 1 as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Fitr (sallah) celebration. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced this in a statement issued on Wednesday by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Magdalene Ajani. Tunji-Ojo congratulated all Muslims...
Gunmen suspected to be Lakurawa terrorists have attacked and killed two Customs officers and one local at Bachaka, a border community in Argungu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The Public Relations Officer of the Kebbi State Police Command, SP Nafiu Abubakar, confirmed the attack on Wednesday. He said...