Calm has returned to seven warring communities after no fewer than 23 persons were feared dead with several others injured in an attacks in Ovia South West Local Government of Edo. The affected communities included Marindoti, Gbelemontin Domiju, Kola Village, Taiye Camp, Eto Camp, Dipe Community, Bala Dele Community,...
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The National Chairman of All=the Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has extolled the ongoing economic reforms being implemented by President Bola Tinubu, saying that they were already yielding positive results. Ganduje made this statement during an empowerment programme’ organised by the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, where 1,200...
Property worth millions of Naira were destroyed on Sunday in Ibadan during a fire incident which ravaged a one-storey building with 10 rooms and three shops. The inferno destroyed household goods worth millions of Naira, while equipment in the shops were also completely ruined. The News Agency of Nigeria...
The newly elected chairmen of the 30 local government councils in Osun State have received their Certificates of Return. On Saturday, the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) swept all the chairmanship and councillorship positions in the South-Western state. A day later, the...
Liverpool took a big step to winning the Premier League, crushing an uninspiring Manchester City in a showdown on Sunday. Mohamed Salah stole the show, scoring one and providing an assist to send Liverpool 11 points clear at the top of the table although they have played a game...
The Conference of United Political Parties (CUPP) has said defection from one political party to the other undermines multi-party democracy. National Secretary of CUPP, Mr Peter Ameh, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. Ameh attributed the recurring phenomenon of...
The Deputy Senate President, Sen. Barau jibril, on Sunday donated 61 cars and 1,136 motorcycles to the leadership of All Progressives Congress (APC) at the grassroots in Kano State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that gesture aims to empower APC members and facilitate grassroots mobilisation for party...
Many Federal Government workers have continued to express concern about the high income taxes that are deducted from their salaries monthly through the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) model. The civil servants, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja, said that it was...
Cross River State Government has put plans in motion to restructure the annual Calabar Carnival after 20 years of existence. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Nsa Gill, said this in a statement to newsmen in Calabar on Sunday. He said that the Governor Bassey Otu-led government had...
By OLA MODUPE, Osogbo – An Osogbo based pro-democracy group, Osun Democrats for Democracy (ODD) has poured encomiums on the Director General of the Department of State Service (DSS), Mr Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi, the entire leadership of the service and its personnel in Osun state for their display of...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has mourned the passing of the first Director General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Professor Tom Adaba, who died in the early hours of Saturday at the age of 84. Governor Ododo expressed grief over the demise...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has extended his heartfelt condolences to Professor Tom Adaba’s family, the government, and the people of Kogi State over the passing of the first Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). Professor Adaba, an icon of the broadcast industry, passed away...
A white hummer bus reg no. ZAK 382 XA, was gutted by fire and four passengers were burnt beyond recognision along Gwaram town, jigawa state. According to statement released by the police the vehicle was driven by one Dalha Saleh ‘m’ age 40yrs of Galdimari Qts Saldigal village Zaki...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Wife of Kogi State Governor, Hajia Sefinat Usman Ododo, has emphasized the need for society to support widows and the elderly, stressing that they must not be abandoned. Speaking at the Government House in Lokoja during an empowerment programme for widows in the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja– Attempt by a 24-year-old Thai lady, Ms. Pattaphi Wimonnat, to smuggle 43 parcels of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, weighing 46.60 kilograms into Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja Lagos has been thwarted by operatives of the National Drug Law...
Bh EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin – No fewer than 7 persons have been killed and 6 others injured in a clash between Gbelemonti and Maidoti Communities of Ovia North East LGA of Edo State. The police spokesman in the state, CSP Moses Joel Yamu, who confirmed this in a statement...
Elon Musk, the billionaire advisor to Donald Trump, said Saturday that all US federal employees must justify their work or lose their jobs, hours after the president pushed him to be “more aggressive” in slashing government spending. Musk — the world’s richest person and Trump’s biggest donor — has...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Tinubu said his administration will support businesses in the financial technology sector that provide payment infrastructure services for Nigerians and Africans. President Tinubu said this when he received the leadership of Flutterwave and Alami Capital in Abuja on Saturday afternoon, according to a statement...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed concern over growing the poor reading culture among young Nigerians, saying the trend could erode the nation’s literary heritage. He stated this in his speech at the monthly ‘Reading/Writers Dialogue’ of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), FCT chapter, on Saturday in Abuja....
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has appealed to the Federal Government to ensure the health budget positively impacts the lives of doctors and health workers. Its first Vice-President, Dr Benjamin Olowojebutu, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. Nigeria’s 2025...