By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has concluded arrangement to honoured some prominent Nigerians, who had contributed to the development of the country at the 37th convocation and 50th anniversary celebration. The VC of UNICAL, Professor Florence Obi, disclosed this during the pre-convocation press briefing...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has approved the posting of CP Ibrahim Bakori, as the new Commissioner of Police for Kano State Command. The IGP announced this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by the Force spokesman, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi. ACP...
After years of hardship following a wrongful shooting by the State Security Service (SSS) operatives, a Sokoto businessman finally receives justice as the agency has compensated him. The incident occurred in the early hours of April 2, 2016, when SSS operatives raided his residence in Jos, Plateau State, mistaking...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate eased to 23.18 per cent in February 2025. The NBS disclosed this in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report for February 2025, which was released in Abuja on Monday. According to the report, the headline inflation...
Rivers State Government has urged the Rivers State House of Assembly (RSHA) to reconsider its stance and prioritise the welfare of the people to ensure peace in the state. The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mr Joe Johnson, made the appeal at a news conference in Port Harcourt on...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has appointed Bishop Matthew Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, Kaduna State. Additionally, the President appointed principal officers for the university, including Prof....
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – Rivers State Police Command has debunked reports of an arson attack on the Port Harcourt residence of Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The command’s spokeswoman SP Grace Iringe-Koko, who debunked the report in a statement on Monday, described the reports as...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has threatened to sack the acting Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority, Mr Richard Dauda. Wike gave the threat in Abuja on Monday, during a meeting with community leaders of Gishiri village, Katampe District, Abuja, whose part...
Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has approved revocation of 4,794 land titles over non-payment of ground rent for more than 10 years. Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the minister, Mr Lere Olayinka, announced the revocation at a news conference in Abuja...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has promised to allocate land in the FCT to the University of Port Harcourt for the establishment of its Centre for Leadership and Political Studies. Wike made the promise when the university’s Governing Council, led by the Pro-Chancellor...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The All Progressives Congress (APC) has responded to Mallam Nasir El-Rufai’s recent criticisms, telling the former Kaduna State governor to stop sulking and get a grip. NATIONAL ACCORD had reported that El-Rufai had claimed that the APC had deviated from its founding values and turned...
The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU), on Monday, alleged labour injustice, poor workers’ welfare package and victimisation of labour leaders by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). The National General Secretary of the union, Prince Peters Adeyemi, made the allegations at a news conference held...
The 2022 Electoral Act will be amended to make for inclusion of statutory delegates in political parties primaries in 2026, ahead of 2027 general elections, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio says. Akpabio made the disclosure in Abuja on Monday at a meeting with the National leadership of the Nigerian Bar...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) have arrested an official of the Edo Government, Kelly Okungbowa, popularly known as Ebo Stone, over alleged naira abuse. Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Dele Oyewale, announced the arrest in a statement...
Nasarawa State High Court 2, sitting in Lafia, on Monday, began hearing in the case of the alleged murder of the 24-year-old National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Salome Adaidu. The defendant, Oluwatimilehin Ajayi, was accused of killing and dismembering the body of Adaidu, who was said to be...
Abia State Government has said it would collaborate with the Federal Government to upgrade the National War Museum and Ojukwu Bunker, both in Umuahia, into world-class tourism destinations. The Commissioner for Information, Mr Okey Kanu, disclosed this at the Government House, Umuahi, while briefing newsmen on the outcome of...
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, declared that the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice lacked the power and authority to initiate, maintain and prosecute offences under the Electoral Act, 2022. In a judgment delivered, Justice Inyang Ekwo held that only the Independent National...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State, on his 53rd birthday describing him as a “silent achiever”. The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Security, Debo Ologunagba in Abuja on Monday also described Mbah as a “humble, accommodating and compassionate leader; a...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice President Kashim Shettima has called on leaders of the National Assembly to uphold the sacred responsibility of leadership and to prioritise unity and national development over political divisions and partisan interests. He spoke on Monday night when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, hosted the...