The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, on Sunday released guidelines for the funeral of his mother, Iyoba Omo N’ Ikuoyemwen, who died 49 years ago. The guidelines were realised via a public announcement issued by Frank Irabor, Secretary to the Benin Traditional Council. Irabor noted that Ikuoyemwen transited...
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The Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy in Badagry, Lagos State, on Saturday, intercepted 16 fibre boats loaded with 1,000 bags of foreign parboiled rice. A reliable source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Badagry that the smugglers were about to load the bags of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Sunday, presented the newly appointed Shehu of Dikwa, Ibrahim Ibn Umar El-Kanemi, with the staff of office. Alhaji Ibrahim Ibn Umar emerged as the 13th Shehu of Dikwa following the passing of the late monarch, Alhaji Mohammed...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede has conferred a Posthumous Award of Bravery on a slain officer of the Commission, Assistant Superintendent of the EFCC, ASE II. Aminu Harisu Sahabi. He disclosed this in Sokoto on Friday, ...
A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Anambra, Mr Chinedu Klinsmann, has dismissed the zoning arrangement being championed by the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), as hypocritical and self-serving. In a statement on Sunday in Abuja, Klinsmann said that no single political party had the right to...
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has assured the World Bank that his administration is gradually winning the war against banditry. This is contained in a statement by Lawal’s media aide, Suleiman Idris on Saturday in Gusau. Idris said Lawal gave the assurance when he visited the World Bank office...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – Attempts by two drug kingpins to smuggle into Nigeria consignments of heroin through the Port Harcourt International Airport and the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, have been foiled by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). One of the kingpins who uses...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos– Two parcels of 2.82 kilograms of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis imported from the United States with Lagos as destination have been intercepted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation, DOGI, at a courier...
My relationship with Dr Kayode Fayemi dates back to our time together in the pro-democracy movement in the 90s when we mounted local and international campaigns against military dictatorship. During the challenging General Sani Abacha era, civil rights and pro-democracy activists, especially those in exile, had to rely on their...
Lagos, the bustling heart of Nigeria, is a city of dreams, opportunities, and, unfortunately, property disputes. If you’ve ever found yourself caught in the web of a property dispute in Lagos, you know how emotionally draining and financially crippling it can be. The city’s real estate market is booming,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has presented Staff of Office to the 13th Shehu of Dikwa, Dikwa Emirate, HRH, Alhaji Ibrahim Ibn Umar Ibrahim Al- Amin El-Kanemi, on Sunday at a mammoth crowd that converged from far and near within and outside the state...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Government has commenced training of 1,000 youths in skills acquisition towards attaining significant strides in human capital development. The initiative is part of the Ododo Youth Empowerment and Skills Acquisition Programme (OYESA) under the administration of Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo. The programme...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a student of the Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa, for allegedly hacking a fellow student to death. The suspect, John Gambo, an ND2 Banking and Finance student, was apprehended and reportedly confessed to attacking the victim with an axe and...
Kylian Mbappe secured Real Madrid a 1-1 draw against rivals Atletico Madrid which kept Los Blancos top of La Liga on Saturday. Julian Alvarez converted a controversial first half penalty for Atletico but Mbappe was in the right place at the right time to bundle home early in the...
Brighton’s Kaoru Mitoma sent Chelsea crashing out of the FA Cup as the Japan star sealed a 2-1 win in the fourth round, while Kevin De Bruyne spared Manchester City’s blushes in their 2-1 victory at third-tier Leyton Orient on Saturday. Chelsea haven’t won a domestic trophy since lifting...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has appointed Umar Farouk Ibrahim as the new Secretary to the State Government (SSG), effective Monday, Feb. 10. The governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Dawakin-Tofa, confirmed the appointment in a statement on Saturday. Ibrahim brings over three decades of distinguished public service experience to his new...
The Ogoni people have expressed their support for ongoing discussions between Ogoni leaders and the Federal Government regarding the planned resumption of oil extraction in Ogoniland. This endorsement was contained in a communique issued following a congress attended by Ogoni sons and daughters in Bori, the headquarters of Khana...
The Nigerian Navy, Operation Delta Sanity 2, has arrested nine suspected oil thieves at a wellhead, located at about 26 nautical miles offshore in Akwa Ibom. The Commander of NNS Jubilee, Commodore Abubakar Umar, stated this in a press briefing at Ibaka in Mbo Local Government Area of the...
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, said on Saturday that more federal roads would be tolled to ensure effective infrastructure maintenance. Umahi stated this while inspecting the ongoing construction on the Abuja-Kaduna dual carriageway. He stated that the Federal Government was leveraging Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) to improve road infrastructure...
The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has promised to provide the necessary support to wrestle power from the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the Anambra governorship election. The National Chairman of APC, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, made the promise on Saturday in Awka, while addressing the...