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...
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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...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – As part of measures to ensure food security in the country, Nigeria and Brazil have signed the commercial phase of the $1.1 billion Green Imperative Project to boost agriculture productivity and enhance private-sector investment in Nigeria. GIP, the largest agricultural project in Africa that...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- In alignment with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment to affordable, clean, and sustainable energy, the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund (MDGIF), in collaboration with Femadec Energy, is set to establish Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) conversion centres and refuelling stations across 20 federal tertiary institutions...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri– The United Kingdom has commended Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, for his commitment to fighting insurgency in Borno. The British Deputy High Commissioner, Gill Atkinson, made the commendation on Monday when she made a courtesy call to the Governor in Maiduguri. “On behalf of...
Edo State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the State House of Assembly to recall the 18 suspended local government chairmen for effective grassroots governance. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the Edo assembly had in December 2024 suspended the 18 local government chairmen and...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State says it will not miss the party’s 2023 governorship candidate, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran better known as Jandor, who defected to the All Progressives Party (APC). The Lagos State PDP Vice Chairman (Central), Mr Hakeem Olalemi, made this remark in an interview...
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji has assured residents, whose properties were destroyed by rainstorm, that the government would not abandon them to suffer at this trying time. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that, Oyebanji gave the assurance on Monday, when he inspected over 100 buildings affected by rainstorm...
Rivers State House of Assembly (RSHA) has issued a gross misconduct notice against Gov. Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy Ngozi Odu. The notice follows widespread speculation regarding moves to initiate impeachment proceedings against the governor. On Monday, the lawmakers officially served the notice, dated March 14, stating that their...
Former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has prayed the Federal High Court in Abuja to order the EFCC to retrieve from persons, either natural or corporate, to whom it had sold off her seized assets or property. Diezani, in an amended suit filed by her lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome,...
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, on Monday ordered a fraudster, Ezekiel Onikoyi, 39, to serve two weeks imprisonment for stealing a woman’s handbag containing a phone, power bank and N4,000 Onikoyi, whose address was not provided, was charged with stealing, obtaining money under false pretences and conduct likely to...
The absence of a former governor of Taraba, Darius Ishaku in court on Monday stalled his trial in an Abuja high Court on Monday. Ishaku is charged alongside a former Permanent Secretary, Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Bello Yero. The Economic and Financial Crimes...
Afrobeats sensation Ahmed Ololade, popularly known as Asake, has made amends with his ailing father, Fatai Odunsi, and promised to purchase a house for him and as well cover his medical expenses. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Odunsi made this known in new video released online,...
Rwanda on Monday said it severed its diplomatic relations with Belgium, citing Brussels’ “pitiful attempts to sustain its neo colonial delusions. The government of Rwanda today notified the government of Belgium of its decision to sever diplomatic relations, effective immediately,” the Rwandan foreign ministry said in a statement. Rwanda’s...
U.S. President, Donald Trump on Monday challenged the legality of Joe Biden’s preemptive pardons for members of the committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 unrest. Trump claimed the ex-president knew nothing about it and never signed the papers. “The ‘pardons’ that Biden gave to the committee and many others,...
The Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp) has assured the National Pension Commission (PenCom) that its members will comply with the recent directive to settle all pension benefits within three working days. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the National Pension Commission has mandated Pension Fund...
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Florence Obi, on Monday, said that the institution had produced a total of 168,786 graduates over the last 50 years. Obi stated that the figure included the 13,786 graduands to be awarded their degree certificates during the 37th Convocation Ceremony of...