History was made Monday, January 27th night in Lagos at the colourful ThisDay Awards ceremony when serial digital entrepreneur, Leo Stan Ekeh, shared the same podium with his son, Prince Nnamdi Ekeh, as winners of the much-coveted awards. The awards commemorated the 30th and 12th anniversaries of Thisday Newspapers and Arise News...
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By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Former Director General of the Nigeria Governors Forum, Earl Osaro Onaiwu, has congratulated Governors Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom), Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta), Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), and Uba Sani (Kaduna) on receiving distinguished honors at the ThisDay Awards held in Lagos. Onaiwu described the recognition as...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The lawmaker representing Bassa/Jos North Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Daniel Asama, has emphasized the need for ranching as a sustainable solution to the recurring conflicts between farmers and herders in Plateau State. Speaking after a courtesy visit to Governor Caleb...
The corpse of one of the five abducted residents of Chikakore community in Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory has been found. The dead body of Mrs Esther Adesiyan was reportedly recovered in a bush near Itagbajii community in Niger state on Monday night. The deceased, her husband,...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has for the second time, shutdown Aba, Cemetery Market in Abia State for sale of fake bottles of wines and beverages. This is contained in a statement signed by the agency Director-General, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, and...
The Zamfara House of Assembly has declared the minority leader’s seat, held by Aliyu Ango-Kagara, vacant due to alleged absenteeism. The decision was made at the plenary on Tuesday in Gusau. Ango-Kagara (APC-Talata-Marafa South) has been allegedly absent from the house for 159 days. This prompted the majority leader,...
The House of Representatives has thoroughly reviewed the N49.70 trillion 2025 Appropriation Bill submitted to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu the Deputy Spokesperson, Rep. Philip Agbese (APC-Benue), has said. In an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday, Agbese said that all the committees of the house...
The death toll from the tanker explosion on Ugwu-Onyeama axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway has risen from 18 to 21 as recently confirmed by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The Sector Commander of the FRSC, Enugu State Command, Mr Franklin Agbakoba, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has said that the country’s electoral process has experienced noticeable improvement in elections conducted after the 2023 General Elections. Prof. Yakubu stated this when the new European Union (EU) Ambassador to Nigeria...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the appointment of Ali Abdullahi Isa as the acting Director General of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA). Zulum’s Special Adviser on Media, Dauda Iliya, released a statement on Wednesday announcing the appointment. Ali Abdullahi, who...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara on the occasion of his 50th birthday. President Tinubu in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information & Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, lauded Fubara’s contributions to governance in Rivers and his efforts to...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Ebonyi Command, on Tuesday called for ban on movement of inflammable products on the nation’s roads during day time The Corps Commandant, Francis Nnadi, made the suggestion in Abakaliki, following the incessant explosion of tanker laden with Petrolum Motor Spirit Explosion...
President Bola Tinubu has concluded his visit to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where he joined other African leaders to participate in the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit. The President, who arrived with his team arrived on Sunday, is now on his way back to Abuja. The two-day summit, hosted...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has said the newly established Borno Fashion Hub will generate 48,000 jobs annually for youth and women in the state. He stated this at the inauguration of the fashion hub on the sidelines of the 6th Expanded National Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Clinics on...
The troops of the Joint Task Force Operation Fansan Yamma have intercepted a cache of arms from suspected arms dealers at Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Tuesday by the Coordinator, Joint Media Coordinating Centre to the operation,...
The United States has officially notified the Secretary-General of its withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, effective January 27, 2026, UN spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, has said. Dujarric said this at a news briefing on Tuesday in New York. The historic accord reached by 193 countries in December 2015 in...
‘Die with a Smile’, a song by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, has remained on the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for four consecutive weeks, with ‘DTMF’ by Bad Bunny coming in at second. “APT.” by Rose and Bruno Mars, ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’ by Shaboozey, and...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Police Force has called for support from Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) to remove Nigeria from the list of countries designated as high-risk jurisdictions for money laundering and terrorism financing. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi made the call in...
The European Union (EU) said it will provide the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with €60 million ($62.6 million) in humanitarian aid. The European Commission announced this on Tuesday, following days of intense fighting in the east of the country. The commission said the funding is meant to support...
The Edo Gubernatorial Election Petition Tribunal on Tuesday in Abuja, berated the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo, over their failure to produce witnesses in court. PDP and Asue were to produce witnesses to testify in the petition they filed seeking the nullification of the governorship...