By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The FCT Police Command, under the Anti-Narcotics Unit, has successfully executed a series of coordinated raids targeting identified hotspots across the FCT. These locations were known to be used by criminal elements for the sale and consumption of illicit drugs and substances. The areas...
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US President Donald Trump has said his administration would appeal a federal judge’s ruling that temporarily blocks his attempt to restrict birthright citizenship. “Obviously we will appeal it,” Trump told reporters on Thursday in the Oval Office when asked about the ruling by Washington state District Judge John Coughenour,...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos A former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and retired military officer, Lt. General Jeremiah Timbut Useni, has passed away. Useni, aged 82, died on Thursday, January 23, 2025, following a protracted illness. The announcement of his passing was made on Thursday night by...
The Bukuma community in Rivers has decried the alleged refusal of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporations Limited’s (NNPCL) to implement a 2021 court judgement on cluster issue. The Paramount Ruler of Bukuma, King Precious Elekima, made this known during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port...
U.S. President Donald Trump and Wife Melania Trump have celebrated their 20 years of marriage with heartfelt messages for each other. It is a double celebration this week for the first couple as Trump assumed the Presidency of the United States for the second time on Monday and now...
The Federal Government has a 2027 target for transitioning its examination system to 100 per cent computer-based testing (CBT). Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this during the inauguration of the Committee on Improvement of Quality Examinations in Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday. Alausa said that the committee...
A man (name withheld) on Thursday narrated before an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court how a man, Blessing Adetula, allegedly defiled his nine-year-old daughter. Adetula is standing trial on a count charge of sexual assault by penetration. At the resumed hearing, the witness was led in evidence...
The Senate Committee on Capital Market, on Thursday, rejected the 2025 budget proposal of Investments and Securities Tribunal due to errors in the figures and items it presented. After a motion moved by Sen. Seriake Dickson (PDP-Bayelsa) and seconded by Sen. Aliyu Wadada (SDP-Nasarawa), Chairman of the committee, Sen....
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said 15 people have died in multiple motor accidents along Olooru/Oko-olowo Road in Ilorin, Kwara, on Wednesday. Kwara Sector Commander, FRSC, Mr Muftau Irekeola, confirmed this to the News Ageny of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Ilorin. Irekeola said that two commercial...
Anambra State Commissioner for Culture, Entertainment and Tourism, Mr Don Onyenji, has said it is not true that the state government threatened to ban traditional worship. Onyenji made the statement at a stakeholders meeting organised in partnership with ASHOKA Africa, a non-profit organsation and social change agent, in Awka...
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), said it has so far disbursed N116.184bn as at Jan 1st, 2025 for upkeep of students across 176, 252 beneficiary institutions in the country. The Managing Director, Mr. Akintunde Sawyer, said this on Thursday in Abuja, when he appeared before the National Assembly...
The Nigerian Army has denied the allegation by one of its wounded soldiers, Lance Cpl. Itodo David, that he had been abandoned at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital (NARHK) Kaduna. The Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, made the rebuttal in a statement on Thursday in Abuja....
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Olayemi Cardoso, has announced plans to establish a Compliance Department by February. Cardoso made the announcement on Thursday during the launch of 2025 Macroeconomic Outlook Report, titled: “Stabilisation in Transition: Rethinking Reform Strategies for 2025 and Beyond” by the...
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has painted a positive picture of the nation’s economic outlook for 2025. with the potential to achieve a 5.5 per cent GDP growth rate. NESG, however, pointed out that this positive outlook was only possible provided the current reforms are sustained. The projection...
The National Association of Telecommunication Subscribers (NATCOMS) on Thursday disassociated itself from the industrial action being planned by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to protest telecoms tariff hike. The President, NATCOMS, Mr Deolu Ogunbanjo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the protest was uncalled for,...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – The Senate of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has approved the appointment of three of the university’s retirees as Emeritus Professors. They are Prof. Is’haq Oloyede, Prof. Olu Obafemi, and Prof. Musbau Akanji. The University’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Kunle Akogun, announced this...
Bruno Fernandes marked his 50th Europa League appearance on Thursday with a stoppage-time winner as Manchester United snatched a 2-1 win over Rangers. The win moves United closer to the round of 16. After Cyriel Dessers levelled in the 88th minute, Fernandes popped up with a crucial strike that...
Tottenham Hotspur captain Son Heung-min scored in each half to earn his side a 3-2 victory at Hoffenheim in the Europa League on Thursday. The win strengthened Tottenham’s chances of finishing in the top eight of the league, as they sit fourth with 14 points ahead of the final...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it is still awaiting a request from the Senate for the conduct of by-election in Anambra South Senatorial District to replace Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah. Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Anambra, Dr Elizabeth Agu, said this at a stakeholders’ dialogue organised by...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has expanded its manpower with the graduation of 616 new constables of the 55th intake in Plateau State. The event, held on Thursday at the police training ground in Jos, inducted 504 male and 112 female constables into service....