Benue State House of Assembly has suspended 13 members of the house from legislative duties due to dishonourable acts. The suspension followed a motion moved by the Majority Leader, Mr Saater Tiseer, during plenary on Wednesday in Makurdi. The majority leader stated that the assembly, like any other legislature,...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Minister of State for Regional Development, Uba Maigari Ahmadu, has reiterated Federal Government’s resolve to assist tertiary Institutions in their developmental efforts. The Minister stated this on Tuesday when he paid an inspection visit to the Borno State University to inspect the Faculty...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to probe the medical reports of ill health which the Tuoyo Omatsuli, former Executive Director, Projects, Niger Delta Development Commission...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – In quest to expand its global presence, the National Examinations Council (NECO) has accredited more schools to write the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in Equitorial Guinea. A issued on Wednesday by the Acting. Director, Information and...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP), in collaboration with PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc, has upgraded the Chemistry laboratory at the University of Jos (UNIJOS) to strengthen Nigeria’s research capacity and reduce dependence on foreign laboratories for industrial analysis. The upgraded facility...
Target Segibo, Chairman of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area (LGA) of Bayelsa on Wednesday bemoaned the adverse impact of an oil leak at Obololi axis in his domain. Segibo, who said that the spill emanated from an oil asset operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC), noted...
No fewer than two persons have died following a locally made gun powder explosion that occured on Tuesday at a weekly market in Talata Mafara town in Zamfara State. Chairman, Talata Mafara Local Government, Yahaya Yari,, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has pledged to implement the recommendations of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry (JCI) on the #EndBadGovernance protest. Yusuf spoke while receiving the report from the chairman of the commission, retired Justice Lawan Mahmoud, on Wednesday in Kano. This is contained in a statement issued...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, declined to grant an application filed by Sen. Samuel Anyanwu seeking to stop his planned removal as National Secretary, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling on Anyanwu’s motion ex-parte moved by his lawyer, Ken Njemanze, SAN, rather...
A policeman, Insp Nelson Otasowie, on Wednesday told an FCT High Court in Zuba that the four defendants, dressed in uniforms belonging to the Department of State Services’ (DSS) to rob their victims in Abuja. The police charged Michael Obi, Success Momoh, Bitrus Danladi as well as one Solomon...
Sen. Abdul’Aziz Yari (APC-Zamfara) has said he would sponsor the medical bills for the victims of gun powder explosion that injured over 40 persons at Talata Mafara weekly market. The Zonal Coordinator, Sen. Yari’s Constituency Office, Talata Mafara, Alhaji Sha’aya’u Sarkinpawa, disclosed this to newsmen, in Talata Mafara on...
Over 150 false killer whales have been found stranded on an Australian beach on Wednesday, local authorities stated. Tasmania’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment said 90 of a pod of 157 animals were still alive at the site near Arthur River, in the island’s North West. Tasmania Parks...
The United States President, Donald Trump on Tuesday said billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk will be excluded from space-related decision-making. Trump made this remark at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida in reply to a question about Musk’s potential conflicts of interest amid his efforts to cut government spending, according to...
United States (U.S.) rapper ASAP Rocky has been acquitted in a criminal assault case. The jury announced the verdict after brief deliberations on Tuesday in a Los Angeles court. ASAP Rocky’s partner, singer Rihanna, was present at the weeks-long trial on several days of the proceedings, which saw the...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has described the passing of Chief Edwin Clark as a profound loss to Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the Pan Niger Delta Development Forum (PANDEF) leader, died on Monday at the age of 97 years. Shettima, in a condolence message on Wednesday...
The National Assembly on Tuesday made corrections on some sectorial allocation items in the N54.9 trillion 2025 Appropriation Bill earlier passed on Thursday, This decision, followed a motion presented by Sen. Solomon Adeola and Rep. Abubakar Kabir, chairpersons of the respective appropriations committees, citing the need for accuracy and...
The National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) has said Nigeria would be receiving some expatriated Benin Bronzes from the Netherlands in June. Director-General of NCMM, Mr Olugbile Holloway, in a statement on Wednesday, said that 119 Benin bronzes would be returned to Nigeria in batches as the nation...
Avian influenza, popularly known as bird flu, has killed 300 birds in a farm in Plateau. The Chief Veterinary Officer of the state, Dr Shase’et Sipak, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Jos. Sipak said that the outbreak was confirmed by the National...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – To ensure accountability of subscribers’ funds, the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), is collaborating with the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), to strengthen its internal capacity to fight corruption and win public trust. The partnership is geared towards detection...
Benue State Assembly has suspended the state Chief Judge, Justice Maurice Ikpambese, for alleged misappropriation and mismanagement of the budgetary allocation and finances of the state Judiciary. This was sequel to a motion moved by the Majority Leader, Mr Saater Tiseer, during plenary session in Makurdi on Tuesday. Tiseer...