By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has appointed three of the five Commissioners that were sacked as Special Advisers. NATIONAL ACCORD had reported that on Tuesday morning, Governor Mohammed, through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mukhtar Gidado, announced in a statement, the sacking...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has approved the release of N1.4 billion for the immediate dualization of 1.9km road from Ngomari junction to Muhammadu Buhari International Airport, Maiduguri. Governor Zulum gave the approval during the maiden state executive council meeting held at the Government...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Commissioner of Police, Bauchi State, Auwal Muhammad, has disclosed that no fewer than 18 personnel serving under the Command, have been disciplined for various misconducts from January to December, 2024. CP Muhammad said this included the dismissal of one constable, demotion of four...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Tuesday announced the appointment of Éric Sékou Chelle as the new Head Coach of the country’s senior men national football team, the Super Eagles. NFF’s Director of Communications, Ademola Olajire, disclosed in a statement that the Federation’s Executive Committee endorsed the recommendation of...
The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Yush’au Ahmed, has assured NYSC members that their increased allowance will soon be effected. Ahmed gave the assurance on Tuesday in Abuja while speaking with newsmen on the sidelines of the inauguration of a bus donated to the scheme by Capital...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari on his 60th birthday on Jan. 8. President Tinubu in a statement by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga, commended Kyari’s diligence in transforming NNPCL...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it would abide by the Court of Appeal judgment affirming affirming Sunday Udeh-Okoye as its National Secretary. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, stated this at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the...
Ogun State Police Command has raised concerns over a significant increase in reports of missing persons in the state. The Command’s spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement in Abeokuta on Tuesday. She explained that the command had noticed an unprecedented rise in the number of missing...
The outgoing administration of Joe Biden is negotiating with the Taliban, under UN sanctions for terrorism exchange of detained Americans in Afghanistan for at least one profile high prisoner. The administration called for exchange of the prisoner who were allegedly said to have associated with Osama bin Laden, the...
Justice Kamorudeen Olawoyin of an Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan on Tuesday adjourned ruling on bail application to Monday in the trial over the stampede in Ibadan in December. Ex-Queen Naomi Silekunola, a broadcaster, Oriyomi Hazmat and a school Principal, Abiodun Fasasi are being prosecuted by the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo has been described as a proactive leader who has learnt well about governance and administration. Special Adviser to Governor Ododo on Media, Ismaila Isah, made this known while featuring on KAFTAN TV’s live programme, “The Polity“, on Tuesday. Isah...
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is set to recommence work on the 3.65-kilometre Borokiri-Okrika Road and three bridges project, which has been abandoned since 2012, an official has said. NDDC’s Executive Director of Finance and Administration, Mr Boma Iyaye, announced this during an interactive forum with some stakeholders...
“Dampyr”, a movie about a human with vampire blood who harnesses his power to confront evil, has topped the Netflix film chart in Nigeria. ‘Ma’, a psychological horror movie, came in at second, while ‘Umjolo: My Beginning, My End!’, a romantic comedy movie, is ranked third on the chart....
The domestic bourse on Tuesday broke its winning streak with a loss of N152 billion, following investors’ sell-offs of Tier-one banking stocks. Notably, losses in Zenith Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA), Access Corporation, Oando Plc, Dangote Sugar, Nigerian Breweries, alongside other declined equities dragged the market down. The...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disassociated itself from the assault on The Sun Newspaper Correspondent, Mr Ndubuisi Orji, which reportedly happened within the premises of its national headquarters in Abuja. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja, said that the...
The Federal Government has upgraded the Medium Security Custodial Centres in Kuje and Suleja to improve the living conditions and rehabilitation of inmates. Speaking during the facility tour on Tuesday, the Acting Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Mr Sylvester Nwakuche, attributed the upgrades to the renewed...
Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior was banned for two La Liga matches on Tuesday after his red card last week against Valencia. The Brazilian winger shoved goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski in the back of the neck after he had been pushed by the Los Che stopper. Spanish champions Real Madrid...
President Bola Tinubu presented the 2025 budget proposal titled “Budget of Restoration: Securing Peace, Rebuilding Prosperity” to the joint session of the National Assembly on Dec. 18, 2024. While presenting the N49.7 trillion budget proposal, Tinubu said that it aligned with his administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda and underscores its...
Online streaming platform, Spotify, has saidAyo Maff and Tml Vibez are the top Nigerian artistes to watch out for in 2025. Phiona Okumu, Spotify’s Head of Music, Sub-Saharan Africa, said this in a statement on Tuesday. According to Okumu, this is based on the artistes’ ability to infuse Amapiano...
The Nigerian Navy says its personnel deployed around Agbura community in Bayelsa, have rescued nine passengers comprising eight policemen and one civilian. The Director of Naval Information, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Adams-Aliu said its personnel also recovered three rifles belonging...