Abdulkadir Mahe, the Chief of Staff to Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara, is dead. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Malam Rafiu Ajakaye, announced Mahe’s passage in a statement on Saturday in Ilorin. “He died this morning, December 28, 2024, as has been destined by Allah,” the statement...
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Human Rights Lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has said that the Nigerian Police Force is to be blamed for the deaths of 115 Nigerians during the recent food stampedes in Ibadan, Abuja and Anambra States. Falana stated this in Akure, Ondo state capital while delivering a...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – In a bid to promote transparency and accountability within the Nigeria Police Force, the Inspector-General of Police has urged members of the public to report any misconduct by police officers to their superiors. A statement issued on Saturday by the Force spokesman, ACP Olumuyiwa...
A fire incident at the Masaka market, located in the Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa state, has left many traders counting their losses. The fire which started at about 10: PM Friday night according to eyewitnesses has left many of the traders devastated. At the time of filing...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – DIG Moses Jitoboh, (rtd), the former aide-de-camp (ADC) to former President Goodluck Jonathan, is dead. The Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Adebola Hamzat, in charge of Zone 16, Police Headquarters, Yenagoa comprising Rivers and Bayelsa States Command confirmed this in a statement on...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has rescued occupants from a fire that gutted the 11th floor of the Ultimate Apartment in Ikoyi. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who made this known in a statement, said LASEMA received a distress call...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – President Bola Tinubu observed the Jumat prayer at the Lekki Central Mosque in Lagos on Friday afternoon alongside the Muslim faithful. It was the President’s first public outing since attending prayers at the Alausa Central Mosque last Friday. In his sermon, the Chief Imam...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The former Governor of Benue State, Chief Samuel Ortom has joined millions of patriotic Nigerians in celebrating the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume on his 71st birthday. In a press statement by the Media Aide to the...
Yobe State Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, CON, has signed the Disability Protection Bill into law, establishing a commission dedicated to addressing the needs of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the state. Governor Buni appointed Usman Bra Gabai, Chairman of the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD)...
The activities of one chance operators had over the years become worrisome to residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Their dubious operations have resulted to loss of property, huge sums of money and in some cases, lives. The term one chance refers to a criminal activity that is commonly associated...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – The former Vice Chancellor of Sokoto State University, Professor Nuhu Yaqub has called on Kogi State government to introduce the study of languages of different ethnic group in the curriculum of primary and secondary schools in order to avoid the extinctions of the local...
A financial expert, Prof. Uche Uwaleke, has urged the Federal Government to divert the N113 billion provided in the 2025 budget proposal for purchase of vehicles to infrastructural projects. Uwaleke, a Professor of Capital Market, is also the the Director, Institute of Capital Market Studies at the Nasarawa State...
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has categorically denied accusations that Nigeria intended to sabotage or destabilise Niger Republic, as alleged by its leader, Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani. Ribadu made this statement in an interview with BBC Hausa, which was provided to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Tragedy has hit the Catholic Diocese of Nnewi in Anambra, following the reported killing of Rev. Tobias Okonkwo by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. The Chancellor, Nnewi Diocese, Rev. Raphael Ezeogu, disclosed the incident in a statement issued in Onitsha and made available to newsmen on Friday. Ezeogu stated that Okonkwo was...
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang on Friday said the security in the state had improved significantly in 2024, with no major breaches reported. Mutfwang made this remark while speaking to State House correspondents following his visit to President Bola Tinubu in Lagos. “I came to see the President, who...
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has said that President Bola Tinubu led administration is spearheading transformative reforms that are reshaping the nation’s healthcare landscape. Pate, who was named one of the 100 Most Influential Africans, disclosed this in an interview with the...
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has said the poor management of passengers by airline operators during flight disruptions and cancellations is affecting the credibility of the aviation industry. The Director-General of NCAA, Capt. Chris Najomo, made the remark on Friday in Lagos during a meeting with airline operators....
By OLA MODUPE, Osogbo – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has approved the appointment of Prince Adesuyi Haastrup as the new Owa Obokun of Ijesaland. The governor’s approval was contained in a statement issued on Friday in Osogbo by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr Kolapo Alimi....
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has assented to the 2025 Appropriation Bill of N750.2 billion as passed by the state House of Assembly. In a speech at the brief event on Friday, which was held at Nvosi in Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area, Otti said that the budget...