Prince Abayomi Akinruntan, has debunked the rumoured death of his father, Oba Frederick Obateru-Akinruntan, the Olugbo of Ugbo Kingdom in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the report of the purprted death of Obateru-Akinruntan, the founder of OBAT Oil and...
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The Rector of the Kogi Polytechnic, Prof. Salisu Usman, has said the management’s bold reforms in the last four years have helped in reshaping the institution. Usman made this known on Tuesday in Lokoja while addressing newsmen as part of activities to mark the end of his first tenure...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – Taraba State Commissioner for Information and Reorientation, Hajia Zainab Usman, has debunked reports alleging that the state is currently bankrupt. Reacting to allegations of financial mismanagement and misappropriation against the state government, Hajiya Usman said in a statement on Wednesday that the state’s Internally...
The Police Command in Enugu State has detained six armed robbery suspects and recovered firearms and other exhibits in Nsukka. This is contained in a statement by the Command’s Spokesman, SP Daniel Ndukwe on Wednesday in Enugu. Ndukwe said that the police operatives attached to the Nsukka Area Command...
Southern Caucus of the 10th Cross River House of Assembly has endorsed Gov. Bassey Otu for re-election in 2027. The nine lawmakers declared their support for the governor in the 2027 general election during a news conference on Wednesday in Calabar. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...
Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru has granted amnesty to the 159 detainees of the Effium and Ezza-Effium communal crisis in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state. Nwifuru granted them the amnesty on Tuesday in Abakaliki after four years in the correctional centre. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Senate Public Accounts Committee has raised serious concerns over multiple issues related to the Nigeria Police Force, including financial irregularities and missing firearms. During a review of the Auditor-General’s report, lawmakers were informed of eight infractions recorded against the police including contract irregularities totalling ₦1.136 billion, as well...
A former member of the Labour Party (LP) Kenneth Okonkwo has asked President Bola Tinubu, Peter Obi, and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to step aside from vying for the presidential seat in the next election. Okonkwo was a spokesman of the LP presidential campaign team in the 2023...
MTN, Nigeria’s largest telecommunications operator on Tuesday commenced implementation of the Nigerian Communications Commission’s approved tariff hike by increasing its data prices. A check by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) using the *312# code on the MTN network showed the revised MTN data prices. For the monthly plans,...
The Police Command in Rivers has arrested a suspected leader of an unnamed cult group alleged to have been involved in numerous criminal activities across Rivers. SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the command’s spokesperson, disclosed this to journalists on Tuesday in Port Harcourt. According to Iringe-Koko, the suspect, identified as Innocent...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has suspended implementation of the 4 per cent charge on the Free On-Board (FOB) value of imports. The Spokesman of the service, Abdullahi Maiwada, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. According to him, the FOB charge essential to drive the...
The People Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) has described the purported suspension of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) Chairman, Sen. Adolphus Wabara, as unconstitutional, null and void and of no effect. The NWC, in a statement issued by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba on...
Reigning champions Real Madrid fell behind twice but fought back to claim a dramatic 3-2 win at Manchester City in the first leg of their clash in the Champions League last 16 play-offs. Jude Bellingham scored the winner in stoppage time to give Madrid an important advantage ahead of...
The New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) has said it would not take part in the forthcoming local government elections in Katsina State, scheduled for Feb. 15. The state secretary of the party, Alhaji Tijjani Zakari-Kafinsoli, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Katsina...
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd. (SNEPCo) says the country can achieve its oil and gas production targets and drive development programmes by focusing on its deepwater resources. The company said that the country could achieve this by maintaining policies that encourage investment and enhance output in the...
The Senate through its Committee on Capital Market, on Tuesday, asked the Minister of Finance, Mr Wale Edun, to approve N10 billion special funding to finance literacy development in the capital market. Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Osita Izunaso, made the appeal when Edun and the Director-General, Securities and...
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has signed the amended Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This is contains in statement signed and made available to newsman in Abuja by Mr Tunde Moshood , the Special Adviser to...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said charges would now apply anytime customers use the Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) of banks other than theirs. This was contained in a circular dated February 10, 2025, and addressed to all banks and financial institutions, the apex bank’s acting Director of...
Nigeria has been ranked 140th position out of 180 countries in the world on the 2024 corruption perceptions index, according to a report by Transparency International. The TI’s latest ranking released on Tuesday sees the continent’s most populous nation move up 5 spots when compared with 2023 ‘s report...
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday ordered forfeiture to the Federal Government, of Sigma Golf Nig. Ltd. rights, title and interest in 6,250,000,000 units of the Keystone Bank Ltd. ordinary shares of N1.00 each. The court also ordered winding up of the company. The News Agency of Nigeria...