The outgoing Deputy Governor of Edo, Mr Philip Shaibu, has said that only democrats must be allowed to flourish and function in a democratic setting. Shaibu stated this shortly after his investiture as Patron of the Association of Edo Journalists in Abuja (AEJA) on Tuesday in Abuja. He said...
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New NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is confident that the United States will remain in the defence alliance, even if Donald Trump becomes the 47th president of the United States. Rutte, in an interview with German public broadcaster ZDF on Monday evening, said he believed the U.S. and presidential candidates...
President Bola Tinubu has ordered release of all minors arrested and detained over #EndBadGovernance protest. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents, on Monday. The Minister was flanked by the Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy;...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), said it has killed several terrorists in a coordinated air interdiction mission to support power restoration efforts in Kaduna and other northwestern states. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Olusola Akinboyewa, on Monday in...
An Investigating Police Officer (IPO) Insp. Elizabeth Osikolu, on Monday, told an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court how a housewife, Omolara Alashe, allegedly forced a 19-year-old lady to sleep with her husband, to bear a child. Omolara and her husband, Ramoni Lateef, are facing a three-count charge...
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday sentenced an Islamic cleric, Alani Rafiu, to life imprisonment for defiling a 14-year-old year girl (name withheld). In his judgement, Justice Rahman Oshodi held that the prosecution proved each of the ingredients of defilement against Rafiu. Oshodi said that...
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Prof. Nantawe Yilwatda, has promised to work with integrity and transparency and not to circumvent the functions of civil servants in the ministry. Yilwatda gave the assurance on Monday in Abuja when he assumed office as the substantive minister of the ministry....
El-Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri head coach, Ali Zubairu, has credited the team’s current unbeaten run in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) to strong team structure, rather than individual players’ development. Speaking at an interactive session with newsmen on Monday in Ilorin, Zubairu emphasised that he was focused on...
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, nominated Saseyi Ibiyemi, as the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) representing Ondo State. If cleared by the Senate, Ibiyemi will replace Mr Niyi Ijalaye, who died in August while serving as the REC in Ogun. Ibiyemi, 58, who hails from Ilaje in Ondo State, is...
The leadership of Kano State House of Assembly says there is no faction or rift within the ruling New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) as being speculated by some online media outlets. The Majority Leader of the house, Lawan Husseini said this while briefing Assembly correspondents on Monday in Kano....
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has donated N200 million in support of various humanitarian services funded by the Omega Prayer Ministry (OPM) run by cleric, Chibuzor Chinyere. Fubara spoke at thanksgiving service in Port Harcourt to celebrate the 51st birthday of the cleric. He commended Chinyere for his humanitarian...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says residents affected by the construction of Arterial Road N5, from Life Camp Junction to Ring Road III will be compensated. Wike made the promise after inspecting some ongoing projects at Life Camp, Katampe, and International Conference Centre...
The Senate Committee on Defence, says no investment in security and the Armed Forces of Nigeria will be too much for the country to bear. The committee’s Chairman, Sen. Ahmad Lawal, said this while speaking to newsmen after an oversight visit to the Armed Forces Command and Staff College...
Opening the week, bearish sentiment persisted at the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. l(NGX) as the market capitalisation shed 318 billion or 0.54 per cent from N59.039 trillion to close at N58.721 trillion. The All-Share Index lost 0.54 per cent or 524.3 points, to close at 96,907.73, against 97,432.02 recorded on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State High-Powered Committee on Screening and Verification of State and Local Government Pensioners, has reiterated its commitment to ensuring that all deserving beneficiaries are attended to and that ungenuine cases are identified and prompt payment of pensions are made. The Chairman of the...
By ESTHER ALEXANDER, Abuja- The Palestine Embassy in Nigeria has denounced the Israeli Knesset’s vote to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). NATIONAL ACCORD reports that UNRWA is the backbone of the humanitarian response in the Gaza Strip and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Government has successfully implemented the new national minimum wage of N70,000 for all civil servants in the state. The Chairman of the Technical and Implementation Committee, Dr. Engineer Babagana Malunbe, who disclosed this while addressing journalists at the Secretary to the...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General YD Ahmed, has underscored the essential need to align the scheme’s initiatives with the Federal Government’s goal of achieving food security in Nigeria. He highlighted that this commitment reflects the NYSC’s determination to...
The Plateau State Government has issued a stern warning regarding a potential crackdown on Persons involved in child trafficking within the state. This announcement came on Monday alongside the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the international Non-Governmental Organisation, Both Ends Believing (BEB), and the Association of...
Plateau Government, thought the Strategy and Result Delivery Office (SRDO), office of the governor, has organised a five-day training on best practices for professionals and other stakeholders in the construction and procurement sectors of the state. Speaking at the event, Gov. Caleb Mutfwang, represented by his Deputy, Mrs Josephine...