The Kulen Allah Cattle Rearers Association of Nigeria ( KACRAN) has described the proposed state police as too expensive and risky to implement. KACRAN National President, Alhaji Khalil Bello, said this in a statement in Damaturu on Friday. He said the cost of establishing state police, depending on a...
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The Governor of Imo State, Sen. Hope Uzodimma, has bagged the Digital Governor of the Year award at the Nigeria Information Technology Merit Award (NITMA). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NITMA is an annual event organised by the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) to acknowledge and celebrate...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has begun tracking of constituency and executive projects in Imo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the exercise kicked off in Owerri on Friday. The exercise, in its seventh phase , captured Zonal Intervention Projects across the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the allocation of N465 million and a designated space for establishing a National Orthopedic Hospital, Azare, headquarters of Hawul local government area in southern Borno. The hospital will address the pressing need for specialised orthopaedic care...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Taraba State has observed the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims by raising awareness for road safety and regularly initiating safety measures. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims...
The 34 House of Representatives members who sponsored the bill to amend the 1999 Constitution to provide for a six-year single term for the president have resolved to reintroduce the bill. Rep. Ikenga Ugochinyere (PDP-Imo) said this in a statement in Abuja on Friday, following the rejection of the...
The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base (FOB), Ibaka has arrested three suspected oil thieves carrying 2,000 litres of petrol with the intention of smuggling it to the Republic of Cameroon. The Commanding Officer of the Base, Navy Capt. Uche Aneke disclosed this while handing over the suspects, seized items...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Coalition of Civil Society Organizations (NICOCSO) has strongly condemned the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) for importing 1.6 billion liters of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), describing it as a “betrayal of the Nigerian people and a threat to economic stability. Addressing...
Niger State Governor, Muhammed Bago has said the five billion dollars Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the Niger Foods and Uttam Sucrotech International Ltd. will transform the economy of the state. Bago said this during the signing of the MoU by the Niger Foods and Uttam Sucrotech International...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said vandals have again disrupted repair work of its Ahoada-Yenagoa 132 Kilo Volt (kV) line, which is currently under repair due to previous vandalism. The company’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, disclosed this in a statement...
Grammy-winning Nigerian artist, Ayodeji Balogun, famously known by his stage name Wizkid, has released his sixth studio album, “Morayo” in tribute to his late mother, Jane Balogun, who passed on in August 2023. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the much-anticipated 16-track album was release on streaming...
The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, has said the lawmakers will not delay the passage of the 2025 budget estimate of N3.005 trillion. Obasa gave the assurance shortly after Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu presented the 2025 budget estimate to the assembly in Ikeja on Thursday. The...
By ESTHER ALEXANDER, Abuja- In a landmark decision, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes in Gaza. The ICC said that there were “reasonable grounds” to believe that Netanyahu and Gallant...
Finnish authorities have arrested pro-Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa, on charges of alleged terrorist activities. The Finish National Bureau of Investigation said it has requested that Ekpa be remanded on suspicion of public exhortation for an offence, committed with terrorist intent. Ekpa is charged alongside four other persons on suspicion...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has expressed happiness with the arrest and detention of the factional leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa by the Finnish authority. The Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, made this...
The Court of Appeal Abuja has nullified the judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from releasing the voters’ register to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission for the conduct of the state local government polls which has now been...
The Federal Ministry of Education has announced the reappointment of Professor Joseph Ikechebelu as the new acting vice-chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (NAU). Ikechebelu’s reappointment as the new vice-chancellor of the university was announced in a letter on Wednesday by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Nasir...
The National Bureau of Statistics(NBS), has said one out of four individuals between ages 15 years and above would like to leave their communities permanently or at least temporarily. The NBS said this in its General Household Survey- Panel (GHS-Panel) Wave 5 2023/2024 unveiled in Abuja on Thursday. The...
The Federal Government has sad it will collaborate with the World Bank to provide decent jobs directly or indirectly to no fewer than 10 million youths within the next five years. Minister of Youth Development, Mr Ayodele Olawande, communicated this when he hosted the World Bank team lead by...