Another faction of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State has elected members of the State Working Committee to run the affairs of the party. The faction which claimed to be original PDP inaugurated its state officials on Thursday at the state secretariat of the party in Makurdi....
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By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi- The people of Tombo in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State were on Wednesday night attacked by the trigger ready herdsmen killing one man, his son and three others and as well injured dozens. One of the victims of the herdsmen attack and...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressive Congress (APC) have disagreed over the modalities and timing for the inspection of election materials used in the just concluded Edo governorship election. The election petition tribunal had ordered INEC to release all electoral materials used in the election to...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has claimed victory in all 17 local government areas (LGAs) of Plateau State following chairmanship and councillorship elections conducted on October 9, 2024. The results were announced by the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC) on Thursday. During a...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman, Makurdi Local Government Area, Mr. Paul Tion has emphasized his readiness to reclaim Makurdi from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Speaking during the official take over of the affairs of the party in Makurdi, the Chairman...
The Federal Road Safety Commission, (FRSC), Gombe State Command said that witches were not responsible for road traffic crashes but recklessness of road users. The Sector Commander, Gombe State Command of FRSC, Mr Samson Kaura, stated this in Gombe on Thursday while briefing journalists on efforts to ensure safety...
A former Presidential spokesperson, Dr Doyin Okupe, says Nigerians criticising President Bola Tinubu’s trip to the United Kingdom for a two-week holiday are uninformed. Okupe expressed the view in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. He spoke against the backdrop of criticisms of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Government has confirmed that only six repentant Boko Haram insurgents escaped and not 13 as being insinuated. The repentant insurgents had surrendered under the state government’s reconciliation programme. The Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, Prof. Usman Tar, revealed this in...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said the total revenue collected by all Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) in quarter two hit N431.16 billion. The commission made this known on its Website in its second quarter 2024 report in Abuja on Thursday. The report said that the N431.16 billion...
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, on Thursday, named Miss Nigeria Universe pageant, Chidimma Adesina, the brand ambassador of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adetshina was crowned new queen after beating 25 other contestants from states in Nigeria in the Miss Universe Nigeria 2024 pageant...
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu says the African Continent is richly endowed but most of its potential are yet to be fully tapped. Tinubu said this while declaring open a two-day maiden edition of a programms: “Elevate Africa” on Thursday in Abuja. The theme of the programme is:...
The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) says that full passenger operations on the Lagos Rail Mass Transit Red Line will begin on October 15. The Managing Director of LAMATA, Mrs Abimbola Akinajo, confirmed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has officially swore in 15 newly elected Local Government Area (LGA) chairmen in Jos, following the elections held over the weekend by the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC). Hailing the transparency and credibility of the electoral process, Governor...
Mr Gyogon Grimah on Thursday assumed duty as the 43rd Commissioner of Police(CP), Kaduna State Command. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Mansir Hassan, announced in a statement he issued in Kaduna. Hassan said,”The Command wishes to inform the public that Mr Grimah has assumed duty on...
Former President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday despatched ten of his ex-ministers to condole former minister of women affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, following the death of her son, Richard Tallen. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Richard, the only son of the one-time deputy governor of Plateau, died...
The Federal Government is to establish three military formations in Sokoto State to support military operations in the fight against banditry and other forms of criminality. The Minister of State Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, made this known on Thursday when he led military personnel to reopen the Marnona-Gundumi-Isa road...
By ESTHER ALEXANDER, Abuja – The Palestinian Authority has called on the United Nations to form an international investigation committee to investigate and hold accountable all those who committed genocide and war crimes before, on, and after October 7. This request comes after the recent escalation of violence in...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu on Wednesday at the Sultan Maccido Institute for Quaranic and General Studies flagged off the disbursement of monthly imprest to 87 Jumu’at mosques across the state. The governor who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, (SSG)...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi- The Governing Council of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Bauchi, on Thursday said it has approved the appointment of Professor Ibrahim Garba as the new Vice Chancellor of the institution. The Pro-Chancellor and Council Chairman, Air Commodore Emmanuel Jekada (retd), told journalists shortly after...
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, says it is illegal for the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to fix petrol prices. In a statement on Thursday, Falana said the action by the petroleum company contravened the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). Falana said though the NNPCL claimed...