A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Chief Gbenga Elegbeleye, has admonished candidates jostling for the governorship position in the state not to see the election as “do or die”. Elegbeleye gave the advice in an interview with newsmen shortly after casting his vote at...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja- No fewer than 16,614 candidates enrolled to sit for the November Diet of the Teachers’ Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE), conducted by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) across the country. The examination conducted in Abuja and major city centres in the country was observed...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, (MD/CEO) of MUSCO Construction Limited, Alhaji Usman Abdulmumuni, has commended President Bola Tinubu for retaining Ahmed Dangiwa as the Minister of Housing and Urban Development during the recent cabinet reshuffle. Alhaji Abdulmumuni while addressing Journalists in Lokoja...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Air Component of “Operation Fansan Yamma” has dismantled a major bandits’ enclave located within Dunya Hill and Batauna Forest in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Director, Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Commodore Olusola Akinboyewa, made this...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A 42-year old nurse, Alice Loksha, who was abducted by Boko Haram sometime in March 2018 while working at UNICEF Office in Rann town of Kaka Balge Local Government Area of Borno State, has escaped from terrorist’s captivity in Sambisa Forest after six years....
Ondo State Governorship election started on Saturday with heavy security presence consisting of personnel of the police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) observed at strategic points across the state. Armed security personnel were observed at strategic points such as the entrance into...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, who is also the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), cast his vote at Polling Unit 5 (Obenla), Ward IV, Ilaje Local Government Area, at 8:52a.m on Saturday. Speaking with newsmen after casting his vote, Aiyesatiwa commended the election process in the Polling...
A member of the National Assembly, Sen. Jarigbe Agom-Jarigbe says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River has been reorganised to build a strong and united party for future elections. Agom-Jarigbe, a PDP senator representing Cross River North, also took responsibility for Friday’s removal of the PDP Chairman...
A 91-year-old man, Pa Adesanoye Eghaegbemi has appealed to the Federal Government to assist the masses by taking steps to alleviate the current economic hardship in the country. Eghaegbemi made the appeal on Saturday shortly after casting his vote at the Unit 5, Ward 6, Ikoya Igbinsin-Oloto in Okitipupa...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja- Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo felicitates with the management and staff of Nigerian Tribune Newspapers on the 75th anniversary celebration of the founding of the media organization. Governor Ododo in a statement on Saturday by his media aide, Ismaila Isah, commended the leadership role...
Gunmen suspected to be cultists on Friday killed Mutiu Akinbami, a former Councillor in Abeokuta North Local Government of Ogun. Sources indicated that Akinbami, popularly known as Egor, was shot in the head while riding on a motorcycle. The deceased was attacked at Brewery area of Abeokuta at about...
Buni hails VP’s office, NEDC for organizing 1st batch in-person training of 100 Teachers under ASSEP
Buni hails VP’s office, NEDC for organizing 1st batch in-person training of 100 Teachers under ASSEP
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Damaturu – Yobe State Government under the leadership of Governor Mai Mala Buni has hailed the Office of the Vice -President, Senator Kashim Shettima and the North East Development Commission (NEDC) for launching the first batch in-person two-day training of 100 secondary school teachers under the...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has conferred a posthumous National Honour of Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR) on the late Chief of Army Staff Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja. Tinubu announced the award during his remarks at the burial of Lagbaja at the National Military Cemetery Abuja for his bravery, loyalty...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has commiserated with Super Eagles’ number one goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali, following the demise of his father on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the South Africa-based player announced the sad news of his father’s demise on his Instagram page on Friday...
The Rivers Restoration Movement (RRM) has dismissed claims that President Bola Tinubu is taking sides in the political crises in Rivers. A former leader of Niger-Delta agitators, Alhaji Asari Dokubo, had accused Tinubu of supporting the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to destabilise the administration of...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chairman in Cross River, Mr Venatius Ekem, has been removed from office by the State Working Committee (SWC) of the party. The entire 14 SWC members, excluding the sacked chairman and the Auditor, who is under suspension, signed the letter dated 15 November, that...
A political group, Allied Conservative Congress (ACC), has urged players in the Saturday governorship election in Ondo State to be patriotic and do the right thing in the discharge of their electoral duties. ACC’s National Secretary, Lawal Mohammed, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
Kano State Government says it has secured admission for 50 students and awarded them scholarships to study at AZHAR University in Cairo, Egypt, to boost Arabic and Islamic education in the state. The Commissioner of Education, Alhaji Umar Doguwa, stated this at a one-day stakeholders sensitization and interactive meeting...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has appealed to the officers and men of the armed forces to recommit to the task of defeating the nation’s enemies. “That was what the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja stood for,” Musa said at the burial...