By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Deputy Governor of Borno State, Hon. Umar Kadafur, and Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume led a delegation of Emirs, former Deputy Governors, and stakeholders from nine local government areas of Southern Borno Senatorial District on a sympathy visit to Governor Babagana Zulum and the Shehu...
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Former Minister of Defence and Chief of Army Staff, retired Lt.-Gen. Theophilus Danjuma, has asked Service Chiefs to end and terrorism and banditry across the country and return the country to the path of peace. Danjuma made the call at the presentation of a book titled “Big Boots: Lessons...
Spotify, an online streaming platform, on Tuesday celebrated Wizkid’s “Ojuelegba” 10 years anniversary. Spotify’s Head of Music, Sub Saharan Africa, Phiona Okumu, in a statement in Lagos, said the song had so far recorded over 55 million streams since its release in 2014. Okumu said Spotify had released a...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has said that civil servants in Edo would face negative consequences if the opposition wins the upcoming governorship election in the state. Obaseki said this during a thank-you meeting with public servants on Tuesday in Benin. Obaseki highlighted the progress made in technology-driven operations...
Residents of Abuja living at Mpape in Bwari Area Council have been thrown into panic over continued suspected tremor and vibration in parts of the city. The Chairman, Mpape Hills Landlord Association, Dr Ebenezer Adebisi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday that the residents had been...
Former Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr Adegoke Fayoade,; on Tuesday handed over to a new Commissioner of Police, Mr Olanrewaju Ishola, at the Command Headquarters, Ikeja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Fayoade, immediately after handing over, proceeded to take over the reins of office...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – An outpouring of support continues for the people and government of Borno State, including the traditional institution of Borno Emirate, as individuals and organizations visit to offer sympathy and condolences. On Tuesday, the President and Chairman of Amnu Dantata Group of Companies, Alhaji Aminu...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Edo has said that the bodies of two children in a bus that plunged into Ovia River, were yet to be recovered six days after the accident. Sector Commander. Edo FRSC, Mr Cyril Mathew, disclosed this during an interview with the News...
Nigerian singer, Divine Ikubor popularly known as Rema, has opened up on his plans to give back to his society. In a recent interview on the Breakfast Club, the calm down crooner, spoke on his desire to go above the conventional methods of sharing rice, which is a common...
Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said a total of 2,249,780 registered voters have collected their Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) in the state. This represents 85.57 per cent of the 2,629,025 total registered voters in the state. Mr Sam Olumekun, INEC...
Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, has said civil servants are the greatest assets of the nation, issues related to their well-being should be promptly and properly addressed. She stated this during a town hall meeting with members of staff of the office...
NEDC donates N3b , food Items, and support services to Borno flood victims and small business owners
NEDC donates N3b , food Items, and support services to Borno flood victims and small business owners
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has urged the North East Development Commission (NEDC) to reassess and revitalize its humanitarian efforts and policies to effectively address the pressing needs of the state, which has been severely impacted by the Boko Haram insurgency and a recent...
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, said that President Bola Tinubu has assented to the Bill for the establishment of the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons. Ribadu made this known at the Workshop on Gender Mainstreaming in Preventing the Proliferation of...
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday called on African countries to pool their resources together toward forming stronger pan-African economic ties. The traditional economic concept of Pan-Africanism has usually entailed the call on African people – in the African continent or the Diaspora – to pool their resources in...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Abuja – The lawmaker representing Delta North Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Ned Nwoko, has disassociate self from rumours making the rounds accusing him of working against the interest of the government in his constituency. Senator Nwoko in a statement by his media aide,...
By EZEKIEL OBi, Abuja – Troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN in pursuance of one of its core mandate of mopping up illegal arms and ammunition in the Joint Operations Area, arrested 5 notorious gunrunners and recovered arms and ammunition in an intelligence-driven operation carried out in Plateau State. The...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In Maiduguri, various organizations like North East Children Education Trust Learning Centre (NECTR) and Network for Civil Society Organizations in Borno State (NECSOB), along with individual volunteers, are making a real difference in the lives of flood victims. They recently distributed essential items like...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – In a bid to realize egual access to education, the Federal Government said it has targeted to enroll 825,000 students with disabilities cumulatively over the next five years, The Minister of State for Education, Dr Tanko Yusuf Sununu disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja...
Almost a year in the saddle, President Bola Tinubu has ordered Olayemi Cardoso to resign his appointment as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) owing to his inability to stop the poor performance of the economy, most especially, the free fall of Nigeria’s currency, the Naira,...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State House of Assembly has passed into Second Reading A Bill for a Law to Provide for the Regulation and Control of Issuance of Land Consent and Community Agreements to Mining Entities by Mining Communities and other Matters Related Thereto. Similarly, the House...