By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – A philanthropist, Mr Yusuf Yahaya-Kwande, has donated 205 pieces of collapsible walking canes to students and teachers of the FCT School of the Blind, Jabi, Abuja. Presenting the items on Wednesday, Yahaya-Kwande, who doubles as the Founder, Yahaya-Kwande Foundation, said the gesture was in...
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By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Publicity Secretary of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Emmah Gospel Isong of the Christian Central Chapel International, CCCI, a.k.a Faith Mansion World Centre, City of Testimonies, Ikot Ene Obong 8Miles, Calabar, is to be elevated to the position of Archbishop. The...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – On Wednesday, October 23, 2024, the Government Day Secondary School Ngoshe, which had been closed for over a decade, was officially been reestablished following the construction of a new school by the Borno State Ministry of Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation under its AGILE...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Following the suspension of Professor Innocent Ujah as the Vice Chancellor Federal University of Health Sciences Otukpo (FUHSO), a group called Concerned Idoma Unity Forum has faulted the action of the Governing Council accusing them of not following the stipulated guidelines in the...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Technical Adviser to the Benue State Governor on Media, Publicity and Strategic Communication, Solomon Iorpev has called on the Gyaikyor Seven Initiative Board of Trustees (G-7i) to sustain their support for Governor Hyacinth Alia led administration’s policies and programmes. The Technical Adviser made...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has relieved five ministers from his cabinet of their appointment with immediate effect. The affected ministers include Barr. Uju-Ken Ohenenye Minister of Women Affairs, Lola Ade-John Minister of Tourism, Prof Tahir Mamman, Minister of Education, Abdullahi Muhammad Gwarzo Minister of State,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday scrapped the Niger Delta Ministry and the Ministry of Sports Development. “There will now be a ministry of regional development to oversee all the regional development commissions, such as Niger Delta Development Commission, North West Development Commission, South...
The Commandant, National Defence College (NDC), Rear Adm. Olumuyiwa Olotu, has said Boko Haram’s revenue has significantly declined since 2016 due to the counter-terrorism efforts of the Nigerian Government. Olotu disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja, at the Defence and Security Management Course 8 (DSMC 8) Seminar with the...
Microsoft 2024 Digital Defense Report has revealed an alarming rise in cyber attacks, with incidents targeting customers globally, doubling to 600 million per day. The Commercial Solution Area Director, Microsoft, South Africa Mr Colin Baumgart made this known on Wednesday during his presentation at the virtual Microsoft Africa AI...
Troops of 82 Division, Nigerian Army and the Joint Task Force, South-East, code-named “Operation UDO KA” say they have smashed camps of two armed groups operating within the South-East. This is contained in a statement by Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, Acting Deputy Director, 82 Division, Army Public Relations, on Wednesday...
FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Tuesday confirmed that at least nine African teams will compete in the 2026 World Cup that would take place in the U.S., Mexico and Canada. Infantino made the remarks when the 46th Confederation of African Football (CAF) Ordinary General Assembly opened on Tuesday in...
Democratic U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris held a marginal 46 per cent to 43 per cent lead over Republican former President Donald Trump, with a glum electorate saying the country is on the wrong track, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found. Harris’ lead in the six-day poll, which closed on...
The federal Government has given owners of its titled properties 60-day notice to pay their outstanding ground rent and other statutory charges or face revocation of their Certificate of Occupancy (C of O). The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, gave the ultimatum on Wednesday in Abuja,...
By BASSEY EFFIONG, Uyo – Akwa-Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno has announced N80,000 as minimum wage for workers in the state civil service. This is contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information, Mr Ini Ememobong and made available to newsmen in Uyo on Wednesday. Ememobong said...
About 400 years ago, the Great Tea Road that connected the two countries went past Kazan, through which tea leaves from China’s Wuyi Mountain region found their way into many Russian households. Chinese President Xi Jinping told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. Xi recalled the history in his...
The National leader of Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, will, on Oct. 24, begin a three-day tour of three cities the United States of America (USA). A statement issued by Ibrahim Umar, of Peter Obi Media Reach, in Abuja on Wednesday, said that the LP presidential candidate in...
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the release of Mr Tigran Gambaryan, the detained Binance Holdings Limited’s executive, from Kuje Correctional Centre. Justice Emeka Nwite gave the order after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s counsel, R. U. Adagba, informed the court of the decision...
The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (PDP-GF) has dismissed a report that its Chairman Gov. Bala Mohammed filed a suit against the party National Executive Council (NEC) meeting. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director-General of PDP-GF, Dr Emmanuel Agbo in Abuja. Agbo described the report...