A cross-section of Edo indigenes in Abuja have urged Sen. Monday Okpebholo, the state governor-elect to put in place a cabinet that will drive his campaign promises and deliver his manifesto to the people. The indigenes, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja,...
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By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has sworn in the newly elected chairmen and vice chairmen of the 21 local government areas in Kogi Statewith a charge to be dedicated in serving the people they represent. At a ceremony held at the Banquet Hall...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced that no appointment as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS) exists within the Armed Forces of Nigeria. The Acting Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, made the clarification in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Gusau...
The Advocacy Forum for Good Candidate, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) support group has unveiled an empowerment scheme to enhance cohesion and productive engagement among party members in Sokoto State. Addressing a gathering on Sunday, the forum Chairman, Alhaji Ahmad Amadi,.the scheme was initiated to prevent supporters from defecting...
TAJBank Limited gross earnings for half year (June) 2024 has hit N32.8 billion from N17 billion recorded in 2023 financial year, the bank’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Hamid Joda, has said. Joda said in a statement in Abuja on Monday, that the amount represented 93 per cent increase over...
Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti has said every society gets the type of leadership it deserves. Otti spoke in Abuja on Sunday at The Transforming Church (TTC) in Gwarimpa, where he was a guest of Dr Sam Oye, the Lead Pastor of the church. He said that time...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Wife of the Kogi State Governor, Hajia Sefinat Ododo has felicitated with the newly elected council Chairmen, Vice Chairmen, as well as Councillors in last Saturday’s Council polls in the state. The First Lady described the emergence of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Army has denied rumors circulating on social media about the death of Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja. The rumors claimed that Lagbaja had died of cancer in a hospital abroad, but the Army has debunked these claims as “Fake News”...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the out-of-school children menace in the country provides a fertile ground for the recruitment of future Boko Haram insurgents, if not properly addressed now. Obasanjo said this on Sunday in Bauchi, when he inaugurated the dualised seven-kilometre Awala-Mairuguri Road and 17.70-kilometre Awalah-Sir...
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Abdulahi Ganduje, has appealed to leaders of the party in Ondo State to work together for its victory in the Nov. 16 governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa is the APC candidate in...
Bayer Leverkusen and Super Eagles striker, Victor Boniface was involved in a car crash on Sunday, a day after the club’s 2-1 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt. Boniface, who scored a 72nd-minute winner in Saturday’s match, on Sunday shared pictures and video of a smashed car in since-deleted posts on...
Curtis Jones struck Liverpool’s winner in a 2-1 victory over Chelsea at Anfield to keep Arne Slot’s side top of the Premier League table on Sunday. Mohamed Salah’s 29th-minute penalty put the hosts in front against the run of play but Chelsea levelled after the break as Nicolas Jackson...
The Centre for Human and Socio-economic Rights (CHSR) on Sunday faulted the National Assembly on a bill seeking firearms for personnel of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The National President of the CHSR, Mr Alex Omotehinse, expressed this position at a news conference in Lagos Omotehinse said that the...
By CHRISTIANA LOT,Jos – The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Abubakar, has called for prompt and collaborative efforts to address the escalating security challenges in Plateau State. Addressing key leaders from Barkin-Ladi, Bokkos, Mangu, Riyom, and Wase local government areas during a stakeholders’ engagement at the 3 Division Auditorium in...
Nigerian gospel artist, Somtochukwu Nsofor, professionally known as Essemm, has embarked on a mission to break the Guinness World Record for the longest hours of continuous singing. Nsofor, while addressing newsmen in Lagos on Sunday, said that the aim was to sing for 128 hours, surpassing the current record...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arch. Sonny Echono, has called on Local Government Area Councils to make strategic investments in tertiary education. Echono stated this Abuja after receiving an award of excellence at a three-day annual summit organized by...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Professor Mahmood Yakubu is indeed the man who stepped up the technology game at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Nigeria. As the chairman of INEC, he introduced several innovative technologies to improve the electoral process, including the INEC Result Viewing (IReV) portal,...
By BARBARA KALU, Owerri – The Imo Police Command has dismantled a camp allegedly operated by the Indigenous People of Biafra and its militant wing, called the Eastern Security Network, at Nempi, Oru West Local Government Area. The command’s spokesman, ASP Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement issued...