President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, nominated Saseyi Ibiyemi, as the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) representing Ondo State. If cleared by the Senate, Ibiyemi will replace Mr Niyi Ijalaye, who died in August while serving as the REC in Ogun. Ibiyemi, 58, who hails from Ilaje in Ondo State, is...
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The leadership of Kano State House of Assembly says there is no faction or rift within the ruling New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) as being speculated by some online media outlets. The Majority Leader of the house, Lawan Husseini said this while briefing Assembly correspondents on Monday in Kano....
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has donated N200 million in support of various humanitarian services funded by the Omega Prayer Ministry (OPM) run by cleric, Chibuzor Chinyere. Fubara spoke at thanksgiving service in Port Harcourt to celebrate the 51st birthday of the cleric. He commended Chinyere for his humanitarian...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says residents affected by the construction of Arterial Road N5, from Life Camp Junction to Ring Road III will be compensated. Wike made the promise after inspecting some ongoing projects at Life Camp, Katampe, and International Conference Centre...
The Senate Committee on Defence, says no investment in security and the Armed Forces of Nigeria will be too much for the country to bear. The committee’s Chairman, Sen. Ahmad Lawal, said this while speaking to newsmen after an oversight visit to the Armed Forces Command and Staff College...
Opening the week, bearish sentiment persisted at the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. l(NGX) as the market capitalisation shed 318 billion or 0.54 per cent from N59.039 trillion to close at N58.721 trillion. The All-Share Index lost 0.54 per cent or 524.3 points, to close at 96,907.73, against 97,432.02 recorded on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State High-Powered Committee on Screening and Verification of State and Local Government Pensioners, has reiterated its commitment to ensuring that all deserving beneficiaries are attended to and that ungenuine cases are identified and prompt payment of pensions are made. The Chairman of the...
By ESTHER ALEXANDER, Abuja- The Palestine Embassy in Nigeria has denounced the Israeli Knesset’s vote to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). NATIONAL ACCORD reports that UNRWA is the backbone of the humanitarian response in the Gaza Strip and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Government has successfully implemented the new national minimum wage of N70,000 for all civil servants in the state. The Chairman of the Technical and Implementation Committee, Dr. Engineer Babagana Malunbe, who disclosed this while addressing journalists at the Secretary to the...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General YD Ahmed, has underscored the essential need to align the scheme’s initiatives with the Federal Government’s goal of achieving food security in Nigeria. He highlighted that this commitment reflects the NYSC’s determination to...
The Plateau State Government has issued a stern warning regarding a potential crackdown on Persons involved in child trafficking within the state. This announcement came on Monday alongside the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the international Non-Governmental Organisation, Both Ends Believing (BEB), and the Association of...
Plateau Government, thought the Strategy and Result Delivery Office (SRDO), office of the governor, has organised a five-day training on best practices for professionals and other stakeholders in the construction and procurement sectors of the state. Speaking at the event, Gov. Caleb Mutfwang, represented by his Deputy, Mrs Josephine...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – Media Practitioners under the auspices of Kogi Central Media Practitioners Association has commended the state Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo for his transformative agenda in the state. The President of the group, Alhaji Ibrahim Isa-Amoka, gave the commendation when he led other members of...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – All preparations are now complete for the official launch of the book titled: ,”Judicial Terrorism (On the 1992 Zangon Kataf Mock Trial) – A Macabre Trial and Death Sentences on Major-General Zamani Lekwot and Five Others”. The event will take place on Tuesday, November...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State Government has expressed worry over what it termed emergence of a new criminal group operating under a faith based idealist called LAKURAWAS. Registering his fears over the new group, the state deputy governor, Alhaji Idris Mohammed, said the LAKURAWAS operates with dangerous...
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democrat candidate Kamala Harris are running neck and neck ahead of the presidential election, a fresh Leger poll released by the New York Post showed. Both candidates have 49 per cent support ahead of the Tuesday vote, while the other 2 per...
President Bola Tinubu has urged the newly appointed ministers to join his team in rescuing Nigeria from its current challenges. Tinubu gave the charge after swearing in seven ministers in Abuja, following their swift review by the National Assembly. The President emphasised the importance of service, stating, “Service is...
The Court of Appeal on Monday overturned the conviction of a former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, for false asset declaration by the Code of conduct tribunal. The court overturned Onnoghen ‘s conviction citing resolution of key issues surrounding his trial. Delivering judgment, Justice Abba Mohammed, adopted...
A presidential election unlike any other in U.S. history enters its last full day on Monday. This is as Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, and their campaigns scramble to get supporters to the polls in a contest each portrays as an existential moment for America. Even after the astonishing blur...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has assured workers in the state that his administration has no plan to downsise. Aiyedatiwa made the promise on Monday in Akure during the Ondo State Public Service Week Celebration Lecture with the theme: “Creating and Managing a Future-Ready Public Service: A Pathway to...