The Delta United Movement (DUM), says the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) did not detain the immediate past governor of Delta, Sen. Ifeany Okowa, contrary to reports purporting so. The political pressure group, therefore, cautioned against fake reports capable of causing disharmony in the state. The group said...
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The Commissioner for Information and Orientation in Edo, Mr Chris Nehikhare, has the state government has received the names of the All Progressives Congress (APC) transition committee members. In a news conference in Benin on Thursday, Nehikhare said that the government had also and scheduled an inaugural meeting for...
Former Nigerian Ambassador to Spain, Amb. Bianca Ojukwu, has decried the deteriorating security situation in the South-Eastern part of the country. She made this known at the annual conference of the American Veterans of of Igbo Descent (AVID) on Thursday in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, made available to newsmen in...
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Thursday, adjourned further hearing in the leadership crisis suit rocking the Staff Multipurpose Cooperative society of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company, NNPC, Limited until Nov. 8. Justice Charles Agbaza in a ruling said he would hear a motion filed by the 15 defendants,...
President Bola Tinubu proudly on Thursday joined Nigerians, the people and chiefs of Ile-Ife, and the global Yoruba community in commemorating the 50th birthday of Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife. The President noted Ooni’s extraordinary leadership and maturity since ascending the throne at 41, emphasising his...
The Senate, on Thursday, passed a vote of confidence in its President, Godswill Akpabio. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this followed a Point of Order raised by Sen. Yahaya Abdullahi (PDP-Kebbi) during plenary, while reacting to the purported impeachment move against Akpabio. While raising the matter...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has initiated an investigation into the activities of the Universal Basic Education Board (FCT UBEB) due to dissatisfaction with its management. Wike made this announcement during a visit from Dr Hamid Boboyi, Executive Chairman of the Universal Basic Education Commission...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – First Lady Oluremi Tinubu visited Maiduguri, Borno State, to show solidarity and provide financial support to 5,000 women affected by the recent flood disaster. The flood, which occurred on September 9th and 10th, 2024, displaced millions, left 80% of Maiduguri homeless, and caused widespread...
The Federal Government, through the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), has advised Nigerians living around river banks along the River Benue Basin to quickly move to safer grounds. In a statement on Thursday, NIHSA Director General, Umar Mohammed, warned that water on the River Benue has reached the flooding...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, adjourned a N2 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by Mr Lucky Okodeh, a former Caretaker Chairman, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa until Nov. 28. Justice Binta Nyako adjourned the case following an oral application by Okodeh’s counsel, Asmau...
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has said the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) will take delivery of 50 brand new aircrafts between December and 2026. Abubakar made this known at the second biannual meeting with Branch chiefs and Air Officers Commanding, on Thursday in...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, called its 15th witness in the money laundering trial of a former Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose. The witness, Mr Joseph Machleb, was led in examination by the prosecutor, Mr Rotimi Jacobs (SAN). In his examination in chief, on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Anambra Leaders Forum (ALF) has called Hon. Chukwuma Umeoji to declare his candidacy for the upcoming governorship election under the All Progressives Congress (APC). The forum made this known during a press conference addressed by its convener, Ozo Peter Nwafar, on Thursday in Abuja....
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Stockholm, Sweden, for a two-day working visit aimed at boosting trade and bilateral relations between Nigeria and Sweden. The Vice-President’s aircraft touched down at the Arlanda International Airport Stockholm, at about 9:53p.m. (Nigerian time) on Wednesday. On the entourage of the Vice-President were...
The Federal Government has signed the updated Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) procedure to boost operational capacity by enabling airlines to get access to “dry-lease”aircraft. NAN reports that a Dry Lease is an agreement where an aircraft is leased without any accompanying crew, maintenance, or insurance. The Minister of...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that no life was lost in Wednesday’s tanker explosion in the Ibafo axis of the Lagos -Ibadan Expressway. The FRSC spokesperson in Ogun, Mrs Florence Okpe, said this in a statement in Abeokuta, on Thursday. Okpe said that the incident occured...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has completed the airlift of the relief materials donated by the First Lady, Sen. Remi Tinubu, to victims of the flood disaster in Maiduguri, Borno. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Olusola Akinboyewa, on...
The Etsu Nupe and Chairman, Niger Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, has said the former Head of State, Gen Yakubu Gowon, is the father of Nigeria’s unity. The traditional ruler made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Minna...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has expressed shock over the tragic tank explosion that killed over 105 people in Majiya village, Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State. Zulum, in a statement released by his Senior Special Adviser on New Media, Abdurrahman Ahmed Bundi,...
North East Development Commission (NEDC) Concludes Year-Long Youth Against Substance Abuse (YASA) Program in Maiduguri, Borno State The North East Development Commission (NEDC), in partnership with Castel Wings Global Services, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), and A New Thing International Foundation, has successfully concluded a year-long Youth...