By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has commenced the transportation of election materials for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to Benin, ahead of the Sept. 21 Governorship election in Edo. The Deputy Director Public Relations and Information, NAF, Group Capt. Kabiru Ali, announced this...
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The Police Command in Rivers has rescued a teenager, who was kidnapped in Enugu and transported to Port Harcourt in a ‘Ghana-Must-Go’ bag. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Olatunji Disu, announced this during a news conference in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. Disu said that the teenager,...
By SAID ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government has given an update on the list of pledges and actual receipts of donations and support to the state government from corporate entities, state governments, State and National Assembly members, individuals, and non-governmental organisations. This is contained in a statement issued...
A Sokoto Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday admitted the Special Assistant to former Gov. Aminu Tambuwal, Shafi’u Umar, to N1 million bail. Umar, 37, is charged with alleged circulating of falsehood against Gov. Ahmad Aliyu and his wife on social media platform. He was also charged with engraving matter...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The First Lady of Nigeria, Mrs. Oluremi Bola Tinubu, represented by Mrs. Nana Kashim Shettima, Wife of the Vice President, paid sympathy visits to the Shehu of Borno, HRH, Alhaji Abubakar Garbai Umar Ibn El Kanemi, at his palace and Governor Babagana Umara Zulum...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has called on the member of the House of Representatives representing Ado/ Ogbadibo/ Okpokwu federal constituency, Philip Agbese to stop the attacks and ‘uncomplimentary’ remarks, especially the recent strange behaviour exhibited by the National Assembly member, describing the...
Team Anambra has maintained their dominance in athletics at the ongoing 8th National Youth Games in Asaba, winning gold medals in the 200m and 4x100m female events. Chigozie Nwankwo returned 24.71 seconds in the 200m female event to beat Precious Eze also of Anambra who finished in 25.02 seconds....
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) has disclosed that Nigeria will host some 1,000 outstanding thinkers and distinguished stakeholders from around the world, including policy stakeholders, regional science bodies, development partners, and key leaders in the continent for biannual conference and General Assembly of...
The Nigerian Geological Survey Agency (NGSA) has urged residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to remain calm following reports of earth tremors in some parts of the territory. NGSA Director General, Prof. Olusegun Ige, made the call in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. The News Agency of...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, shifted the judgment in a suit seeking the removal of Dr Abdullahi Ganduje as National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to Sept. 23. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the matter, which was earlier fixed for today, was...
Former Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has honoured the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged N80 billion fraud. A statement issued on Wednesday in Lokoja by the Director, Yahaya Bello Media Office, Mr Ohiare Michael, said that Bello made the decision to honour...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Nigeria Youth Investment Fund (NYIF) has received an overwhelming response, with over 10,000 youths registering for the program. The Federal Government has allocated N110 billion to support young entrepreneurs aged 18-40. According to the Special Adviser to Governor Bassey Otu on Digital Economy,...
The 550 million dollars upstream gas project between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) and TotalEnergies on the development of the Ubeta field has commenced operations, the Presidency announced on Tuesday. The Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Olu Verheijen disclosed this during an inaugural US-Nigeria...
Association of Capital Market Academics of Nigeria (ACMAN), on Monday conferred the status of the Fellowship of Capital Market Academics on the Vice-President Kashim Shettima Its President, Prof. Uche Uwaleke, made this known when he led the executive members of the association on a courtesy visit to the Vice-President...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Journalists in Akwa Ibom State are set to hold the first-ever Media Stakeholders Summit in the state. The one-day Summit, with the theme ‘The State of the Media in Akwa Ibom State: The Way Forward’, will be held by 10 a.m. on Friday, 20...
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has announced the commencement of gradual release of water from Cameroon’s Lagdo Dam to prevent flooding in Nigeria. The Director-General of NIHSA, Mr Umar Mohammed, made known in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. He stated that “following an official communication from...
Combo of Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed and FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike. Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has responded to FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, asserting that no one can destabilise his state. Mohammed, who chairs the PDP Governors’ Forum, spoke on Tuesday just before a meeting with the National...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has refused to recognise Julius Abure as the National Chairman of Labour Party, despite retaining his name on its website, on the list of political party chairmen. This new revelation is contained in a counter-affidavit filed in the Federal High Court Abuja, in...
The Labour Party (LP) on Tuesday said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) lacked the powers to deregister any political party in the country. National Secretary of the party, Mr Obiora Ifoh, made this known in a statement in Abuja. He said the attention of the party’s leadership had...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), has shared N1.203 trillion revenue among the Federal Government, states and Local Government Councils (LGCs). According to a communique issued by FAAC after its meeting on Tuesday, the N1..203 trillion total distributable revenue comprised statutory revenue of N186.636...