By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has launched a relief program in Maiduguri, targeting 1,000 children suffering from malnutrition in the area. The program, which started on Monday, aims to complement existing nutrition programs in Borno State by addressing critical food security needs in...
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The World Bank says 26 poorest countries worldwide “are deeper in debt than at any other time since 2006,” while being increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters and other catastrophes. In its analysis, the World Bank found that these 26 nations, which have an annual per capita income of less...
A former governor of Ekiti State and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ayo Fayose, has expressed regret over the crisis rocking the former leading party in Nigeria. He said that the suspension and counter-suspension within the party has brought the party too low to the level...
A former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose has advised the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar to move on from contesting elections in the country. Atiku unsuccessfully ran for the highest office in the land in 1993, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, and 2023, with three losses...
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has led a team of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) experts to acquire fighter jets and helicopters from Messrs Leonardo S.p.A in Italy. Members of the delegation include officials from the Ministries of Defence and Finance, to finalise acquisition...
Following are the results of Match Day 7 fixtures in the 2024/2025 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), played on Sunday. Abia Warriors 1- Kwara United 0 El Kanemi Warriors 0 – Heartland Owerri 0 Akwa United 2-Kano Pillars 0 Katsina United 0-Rivers United 0 Bayelsa United 1-Plateau United 0...
Nigeria was not snubbed in the 2024 UN Human Rights Council election, as some reports have claimed, says Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy. Onanuga said this in a statement titled, “Setting the Record Straight,” on Sunday. He said the country did not stand...
The Edo State Government has written to Sen. Monday Okpebholo, the governor-elect, requesting him to establish his transition team. This team will collaborate with the outgoing administration’s transition team to ensure a seamless transfer of power. In a letter dated Oct. 10, 2024, Secretary to the State Government, Joseph...
The Managing Director of Operations for Clean and Healthy Anambra (OCHA Brigade), Mr Celestine Anere, has vowed to eradicate fake drink production across all Anambra markets. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Sunday, Anere assured residents that individuals involved in producing fake...
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has reported a devastating accident involving a fully loaded tanker that experienced brake failure, resulting in the loss of three lives. According to LASTMA General Manager, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, the incident occurred at approximately 6:00 p.m. on Sunday at Second Rainbow, inward...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu has flagged off the 20th Carnival Calabar Dry run in an evening filled with excitement and celebration in Calabar. This event marks the first of three dry runs held annually to prepare for the main Carnival in December....
The Police Command in Lagos State says a 45-year old man, simply identified as Kazeem, has allegedly jumped into a river and died after taken hard drug suspected to be Colorado. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. The...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved the Benue State Congress and election of the executive committee members of the party held on October 3, 2024 in Makurdi which produced Rt. Hon. Ezekiel Adaji as State Chairman....
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Police Command has paraded seven (7) suspects for various offences as well as recover one locally fabricated berretta pistol with two (2) rounds of live 9mm ammunition among others. The state Commissioner of Police, CP Ukachi Opara, disclosed this in a...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has commissioned three additional capital projects in Kwaya Kusar and Hawul Local Government Areas of Borno State on Saturday. The educational projects include: Government Day Senior Secondary School in Bila village of Kwaya Kusar LGA, Government Day Junior...
In a 2010 assessment report, the US-based group, Human Rights Watch (HRW), posited that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was envisaged to tackle corrupt politicians and public sector fraud effectively, but has contrary to expectations, continued to “reward rather than punish corruption”. Coming just seven years after...
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has urged politicians to guard against utterances that could incite Nigerians into violent protest against government. Oyintiloye said that any politicians hiding under the current temporary hardship in the country to incite the masses against the...
A former presidential spokesman, Dr Doyin Okupe, has said the political crisis bedevilling Rivers has got to a point where it could seriously harm the nation’s democracy . Okupe, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, said that the crisis had the potential to...
Some Nigerians are complaining about the high cost of living occasioned by the recent hike in the pump price of petrol. They spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. An economic expert, Dahiru Garba, said that the fuel price hike from N897 per litre...
A chieftain of PDP in Lagos State, Mr Toafik Gani, has described the current national leadership crisis in the party as unfortunate and disappointing Gani ,a former Publicity Secretary of the party in the state, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. He was reacting to...