By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin – Edo State Commissioner of Police, Nemi Iwo, has said his recent deployment to the state was not influence by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike as baseless.. CP Iwo, who stated this in n a statement issued by the command’s spokesman,...
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President Bola Tinubu on Monday said the Federal Government would create a disaster relief fund to assist Nigerian citizens impacted by floods and other disasters. The President made the announcement when he visited Borno to sympathise with the government and people over the flooding in some parts of the...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed 25 deaths in a fatal road accident at Saminaka in Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Sector Commander, Kaduna State Sector Command, Corps Commander (CC), Kabir Nadabo, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna...
The police command in Lagos State says a 54-year-old man, simply called Benjamin, has taken his life at the Agege area of the state. The Lagos State Police Spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. Hundeyin said that the...
The Police Command in Lagos State says it has detained a man (names withheld), for allegedly killing his neighbour and her son over environmental sanitation dispute in Lekki area of the state. The command Spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on....
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thundery and rainy weather conditions from Tuesday to Thursday across the country. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Monday in Abuja forecast thunderstorms over parts of Bauchi, Kebbi, Taraba, Kano, Katsina, Adamawa and Kaduna states during the morning hours on Tuesday. According to...
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohammed Fall, has announced 6 million dollars from the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund to support flood victims in Borno. Alau Dam, located just over 10 miles to the south of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno, collapsed on Sept. 10, forcing hundreds of thousands from...
The Federal Government has evolved a strategy to tap into the seven trillion dollars of burgeoning global Halal market products and services. The Special Assistant to the President on Export Expansion (Office of the Vice President), Mr Aliyu Sheriff, made the disclosure in a statement issued by the spokesperson...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived Maiduguri city on Monday, September 16, 2024. President Tinubu is expected in the city to commiserate with victims of the September 10 Flood, which destroyed many lives, properties and infrastructure. It would be recalled that the president has...
Popular Nigerian superstar, David Adeleke (Davido) has begun canvassing votes for Asue Ighodalo, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Edo governorship election billed for Sept. 21. The award winning music star took to his social media handles on Sunday evening, to make the endorsement for Ighodalo. He urged...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – At least five persons lost their lives in a recent assault by gunmen in the Mbar community of the Bokkos Local Government Area in Plateau State on Monday. According to a statement issued by the Bokkos Cultural Development Council (BCDC) Vanguard, signed by its...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka- Gunmen have set ablaze a police station in Umunze, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, killing two officers. The spokesman of the Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement issued in Awka on Monday. He said that the...
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) says one person died and eight were rescued in an accident that occurred on Third Mainland Bridge on Monday. Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, Mr Taofiq Adebayo, made this known in a statement in Lagos. “A tragic and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has flagged off the distribution of relief materials to victims of the devastating Maiduguri flooding taking refuge in about 36 camps. The flood disaster struck Maiduguri due to overflowing water from Alau Dam, displacing nearly 2 million people within...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (Kogi Central) has urged Edo residents to vote for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo, and his running mate, Omorodion Ogie, in the upcoming gubernatorial election slated for Saturday, September 21. At rallies in Igarra, Lampese and Ibillo...
Sheikh Zakirullah Dan’Iya, has said Eid-el-Maulud is celebrated to encourage Muslims to rejuvenate their faith.and rededicate their time to the service of Almighty God. Dan’Iya, the leader of the Tijjaniyyah Islamic sect in Lafia, Nasarawa state made this known in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate further declined to 32.15 per cent in August 2024. The NBS said this in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report for August 2024, which was released in Abuja on Monday. According to the report, the figure...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike, emphasized the importance of collective efforts in achieving progress and prosperity in the FCT. In his Eid-el-Maulud message to FCT residents on Monday, Wike stressed that the territory’s growth depends on the combined efforts of...
Yobe Government has confirmed four persons dead from acute diarrhoea in Gujba Local Government Area. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Lawan Gana, disclosed this to newsmen in Damaturu on Monday. Gana said the disease was detected in Jangalawaji and Tadandara settlements in Gujba Ward. The commissioner stated that both...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, has extended Eid-el-Maulud greetings to Armed Forces members, commending their valour in tackling security challenges. Musa, in his message on Monday to Muslims faithful on the occasion of Eid-El Maulud, praised troops for killing notorious terrorist leader Halilu...