The former Accountant General of Sokoto State, Alhaji Aminu Abdullahi, has said the former Gov. Attahiru Bafarawa didn’t leave N13 billion in the state government coffers. Addressing a press briefing on Thursday, Abdullahi debunked the claims made by Bafarawa while inaugurating his N1billion foundation on Wednesday in Sokoto. He...
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he Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned political parties and candidates in Edo against engaging in electioneering campaigns beyond the Thursday midnight deadline. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Mr Sam Olumekun, Information and Voter Education Committee, gave the warning in a statement, on Thursday in Abuja. Olumekun said...
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma and the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, have expressed the confidence that the party will sweep the September 21 council elections. They said this in separate speeches at the grand finale of the APC rally held in Owerri on...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has announced on Thursday that his state is experiencing relative peace, enabling farmers to return to previously abandoned farms due to farmers/herders clashes. He made this statement while briefing State House correspondents after meeting with President Bola Tinubu. Alia visited the President to update...
Some residents of Bode Saadu community in the Moro local government area of Kwara are currently counting their losses, following Wednesday evening’s flooding caused by intermittent downpour. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the downpour submerged many houses in the area, with many residents displaced. Many houses...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday, September 19, released new guidelines and regulations for the recall of elected office holders both at the state and federal levels. The National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun who disclosed this...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Maiduguri Relief Fund has received significant contributions from various sources, including state governments, individuals, and organizations. As of September 18, 2024, the total amount of donations and pledges stands at over N10 billion. The funds will support the government of Borno State in...
A prosecution witness, Mercy Osondu, on Thursday told an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court how her step mother, Chinyere Osondu allegedly inserted a stick into her six-year-old niece’s private part. The defendant, Chinyere, is standing trial on a four-count charge bordering on sexual assault and grievous harm....
President Bola Tinubu will not attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly session in New York this year. The President has thus directed Vice President Kashim Shettima to lead Nigeria’s delegation, Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser, Information and Strategy, said in a statement on Thursday. “President Tinubu, who returned...
Yiaga Africa, an election monitoring group, says it has deployed 325 trained and accredited observers to monitor Saturday’s governorship election in Edo. Chairperson of the 2024 Edo Election Mission for Yiaga Africa, Dr Aisha Abdullahi, said this at a pre-election news conference on Thursday in Benin. She said the...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday in Ibadan began the destruction of fake products worth N43 billion. The exercise tagged “Investigation and Enforcement, Lagos destruction of fake, expired, substandard and falsified drugs, medical devices and unwholesome regulated products”, was carried out at Moniya...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has made a significant move to harness the 6GHz spectrum’s potential for enhanced Wi-Fi 6 to address Nigeria’s growing broadband needs. The Executive Vice Chairman, NCC, Aminu Maida, disclosed this during a Stakeholders’ Consultative Forum on Emerging Technologies in Lagos on Thursday....
Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr Musa Aliyu, has said the commission will ensure strict enforcement of the Supreme Court judgment on Local Government Autonomy. Aliyu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), said this on Thursday in Abuja, at a One-Day National...
The MTN Nigeria Foundation has given scholarships and more to 380 Nigerian students, including the visually impaired, from various tertiary institutions in the country. The Foundation, as part of its 2024 Scholarship Awards, will also provide mentorship, networking opportunities and coding and digital skills to the student beneficiaries. The...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) General Christopher Musa led Service Chiefs to Maiduguri on sympathy visits to the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Garbai Ibn Umar El Kanemi and the people and Government of Borno State over the recent flood disaster that ravaged...
Renowned Chef and former Guinness World Record holder, Hilda Baci, has launched a Christmas Menu Cooking Class, to empower women and aspiring chefs across Nigeria and beyond. Baci, in a statement on Thursday in Lagos, said that the online cooking class, to run from Nov. 4 to Dec.9, will...
By ESTHER ALEXANDER, Abuja – The Palestine Embassy in Nigeria has said it is outraged by the sheer brutality and violation of human rights perpetrated by the Israeli military against Palestinians. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the latest figures indicate that the death toll has surpassed 41,272, with over 95,551...
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammed Pate, says Federal Government is working toward de-criminalising attempted suicide in the country. He disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at a news conference to commemorate the 2024 World Suicide Prevention Day. Marked globally on Sept. 10 every year,...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – Ahead of the Kogi State Local Government election slated for October 19, 2024, Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has urged candidates and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) to work for the total victory of the party in the October 19 Local Government council...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, jos – The Federal Medical Laboratory Science College of Nigeria (FMLSCN) in Jos Plateau State,has historically been an essential establishment for the education and regulation of medical laboratory professionals in Nigeria. Over the years, the college has played a pivotal role in training experts in medical...