By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi- Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has promised to strengthen her resolve to partner the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to enable it perform optimally for the benefit of the people of the state. The governor said this on Thursday during a maiden stakeholders town...
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By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – The Director General and Publisher of Taraba News, Gabriel Olayinka, has emphasized the need for media managers to embrace entrepreneurship to save the industry from collapse. Mr. Olayinka, who spoke as a guest lecturer at Taraba State University’s Mass Communication Master’s class, stressed that...
The Kenyan Senate voted on Thursday to oust Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in a historic impeachment vote. The upper house has so far voted to impeach the 59-year-old on five charges out of a total of 11 against him, after two days of hearings. The Senate only had to...
Chairman of the All Progressive Congress(APC), in Rivers, Dr Tony Okocha, has said that FCT minister Nyesom Wike is not a member of the APC. He told newsmen on Thursday in Abuja that the 27 Rivers lawmakers currently in a bitter political struggle with Gov. Siminalayi Fubara were also...
The Federal Government has said it is putting sustainable mechanisms in place to build a $1 trillion economy by 2030 through financial inclusion. Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Office of the Vice President, Sen. Ibrahim Hadejia, disclosed this on Thursday in Benin. Hadejia spoke at the 8th...
Acting Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), in Rivers, Dr Tony Okocha, has described the Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up to investigate the burning of local government offices as “an attempt to witch hunt”. “The Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate the bombing of Local Government...
Three persons have been reportedly injured on Thursday in Benin when a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) powered vehicle exploded at a filling station in Benin. It was gathered that the incident happened at the filling station’s gas station located in Aduwawa, on the Benin-Auchi road. Sources told the News...
A former Minister of Information, Prof. Jerry Gana has appealed to the Federal Government to look into the cost of energy and the exchange rate, in addressing hardship in the country Jerry Gana made the appeal at a press conference on the forthcoming International Conference of the African Biblical...
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...
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...