By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Anambra Leaders Forum (ALF) has called Hon. Chukwuma Umeoji to declare his candidacy for the upcoming governorship election under the All Progressives Congress (APC). The forum made this known during a press conference addressed by its convener, Ozo Peter Nwafar, on Thursday in Abuja....
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Vice-President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Stockholm, Sweden, for a two-day working visit aimed at boosting trade and bilateral relations between Nigeria and Sweden. The Vice-President’s aircraft touched down at the Arlanda International Airport Stockholm, at about 9:53p.m. (Nigerian time) on Wednesday. On the entourage of the Vice-President were...
The Federal Government has signed the updated Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) procedure to boost operational capacity by enabling airlines to get access to “dry-lease”aircraft. NAN reports that a Dry Lease is an agreement where an aircraft is leased without any accompanying crew, maintenance, or insurance. The Minister of...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that no life was lost in Wednesday’s tanker explosion in the Ibafo axis of the Lagos -Ibadan Expressway. The FRSC spokesperson in Ogun, Mrs Florence Okpe, said this in a statement in Abeokuta, on Thursday. Okpe said that the incident occured...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has completed the airlift of the relief materials donated by the First Lady, Sen. Remi Tinubu, to victims of the flood disaster in Maiduguri, Borno. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Olusola Akinboyewa, on...
The Etsu Nupe and Chairman, Niger Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, has said the former Head of State, Gen Yakubu Gowon, is the father of Nigeria’s unity. The traditional ruler made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Minna...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has expressed shock over the tragic tank explosion that killed over 105 people in Majiya village, Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State. Zulum, in a statement released by his Senior Special Adviser on New Media, Abdurrahman Ahmed Bundi,...
North East Development Commission (NEDC) Concludes Year-Long Youth Against Substance Abuse (YASA) Program in Maiduguri, Borno State The North East Development Commission (NEDC), in partnership with Castel Wings Global Services, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), and A New Thing International Foundation, has successfully concluded a year-long Youth...
A mass burial has been conducted for 140 victims of the petrol tanker explosion that took place at Majiya town, Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State on Wednesday. About 90 other victims of the ugly incident are currently in various hospitals in the state receiving treatment. The explosion...
y DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Presidency has clarified that there was no leadership vacuum in the country, with President Bola Tinubu and his Vice Kashimu Shettima out of the country. Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, said in a statement on Wednesday that...
Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi has promised to sponsor treatment of victims of the tanker explosion in Majia town of Taura Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that over 100 persons lost their lives and 50 others injured when a petrol tanker...
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana and his son, Folarin have asked popular cross dresser, Idris Okuneye also known as Bobrisky to immediately retract the defamatory and derogatory statements regarding their involvement in an alleged N10m bribe. The Falanas also demanded an apology prominently aired or published on all...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has disclosed that the state will pay N85,000 minimum wage to its workers, which is N15,000 higher than the N70,000 approved by the Federal Government in July. President Bola Tinubu signed the new N70,000 minimum wage bill into law in July, ending months of...
The Federal Government on Wednesday met with the leadership of the Organised Labour at the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, Abuja. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, led the Federal Government’s side; while the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress...
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday departed Abuja for a two-day bilateral engagement with Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Mr Tage Erlander, Swedish Prime Minister. Special Assistant to the President, Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, Mr Stanley Nkwocha, said this in a statement. Shettima is...
Resident doctors at Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) has urged the Governing Council of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, to reverse alleged exclusion of clinical lecturers from contesting for the institution’s vice-chancellor. The doctors under the aegis of Association of Resident Doctors (ARD)-NAUTH made the call on Wednesday as...
The stock market reversed its gain on Wednesday, losing N148 billion or 0.25 per cent amid selling pressure in several key stocks. The decline was primarily driven by selloffs in Aradel Holdings, Zenith Bank, FBN Holdings, Access Corporation, and Fidelity Bank, among others. As a result, the market capitalisation,...
In its continued efforts to discourage the entry of dangerous drugs into Nigeria, the Apapa Ports Customs Command has seized illicit drugs worth N1.1 billion conveyed in four units of 40ft containers. Comptroller Babatunde Olomu said this in a statement through the Public Relations Officer of the command, Chief...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno Police Command has recaptured a 24 year old Auwalu Aminu, also known as “Auwalu Kirkir.” Aminu is an escaped convict who had been serving a jail term for criminal conspiracy and theft. A statement by the police spokesman, ASP Nahum Daso, said...
The Federal Government has refuted a report, which claimed that Nigeria had apologised over the recent maltreatment of Nigerian Football Federation officials and its senior national football team in Libya. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, made this known in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja...