By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – The Nigerian Optometrist Association, (NOA) Taraba State Chapter, has organized schools vision screening to mark World Sight Day 2024, with the the theme: “Love Your Eyes, Vision for Children”. The event which took place at Model Primary school, Jalingo, the Taraba State’s capital created...
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On the second day of his projects’ commissioning tour in the southern part of Borno State, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Friday unveiled six projects in two local government areas. The governor commissioned two projects in Biu on Thursday and later spent the night in Kwaya-Kusar. The projects unveiled...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Chairman of the Northern Governor’s Forum and Governor of Gombe State, Mohammed Inuwa Yahaya, has commissioned 48 new classrooms at the Higher Islamic School in Briyel town, Borno State. Governor Yahaya also distributed 500 bicycles to students and pupils in Bayo LGA, along...
The Federal Government has given approval for marketers to begin the lifting of premium motor spirit commonly known as fuel from the Dangote Refinery without going through the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). According to a Friday statement by the Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of...
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda has donated the sum of $10,000 for the rebuilding of a 200 year-old mosque in Damagaram, Niger Republic. The Special Adviser on Political Matters to the governor, Alhaji Ya’u Umar Gwajo-gwaj who delivered the donation, disclosed this while addressing journalists in Katsina on Friday....
A joint task force of Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra (OCHA) Brigade and the Presidential Task Force Against Economic Sabotage and Oil Vandalism has uncovered a syndicate engaged in production and sales of counterfeit alcoholic drinks in Onitsha. Briefing newsmen in Onitsha, on Friday, Mr Celestine Anere, Managing Director...
Imo State Governor, Sen. Hope Uzodimma, has urged governors in the country to prioritise education in their budgets, and to create investment’s policies in universities. Governor Uzodimma gave the advice at the maiden convocation lecture of Federal University of Birnin Kebbi (FUBK), in Birnin Kebbi on Friday. The News...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has condoled with the family of Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd, over the loss of his daughter, Fatima Kyari. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the late Fatima, aged 25, passed away on Friday. Shettima, who...
Chairman, New Niger Development Project, Alhaji Mustapha Abubakar-Bida, has assured of timely completion of Minna-Bida Road and other ongoing projects in the state. He gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Minna, saying the project was backed by the Islamic...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Police Command, on Friday, said it has re-arrested a wanted convict, 28-year-old Kyari Kur. A statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Nahum Kenneth Daso, said Kyari Kur was serving a jail term for criminal conspiracy and theft...
Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has reported that death toll from Africa’s recent Monkey Pox virus disease (Mpox) outbreak has risen to 979. Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya disclosed this during an online media briefing on Thursday evening, According to the centre, since the beginning...
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s national leadership from removing Mr Umar Damagum as the acting national chairman of the party. Justice Peter Lifu, in a virtual proceeding and monitored by newsmen in Abuja, delivered the judgment on Friday. Justice Lifu...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia on Friday said that the Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Abba Moro (PDP/Benue South), misinformed the Senate over the just concluded local government election in the state. Alia stated this in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Sir Tersoo Kula, and made...
The crisis rocking Peoples Democratic (PDP) has worsened, with the emergence of two factions of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that both factions have issued separate statements suspending key officers of the NWC. NAN also reports that a faction of the...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has debunked the allegations of BVAS machine smuggling in Edo, describing it as baseless, unsubstantiated and without merit. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) had, in a petition to INEC on Oct. 10, alleged that PDP...
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court (FHC), Justice John Tsoho, has reassigned the Federal Government’s case against Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) back to Justice Binta Nyako. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Nyako had, on Sept. 24,...
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, dismissed a fresh bail application filed by the detained Binance Holdings Limited’s executive, Tigran Gambaryan. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, dismissed the application on the.ground that it constituted an abuse of court process. Justice Nwite held that Gambaryan’s request cannot...
Kenya’s high court ruled on Friday that a case challenging Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s impeachment should be referred to the Chief Justice. Kenya’s parliament voted on Tuesday to impeach Gachagua on 11 charges including enriching himself and stirring ethnic hatred. The deputy president denied all the allegations and said...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF ) in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Health and Global Partners including Gavi, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and others procured and donated 669,569 oral cholera vaccine doses to the Borno State Government following the outbreak of...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – As Kogi State joins the global community to celebrate the 2024 International Day of the Girl Child, First Lady of the state, Hajia Sefinat Usman Ododo has called on stakeholders across Nigeria to rally behind girls to excel in their chosen careers. The First...