Former President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday despatched ten of his ex-ministers to condole former minister of women affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, following the death of her son, Richard Tallen. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Richard, the only son of the one-time deputy governor of Plateau, died...
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The Federal Government is to establish three military formations in Sokoto State to support military operations in the fight against banditry and other forms of criminality. The Minister of State Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, made this known on Thursday when he led military personnel to reopen the Marnona-Gundumi-Isa road...
By ESTHER ALEXANDER, Abuja – The Palestinian Authority has called on the United Nations to form an international investigation committee to investigate and hold accountable all those who committed genocide and war crimes before, on, and after October 7. This request comes after the recent escalation of violence in...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu on Wednesday at the Sultan Maccido Institute for Quaranic and General Studies flagged off the disbursement of monthly imprest to 87 Jumu’at mosques across the state. The governor who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, (SSG)...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi- The Governing Council of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Bauchi, on Thursday said it has approved the appointment of Professor Ibrahim Garba as the new Vice Chancellor of the institution. The Pro-Chancellor and Council Chairman, Air Commodore Emmanuel Jekada (retd), told journalists shortly after...
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, says it is illegal for the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to fix petrol prices. In a statement on Thursday, Falana said the action by the petroleum company contravened the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). Falana said though the NNPCL claimed...
The Federal Government, on Thursday prayed a Federal High Court in Abuja to issue a bench warrant for the arrest of the Managing Director (MD) of Dana Air, Mr Hathiramani Ranesh. The federal government alleged that Ranesh has refused to appear for his arraignment in the alleged N1.3 billion...
The Senate on Thursday confirmed the appointment of Prof. Abdullahi Saleh as Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). His confirmation followed the presentation and adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs at plenary. Presenting the report, Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Bello...
Hearing of the plea bargain agreement entered into by convicted kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike (alias Evans), on Thursday, suffered a setback due to his absence. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that prosecution counsel and Evans’s co- defendant, Joseph Emeka, were also absent. When the case was called, counsel ...
A Kano State High Court on Thursday, again restrained the 15th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado-Bayero from renovating the Nassarawa Mini Palace. The applicants in the matter are the Kano State Government, the Attorney-General of Kano and the Kano Emirate Council. The applicants, through their counsel Rilwanu Umar...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says the troops of Operation Delta Safe destroyed 65 illegal refining sites across the Niger Delta region in the last one week. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known while briefing newsmen on the operations of the armed forces, on...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kanam Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau, has rejected the outcome of Saturday’s local government election in the state. Prof. Salleh Kanam, a stalwart of the party in Kanam, rejected the outcome of the election while addressing newsmen on Thursay in Dengi. He...
The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed an appeal filed by Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers to challenge the lower court judgment affirming Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers House of Assembly. A three-member panel of justices, in a unanimous judgment, held that the appeal was bereft of merit. The...
An unidentified soldier has reportedly stabbed police Inspector Saka Ganiyu to death at the Ojo axis of Lagos State, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN gathered that the deceased police officer was attached to a Lagos State task force. A credible source, who confirmed the death to...
The Senate has confirmed Dr Badamasi Lawal as the National Coordinator/Chief Executive Officer of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA). The confirmation of Lawal’s nomination followed the consideration and adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on Poverty Alleviation and Social Investments during plenary on Thursday. Presenting...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has, again, appealed the acquittal of a former Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, of money laundering charges. EFCC had arraigned Ikuforiji alongside his former aide, Oyebode Atoyebi, on a 54-count charge bordering on alleged N338.8 million money laundering....
The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti Corruption Commission urged the Federal Government not to scarp the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). Speaking at the International Ombuds Day 2024, in Kano on Thursday, the chairman of the commission, Muhyi Gado, said rather more anti-graft agencies were needed to...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, convened a meeting with the state minimum wage implementation committee during which he directed that civil servants be paid the new national wage this month. The meeting was held in Maiduguri on Monday at the council chamber of the...
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association Of Nigeria (IPMAN) has attributed the recent adjustment in the price of premium motor spirit better known as fuel to the impacts of the deregulation of the sector. “Well, we know now that we cannot call it an increase but rather we can call...
The board of trustees of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the national working committee of the party to urgently convene a National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting to address the crisis within the party. Chairman of the PDP board of trustees, Senator Adulphus Wabara, made the recommendation at...