Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has swore in the 23 newly elected local government chairmen in the state. Alia, during the ceremony on Monday in Makurdi, tasked the new council chairmen with accountability and transparency. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Member representing Jere Federal Constituency in Borno State, Hon. Ahmed Satomi has disbursed ₦71.9 million for victims of the recent flood disaster and others stakeholders and supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The cash disbursed was from the ₦100 million he earlier...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC) on Saturday conducted a peaceful local government elections. NATIONAL ACCORD correspondent in Makurdi who went round some polling stations informed that the conduct of the local government elections were peaceful and orderly. In most of the polling...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Senate Minority Leader and Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District, on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Abba Moro has strongly condemned and rejected the local government election “purportedly conducted” in Benue State on Saturday, October 5, describing it as...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Board of Lobi Stars FC has officially relieved Coach Eugene Agagbe of his position as Chief Coach with immediate effect. A statement by the head of Media of the club, Uja Emmanuel on Sunday revealed that the decision to sack coach Agagbe...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called for unity and support from all stakeholders to implement their proposed blueprint for the recovery of the 19 northern states. The region has been affected by the long-lasting Boko Haram insurgency and the recent flood disaster that...
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most. Rev. Matthew Kukah, on Saturday urged Nigerians to compel political office holders to fulfill their campaign promises. Kukah gave the advice in a keynote address at a centenary public lecture and awards ceremony by the Catholic Herald. Catholic Herald is Nigeria’s oldest...
President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his commitment to repositioning the country and creating wealth for generations. The President said on Saturday that his focus was not on 2027 elections but on how to make Nigeria great for generations. Tinubu gave the assurance at the All Progressives Congress (APC) South-West...
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has confirmed an ongoing investigation into allegations surrounding convicted cross dresser, Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky’s accommodation, with findings pending. Deputy Controller of Corrections (DCC) Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Abubakar Umar, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 2.053 million registered voters will participate in the Nov. 16 governorship election in Ondo State. Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, made the disclosure on Saturday in Akure, while addressing newsmen on the level of the commission’s preparedness...
The Police Command in Lagos state says it has detained a 30-year-old newlywed man, Motunrayo Olaniyi, for allegedly stabbing his 25-year-old wife, Olajumoke, to death. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the murder case to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos. He said that...
The Action Peoples Party (APP) in Rivers has swept 22 of the 23 Chairmanship positions contested in Saturday’s Local Government Elections. The Chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), Justice Adolphus Enebeli, described the elections as free and fair. Announcing the results, Enebeli said that the winners...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has clinched all 23 local government chairmanship seats in the local government elections conducted in Benue on Saturday. The Chairman, Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC), Mr Richard Tombowua, announced the results on Sunday in Makurdi. Tombowua said that the APC also won all...
The General Overseer (G O) of the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Ministries, Lazarus Mouka, says the wonders of God have become a feature of the Church, and against distractions, shall remain a signpost of the church. Mouka, whose church has been the topic especially among social media content creators, over...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that over 500 Nigerian citizens have registered with the Nigerian mission in Lebanon for evacuation back to the country. Amb. Eche Abu-Obe, the ministry’s spokesperson, disclosed this in Abuja on Sunday. He said approximately 2,000 Nigerian citizens reside in Lebanon, although most...
The Asagba of Asaba, Obi (Prof.) Epiphany Azinge has described the Oct. 7, 1967 Asaba massacre by the Nigerian military as a war crime and crime against humanity. The monarch spoke on Sunday at the 2024 Asaba Memorial Day Celebration, in memory of the victims of the 1967 Asaba...
Kellyrae of the former Doublekay duo in the Big Brother Naija “No Loose Guard” season has emerged winner of the show. He was announced winner by host of the show, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, during the grand finale of the show on Sunday night in Lagos. The winner was presented with...
A man, simply identified as Obinna, has lost his life while sleeping in his apartment during a fire incident in the Iyana-Ipaja area of Lagos State. The Lagos State Police Command spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos....
Customers of various banks have decried arbitrary debit of their monies by their banks. Some of them who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday said that the charges were becoming exorbitant and unnecessary. Mrs Helen Agodo, a customer with First Bank Plc, said...
Richard, the only son of the immediate past Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, is dead. Richard died on Sunday morning at the Cedar Crest Hospital in Abuja, after being hospitalised, the family said in a statement on Sunday. The cause of his death was not immediately known...