The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has won 30 chairmanship positions in the Saturday’s local government council election in Akwa Ibom. Mr Aniedi Ikoiwak, the Chairman, Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission, announced this in a signed result released in Uyu on Sunday. Ikoiwak also announced that the All Progressive...
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the cholera outbreak in Nigeria has seen a sharp increase in 2024, with suspected cases rising by an alarming 220 per cent. The NCDC, on its official website, said that this was according to the latest epidemiological report. The News Agency...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 13, 298,000 pills of opioids and 338,253 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup worth over N9billion in street value. The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja that the drugs were intercepted by NDLEA operatives at...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has commended the Benue people for their peaceful and overwhelming support for the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the Saturday local government elections. Governor Alia gave the commendation in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Sir Tersoo Kula,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, received an award of excellence at the World Teacher’s Day celebration in Abuja on October 5, 2024. The event, themed “Valuing Teachers Voices Towards A Social Contract For Education,” recognized Zulum’s efforts in educational reforms, infrastructure development,...
By ESTHER ALEXANDER, Abuja – The Palestine Embassy in Nigeria has condemned the United States for supporting Israel’s genocide war against Palestine. This condemnation comes after Israel confirmed that it has secured an $8.7 billion aid package from the U.S. to support its ongoing military efforts. The Palestinian Ambassador...
Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has commissioned a 500 resettlement housing estate in Konduga Local Government Area in the central part of the state. The resettlement houses have public facilities such as schools, a primary healthcare centre, water facilities and other basic needs. In an event held on...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Police in Nasarawa State have arrested two robbery suspects for alleged theft of car and recovers fire arms. Police spokesperson in the state, DSP Rahman Nansel, disclosed this in a statement he signed and issued to press men on Sunday. DSP Nansel said: “Based...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Former Registrar of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, has called on the Federal Government to establish a National Teachers’ and Caregiver’s Welfare Commission to address the challenges facing educators in the country. Prof. Ajiboye made this appeal during the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Wife of the Kogi state Governor, Hajia Sefinat Usman Ododo has enjoined women across the country to maximize every opportunity available to them to improve their lot. Mrs Ododo made the call during the distribution of sewing and grinding machines through the Ododo Cares...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Saturday announced the allocation of N20 billion to reconstruct the infrastructure damaged by the September 10 flood disaster and assist the victims. Th flood affected parts of Maiduguri Metropolitan Council and its surrounding local government areas. Zulum made...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has felicitated with his colleague, the governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Mohammed, who clocks 66 years. Zulum, in a statement released by his Senior Special Assistant on New Media Abdurrahman Ahmed Bundi, commended Governor Bala’s commitment and dedication...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – In light of the suspension of Alhaji Abdullah Idris Isa, the Rekna of Bashar, by the Plateau State government in the Wase Local Government Area, the Bashar Communities Development Association (BACODA) is urging Governor Barrister Caleb Mutfwang to reconsider this decision for the betterment...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has said he will make every necessary sacrifice to ensure a successful conduct of the Saturday’s local government council election in the state. Fubara told newsmen in Port Harcourt on Friday that the scheduled local government council election was in compliance to a judgment...
The Police Command in Lagos State has released the nine protesters arrested during the #FearlessInOctober demonstrations on Oct. 2 in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that police operatives arrested the suspects at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park, in the Ojota area of the state, and detained...
The All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) has said that the party is fully prepared to participate in the Saturday local government elections in Benue. Mr. Edward Akpen, APGA Deputy National Chairman, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Makurdi. Akpen, who...
The Police Command in Rivers has announced that it will boycott the forthcoming local government council elections scheduled for Saturday. SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the command’s spokesperson, told journalists in Port Harcourt on Friday that the decision followed an order from the Federal High Court. Iringe-Koko confirmed that the command...
Benue State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Ezekiel Adaji, has said that the party would use Saturday’s local government polls as a litmus test for 2027. Adaji stated this on Friday in Makurdi when he took over the leadership of the party in the state. The...
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Joe Ajaero has urged the Federal Government to ensure policy consistency in the education sector, citing the recent HND/BSC dichotomy challenge as a result of policy inconsistency. Speaking at the 2024 International Teachers Day event in Abuja on Friday, organised by the Colleges of...
Rep. Ado Doguwa (APC-Kano state) has disagreed with the Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso over the rating of President Bola Tinubu’s performance in the 16 months in office. Doguwa registered his disagreement with Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the 2023 general elections, while addressing...