By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Peoples’ Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (PDP-GF) has congratulated Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State on his 52nd birthday. The forum Chairman, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, felicitated the governor in a statement by the forum’s Director-General, CID Maduabum on Sunday in Abuja....
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Sunday, commissioned Azare mega water works in Hawul Local Government Area in the southern part of Borno. The project was aimed at addressing the lingering water scarcity in Azare town and the adjoining communities. Azare Water Works...
Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Awka, Most Rev. Dr Paulinus Ezeokafor, has commended Gov. Chukwuma Soludo for his achievements so far. Ezeokafor made the commendation during the interdenominational church service to mark Soludo’s two years in office, in Awka on Sunday. He said it was impressive that...
Russia’s elite expects President Vladimir Putin to reshuffle senior government roles after his election victory, according to reports. Sources close to the authorities said they expected younger people to be brought in, including perhaps as deputy ministers and heads of ministerial departments. The older generation of government officials...
The College of Medicine of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Ila-Orangun (FUHSI), Osun, is currently in a state of academic tension over unconfirmed resignations of senior medical lecturers, investigation by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has shown. NAN investigation revealed that the alleged resignations of the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 20-year-old hair stylist, Josephine Odunu and a dispatch rider, Edesemi Ikporo, 30, for alleged drug peddling. The NDLEA Spokesman, Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the suspects...
Residents of Surulere and environs on Sunday trooped out in large numbers to the centre of “Ounje Eko,” Lagos Discounted Food programme, to purchase food items at cheaper prices. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that residents arrived as early as 6.00 a.m. at Lagos Progressive Junior...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed over three tons of cannabis (Indian Hemp) in zero forest. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi , who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said that the substances were on 1.577683 hectares...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has supervised the distribution of food aid to over 52,500 families in seven local government areas of Southern Borno to alleviate the hardship caused by inflation and the current economic problems bedeviling the country. The distribution took place...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President Mr Godswill Akpabio to “urgently refer the allegations that lawmakers padded the 2024 budget by irregularly inserting projects worth N3.7 trillion to appropriate anti-corruption agencies for investigation and prosecution.” SERAP urged...
A Fact Check conducted by PRNigeria has faulted the Presidency’s statement claiming that Mrs Zubaida was the first female Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency. In a press statement announcing Mrs Zubaida Umar’s appointment as DG NEMA, the Presidential Spokesperson, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, claimed that she is...
The Chief Missioner of Igbomina-Ekiti Muslim Forum, Malam Salaudeen Abdulkadir, has said the Muslim women who don’t want to miss their fasting, can medically delay the menstrual cycle. Abdulkadir made the statement in Ilorin while delivering the Annual Ramadan Lecture, organised by the Igbomina-Ekiti Muslim Forum, National Headquarters....
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Suspected ritualists have murdered and removed some body parts of a 3-year old girl in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Reports said that the mutilated body of the girl was discovered late Thursday evening without her two eyes which had been...
By HARUNA AHMED, Birnin Kebbi – Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reopened the international boarder in Kamba town of Dandi LGA in Kebbi State to promote international trading between Nigeria and the neighboring countries of Niger and Benin Republics. The spokesperson of the Kebbi Area Command of the service,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has laid the foundation for the construction of an eye and a dental hospital in Biu town, the headquarters of Biu local government council in southern Borno on Sunday. The eye hospital has two operation theatres, consulting rooms,...
Rotary International has allocated two million dollars to projects aimed at reducing child and maternal mortality in Nigeria over a three-year period. The President of the international group, Mr Gordon McInally, disclosed this during a community health engagement at LEA Primary School, Kuchingoro, Abuja, on Saturday. The News...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi- A stakeholders meeting for the advancement of the rights of the woman had been held in Bauchi with the aim of ensuring that all forms of violence against women are reduced to the barest minimum. The state stakeholder meeting was held at the Yimir...
MainOne, a Digital Infrastructure Service Provider on Saturday said that it had restored service to some customers and was actively working on restoring all services through capacity acquired on available cable systems. The organisation made this known via a statement on its website in response to news reports...