By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Member of the House of Representatives for Ado/Okpokwu/ Ogbadibo Federal Constituency, Philip Agbese has been urged to focus on the provision of dividends of democracy and to avoid blackmail and falsehood which can only generate ‘bad blood’. Similarly, the Benue people, particularly...
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By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Devastating rainstorms have wreaked havoc in several communities in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, resulting in the destruction of over 50 houses and shops, leaving hundreds of people homeless. The torrential rains, which began on Saturday evening and lasted for...
By AISHA NANA, Bauchi- The Bauchi State Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Mohammed Auwal Jatau has solicited prayers for the administration of Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed to continue making sound decisions and implementing transformative policies and programmes that will create opportunities, uplift the lives of vulnerable thereby building...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, April 9 and Wednesday, April 10, as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated all Muslim Ummah for the successful...
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, on Sunday, said he would rather work to ensure peace for the party to overcome its present challenges than leave it. Obi stated this in Gombe in an interview with journalists after inaugurating a borehole he...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said the Air Component of Operations Hadarin Daji and Hadin Kai have in different air interdictions, eliminated dozens of terrorists in Katsina and Borno during the weekend. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet, made...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – Osun State Police Command has warned dog owners to cage their pets or risk arrest. The police spokesman, SP Yemisi Opalola, said in a statement on Sunday in Osogbo that the warning became necessary following increasing rate of dog attacks on people in the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for discipline and unity among party members in Lagos State to ensure victory in the state in 2027. Mr Rahman Owokoniran, South-West Secretary of the party, made the call at the Lagos PDP Maiden Ramadan Lecture on Sunday in Lagos. The...
The Police Command in Edo on Sunday explained why it detained one Christopher Owegie whose wife died at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) on Saturday. A statement by the Commissioner of Police in the state, Funsho Adegboye, said Owegie was briefly detained after assaulting the medical...
Sultan of Sokoto and President General, National Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has instructed the Muslim Ummah to observe the crescent of Shawwal 1445AH starting from Monday. Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council Sokoto, Prof. Sambo Janaidu, stated this in...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has commended religious leaders in the state for the harmony that exists among Muslim and Christian faithful. Aiyedatiwa stated this on Sunday in Akure at the Iftar (breaking of fast) he hosted for Muslim leaders as part of the 30 days Ramadan fast....
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and thunderstorms from Monday to Wednesday. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja, forecast sunny and hazy atmosphere over parts of Yobe and Borno states on Monday, with chances of thunderstorms over part of Kebbi. According to NiMet, the...
President Bola Tinubu has arrived Lagos State to celebrate Eid-el-Fitri, which signifies the end of Ramadan. The President’s aircraft touched down at 4.30 p.m. at the Presidential wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja. Tinubu was received by the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-olu and...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, have killed six terrorists, after an ambush, along Buratai-Buni Gari road, Borno. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Defence Headquarters, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Maj. Gen. Buba said that while...
Ahead of Eid el-Fitr celebrations which officially marks the end of Ramadan, tailors in Kano State have been making brisk business and smiling to the banks in spite the current economic hardship. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the demand for new dresses for the festivities...
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has appealed for robust and vigilant enforcement by NERC towards greater transparency in billing and electricity supply. A statement issued by the Acting Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Dr Adamu Abdullahi in Abuja on Sunday, said the enforcement would ensure...
The former Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr Osita Okechukwu, has stated that State Police would hurt the nation’s nascent democracy. Okechukwu, a foundation member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), disclosed this on Saturday in Eke shortly after the burial of late Chief Bona Udeh,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Wife of the Kogi State Governor, Hajiya Sefinat Usman Ododo has called on wives of government officials and female appointees to close ranks towards ameliorating economic hardship and promoting access to social services for citizens in the state. The First Lady made the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a Delhi, India-bound passenger at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja on March 31 for ingesting 80 wraps of cocaine. NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi stated on Sunday in Abuja that the passenger was to...
A travel content creator, Pelumi Nubi, who successfully went on a solo trip from London to Lagos by road, says the journey was lonely. She said this in an interview with newsmen at the Nigeria-Seme Border, on her arrival in the country.. NAN reports that her road...