Some prominent Nigerians have congratulated former Senate President David Mark no noon his 76th birthday. In separate messages, the leaders praised him for his good conduct and steadfastness over the years. This is contained in a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Paul Mumeh, in Kano on Sunday....
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The Management of the Plateau University, Bokkos, has denied allegation making the rounds that the National Universities Commission (NUC) was planning to shut down the institution. The Registrar of the University, Mr Yakubu Ayuba, denied the allegation in a statement on Sunday in Jos. The News Agency of...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Sunday arrived in Maiduguri ahead of the Eid-El-Fitr celebration. On arrival at the Muhammadu Buhari International Airport, Maiduguri, Shettima was received by the Borno Deputy Governor, Alhaji Umar Kadafur, members of the State Executive Council and party chieftains. Meanwhile, security has been beefed up...
The Anambra Government has warned residents, business owners, nightclubs, bars, among others to avoid engaging in noise pollution. It extended the warning to event centres, industries and religious organisations. Mr Celestine Anere, Managing Director, Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra (OCHA Brigade), gave the warning on Sunday in Awka....
The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), has barricaded Dogon Gada box culvert, which is on the verge of collapse to avert loss of lives. Mrs Florence Wenegieme, Director, Forecasting, Response and Mitigation, FEMA, who led the exercise in Abuja on Sunday, described the development as a disaster waiting to...
A power expert, Mr Chinedu Bosah, has urged the Federal Government to review the 300 per cent increase in electricity tariff recently introduced by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) Bosah, National Coordinator, Coalition for Affordable and Regular Electricity (CARE), made the appeal in an interview with the...
l Kogi State Governor, Usman, has expressed shock and sympathy over the recent killing of 25 persons during bandits attack in Agojeju-Odo community in Omala Local Government Area of the state. Ododo, who spoke on the attack in Lokoja, regretted the ugly dimension that communal clashes between people in...
Displaced people of Agojeju-Odo community in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi have pleaded with the federal and state governments to assist them to return home after Thursday’s bandits attack. The bandits had launched an attack on the quiet and peaceful Agojeju-Odo community, killing 25 persons, injuring some...
The Police Command in Lagos State have arrested three wanted suspected armed robbers, who allegedly robbed a victim of his cash and valuables estimated at about N4 million in 2023. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday....
In the bustling streets of Ilorin, where the sun beats down and the drum of life reverberates in every corner, there emerges a trailblazer unlike any other in the town. She is Risikat Adisa, a 54-year old mother of four with a spirit as fierce as the wind...
Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, has said President Bola Tinubu’s policy on the unification of exchange rate has started yielding positive results. Oyintiloye, a former member of the defunct APC Presidential Campaign Council(PCC), said this in a chat with journalists...
Agro Rangers of the NSCDC have repelled an attack by suspected bandits on Federal Government’s grain silo in Dutsinma Local Government Area of Katsina State. Mr Buhari Hamisu, spokesman of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), said in a statement in Katsina on Sunday that the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Mr Godswill Akpabio over “the failure to refer the alleged N3.7 trillion budget padding to appropriate anti-corruption agencies for investigation and prosecution, and to recall Senator Abdul Ningi who...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Community Initiative to Promote Peace (CIPP) recently hosted a women’s interreligious and interethnic dialogue in Plateau State to promote peace and social cohesion. The event, funded by USAID and led by Mercy Corps, showcased the vital role women play in fostering positive change....
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says its operations against trailers loaded with passengers and goods would continue across the country until the situation is under control. The Corps Marshal, Dauda Ali-Biu, made this known during a Sallah mega rally at Zuba Central Motor Park on Saturday in...
Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the National Leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), says the party is the best alternative for Nigerians over the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC). Kwankwaso, a former Minister of Defence, said this at the NNPP National Convention...
The Labour Party (LP) has called on the Federal Government to reconsider its decision to hike the tariff payable by some electricity consumers in the country. Lagos State Publicity Secretary of the party, Mrs Olubunmi Odesanya, made the call in interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – An Islamic cleric, Khalifa Ali Abulfatihi has appealed to Nigerian leaders to have the feelings of the masses at heart and come to their aid by assisting and supporting the poor masses in the country. He also called on Nigerians irrespective of religion,...
A marriage counsellor, Dr Aisha Adaviruku, has cautioned Muslim couples against anal intimacy as it is prohibited in Islam. Adaviruku made the call at the Ramadan Weekly lecture titled, ” Preparing Our Children for Marriage: Islamic Approaches” organised by the Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society, on Saturday in Abuja. She...