The Senate Joint Committee on Defence, Army, Navy and Air Force on Wednesday in Abuja met with the Service Chiefs over the killing of 16 soldiers in Okuoma Community in Delta. The meeting observed a minute silence in honour of the late 16 soldiers before going into a...
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The National Consultative Front (NCFront) has called for immediate resolution of the crisis involving the leadership of Labour Party (LP) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). NCFront, a caucus in the Labour Party, made the call in a statement issued by Mr Promise Adewusi, its Director of Administration,...
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman on Wednesday in Abuja met with the leadership of the striking unions to discuss towards ending the warning strike. The unions are Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) and National Association of Academic Technologists...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday picketed the Labour Party headquarters to press home its demand for the immediate resignation of the Party National Chairman, Mr Julius Abure. Prof. Theophilus Ndubuaku, Deputy President of NLC Political Commission while addressing newsmen during the picketing in Abuja said the...
Nigerian Army has blamed the July 5, 2022 Kuje prison break on the absence of Close Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras at the facility. The Assistant Director, Commercial Law, the Directorate of Nigerian Army Legal Services, Major Peter Ogbuinya, stated this at the investigative hearing by the House of Representatives...
The Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peace Keeping Centre, on Wednesday, rounded off the training of 157 Army troops deployed for a peace keeping mission to Abyei in South Sudan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the troops, majorly from Nigerian Company 2 to the...
The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has debunked a claim on the Tik Tok platform of total darkness on the earth from April 8 for some days, due to the eclipse of the sun. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports there is a viral message...
An officer of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Mahmoud Tukur, told the FCT High Court that the commission did not promise not to prosecute the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris. Tukur made this known on Wednesday while testifying as the second prosecution witness...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu, has submitted a proposal to the Senate on the salaries and allowances for judicial office holders in the country. This is contained in a letter addressed to President of Senate, Godswill Akpiabio and read at plenary on Wednesday. “Transmission of judicial...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – Kwara State Policeoo Command has rescued a Chinese national, Peng Chao Zhang, who was abducted on March 10 by six armed men around Eiyenkorin area of Ilorin. The police spokesman in the state, DSP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday...
The Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS) in the FCT, has said its Special Task Team impounded 1,408 motor vehicles, 3,712 commercial motorcycles and 1,112 tricycles between January and December 2023 in the territory. This is contained in the DRTS statistics made available to the News Agency of...
Kano State Fire Service says a fire has razed 37 shops at Zawaciki area in Kumbotso Local Government of Kano State. The Spokesman of the service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the fire occurred about 01:37 a.m. on Wednesday. According to Abdullahi,...
Israeli Army said on Wednesday it was continuing its operation in the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, the largest health facility in the Gaza Strip. This has led to the death of many more militants being killed in the fighting. “So far, the troops have killed around 90 terrorists...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Comptroller General (CG), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Kemi Nandap, has approved the appointment of Kenneth Udo, a Deputy Comptroller of Immigration (DCI), as the new Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO). This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday by the...
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has arrested a dismissed soldier and one other over alleged armed robbery in Gwarimpa area of Abuja. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the FCT, Mr Benneth Igweh, made this known at a media briefing on Wednesday...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested seven persons for allegedly producing illegal firearms for sales purpose in Abuja. Its Commandant General (CG), Ahmed Audi, disclosed this on Wednesday at a news conference at the NSCDC National Headquarters, Abuja. The CG, represented by NSCDC Spokesperson,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has warned that henceforth there would be no accreditation for any Civil Society Organisation who failed to submit it observation report after any election. Chairman of the commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu issued the warning at a first...
A plumber, Mr Desmond Igbo, on Tuesday dragged his wife Rosemary, before a Customary Court in Jikwoyi accusing her of giving birth to two children for another man. The petitioner who resides within the jurisdiction of the court, said this in a divorce petition he filed against...
No fewer than eight nurses in the country have dragged the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, (NMCN) and the Minister of Health to the National Industrial Court, Abuja over a new circular stipulating new certificate verification guidelines for nurses. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that...