The All Progressives Congress (APC) and Timipre Sylva, the governorship candidate in the Nov. 11, 2023 Bayelsa governorship election, on Monday, seek the disbandment of the state’s election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja over alleged undue bias. The APC and Sylva alleged that the tribunal, headed by Justice...
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By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor Hyacinth Iormem Alia, has lauded Victor Tartenger fondly called Chef Naira Victor for making Benue proud through his efforts to put Benue to the world by embarking on the longest cooking Marathon code named “Cook-A-Thon”, which he has successfully completed...
The Federal High Court, Abuja has adjourned until March 18, the suit filed by a chieftain of the PDP, Mr Segun Sowunmi against the party for not convening a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting within constitutionally stipulated period. Sowunmi is before the court praying for an order compelling...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has said that the reforms initiated by the President Bola Tinubu led administration would fortified Nigeria’s economy for growth and future benefit of all citizens. Shettima stated this during the inauguration of the Outsource to Nigeria Initiative (OTNI), on Monday in Gombe. He described Tinubu...
The FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, has declared that the looting of a warehouse in the Gwagwa-Tasha on Sunday by hoodlums was beyond hunger, but a criminal act. The Minister made this declaration at the end of her assessment visit to Gwagwa-Tasha to ascertain the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja Stakeholders of research and education in Africa will gather to deliberate on “Charting the Course: Forging Future-Ready Higher Education and Research Communities” at WACREN 2024, the 9th Annual Conference, organised by the West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN), on March 7...
The Federal Government has reiterated that diversifying the country’s energy mix to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) will create more jobs and wealth for Nigerians. The Director-General National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), My Joseph Osanipin, said this at the Critique/Validation Workshop for the recently developed National Occupational...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Miss Zeenah Ramsey has been crowned as the 2024 Queen of Miss Pearl International Beauty Pageant in a glittering event, which held on Saturday, 2nd March 2024 at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. Miss Zeenah, a 24-year old graduate of Mass Communication from...
The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base in Brass, Bayelsa, has destroyed three illegal refinery sites, a wooden boat and a total of 160,000 litres of suspected stolen crude oil. The operation, a fallout of the recently launched Nigerian Navy Operation DELTA SANITY, is aimed at combating illegal oil...
Justice Lewis Allagoa of a Federal High Court in Lagos, on Monday, struck out the charge against 19 Bureau De Change (BDC) Operators, following the withdrawal of the case. The suspects are Ibrahim Jubril, Abdullahi Abubakar, Ibrahim Hassan, Adamu Isiaka, Ibrahim Abdulrahman, Jubril Hassan, Mohammed Isoaka, Mohammed Aminu...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Government has insisted that there was no going back on probing the immediate past administration of the state over alleged misappropriation of government funds. Mr Tersoo Kula, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Hyacinth Iormem Alia, revealed this to journalists...
The Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed March 7 to hear a motion filed by former Anambra Governor, Willie Obiano. Obiano is challenging the jurisdiction of the court to hear the alleged N4 billion fraud charge filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC). The...
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said no fewer than 12 persons died and 28 sustained injuries in a road crash along Zaria-Kano expressway. The Kaduna State Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Kabir Nadabo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Kaduna that the fatal...
By BARBARA KALU, Owerri – The Nigerian Army troops have successfully cleared IPOB/ESN hideout at Ihiteukwa Community in Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State, neutralising one IPOB/ESN terrorist after an intense firefight on Saturday. The Director of Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, made this known in a...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Victims Support Fund (VSF) led by Gen. Theophilus Y. Danjuma (rtd) has flagged off the distribution of dry season farming inputs to farmers in Gamboru Ngala communities of Ngala LGA in northern Borno and Izge community in Gwoza LGA of southern Borno....
● To suffer penalties for violations Companies that breach the new Expatriate Employment Levy policy will pay N3m for each offence. The offences are not submitting EEL, not registering an employee, a corporate entity not renewing EEL within 30 days, and providing false information on EEL. The Expatriate...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Determined to ensure compliance in the payment of taxes for state development, the Benue State Internal Revenue Service, (BIRS) under the leadership of the Acting Chairman, Mr.Emmanuel Agema and his team have sealed up business enterprises comprising of schools, hotels and hospitals...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his government’s resolve to fight corruption and create a good business environment, urging Qatari investors to report any Nigerian government official who asks for bribe. Tinubu said this at the Nigeria-Qatar Business and Investment Forum in Doha, on...
Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen earned a late penalty for Champions Napoli as the hosts beat Juventus 2-1 in Serie A on Sunday. Substitute Giacomo Raspadori scored late in the second half to secure their first back-to-back wins in five months. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia put Napoli in front three minutes before...
Minister of Works, Chief David Umahi, says the present economic hardships in the country did not start from President Bola Tinubu led administration. Umahi made the declaration on Sunday at his hometown Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi while addressing newsmen. He attributed the hardships to several...