Last Wednesday, Ghanaian social media personality, Mona Faiz Montrage, widely known as Hajia4Reall, pleaded guilty in a $2Million romance scam case in the United States of America (USA). Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, while announcing Haji4Reall’s guilty pleas, stated that...
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has said the registration for its 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) ends on Monday, Feb.26. The board made this known in its Weekly Bulletin of the Office of the Registrar in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that...
The North East Development Commission (NEDC) on Monday said it has executed no fewer than 134 projects in various sectors across Taraba. Managing Director/CEO, NEDC, Mr Muhammed Alkali, stated this when the management and Board of the commission visited Gov. Agbu Kefas in Jalingo. Alkali said that they...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Commissioner of Health and Human Resources, Professor Baba Malam Gana has said that the level of tuberculosis cases in the state informed the intervention of the World Health Organization (WHO) to improve on the health emergency in the state. Declaring...
Troops of the Nigerian military have eliminated two wanted armed bandits’ leaders, Baldo and Baban Yara, together with scores of their foot soldiers. The warlords were behind the coordination of movement and exchange of kidnapped victims within camps in the Zamfara/Katsina axis. A defence intelligence source confirmed to...
Nollywood veteran actress, Rita Edochie, has urged parents to live up to their responsibilities and be active in the lives of their children. The renowned actress, who took to her Instagram page @ritaedochie to give the advice, said parents should stop running away from their responsibilities as regard...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ibadan – Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Monday, declared that despite the challenges and hardship facing the country, all hands must be on deck to repair the economy rather than trade blames. The governor maintained that one of the ways to achieve such repair is...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The former Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Seriake Dickson, has lauded the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, for the achievements of the Commission under his stewardship. Senator Dickson, representing Bayelsa West Senatorial District, spoke at Ayakoro...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has flagged off the distribution of palliatives for victims of the 2022 flood disaster in communities across the 25 local government areas of Delta State. Speaking during the presentation ceremony at the Sapele Athletic Club in Sapele,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has unveiled 110 HIJET mini trucks procured and donated by Senator Mohammed Tahir Monguno as empowerment and for onward distribution to beneficiaries mostly Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs from Borno North Senatorial District. The empowerment initiative is coming at...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH Lafia – Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has screened and confirmed Sale Barde Keana as Executive Chairman and 4 others as members of Nasarawa State Disability Rights Commission as submitted to the House by Gov. Abdullahi Sule. The Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Danladi...
Nigeria’s Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima, on Monday arrived Enugu State for project inauguration. Shettima, who arrived Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu at 9.52a.m. with a Presidential Jet 5N-FGW, was received by Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu Enugu, Hope Uzodimma of Imo, Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra and Francis...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The United Nations on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to support Borno State Government in its restoration drive resulting from the over one decade of destruction by Boko Haram insurgents. The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohammed Mustapha Malik Fall, who...
A man has set himself on fire outside Israel’s embassy in Washington, DC, on Sunday afternoon in an apparent act of protest against genocide in Palestine. The person was hospitalised with life-threatening injuries. No one else was harmed in the incident, Israel’s foreign ministry told The Times of...
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Ogun branch, on Monday began a five day warning strike over nonpayment of 40 per cent peculiar allowance by the state government. The state JUSUN Chairman, Mr Olanrewaju Ajiboye, who spoke to newsmen in Abeokuta, said that it embarked on the...
A civil society organisation, Advocates for Democracy and Development (ADD), says those calling for the military to overthrow the civilian government are benefiting from the security challenges in the country. The Convener of ADD, Mr Gbenga Osho, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Osho said...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Examinations Council (NECO) has unveiled an e-posting software to facilitate seamless posting of staff to various parts of the country during its scheduled examinations. Registrar of NECO, Prof Dantani Wishishi, who unveiled the software shortly after releasing the May/June 2023 External...
Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State says the Nigerian Army has the capacity to decimate all armed groups disturbing the peace of the nation. Sule, made this on Sunday during the 2023 West African Social Activities of the Nigerian Army’s IV Special Forces command in the Doma Local...
Newly produced Nollywood series, “Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre”, a spinoff from the hit movie, “Anikulapo”, premiered in Lagos on Sunday. The premier, held at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, had in attendance all the major cast of the new series and some other A-list actors in their colourful and...
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Imo State have given Governor Hope Uzodimma a three-month ultimatum within which to conduct local government elections in the state. The CSOs also urged the state’s House of Assembly to pass a resolution compelling the Imo State Independent Electoral Commission to begin the...