Sen. Karimi Sunday (APC-Kogi), has justified the relocation of some departments of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) from Abuja to Lagos by the Federal Government. Sunday, who represents Kogi-West at the National Assembly, stated this in a statement on Wednesday...
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The Police Command in Kano State has assured of its readiness to provide security for the Feb. 3 re-run elections in three state constituencies across six local government areas of the state. The Police Commissioner, Mr Hussaini Gumel, gave the assurance on Wednesday in Kano while addressing newsmen...
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday graduated 22 ex-Boko Haram members after undergoing months of Deradicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DRR) programme in Gombe State. The graduation ceremony of the repentant terrorists took place at Malam Sidi camp in Kwami Local Government Area of the state. In his address, the...
U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, says American Corners reinforce the incredibly vibrant relationship between Nigeria and the U.S. He said that Nigeria had more spaces than any other African country. Blinken said these on Wednesday, in Lagos, at the grand opening of the American...
The Ondo State House of Assembly has confirmed receipt of a letter from Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa requesting the screening of Dr Olayide Adelami, as nominee for the deputy governor. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the demise of Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu on Dec. 27 led to...
President Bola Tinubu has sa n youths are vibrant, talented, eager to learn, and ready to compete globally. He said this on Wednesday at a meeting with Ms Reeta Roy, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Mastercard Foundation in Abuja. Tinubu said his administration would support public-private...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says it repatriated 975 stranded Nigerians from Niger Republic in 2023. The NEMA Coordinator, Kano Territorial Office, Dr Nuradeen Abdullahi, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Kano. Abdullahi said the returnees were...
Justice Lewis Allagoa of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday, dismissed a suit filed by rights activist Chief Femi Falana (SAN) challenging a purported sale of Polaris Bank Justice Allagoa dismissed the suit following an application by the learned silk, seeking to discontinue same before the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Counsel, Mohammed Hussain, on Wednesday in an FCT High Court insisted that a former director of legal services at the petroleum ministry, Grace Tiaga’ s death certificate be produced before the court. Taiga is standing trial before Justice Olukayode Adeniyi on...
The Pioneer Archbishop of the Enugu Anglican Ecclesiastical Province, Most Rev. Amos Madu, has cautioned those calling for another war in Nigeria to desist from doing that. He said that those making the call did not witness the 30-month Nigerian civil war between 1967 and 1970, adding that...
Russian military transport plane carrying over 70 people has crashed at the Belgorod region on the border with Ukraine, the Defence Ministry in Moscow said on Wednesday. There were nine Russian crew members and 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war on board the Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft, local media reported.Ukraine...
Yemen’s Houthi authorities have ordered the United States and British staff of the United Nations and Sanaa-based humanitarian organisations to leave the country within a month. A document and a Houthi official said on Wednesday. The decision followed the strike of the United States and Britain, with support...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has travelled for a private visit to France. Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, said thay Tinubu would return in the first week of February. The President has earlier engaged a delegation from...
National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Edozie Njoku, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to prevail on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to obey orders of courts, affirming him as national chairman. Chief Njoku also urged the Attorney-General of...
Comic Nollywood film, “Dead Serious” starring veteran Nollywood actor Nkem Owoh and ace comedian Oga Sabinus, is to hit cinemas on Feb. 9, its Director, Moses Inwang, has said. Inwang stated this on his instagram page while sharing the official trailer of the comic film. He noted: “We...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has emphasised the need for concerted efforts to enhance school safety in Nigeria, revealing that only 43% of the Minimum Standards for Safe Schools are being met in about 6,000 assessed schools. UNICEF Nigeria Country Representative, Ms....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has affirmed that education is a global resource for learning and the acquisition of relevant skills for opportunities in today’s world, adding that it promotes wellbeing while serving as a “catalyst for peace.” The UNICEF Chief...
By PATRICK ABANG, Càlabar – National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), Cross River State chapter has demanded immediate resignation of its state President, Comrade Mike Egre over poor handling of the affairs of the association. They also demanded for the immediate constitution of transition committee that...