A Magistrate’s Court in Abakaliki has remanded Chika Nwoba, a former spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party ((PDP) in Ebonyi, in the Correctional centre for alleged defamation. Nwoba, a social media handler, who appeared in court on Tuesday, is facing a three count charge of conspiracy, false publication and...
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has called on FCT residents to pay their taxes and ground rents to enable the FCT Administration provides critical infrastructure in the capital city. Wike, who made the call on Tuesday after an inspection tour of project...
The Senate on Tuesday went into a close door session to take briefs from Service Chiefs and some Ministers on the general state of security in the country. The closed-door session followed a motion moved by Senate Leader, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti). Those at the meeting include National...
Labour strikel The Federal Government has assured the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) of resuming the payment of wage award to workers this week. Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Mrs Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, gave the assurance at a meeting with the leadership of NLC...
President Bola Tinubu says the Super Eagles performance at the just concluded AFCON 2023 tournament has proved that our greatest strength lies in our diversity. He added that the team demonstrated by their team spirit and discipline that diversity is principally a source of strength. The President was...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BOT) on Tuesday in Abuja charged the party members to works towards the consolidation of the nation’s democracy. The PDP BoT Chairman, Sen. Adolphus Wabara, said this during the Board’s meeting, even as he warned against the dangers of the...
Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship aspirant in Edo, Mr Osarenren Izedonmwen, has promised to replicate legacies left by Brig-Gen. Samuel Ogbemudia and Prof. Ambrose Alli if elected. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ogbemudia and Alli were former Military and Executive Governors of the defunct Bendel...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to confirm the appointment of five persons as members of the board of directors of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The President’s request is contained in a letter read by Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, at the...
The Federal Government plans to establish a National Commodity Board as a solution to the escalating food inflation in the country. Vice President Kashim Shettima made this known on Tuesday at a two-day, high-level strategic meeting on climate change, food systems and resource mobilization, held in Abuja. Shettima...
The Nigeria Police, Gombe State Command, on Tuesday said two men were arrested for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl on a farm in Bajoga, Funakaye Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mahid Abubakar, said this while parading the suspects before newsmen...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it is 100 per cent ready for the rescheduled Enugu South Urban State Constituency re-run election scheduled for Wednesday, February 14. INEC’s Head of Voters Education and Publicity Department, Mr Rex Achumie, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) has arrested eight suspects in its fight against oil thieves in Bayelsa State. The State Commandant of the corps, Mr Edenabu Eweka, said that the suspects were arrested in two separate operations within the last one week. Eweka also said...
Mr Farouk Solihu on Tuesday, dragged Kehinde Garba before an Area Court in Centre-Igboro, Ilorin for allegedly making false allegations that he impregnated her Solihu told the court that Garba lied that he was responsible for her pregnancy. ”Another man got her pregnant. She reported me to the...
The Nigeria Governors’ Spouses Forum, (NGSF), has called on the Federal and State Governments to declare state of emergency on substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in Nigeria with a view to mobilising resources to tackling the pandemic. This is contained in a communique signed by the Chairperson...
The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC) has re-scheduled local government election in the state for July 15. The election was earlier scheduled for Feb. 17. The ODIEC Chairman, Mr Joseph Aremo, made this known at a stakeholders’ meeting on Tuesday in Akure. According to him, the election...
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant for the upcoming Edo election, Chief Anselm Ojezua, has said that the party risked not producing a candidate for the election over irregularities. Ojezua, a lawyer said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in...
The City Management Team of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Tuesday began demolition of shanties built under bridges by illegal squatters. The team, supported by security personnel, also sent the squatters packing as part of efforts to strengthen security measures to secure the lives and properties...
British King Charles returns to London for what is widely expected to be further treatment following his cancer diagnosis. Charles and Queen Camilla flew by helicopter to Buckingham Palace from their private Sandringham home on Tuesday, and were driven the short distance to nearby Clarence House. It was...
A housewife, Ramat Joke on Tuesday begged an Area Court in Centre-Igboro, Ilorin, to grant her divorce prayer on grounds that her husband, Habeeb Atanda was a drug addict. Joke in her divorce petition told the court that she was not aware that Atanda was hooked on drugs...