By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – Kano State Police Command has invited 52 suspected criminal arrowheads for dialogue in Kiru Local Government Area of the state. Police Commissioner in the state, Mr Hussein Gumel, disclosed this at a meeting with the Kwanar Dangora community in Kiru local government...
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The Enugu State Government has urged youths in the state to apply for the ongoing Navy recruitment exercise in the country. Aka Eze Aka, the Commissioner for Information and Communication in the state, made the call on Saturday in Enugu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
Some notable leaders of the entertainment industry in Edo State, performing artistes groups, musicians, cultural ambassadors, film makers, creative industry professionals and others, were unanimous in their declaration that immediate past Minister of State for Budget and National Planning and frontline governorship aspirant in the guber election holding...
Nigerian art student, Chancellor Ahaghotu, has broken a decade-old record for the longest painting marathon after painting for 100 consecutive hours, Guinness World Records (GWR), has announced on its website. GWR said Ahaghotu, a sophomore at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, broke...
The body of former Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu has arrived in Nigeria. It arrived at the private wing of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport on Friday and was received by the widow, Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu and other family members. It was flown from...
The Nigeria Police Force says its Cybercrime Centre acting on a petition at the instance of Hon and Doctor Mrs Seye Oladejo has arrested three persons in connection with a case of, cyberstalking, and threat to life. The spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has issued a deadline of April 1, 2024 as the commencement date for a crackdown on quacks who have infiltrated the Public Relations profession. The Director, Public Relations, NIPR, Mr Stanley Ogadigo, said this in...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – A railway policy professional, Mr Olawale Rasheed has made a passionate appeal to President Bola Tinubu and the Federal Executive Council to implement urgent reform of the Nigerian Railway Corporation to solve national transport challenges and jumpstart the nation’s economy. In series of tweets...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved three airlines – Air Peace Ltd., FlyNas and Max Air – to serve as exclusive carriers for the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage. Assistant Director, Public Affairs, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Mrs Fatima Sanda-Usara, made this known in...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Chairman of Andoni Local Government Council in Rivers State, Erastus Awortu, has alerted security agencies to an alleged planned politically-sponsored protest in the area. Mr. Awortu stated this in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday. He called...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has asked the nation’s security chiefs to ensure that there is conclusive victory against the myriad of security threats assailing the country. Addressing security chiefs and heads of intelligence agencies at a Presidential Security Briefing at the State House, in Abuja,...
Protesters on Friday burned down the palace of the District Head of Bokkos Saf Adanchin during demonstrations over what they tagged as the indiscriminate arrests in the area following recent killings in the Plateau community. They were expressing their displeasure over the arrest of some community members...
The late Nollywood actor, Adedeji Aderemi, popularly known as “Baba Olofa Ina” has been buried at his residence in Wakajaye area of Edeland in Osun on Friday . The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the burial of Nollywood actor began at 4:15 p.m. after the arrival...
Some Nollywood veterans have described the late Adedeji Aderemi, popularly called “Baba Olofa Ina” as a pillar in the entertainment industry whose absence would be missed by all. The veterans said this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of preparations for...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has celebrated the ingenuity, creativity, and immense artistic talents of Nigeria’s thriving entertainment industry. In a statement by Presidential spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu also congratulated Ms Funke Akindele on her record-setting film and commends the ace thespian for...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has called on members of the National Assembly (NASS) to ensure proper distribution of thousands of bags of rice and other foodstuffs recently given to them for sharing by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. MURIC said this in a...
A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), The Legends Mandate (TLM) has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to be fair and dispassionate in its investigation of the activities of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. The group urged the anti-graft agency not to...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Amid the incessant attacks in Kogi, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP/Kogi Central) has called for increased security in the State to ensure peace and security, urging the federal government to zoom its searchlight on the Confluence State. Senator Natasha made the call in...