By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo- The troops of 6 Brigade, Jalingo, Friday night engaged in a fierce battle with bandits in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba, and recovered some weapons in the process. The Public Relations Officer of the brigade, Lt. Olabodunde Oni, disclosure this in a statement on...
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The Federal Government has commenced allocation of affordable houses to Nigerians, an official has confirmed. Mr Martin Gyado, the Federal Controller of Housing in charge of Adamawa, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Yola. He said that President Bola...
By MARK JANG, Jos – Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has relaxed the 24-hour curfew earlier imposed on Mangu Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement by the governor’s Director of Press and Public Affairs, Mr Gyang Bere, issued on Friday in Jos. The...
Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Youths in Parliament, Rep. Olamijuwonlo Alao-Akala, has charged the Super Eagles to go all out to defeat Cameroon on Saturday in Abidjan. The lawmaker said the win will be a moral booster for the team to ultimately lift the fourth African Cup...
Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo has restated the Federal Government’s commitment in supporting private sector investments geared towards unlocking Nigeria’s gas potential for the benefit of the economy and citizens. Epko made this known on Friday in Abuja when he met with a delegation of...
The Police command in Kogi on Friday warned political thugs and criminals to steer clear of the venue of Saturday’s inauguration of the Governor-elect, Alhaji Usman Ododo. The State Commissioner of Police, Bethrand Onuoha, gave the warning in a statement issued in Lokoja by the command’s spokesman, SP...
The founder of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Dr Boniface Aniebonam, has said the party is disappointed with the Supreme Court’s ruling, dismissing NNPP’s petition against the 2023 Taraba governorship election outcome. Aniebonam, who expressed this on Friday in Lagos, however, said the party had decided...
No fewer than 10 persons, on Friday, escaped death as a private jet from Abuja the overshot the runway while landing at Ibadan Airport. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the private jet, with 10 persons onboard, skidded off the runway around 11.00 a.m. at the airport....
By OLA MUDOPE, Ibadan – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Oyo State has confirmed a fire incident at its Ibadan South East Local Government Area Office. The Oyo State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr Adeniran Tella, whi confirmed the incident in statement made available to newsmen, said...
Ondo State Deputy Governor designate, Dr Olayide Adelami, on Friday in Owo, said his nomination was divinely ordered as he never lobbied for the position. Adelami said that he had been pursuing a federal appointment when he was unexpectedly nominated by Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The deputy governor designate...
The FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, has mandated the chairmen of the six Area Councils of the FCT to hold mandatory monthly security meetings to improve the security situation in their respective area councils. Wike, who gave the directive during a security town hall at Abuja Municipal Area...
There was a mild drama at a Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, after Justice James Omotosho adjourned the hearing of a bail application of Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), until Jan. 31. The adjournment followed counsel for the...
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Friday inaugurated Muhammadu Buhari Mother and Child 110-Bed Hospital in Iruvichonomi community in Adavi Local Government Area of the state. At the inauguration, Bello said that his administration’s persistent investment in the health sector had yielded positive outcomes, evident in the enhanced...
Mr Aku Bakari a public servant on Friday dragged his wife, Mary, before a Customary Court in Nyanya, for allegedly getting too involved in church activities. The petitioner, who resides in Nyanya Abuja, in his divorce petition accused his wife of abandoning her duties as a wife and...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has taken responsibility for the Jan. 23, 2023 airstrike in Rukubi Community, Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, which claimed 37 lives. Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, while meeting to condole with the families of the victims...
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has put smiles on faces of some indigent students in University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) by providing financial assistance to help them in their education ASUU Trustee and Chairman National Visitation Panel of the union, Prof Sule-kano Abdullahi, disclosed this on Friday...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Friday, said that a total of 604 people died in 1196 road crashes in Oyo, Osun and Ondo states between January and December 2023. The FRSC Zonal Commanding Officer for Osun, Oyo and Ondo States, ACM Meshach Jatau, said this in...
Some leaders and members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in Edo South Senatorial District have again drummed support for Dr Asue Ighodalo to emerge the party’s candidate in the forthcoming primaries. The leaders and members who cut across Uhumwode, Orhionmwon and Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Areas of the...
The Special Military Task Force, called Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) has arrested some suspects in connection with the recent deadly attacks in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. The Media Officer of the task force, Capt. James Oya, disclosed this in a statement issued in Jos and...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Professor Florence Obi, has said that out of 20,250 Nigerian students who applied for admission into the University for the pursuit of knowledge, only 9,000 candidates have been admitted. Addressing students at the 46...