President Bola Tinubu has sought for the Senate approval for securitisation of the balance of ways and Means revenue in the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) of Nigeria. Tinubu said this in a letter addressed to President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio and read at plenary on Saturday. “I will...
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Katsina State Hisbah Board, has reiterated its commitment towards stopping street begging across the 34 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. Dr Aminu Usman (Abu-Ammar), the Hisbah Commander General of the board in Katsina, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, says the 10th House of Representatives considered 962 bills, 500 motions, and 153 petitions within six months. Abbas said this in Abuja on Saturday at plenary, shortly before the House adjourned for the New Year break. He...
The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, on Saturday visited internally displaced persons in Bokkos and Barkin-ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau State where armed men attacked on Christmas Eve. Obi in company of party officials from the state pledged the sum of...
The Senate has summoned has summoned security chiefs and others over Christmas Eve killings in Plateau State. Those summoned include the Chief of Army staff, Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, the Director General of...
The House of Representatives on Saturday passed the sum of N28.777 trillion in expenditure for the 2024 fiscal year, following a report by Rep. Abubakar Bitch, Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation. Speaker Tajudeen Abbas who read the breakdown of the report during plenary gave the National Judicial Council...
Two persons have lost their lives in a fuel-laden tanker explosion on Abakaliki–Onueke-Afikpo Expressway in Ebonyi. Mr Igwe Nnabuife, Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday, in Abakaliki. Nnabuife said that the truck,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – On Friday, December 29, 2023, The Liberia’s National Elections Commission (NEC) extended an honorary tribute to Chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The event marked the dedication of a Workspace for staff, officiated by Prof. Yakubu at the...
Mr Gyang Bere, the Director of Press and Public Affairs (DOPPA) to Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau, has clarified the reason for the visit of the governor to President Bola Tinubu. Bere told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Jos that the governor’s visit on...
No fewer than seven children from Bauchi State have been reunited with their parents by Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Police in Kano burst an inter-state child abduction and trafficking syndicate and arrested nine suspects after...
The Building Collapse Prevention Guild (BCPG) on Friday appealed to President Bola Tinubu to halt a planned hike of cement prices in January 2024, to protect the built sector from substandard construction. BCPG, in a statement, said the hike would lead to substandard construction, with increase in building...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has promised to sustain the legacies of his predecessor, late Oluwarotimi Akeredolu Aiyedatiwa said this during a candlelight procession organised by members of Nigeria Bar Association (NBA),Ondo State chapter, in honour of late Akeredolu, at Government House, Akure, on Friday night. He...
Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye launched a virulent anti-gay tirade on Friday, saying same-sex couples should be publicly stoned. He also lashed out at Western countries that press other nations to allow gay rights or risk losing aid. Homosexuality in Burundi, a conservative Christian country in East Africa, has...
Whenever skepticism is discussed, reference is often made to adults, university students and staff, scholars, and intellectuals. Skepticism is a topic for philosophers or eggheads, a discipline that requires much learning and training to practice. Skepticism is a school of thought linked to particular cultures, to Western thinkers...
The police in Imo, have confirmed the death of eight members of a family in an auto crash at the Amanwozuzu junction, Ikeduru Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo. The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of the Ikeduru LGA, Lucky Ahiole, confirmed the development to newsmen in...
By HARUNA AHMED, Katsina – Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has approved the suspension from service of Usman Aliyu, a staff of Malumfashi Local Government Area over alleged land racketeering. The governor’s directive is contained in a statement on Friday by Abdullahi Aliyu-Yar’adu, Director of Press, office...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has confirmed the destruction of three of its towers on Maiduguri – Damaturu Transmission Line by suspected Boko Haram terrorists using explosives. The General Manager, Public Affairs, TCN, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, confirmed the development in a statement...
Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Friday pledged the commitment of President Bola Tinubu’s administration to end the reign of terror in the South East. Shettima stated this at the unveiling of the Peace in South East Project (PISE-P) by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr...
The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most. Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, on Friday appealed to the Federal Government and all political leaders across the country to give Nigerians good reasons to smile in 2024. He made the appeal in his New Year message in Lagos. The archbishop’s message is contained...
U.S. President Joe Biden has condemned Russia’s aerial attack on Ukraine, calling on the world to stop the killings of the innocent people in the country. The attack launched on Thursday night is likely to be the biggest aerial bombardment since the war began, according to Ukraine President....