Nigeria’s security challenges require the doggedness and dedication of all Nigerian Air Force (NAF) personnel and enhanced synergy with sister security agencies. The declaration was made in Abuja on Saturday by the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, at NAF’s Base Socio-Cultural Activities (BASA) to mark...
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Sen. Ahmed Wadada (SDP- Nasarawa ) has paid the 2024 West African Examination Council (WAEC) registration fees through his education foundation for 744 less privileged students in public schools in his senatorial zone. Chairman of the 2024 Education Foundation Committee, Mallam Ismaila Nuhu, disclosed this during the disbursement...
Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr Ahmed Audi, on Saturday in Abuja charged its armourers and commanders to effectively manage weapons in their possession. He gave the charge at a meeting with NSCDC’s armourers and unit commanders from various formations of the corps....
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to update its records on the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) membership. The party in a statement on Saturday by its Board of Trustees (BoT) Chairman, Dr Temitope Aluko, also urged the media to...
Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Tunji Alausa, visited the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, on Saturday to empathise with victims of Tuesday’s massive explosion in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the minister and members of UCH management, led by the...
Pastor Deji Titus of Christ Image Church, Ilorin, has blamed some parents for their children`s involvement in money rituals in the country. Titus stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Ilorin. According to him, most parents are fond of comparing...
Dr Latimore Oghenesivbe, Executive Assistant on Communications and Orientation to Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta, says the governor’s survival of 38 lawsuits is a divine intervention. Dr Oghenesivbe stated this while addressing newsmen at a happy hour he organised to fete members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists...
The Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority (ECTDA), has said it demolished buildings at the Enugu Centenary City for lack of proper approval from the state government. The Executive Chairman, ECTDA, Mr Uche Anya, stated this on Saturday in Enugu while reacting to the online trending video alleging that...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Managing Director (MD) of Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), Dr Olufemi Ogunyemi and his team paid a courtesy call on the Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, at Government House, Calabar. During his opening statements, Dr. Ogunyemi...
The Kogi Government on Saturday said it had concluded plans to make payment of external and internal examinations’ fees free, as a policy for subsequent administrations in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Wemi Jones, said this at a meeting of the...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa on Saturday inaugurated a multi-million Naira library and science laboratory building at Community Grammar School, Igboegunrin in Ilaje Local Government Area of the state. The library and science laboratory building built by Aduro Foundation, a philanthropic organisation, was stocked with books and equipment...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Dr Kayode Ajulo, has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently set up a presidential taskforce to identify corrupt officers in the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). Ajulo made the call in Abuja on Saturday against the backdrop of the claim...
The All Progressives Congress (APC), says it has accepted the Supreme Court decisions on election petitions challenging the outcome of the 2023 governorship elections in six states. Mr Felix Morka, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, while reacting to the development in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the reappointment of Dr. Bayero Farah as Director-General/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT), Zaria for a second term of four years. This is contained in a statement by the spokesperson of the institute, Mr. John Kolawale, and made available to...
The All Progressives Congress (APC), says its Expression of Interest and Nomination forms for Edo Governorship Election is available for purchase and collection to all interested aspirants. Mr Felix Morka, the party’s National Publicity Secretary said this in a statement on Friday, in Abuja. Morka said screening and...
A businesswoman, Mrs Halima Damina, on Friday dragged her husband Jacob before a Customary Court in Jikwoyi, FCT, accusing him of throwing her out of their matrimonial home. She said this in a divorce petition she filed against him in the court. ”Some time ago, I visited my...
Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested 38 protesters in Lafia for alleged public disturbance over the recent Supreme Court judgment which upheld the election of Gov. Abdullahi Sule of the state. The suspects were immediately charged to court and remanded at the Lafia Custodial Centre. They were charged...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – The Tiv Traditional Council (TTC) on Friday announced the death and funerals of the traditional ruler of Sankera in Benue, Abu King Shuluwa. The Secretary, Tiv Area Traditional Council, Mr Shinyi Tyozua, announced this in a statement issued in Makurdi. According to the...
It is believed that charity, no matter how small, goes a long way in making a difference in the life of the most vulnerable in the society. It is this ideology that drove Jada Old Stars to come together to help the most vulnerable in the society. Jada Old...
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has said that his administration would now keep its eyes on further development of the state, following his Supreme Court victory on Friday. Abiodun stated this in an interview with newsmen in Iperu-Remo, shortly after his arrival from Abuja. The governor said that...