Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun and former Gov. Ibikunle Amosun, on Friday, extolled the virtues of the late Iyalode of Yorubaland, Chief Alaba Lawson, as her remains were committed to mother earth. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Lawson, who was buried...
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A fire and safety expert, Mr Oluwaseyi Oduye, has urged professionals to adhere to building code to stop incessant building collapse in Nigeria. Oduye, a Superintendent of Fire/Head of Special Duties, Federal Fire Service, Abuja, stayed this in Ibadan on Friday at a seminar. The News Agency of...
One of the sons of the late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, Prince AbdulFatai Adeyemi, is dead. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adeyemi, popularly known as D-Gov, died at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, in the early hours of Friday. NAN...
The management of Chinua Achebe Airport, Umueri, near Onitsha in Anambra, on Thursday celebrated the second year of the commencement of commercial operations at the facility with notable passengers joining in the anniversary. Some of the passengers who ran into the brief ceremony were His Eminence, Peter Cardinal...
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Jos (UniJos), Prof. Tanko Ishaya, has said the Nigerian Universities Games Association (NUGA) university-level sports events to be hosted by the university in 2024 will put Plateau on world map. Ishaya stated this on Thursday in Jos at a news conference...
The Ogun Government has announced a reward of N50 million for any information that could lead to the arrest of the killers of Director of Finance and Administration (DFA) attached to Gov. Dapo Abiodun’s office, Mr. Taiwo Oyekanmi . Mr Tokunbo Talabi, the Secretary to the State Government,...
A renowned African environmentalist, Nnimmo Bassey, says oil extractions in Africa have caused decades of environmental degradation and disruption of livelihoods than the benefits to the local economy. Bassey stated this in Dubai shortly after the screening of a documentary on the continuous burning of fire on the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have commenced the distribution of 5000 livestock to 2,500 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Pulka town of Gwoza LGA of the state. The State Deputy Governor, Hon. Umar Usman Kadafur...
By AISHA NANA, Bauchi – The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Bauchi State Council, has expressed delight over the award of The 2023 Media-Friendly Governor by the National Secretariat of NUJ, on Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed at the Second Annual Milestone Recognition of Media Icons in Nigeria,...
By AISHA NANA, Bauchi – The Bauchi State Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Mohammed Auwal Jatau on Wednesday said the state government is working in synergy with its Jigawa state counterpart to ensure amicable settlement of border conflict with communities of Itas-Gadau local government and Kafin Hausa Local...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In a big move to stop cervical cancer in Nigeria, the North-East Development Commission (NEDC) recently finished training 34 O&G doctors from different hospitals in the region. The week long training, which ended on Wednesday, December 6,.was part of the commitment to...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has secured the release of two females among the abducted Prospective Corps Members (PCMs) who were kidnapped in Zamfara on their way to orientation camp in Sokoto. The Director, Press and Public Relations, Mr Eddy...
The Controller General of Nigeria’s Correctional Service (NCoS), Haliru Nababa, has denied alleged forceful removal of Mr Godwin Emefiele, former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, from its custody in Kuje. He said the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) made...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has mourned the passage of Frank Kokori, former Secretary-General of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG). The president in a condolence message issued on Thursday in Abuja by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, described Kokori as...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development Maiduguri has organized a one day training workshop on transitional justice, reconciliation and reintegration for Mafa Community stakeholders on Thursday at Hajja Manga Memorial Hall Giwa Barrack Area Maiduguri. The facilitator of the training, Dr....
Vice President Kashim Shettima, has revealed plans by the Federal Government to build houses, clinics and schools at Tudun Biri village in Igabi Local Government area of Kaduna State. The Spokesman of the Vice-President, Stanley Nkwocha, in a statement on Thursday, said Shettima made this known when he...
Former Special Adviser to the President on the Niger Delta and Chairman Presidential Amnesty Implementation Committee, Chief Kingsley Kuku, PhD, recently paid a courtesy visit to the incumbent Chief Executive Officer, Major-General Barry Tariye Ndiomu (rtd) Interim Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). The duo responded to questions from...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved a nine-member governing council and management of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). The president’s approval was contained in a statement issued by the presidential spokesman, Mr Ajuri Ngelale, on Thursday in Abuja. According...