Hannatu Musawa, the Minister of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy, on Tuesday visited ailing Nollywood actor, Zack Orji, at a private hospital in Abuja, where he had a brain surgery. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the minister was received by the wife of...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has been commended for allocating N100bn for school feeding programme in the 2024 budget. The Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on School Feeding Programme (SFP), Dr Yetunde Adeniji, gave the commendation in a statement issued on Tuesday in...
Akeredolu’s family, describes him as principled leader The Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi, on Tuesday paid a condolence visit to the Jericho Ibadan residence of the late Rotimi Akeredolu, former governor of Ondo State. Obi, who visited Akeredolu’s family alongside a...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The kidnapped Chairman of Akwanga Local Government Council in Nasarawa State, Safiyanu Isah Andaha, has regained freedom. He was released alongside his friend, Adamu Custom and two others, who were kidnapped along Akwanga-Andaha road on Monday night, after paying 10 million...
By OLA MUDOPE, Akure – The Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended the state chairman, Fatai Adams, over alleged anti-party activities. The PDP working committee in the state announced the suspension of the state chairman in a statement on Tuesday. ...
The United Kingdom Home Office says effective January 1, 2024, overseas students including those from Nigeria will no longer be able to bring family members to the country. “We are fully committed to seeing a decisive cut in migration,” the UK Home Office said in a...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kwara Sector Command has confirmed the death of 11 persons in a road accident at Aiyere Community, along Bode Saadu-Ilorin Route, Moro Local Government. The Sector Commander, Stephen Dawulung, told newsmen that the accident involved 18 people and occurred at 4:50...
North Central states governors have donated N100 million to victims of Christmas Eve attacks in Plateau on Tuesday. Assailants attacked 15 villages in Bokkos and Barkin Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau on Christmas Eve killing more than 115 persons and razing 221 houses. The death toll rose...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government has approved an extension of the deadline for the 2024 hajj registration by the intending pilgrims. The Assistant Director, Public Affairs, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Mrs. Fatima Usara, stated this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday....
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC), has released guidelines for the conduct of the election, ahead of the August 31st, 2024 local government election. NASIEC Chairman, Barr. Ayuba Wandai Usman, disclosed this when he met with members of the Inter Party...
The Moroccan army on Tuesday said that it has arrested more than 1,000 migrants from different coastal areas along its shores. The migrants were arrested while attempting to head to the Canary Islands and the exclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, which all belong to Spain. According to...
Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya, on Tuesday, said Nigerians would soon enjoy the gains of fuel subsidy removal . Governor Yahaya stated this in Gombe while inaugurating the phase two of the state’s palliative distribution to residents of the state. He stated that President Bola Tinubu, in...
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN ), Osun Chapter, has rejected the dissolution of the state executive committee by the national leadership of the union. Mr Olugbemiga Eludire, the chapter chairman, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Osogbo, said a...
The Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy, Badagry, Lagos State, handed over eight sacks of seized Indian hemp worth N12.8 million to the NDLEA in Badagry on Tuesday. Lt. Adedeji Adeyemi, the Base’s Internal Security Commander representing the commander, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, said naval operatives...
The Nasarawa State Government has said it plans to conduct election for chairmen and councilors of the 13 local government councils in the state on Aug. 31. The Chairman of the state Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC), Mr Ayuba Wandai, said this at a stakeholders’ meeting with officials...
Hamas-controlled health authority said that the number of Gaza Strip residents killed in Israeli attacks had risen to 22,185. The authority, on Tuesday announced that it was 207 more than the previous day’s figure, while 57,035 people have been injured since the start of the war. However,...
Nigeria’s Super Eagles Striker, Sunusi Ibrahim has paid the Nasarawa State Health Insurance Agency (NASHIA) enrollment fees for 110 beneficiaries in Nasarawa state for a period of one year. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports Ibrahim who ply his trade with Canada’s Club de Foot...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Government through the Ministry of Education has suspended the accreditation and evaluation of degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo. The spokesperson for the Ministry of Education, Augustina Obilor-Duru, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja....
A Lagos-based constitutional lawyer and public affairs analyst, Mr Jide Ologun, says President Bola Tinubu-led federal government’s utmost priority in 2024 should be that of reversing the inflationary trend. Ologun, a former Chairman, Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Ikeja Branch, made this remark in an interview on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Coalition of Civil Society Organizations (NCCSO) has applauded President Bola Tinubu for approving the immediate suspension and investigation of the National Coordinator and CEO of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), Halima Shehu, over alleged financial impropriety. The commendation...