The House of Representatives Ad hoc committee investigating alleged job racketeering by MDAs has written to ICPC, urging it to investigate allegations of bribery and extortion made against the lawmakers. Rep Yusuf Gagdi, Chairman of the committee, disclosed this when Federal Polytechnic Rectors, under the aegis of Committee...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured that it will leverage the lessons learned in the 2023 General Election to ensure that the Governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi states scheduled for November 11, 2023, are conducted in full compliance with...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has alerted the public to beware of fraudsters using fake social media accounts created in the name of Prof. Wahab the Vice Chancellor of the institution, for fraudulent activities. The Director of Corporate Affairs Department of...
The House of Reps Ad hoc committee investigating non-remittance to National Housing Fund (NHF) and utilisation of funds, says the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) Mrs Oluwatoyin Madein must appear before it. The committee says she should appear before it on Sept. 7 or face arrest warrant. ...
Edo State Council of the Nigeria union of Journalists (NUJ) has honoured the immediate past Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, with an Excellence Award for his achievements in government and contributions to national development while he served for three and...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Former President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has congratulated his friend and colleague, Senator Tunde Ogbeha on his 76th birthday. Senator Mark in the good will message to Ogbeha described him as a reliable and dependable friend and brother. Mark...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Human rights and constitutional lawyer, Barr. Ichire Imo-Okim, has called on Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service, Adepoju Carol Wura-Ola, to stop NIS personnel operating in Cross River State from harassing or intimidating traditional rulers of Effi community in Ikom LGA of the state....
A 25-year old house wife, Ruqayya Mukhtar on Thursday told a Shari’a court sitting at Rigasa, Kaduna that her husband had not slept with her for two years . The complainant who prayed court to dissolve her marriage to one Naziru Hamza also complained that her husband assaulted...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has reaffirmed the Commission’s commitment to all ongoing partnership talks with local and international entities aimed at accelerating the development of the Niger Delta region. Dr Ogbuku, who...
Niger State Police Command has confirmed the death of a 16-year-old girl, Priscilla Galadima, who was crushed to death by a tanker in Minna. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Thursday. He said the deceased...
The Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) trace of Ogun has warned motorists to desist from drunk-driving and other traffic offences as ’ember’ months set it on Friday. The Owode-Ijako Unit Commander of TRACE, Mrs Temitope Oseni, gave the warning while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Ministry of Justice has not received any budgetary allocation for settlement of judgment debts, the Solicitor-General of the Federation, Mrs Beatrice Jeddy-Agba said. Jeddy-Agba, who is also the Permanent Secretary in the ministry of justice, made this known n Abuja at a dialogue on accessing remedies for...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – Osun State Government has released names of its Palliative Distribution Committee as demanded by a coalition of civil society even as it flaunts its credentials as a responsive, accountable and public spirited government. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the government said...
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The House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee investigating the utilisation of ecological funds released to the National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW) has uncovered N81.2 billion allegedly spent to plant 21m trees in 11 states. The investigation is from 2015 till date. Rep. Isma’ila Dabo,...
The Federal Government says it’s set to revamp the nation’s steel sector to enhance the economy as well as create employment opportunities. The Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuabi Audu, said this in Abuja when he met with heads of agencies and departments in the ministry. Audu said that...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Wednesday commissioned an ultra modern vocational training centre in Biu town, the headquarters of Biu Local Government Area of the state. The new edifice which was named,” Borno State Vocational Training Enterprise Biu, ” consists of...
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, on Wednesday paid tribute to victims of the Aug. 26, 2011 terrorist attack on UN building in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mrs Tinubu also laid a wreath at the UN staff memorial cenotaph. In a brief...
UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has firmly condemned the ongoing coup attempt as a means to resolve the post-electoral crisis in Gabon. UN Spokesperson Stephanie Dujarric disclosed this at a news conference on Wednesday at UN headquarters in New York. Gabonese military officers have canceled elections results...
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, said on Wednesday that 23,000 people have been reported missing in less than a decade due to the insurgency in some parts of the country. Edu said this in Abuja at a stakeholders engagement with the theme “Where...