A late Saturday night fire has gutted leather products, raw materials and machines estimated at over N3 billion in Aba, The fire affected over 30 shops at the Mansion Zone block of Powerline Leather Products Industrial Cluster. The Chairman of the affected block in the industrial cluster, Mr...
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Gov. Alex Otti of Abia has expressed sadness over the death of a former President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Prof. Joe Irukwu. Irukwu, who hailed from Amaokwe Item in Bende Local Government Area of Abia, reportedly died at the age of 89. His death was announced on Saturday by the...
President Bola Tinubu has emerged the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Tinubu was endorsed on Sunday at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government, in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. Tinubu, who is the latest entrant into the exclusive club...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – A Non Governmental Organization (NGO), CLEEN Foundation with support from Mac Arthur Foundation have affirmed that bad governance, weak institutions and impunity are products of corruption in any society. The Senior Programme Manager of CLEEN Foundation, Mr. Benard Ekobay, stated this during the launch...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the dismissal of three senior police officers over cases of misconduct and abuse of office. Mr Ikechukwu Ani, Head of Press and Public Relations of the commission, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has debunked report that the Department of State Services (DSS) carted away files implicating President Bola Tinubu and close aides from its office. The ICPC spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua, who disclosed this in...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has called on the Swedish Authorities to take necessary action to stop further desecration of the Qur’an in that country. The NSCIA was reacting to the recent burning of the Holy Qur’an in front of the...
The UNWomen on Saturday urged President Bola Tinubu to ensure 50 per cent female representation in his forthcoming appointments for ministers, heads of agencies and parastatals. Beatrice Eyong, UNWomen Country Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS made the call during the maiden edition of ReportHer Awards, in Lagos. ReportHer Awards...
Guinness World Record holder, Hilda Baci, will display her world-beating culinary skills in Lagos on Friday, July 14, to raise funds for a widow. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Baci’s dishes will be tasted in an initiative by Joseph Edgar, The Duke of Shomolu, to assist...
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The Code of Code Bureau, CCB, has denied reports that the Department of State Services, DSS, raided its offices to cart away incriminating documents on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his associates. The CCB, in a statement by Daniel Okafor, its Director, Education and Advocacy Services, said: “The attention...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Executive Chairman of Akwanga LGA of Nasarawa State, Hon Safiyanu Isa Andaha, has appealed to the federal government to ensure adequate compensation for residents, whose structures and properties will be affected, by the would be dualization of Akwanga-Jos- Bauchi and Gombe road construction...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has approved the constitution of high level committee for the reform of the Health Sector in the State. Governor Zulum’s approval was contained in a statement issued and signed by Alhaji Danjuma Ali, the acting Secretary to the State...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has lost his cousin, Alhaji Muktar Alkali who passed away on Friday, 7th July, 2023 after a protracted illness at the age of 57 years. Sen. Shettima, who arrived Maiduguri around 6 pm on Saturday for condolence visit...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has congratulated Prof. Olugbemiro Jegede, on his recent award as Association of African Universities’ (AAU) Higher Ambassador for Open and Distance Learning in Africa. Obasanjo in a statement he personally signed on Saturday, congratulated Jegede on the historic award and thanked the scholar for his...
The World Bank/Federal Government Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihoods Improvement Support (APPEALS), Project, says the project has lifted over 55,000 Nigerians out of poverty. Mr Mohammed Jobdi, the National Project Coordinator of APPEALS disclosed this during the inspection of the level of implementation of the project in Enugu State on...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has mourned the death of late Sani Kanti Ranka, the Chairman of Bebeji Local Government Council. Late Ranka died on Friday night after a brief illness and has since been buried according to Islamic rite The governor in a...
The former President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Prof Joe Irukwu, is dead. He died at the age of 89. Prince Harrison Okorie, President-General, Amaokwe Item Welfare Union announced this on Saturday in Enugu. He said: “The Amaokwe Item Welfare Union on behalf of entire Amaba Ukwu kindred and the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has arrived Bissau, capital of Republic of Guinea-Bissau, for the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). President Tinubu also used the opportunity of the summit to...
The committee set up by Gov. Chukwuma Soludo to investigate the alleged falsification of results of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination by Mmesoma Ejikeme, said she admitted to have manipulated her results unaided. The panel, in a report addressed to the Governor on Friday, said that interviewed Mmesoma‘s JAMB...