No fewer than 126 Nigerians stranded in Sudan arrived Abuja on Saturday following the continued crisis in the war-torn country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the returnees arrived on a Tarco Aircraft ST-TAL B737-300 at about 5:15p.m. The returnees were received by staff of NEMA, Ministry...
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The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Enugu has dismissed an application by the Labour Party candidate, Mr Chijioke Edoga, seeking to interrogate, Gov. Peter Mbah on his credentials. The Chairman of the tribunal, Justice M. K Akano, had on Thursday reserved ruling after the counsels to the parties...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum says his administration will collaborate through some initiatives that will give farmers in Borno State increased and safe access to their farmlands this rainy season. Governor Zulum stated this at Keleri, a town in the outskirt of Maiduguri, located...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu, has left France for London, United Kingdom, for a short private visit. Recalled that the president was initially scheduled to be back in Abuja on Saturday frim Paris. The Special Adviser Special Duties, Communications & Strategy to the President, Dele...
……As president pledges turn around in education, health, sports security By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Friday in Paris–France assured Nigerians of repositioning the education and health sectors, while the ongoing reforms on the economy will be sustained and expanded, with a view to...
President Bola Tinubu has opened up on his decision to suspend the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele, from office. Recall that two weeks ago, Emefiele was suspended and subsequently arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) in whose custody he has been...
Gov. Agbu Kefas of Taraba has called on the traditional rulers in the state to support and cooperate with the government toward ending illegal mining and all forms of insecurity in the state. The governor made the call when he met with the traditional rulers on Friday in Jalingo....
Mrs Chioma Ibezim, President, Mother’s Union, Women’s Guild, Girls Guild, and Young Wives Fellowship of the Anglican Diocese of Awka, has warned the menfolk that the era of consigning their wives to the kitchen has expired. Ibezim, wife of the Archbishop of the province of the Niger and Bishop...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has debunked some media reports that the Federal Government has lifted the ban on vehicle importation through the Seme bordercu. Mr Hussaini Abdullahi, Customs Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Seme Area Command, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in...
The National Intelligence Agency (NIA) has debunked as false and misleading reports making the rounds that the Court of Appeal Abuja Division has reinstated Mohammed Dauda as Director General. A statement signed by A. H. Wakili, Head of Legal Department, stated for purpose of clarity that “Mohammed Dauda was...
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The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has urged indigenes living in Nigeria and abroad to work together to make the state a destination point for commercial and industrial development. Soludo said this during a town hall organised by a group under the aegis, ‘Ndi Anambra Residents in Lagos...
Scavengers who burgled a gated duplex in a residential neighbourhood of Abuja city centre at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic stole the sum of $4 million cash allegedly stockpiled by the Manager of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Aisha Sadiq Odariko and a retired permanent secretary at...
The National Intelligence Agency has debunked a purported online report that Amb. Mohammed Dauda was re-instated as the Director-General of the agency by the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division. The Head of Legal Department, NIA, Mr A. Wakili in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja, described the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Friday in Paris-France said Nigeria will sustain its spotlight on African countries as the fulcrum of its policies on economy and foreign policy, assuring that trade issues, security and border controls will be mutually implemented. Receiving the President of Benin...
Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, wife of President Bola Tinubu, on Friday launched the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), a pet programme she said would cater for Nigerian women, youths and children.olure The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the programme was launched at the State House in Abuja. Speaking with...
Gunmen on Friday killed three persons at a mining site around Tanjol in Jol community of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau. Mr Rwang Tengwong, the National Publicity Secretary of Berom Youth Movement (BYM), a socio-cultural group, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday...
The Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria), a non-governmental organization (NGO), has appealed to the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), to quickly intervene in fresh crude oil spill in Rivers State. The Executive-Director of YEAC, Mr Fyneface Dumnamene, who said this in...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has commended President Bola Tinubu on the recent appointment of an indigene of the state, Major General Emmanuel Undiandeye, as Chief of Defence Intelligence. Also, Governor Otu expressed joy at the elevation of four citizens of the...
The Federal Government has called on the United Nations and development partners to strengthen support towards implementation of regional strategy for stabilisation, recovery and resilience of areas affected by terrorism in Lake Chad. The National Coordinator, National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), retired...