By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Obong of Calabar-elect, Etubom (Dr) Anthony Ani, has pledged the total support of the Efik throne to Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu led administration to enable it succeed. Dr. Ani, who was elected recently following a Supreme Court judgement that deposed the...
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Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has met with his personal physicians in an Abuja hospital outside the facility of the State Security Service (SSS), according to Nation’s report. Nnamdi Kanu’s lead counsel, Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, disclosed this in a tweet on Sunday....
The rising number of people dying from snakebites across the country has heightened the calls for local production of Anti-Snake Venom (ASV) vaccines, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported. Reports from across major snakebite treatment centres indicate that the incidences of the attacks have continued to rise...
The Arewa Citizens Watch for Good Governance, (ACWGG), a watchdog group advocating good governance, says it will hold massive protests on Aug. 3 against fuel subsidy removal. The group said the protest was to show dissatisfaction with the leadership of the Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum...
The Ukomu Igala Organisation (UIO), a socio-cultural group on Saturday urged President Bola Tinubu to consider the creation of Okura state from Kogi state, for the advancement of Igala people of the state. Its National Leader, David Abutu, made the call during the inauguration of the newly-elected UIO...
Chairman of the Federal Character Commission, FCC, Dr Muheeba Dankaka, said the Commission was “a marketplace for selling job slots” before her appointment to the office by immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari on April 28, 2020. Dankaka said that her attempts to check the alleged corruption and obvious...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – In line with his pledge to pay up salary debt in the state public service, Governor Ademola Adeleke has approved the payment of another batch of half salary debt alongside the state workers’ July salary . The fresh payment makes it the third time...
Wife of Ekiti State Governor, Dr Olayemi Oyebanji, has pledged her readiness to ameliorate the suffering of widows and empower them for self-fulfilment and to contribute positively to the economy at the grassroots. Dr Oyebanji said widows should not be abandoned to their fate but be given hope and...
BY RICHARD ABU, Lafia – Stakeholders at a one day training workshop organized by the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) for journalists have called for more media advocacy through early reporting.of impending disasters and security challenges. The workshop which took place over the weekend at the...
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) says the ongoing nationwide strike action embarked upon by its members on Wednesday may continue indefinitely. It added that the strike would continue until reasonable progress was made by the government to address its demands as contained in the ultimatum issued to...
Vice President, Kashim Shettima has commended Nigerians in Russia for their patriotism and urged them to keep hope alive for a better Nigeria. Shettima made the commendation when members of the Nigerian Community in Russia met with him on the sideline of the 2nd Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Summit....
The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission says it has commenced investigation of over N4 billion missing government funds from the state Kano Agricultural Supply Company (KASCO). The Chairman of the commission, Mr Muhyi Rimingado, confirmed this when he lead an investigation tour to the warehouses where alleged...
D, Dele Alake, says the Federal Government does not see the mass media as an adversary, but a tool to put the administration on its toes. Alake, current Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, made this known at a meeting with media executives on...
The governments of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe have started taking steps to contain the hike in transportation caused by removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the state governments, which operate own transport companies, have continued to ensure that their...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL,.Sokoto – As part of its Cooperate Social Responsibility (CSR), BUA Cement Company has donated drugs to 15 hospitals, cements to 68 communities, educational materials to schools and uniforms to pupils in Sokoto State. The benefiting clinics include, those of Kalambaina, Sabon Garin Alu, Bakin...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has written to the state House of Assembly, withdrawing the name of Dr. Ibrahim Yusuf Ngoshe as commissioner nominee. The Governor’s spokesman Malam Isa Gusau announced this in a statement issued on Saturday. Malam Gusau explained that by this,...
Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has directed for the immediate audit and verification of civil and unified local government service staff in the state. This is contained in a statement signed by Dr. Innocent Etteng, Permanent Secretary, Office of the Secretary to the State Government. The governor...
A Civil Society Organisation, Save Nigerian Movement (SNM), has condemned call by some individuals and groups for the resignation of Mr Yusuf Bichi, the Director-General, Department of State Services (DSS). The group, in a statement signed by its Convener, Rev. Solomon Semaka, on Saturday in Abuja said the...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) says it will be embarking on a massive revenue drive and disconnection of indebted electricity customers in the South-East. This is contained in a statement issued by the Head, Corporate Communications of EEDC, Mr Emeka Ezeh,...
A former Minister of Finance, Anthony Ani, says he has concluded plans to establish a vehicle assembly factory that will create 1,000 jobs in Efik Kingdom, Cross River. Ani, a former minister under the late Gen. Sani Abacha administration, said this in Calabar when the Ikoneto Community paid...