Nigerian News
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, has congratulated Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun over his victory at the Supreme Court. Tinubu in a statement issued on Tuesday in Lagos by spokesman, Tunde Rahman, urged the governor to move quickly to unite the state. He said...
Gov David Umahi of Ebonyi on Tuesday Sworn-in four new Commissioners into his cabinet barely 20 days to exit from office. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Commissioners, who were screened earlier by the State House of Assembly were sworn in at the Executive Council Chambers,...
No fewer than 17 boys and girls have died when a boat they were traveling in capsized in Dandeji river in Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The Council Chairman, Alhaji Aliyu Dantani, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sokoto. He said that...
The Kaduna State Governor Malam Nasir El-Rufai and his Anambra counterpart, Prof. Charles Soludo, have urged the Federal Government to end the fuel subsidy regime which has negatively affected Nigeria’s economy. The governors made the call on Tuesday in Abuja during a panel session at the policy conversation on...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari will be in London for an additional one week, at the behest of his Dentist, who has started attending to him. the President’s spokesman Mr Femi Adesina, stated this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. ”The Specialist requires to see...
Jubilation in Osun as Supreme Court declares Adeleke victorious in gov poll
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has recognized the Supreme Court’s verdict on the July 16, 2022 governorship election in Osun State, as well the important role of the judiciary in deepening rule of law and democracy. The president stated this in a statement issued by his...
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of AbdulHakeem Mobolaji and six others as members of Governing Board of the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC). This followed the adoption of the report of senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institution at plenary on Tuesday. Those confirmed included...
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) said 1,730 Nigerians have returned from Sudan, with the latest flight from Port Sudan with 146 evacuees aboard Tarco Airline. Mr Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Head of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, NiDCOM, on Tuesday, said the flight landed at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport...
Fifty-three year-old Dahiru Buba, who trekked from Gombe to Abuja for 15 days to celebrate President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory at the 2015 poll, says he has no regret for his action. Buba said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe on Tuesday, saying...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The House of Representatives has adjourned its plenary until May 16, 2023. The Clerk of the House, Dr Yahaya Danzaria, announced this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. He said that the earlier adjourned date of May 9, will no longer stand...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – French Ambassador to Nigeria, Mrs. Emmanuelle Blatmann, says the government of France has budgeted the sum of €6.9m to tackle food shortages and malnutrition among children in Nigeria’s North-East. Mrs. Blatman added the French Government had aslo budgeted for €7.7m fir humanitarian aid in...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams will arrive in Nigeria on Sunday for a two-day visit as part of his tour to Africa. Consul-General of Nigeria in New York, Amb. Lot Egopija disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in New York....
Federal Government says it has delivered 8,938 housing units across 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and constructed 9,290 kilometres of roads nationwide. The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, said this on Monday in Abuja while presenting the scorecard of his stewardship in the...
By LEKAN AGBOOLA, Ilorin – The Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulzarak has extolled the National Youth Service Corps on the active 50 years of fostering national unity and development. Speaking on behalf of the governor of kwara state during the unity walk to commemorate the schemed golden anniversary scheduled...
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, on Monday, approved the payment of 13th-month salary to Edo civil and public servants. Obaseki gave the approval during an interactive session with civil and public servants between Grade Levels 8 and 17 at the Sir Victor Uwaifo Creative Hub, Benin City. He commended the...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Program coordinator of Worthy Association for Tracking Environmental Ruins (WATER) Chief Edwin Ogar on Monday said his organization has dragged the Cross River State Forestry commission to Court over what he called illegal logging in Ekuri Community despite the ban. Chief Ogar said...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Nasarawa State Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General, Prof Abdulkareem Kana, says over 50 sexual offenders have been arrested between January and April 2023, in the state. The commissioner disclosed this during the opening ceremony of Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) at the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has initiated an extradition proceedings at the Federal High Court, Abuja against three suspects, Samson Ogoshi, his brother, Samuel and Ezekiel Ejemeh Robert, over alleged exploitation of minors and production of child pornography. The EFCC Spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, made this known on...