By OFFOR CALLISTUS, Abuja – The leadership of the Interim Government of Southern Cameroon, the Ambazonia has called for the intervention of The United Nations (UN) and the international communities to help solve the conflict with the Republic of Cameroon. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the conflict between the Southern...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has called on the United Nations and the international communities to intervene in the ongoing conflicts in Sudan. The Governor made the call on Monday when he received Borno State students and indigenes living in Sudan that were evacuated...
Tragedy struck in Akure on Monday as an over-speeding motorist ran over a Junior Secondary School student, killing her on the spot. An eye witness told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the student was returning from school and was standing by the roadside when tragedy struck. “Friends...
The First Lady of Burundi, Mrs Angelina Ndayishimiye, has been elected the 10th President of Africa First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) in Abuja on Monday. In a communique read by Dr Victoria Ogala, the Special Assistant to the outgoing President of AFLPM, Mrs Aisha Buhari, said the election was...
Ninth Assembly Women in Parliament have urged the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, to ensure that the court ruling granting women 35 per cent affirmative action was implemented. Rep. Oluga Taiwo, Chairperson, House Committee on Women in Parliament, made the call during a news conference held in Abuja on Monday....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has assured the public that the Friday fire incident at its Enugu Zonal Command will not affect its operations. The commission’s secretary, Dr George Ekpungu, said this during an inspection visit to the command on Sunday. Speaking...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted Media Rights Agenda (MRA) leave to sue the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) in two separate cases over the Commission’s failure to grant the organization’s requests for information on the scope of independence reportedly granted it by...
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday adjourned untill May 15 and May 16 the continuation in the trial of a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Oluwafemi Thomas. Thomas is standing trial alongside a bureau de change operator Kabiru Sidi, on a four...
Ignorance, they say, is not an excuse in law. In other words, you cannot defend you actions or inactions by claiming that you not know that it is offensive to the law. Laws are made to provide standards, regulations, our conducts and ensure a sane society. One of the...
Economic Confidential, a publication of Image Merchants Promotions Limited (IMPR), is set to host its first public lecture as part of efforts to encourage discussions around the country’s economic future in a political transition period. The maiden public lecture, according to the organizers, is instituted to bring high-impact leaders...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – Infrastructure development is not just a panacea to security challenges facing the nation, but also a potent key to address poverty and other questions of under-development. The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, stated this on Sunday in Osogbo during the 2023 annual lecture of...
By OJOMA PETER, Lokoja – Kogi State Government has warned politicians against promoting ethnic sentiments and other divisive tendencies ahead of the November 11 governorship election in the state. The state Commissioner of Information and Communication, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, who gave the warning in a statement in Lokoja on...
There was panic at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Sunday when a Max Air aircraft crash-landed after the tyre reportedly burst into flames. The aircraft had arrived from Yola, Adamawa State when the incident happened. The Aerodrome Rescue and Fire-fighting Service (ARFFS) operatives at the airport...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) says a total of 1,471 passengers from Sudan arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the figures make up the total number of returnees to be successfully airlifted by the Federal Government...
A total of 834 Nigerians stranded in conflict-ridden Sudan, on Sunday arrived the pilgrims terminal of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the airport terminal witnessed a large turnout of parents, as well as relatives of the returnees, welcoming them with...
The fourth batch of 413 stranded Nigerians fleeing war-torn Sudan have arrived in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The Max Air flight conveying the returnees landed at the international wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport around 10:50 am on Sunday, according to Channels TV. The National Emergency Management Agency...
No fewer than three persons were confirmed dead while two others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident involving a Sino truck and a Toyota car at Saapade on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Saturday. Mrs Florence Okpe, the Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved salary payments for the 2021/2022 police recruits who had passed out of Police Colleges and in formal police work. The Head of Press and Public Relations of PSC, Mr Ikechukwu Ani, stated this in a statement on...
Abia Commissioner for Trade and Investment, Chief Okiyi Kalu, has reiterated government’s commitment to complete re-modeling a set of 1,440 shops in Ariaria International Market before May 29. Kalu made the disclosure on Saturday during a facility tour with newsmen in Abia. He said that the set of three...
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