Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), Kogi Regional office has said that over N22 billion worth of energy is being owed electricity consumers in the state. The Regional Manager, AEDC, Mr Danladi Baba, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lokoja. According...
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The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) said another flight with a batch of evacuees is expected on Sunday, with conclusion ongoing on necessary clearance for take off. This is contained in a statement by Mr Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Head of Media, Public Relations and Protocols, NiDCOM on Saturday. Balogun said...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria’s first lady Aisha Buhari, will on Monday, host other African First Ladies to a 10th General Assembly Summit of the African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) in Abuja. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen by the head of...
In what some analysts have described as a “`fall from grace to grass”, former Deputy Senate President of Nigeria, Ike Ekweremadu was on May 5, sentenced to nine years and eight months in jail after a United Kingdom (UK) court found him, his wife, and his doctor culpable in...
His Holiness, Olumba-Olumba Obu, Founder and Head of Administration of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, says those advocating same sex marriage under the guise of freedom of choice are working against God. Obu made the assertion at a forum with a cross section of members of the...
The next batch of 132 returnees from Sudan are expected in Abuja around 2 p.m. on Saturday. Mr Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Head of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, NiDCOM, said the returnees “left Port Sudan International Airport on Saturday at 7:20 a.m. local time, with 132 Nigerian nationals (evacuees)...
King Charles III was crowned on Saturday in Britain’s biggest ceremonial event for seven decades, a sumptuous display of pageantry dating back 1,000 years. In front of a congregation of about 100 world leaders and a television audience of millions, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the spiritual leader of the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Presidential Transition Council (PTC), has disowned the programme of events for the presidential inauguration making the rounds on the social media. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman of PTC, Mr Boss Mustapha, who stated this in a statement...
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) says about 1,700 Nigerians remaining in Sudan will be evacuated “in a matter of days”. Mr Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Head of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, NiDCOM, on Saturday said this was included in the highlights of the multi-agency briefing at the Nnamdi...
A Constitutional Lawyer, Kayode Ajulo, has written king Charles III, pleading for a Prerogative of Mercy for the former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and wife, Beatrice over their conviction by a British court. Ajulo made the plea in a letter to King Charles III and made available to...
The immediate past Governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, has charged the incoming administration on unity and managing diversity for a fair, just, and better nation. Mimiko made the call at the Change and Development Forum powered by the Dare Adeboye Foundation on Friday. It had the theme:...
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) says democracy is a shadow of itself without press freedom. Mr Philippe Delange, Officer-in-Charge of UNESCO Regional Office, Abuja said this at the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day organised by UNESCO, in collaboration with UN Information...
Dr Abdulmalik Durunguwa, Federal Commissioner, National Population Commission, has assured that the 2023 Census will address the myriad of problems bedeviling Nigeria. Durunguwa, who is representing Kaduna State at the commission, stated this during a chat with members of the Southern Kaduna Journalists Forum in Abuja on Friday. He...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the family, friends and fans of Chris Mba, one of the icons of Nigerian highlife music. The musician died at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital on Wednesday after battling a prolonged illness. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the former...
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), said it had reached an agreement with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) for availability of ‘Jet A’ fuel for seamless transportation of pilgrims to Saudi Arabia. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NAHCON, Alhaji Zikrullah Hassan, made this known in...
Benue Governor-elect, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia has constituted 12 sub-committees under the main Transition Committee for his inauguration on May 29. The sub-committees are to plan a worthwhile inauguration and oath taking ceremony of the governor-elect. This is contained in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by Chief...
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma has been urged to intervene in the ongoing strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to save the hospitality industry from collapse. Chairman of the Imo chapter, Nigeria Hoteliers Association, Mr Chima Chukwunyere, stated this on Friday while addressing newsmen in Owerri. The News...
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has threatened to dissolve Doma Local Government Legislative Council, if the councilors failed to embrace peace due to the crises rocking the legislative arm. The Chairman, House Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Mohammed Alkali, made the House position known during...
It is becoming apparent that the organised labour may not give the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, the luxury of time to settle down before agitation for a wage increase, as the clock of the May 29 inauguration thickens. To them, they will not accept anything less than a N100,000...