Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, the Etsu Nupe and Chairman, Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, on Sunday turbaned 17 new village heads from across the Emirate. Those turbaned are the village heads of Kashi Koko, Alhaji Mohammed Kudu; Somaji, Alhaji Musa Ndace; KoloDzuru, Mal Ibrahim Katamba and Etson, Abubakar Alhassan....
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Lawmaker representing Bayelsa East Senatorial District, Sen. Degi Eremienyo has issued a message of appreciation to his constituents for granting him the mandate to serve in the 9th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He described it as four eventful years of properly...
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), has directed people living and farming around river banks to reduce water based activities and move to interland to avoid being flooded. Alhaji Garba Salihu, Overseeing Director General of NSEMA, gave the directives during a meeting with the 25 local government Desk...
Prof. Jerry Gana, former Minister of Information and National Orientation, says the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election was a tragic mistake that was not supposed to have happened. Gana said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Nigeria’s democracy;...
Elder stateman and Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has tasked Nigerians to ensure that the country remain peaceful and crisis-free in spite of its numerous challenges. Clark, also a former Federal Commissioner for Information, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Abuja on the...
An Ekiti-born chef, Miss Damilola Adeparusi, on Sunday continued in her quest to break Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adeparusi, who is currently a student of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has hit 56 hours cooking marathon in...
Retired Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, a former Military President, has tasked Nigerian leaders to explore the gains of June 12, 1993 Presidential Election, toward deepening democracy in the country. Babangida spoke in Minna with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Nigeria’s democracy and the journey so far. “The gains...
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Mr Dele Alake, Special Adviser on Media and Communication of the defunct APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), has assured that Nigerians in the Diaspora will be carried along in President Bola Tinubu’s administration. He gave the assurance at a Pre-Democracy Day world news conference where he represented President Tinubu...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – In a move towards greater transparency, the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre), a foremost Nigerian anti-corruption organization, has taken a significant step by submitting a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). The FOI...
Ondo State Government has pledged continuous support to families of victims of the June 5, 2022 gunmen attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the attack on the church left 41 persons dead with several people injured. Also, a memorial park...
The management of The Polytechnic, Ibadan says the short video of students clad in white and half naked that went viral was not ritual activities as being rumoured. The Registrar of the institution, Mrs Modupe Fawale, made the clarification in a statement in Ibadan on Saturday. The trending video...
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) says the Micro Pension Plan (MPP) contributions as at May stood at N435.61 million from 97,591 participants registered. Mr Dauda Ahmed, Head, Micro Pension Department, PenCom, revealed this on the sidelines of the maiden Micro Pension Open Day, organised by the Pension Operators Association...
The Niger State Government has revoked the Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) issued to Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) University in Suleja area of the state. The government also revoked the C of O issued to other institutions and individuals within government designated areas across the state. The dissolution...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed that the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, is currently in its custody for investigative reasons. This is coming barely 3 hours after the secret police debunked having Mr. Emefiele in its...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied arresting Mr. Godwin Emefiele following his suspension as the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Social media reports on Friday evening alleged that Mr. Emefiele was currently in the custody of the secret police. However,...
Gov. Caleb Mutfwtang of Plateau has sworn in Interim Transition Committee chairmen for its 17 local government Areas at Government House Jos. The governor represented by his Deputy Mrs Josephine Piyo during the ceremony on Saturday said that the exercise was necessary to ensure that no vacuum existed in his...
By BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki – Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has appointed Prof. Grace Umezurike as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) making her the first female to occupy the position in the state’s history. The appointment was contained in a statement signed by the governor’s Chief Press...
The Federal Government has assured Nigerians of the brighter future of the country in spite of the several challenges the citizens are going through. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, gave the assurance on Friday in Abuja, at a World Press Conference on the...
The Rice Processors Association of Nigeria, RIPAN, suspects that persons and groups who do not wish the Nigerian economy well, were behind the re-circulation of an old video where the Idiroko Border was re-opened PRNigeria reports that a video trending on social media gave the impression that President Bola...