Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu has emerged as the new President General of Ohaneze Ndigbo in replacement for Amb. George Obiozor who died last December after a brief illness. The National Publicity Secretary of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Dr Alex Ogbonnia, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Enugu on Thursday....
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The National Assembly Joint Committee on Aviation on Wednesday directed the Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika to halt planned demolition of the offices of aviation agencies in Lagos. The directive is contained in a letter to the minister and signed by Clerk, Senate Committee on Aviation, Mrs Franca...
Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, on Wednesday urged Nigerians to pray for smooth transition of power to incoming governments across the nation. Abubakar made the call in a statement issued by the Secretary General, Jama’atu Nasir Islam (JNI), Dr Khalid Aliyu, in Kaduna. The Sultan, President-General of JNI also wished the outgoing...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Federal Government has declared Friday 21 and Monday 24 as Public Holiday to mark this year’s Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore, announced this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. Dr. Belgore congratulated Muslims for the...
Eighty traders at Onitsha Main Market, Anambra, on Wednesday, were declared winners of the Otunkwo Cooperative Society Federal Mortgage Bank Housing Estate phase 1 project. The raffle draw, which took place in front of the market White House, was conducted by officials of the Federal Mortgage Bank, represented by Mr...
In a series of apparently syndicated editorials, this country’s newspapers – the Daily Trust and ThisDay – have attempted to lay the blame of the dire security situation in Benue State entirely at the feet of the outgoing president. As for the man who has actually presided over Benue...
The House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee has threatened to summon the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, and other top government officials over the alleged loss of $2.4 billion from illegal sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil. Malami and others, including the Minister of...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The National Social Safety Nets Coordinating Office (NASSCO), has projected that at least 10.2 million poor and vulnerable Nigerian households (in rural and urban poor areas) will benefit from the $800 million (about N372 billion) facility to be secured by the Federal Government of...
The former Zamfara governor, Alhaji Abdul’aziz Yari, on Wednesday distributed 338 cows to All Progressives Congress (APC) executives, supporters and various categories of less-privileged persons in the 14 local government areas of the state for the Eid-Fitri celebrations. The former State APC Chairman, Alhaji Lawal Liman, disclosed this to...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has warned motorists against drunk driving during Sallah celebration as it deployed radar guns, breathalysers on major highways. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Mr Dauda Biu, gave the warning in a statement issued by the Corps spokesman, Mr Bisi...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has inaugurated a 18- man publicity committee for effective mobilization of citizens to conduct successful census coming up this year. Inaugurating the committee at the Government House, Maiduguri, on Wednesday, Governor Zulum said: “the objective of setting up committee...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has directed Muslims to look out for the crescent of Shawwal 1444 AH from Thursday. The Sultan made the call in a statement on Wednesday signed by...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Vice Chancellor of Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Prof Lawal Bilbis has condemned the recent attack on Professor Abdullahi Abdu Zuru, who was carrying out his national assignment in Yola, Adamawa State. Prof. Bilbis who stated this in a statement issued on Wednesday, described...
The Presidency says President Muhammadu Buhari has taken due notice of judgment by the Federal High Court, Abuja, restoring Sen. Ifeanyi Ararume as the non-executive Chairman of Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). According to a statement by Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, on Wednesday in Abuja, the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will present certificates of return to Adamawa State Governor-elect, Ahmadu Fintiri and Deputy Governor-elect, Chief Crowther Seth on Wednesday by 3.00p.m. at the commission’s Headquarters, Maitama, Abuja. The commission disclosed this on Wednesday in a tweet...
President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after eight-day official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where he also performed the Umrah (Lesser Hajj). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigerian leader departed Saudi Arabia via King Abdulaziz International Airport Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday....
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade has decried the stealing of government assets in the twilight of his administration. The governor spoke at the State Executive Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Calabar while swearing in Udiba Udiba as the state’s Commissioner for Assets Management...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – Director of Financial Services at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Yakubu Gontor, has been honoured the Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) for his exemplary professional conduct. NYCN is the umbrella body of youths across the 19 northern states including the Federal Capital Territory...
No fewer than 3,298 inmates across the custodial centres in Nigeria are on death row, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), has revealed. Its Public Relations Officer, Mr Abubakar Umar, who disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja, however said that the term ‘condemned...
Rep. Aliyu Betara (APC-Borno), one of the aspirants for the 10th House of Representatives Speaker, has met some new and old members-elect currently on Umrah (lesser Hajj) to solicit their support ahead of June inauguration. Betara in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday assured all...