By LEKAN AGBOOLA, Ilorin – Kwara State House of Assembly on Thursday confirmed the appointments of nominees for positions of chairman and members of Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC). The appointments of the nominees were considered by the committee chaired by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Engineer Yakubu Salihu,...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday performed the Umrah rituals, amid tight security, upon his arrival at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. President Buhari along side members of his entourage were led by a delegation from the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand...
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has secured a 50 million dollar fund that will facilitate the construction of 500 kilometers of roads in the state by the incoming administration. Ikpeazu made this known on Thursday during an interaction with newsmen at the Governor’s Lodge, Aba. The governor said that...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has urged Non-profit Organisations (NPOs) in the Northeast to work with the commission to tackle terrorism financing and money laundering in the region. The NPOs have been engaged in various humanitarian causes following the devastation caused by years of insurgency and terrorism...
No fewer than 2 million vulnerable Nigerians have been impacted by projects implemented under the Federal Government’s National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPRGS) for the year 2022, report says. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, in a...
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Baba, has met with the Chairman, Police Service Commission (PSC), Ex-IGP Solomon Arase, and retired I-GPs in Abuja to strategise on achieving better policing in Nigeria. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Thursday said the meeting discussed...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Governor Abdullahi Sule, of Nasarawa State, has unveiled the committee for his inauguration in office for second term on the 29th of May. The committee is chaired by his Deputy, Dr. Emmanuel Agbadu Akabe, while the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Barr Muhammad...
Pa Olayiwola Lakondoro, former Chairman, Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan and oldest 3SC fan, on Thursday died at 111 years. Mr Babatunde Olaniyan, the 3SC Chairman, confirmed his death to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in a telephone interview in Ibadan. Olaniyan said that...
By LEKAN AGBOOLA, Ilorin – The first session of the 17th Synod of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Diocese of Kwara, will begin on Thursday 20th April, 2023 at Bishop Smith Memorial Anglican Church, Gaa Akanbi, Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. According to a statement by the Chairman,...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Many workers have been trapped after a seven-storey building under construction collapsed at First Avenue, Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos State. The Lagos Territorial Coordinator National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA), Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Wednesday in Lagos. Mr. Farinloye said...
President Muhammadu Buhari has departed Madinah for Makkah, Saudi Arabia, in continuation of his eight-day official visit to the Kingdom. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that while in Madinah, the President had visited historic religious places including an extensive tour of the International Fair and Museum of...
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has set a 90-day completion target for its 132/33kv sub-station in Okitipupa, Ondo State. Speaking during an inspection visit to the project site at Okitipupa, the NDDC Executive Director, Projects, Mr. Charles Ogunmola, stressed that the contractor must work towards meeting the completion...
The Kogi State House of Assembly Majority Leader, Alhaji Murktar Bajeh (APC-Okehi) has resigned his position in protest of the terrorist tag thrown at him and eight other colleagues. Gov. Yahaya Bello of the state had on March 23 branded nine of the 25 assembly members as terrorists for...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the sum of N495 million for the installation of scanners in all the railway stations across the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the FEC meeting was presided over by the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. The Minister of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Kalu, has held an open casket viewing ceremony for his late wife, Ifeoma Ada Kalu, at McEwen Funeral Service-Pineville Chapel, North Carolina, in the United States. NATIONAL ACCORD recalled that late Mrs Ifeoma died at the...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday presided over Federal Executive Council(FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, as President Muhammadu Buhari is away on official visit to Saudi Arabia. While in Saudi Arabia, Buhari will perform Umrah, the Lesser Pilgrimage. Before the council meeting commenced, Boss Mustapha, Secretary to...
A member-elect for Chibok constituency in the Borno House of Assembly, Mr Nuhu Clark, is dead. The deceased died in India on Monday, while undergoing treatment, according to The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Babakura Abbajatau, The state Commissioner for Home Affairs, Information and Culture, confirmed the development in...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka – The Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu has commiserated with the government and people of Anambra over the death of Dr Chinwoke Mbadinuju. Kalu, in a condolence message issued on Tuesday night in Abuja acknowledged the contributions of the former governor to...
The Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Office has revealed how the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi was harassed by immigration officers at Heathrow Airport, United Kingdom. Spokesman for the Campaign Council, Diran Onifade, in a statement on Wednesday said the former Anambra State governor was detained...