Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said the death toll in the Calabar carnival tragic incident has increased to eight. The Sector Commander of FRSC in Cross River, Maikano Hassan, disclosed this to NAN in Calabar on Wednesday. The tragic incident had occurred during the Bikers’ parade carnival, an...
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Virginity test is illegal, Dr Oluwajimi Sodipo, a Consultant Family Physician at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, declared in Ilorin on Wednesday. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the side-line of a workshop for primary healthcare providers that the WHO had declared the practice as...
Seven persons lost their lives, while five others sustained injuries in an auto crash at Gunu village, Munya Local Government Area of Niger on Tuesday night. The Sector Commander of the FRSC in Niger, Mr Kumar Tsukwam, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Wednesday that...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has commiserated with the President of African Development Bank, (AFDB) Dr. Akinwumi Adesina over the demise of his mother, Mrs Eunice Adesina. The Governor in a condolence message to the former minister of Agriculture, described late Mrs Adesina as...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed seven persons dead and 29 injured in an incident that occurred during the annual Calabar Carnival on Tuesday. The Sector Commander of the Corps, Maikano Hassan confirmed the number of casualty to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He said that...
The Federal Government says it will soon make a pronouncement on salary increase for civil servants to meet up with the economic realities in the country occasioned by inflation. Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, made this known while fielding questions from State House correspondents in Abuja...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade has expressed sadness over the incident that claimed seven lives and injured 29 others during the Bikers Carnival at the ongoing Calabar carnival on Tuesday. The governor made this known in a statement through his Special Adviser on...
Victims of the fire incident that occurred on Dec. 24 at Iva Valley, Enugu North Local Government Area, are calling on members of the public for help. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who visited the scene on Dec. 27, reports that the fire gutted over...
Many Nigerians did not pay much attention to the 2022 Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC 2022) released in May, which stated that Nigeria was one of 10 countries with the highest number of people in food crisis. The report, which covered 21 states and the Federal Capital Territory,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the “heinous and senseless” killing of Omobolanle Raheem, a member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) shot by on-duty policemen on Christmas Day. The President said he was deeply shocked and saddened to learn of the brutal killing and...
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the Olu of Warri, all chiefs of the Kingdom, family and friends of the Rone family, over the passage of Chief S.S Rone. Late Rone, Ogienoyibo, was the Obazuaye of Warri and longest serving Chief. In a condolence message by his spokesman, Mr...
Enugu became largely deserted on Tuesday as many residents have travelled to their villages to herald 2023. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that many parts of the Enugu State capital were empty without the usual vehicular movements and gridlocks. Only few vehicles were found on the roads...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has congratulated the Minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental, Senator George Akume on his 69th birthday. The governor’s congratulatory message is contained in a statement issued.on Tuesday by his Chief Press Secretary Nathaniel Ikyur. The Governor said Senator Akume...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Acting Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Ali Biu has decried the incessant violation of legal speed limits and noticeable traces of dangerous driving behaviours exhibited by drivers during the Christmas celebrations, and warned perpetrators of such bad road use culture...
Some residents of Bauchi metropolis have expressed concern over lack of recreational facilities in the area, which deprived them benefits of leisure during festivities. Across section of the residents, who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi, said the trend negatively affected their...
Prof. Mansur Matazu, the Director General, Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), says the efficient policies of the Federal Government and effective implementation of objectives have sustained NiMet as the best meteorological service in Africa. Matazu made this known on Tuesday in Abuja while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has joined family, friends and associates to celebrate the 69th birthday of Senator (Dr.) George Akume, which falls on the 27th of December, 2022. In a tribute, the President affirmed Senator Akume as a leader who means and counts a lot...
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, a former Minister of Education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, has charged presidential candidates to tell Nigerians the truth about the state of the nation, instead of promising immediate results. Ezekwesili, who spoke as a guest on Channels Television’s Political Paradigm, said regardless of who...
*Donates N145m to Christians for 2022 Christmas. By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has charged Christians in the state to emulate the virtues of Jesus Christ even as they celebrate the yuletide. Governor Mohammed stated this in a goodwill message to Christians as they join...