The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, says President Muhammadu Buhari’s place in history has been assured for integrity, transparency and transformative leadership. Tinubu stated this when he joined family, friends and associates of Buhari to celebrate his 80th birthday, on Friday night in Abuja. He...
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra said an accident at Nteje – Awka Expressway claimed the lives of a girl and a male adult on Saturday. The Sector Commander, Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Awka, that the crash involved unidentified drivers...
The President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, has felicitated Christian faithful as they celebrate Christmas to mark the birth of Jesus Christ. Lawan said this in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media Mr Ola Awoniyi in Abuja on Saturday. “I heartily rejoice with Christians in Nigeria...
Many Nigerians have in recent times embraced the use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), popularly known as cooking gas, encouraged by its speed in cooking and low health risk. However, a persistent increase in the cost of cooking gas is now threatening to force average Nigerians to return to...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says the temporary opening of the Second Niger Bridge to the motoring public has reduced burden on the old bridge by more than 40 per cent. Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, Sector Commander of FRSC in Anambra said this in Awka on Saturday. Irelewuyi said...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – His eminence, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, has enjoined Christians to see the birth of Jesus Christ as a source of hope. Cardinal Onaiyekan stated this in a statement by issued by The National Director of Social Communications, Padre Umoh, in Abuja...
Nigerians living in Enugu, capital of Enugu State, have decried the high cost of live chickens as they prepare to celebrate this year’s Christmas. They barred their minds in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Enugu. NAN reports that prices of chickens ranged...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade, has charged Christians to use the opportunity of the Christmas celebration to reaffirm their love and compassion towards one another. Ayade urged them to reflect on the import of the birth of the saviour, Jesus Christ and its...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – As Nigerian Christians join their counterparts from across the world to celebrate this year’s Christmas, the Acting Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Ali Biu, has felicitated with them and enjoyed everyone to duly observe all established traffic regulations during the celebrations....
…..Says only trusted leaders should be voted in 2023 By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has for the umpteenth time called for peace and religious tolerance between and among different adherents of faith as the antidote to occasional conflicts in the country. Governor Ortom in...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Lafia – The Organising Secretary, National Union of Road Transport Workers, (NURTW) Nasarawa State chapter, Alh. Abdullahi Ibrahim Gwandu, said the ongoing fuel scarcity during this yuletide season has affected transportation system. Gwandu stated this on Saturday at Sani Abacha Motor Terminal Maraba, in Karu LG,...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Former Senate President David Mark has urged Nigerians to renew hope and faith in God in finding lasting solutions to the socio-economic and political challenges facing the nation. This is contained in a statement by Paul Mumeh, Special Adviser on Media to Mark on...
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has raised Third Party insurance cover for motorists from N5,000 to N15,000 yearly with effect from January 2023. The approval is contained in a circular: NAICOM/DPR/CIR/46/2022 addressed to insurance companies and dated Dec. 22, 2022. It was titled: New Premium Rate for Motor Insurance...
Resident non-Borno indigenes have commended Gov. Babagana Zulum for providing free transportation to enable them to travel to their various destinations to celebrate Christmas and New Year festivals. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that more than 645 persons from 10 non-indigene groups have benefitted from the gesture....
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday assured Nigerians that those who sought to violently disrupt the peace of Nigeria had lost the battle, saying better dawn awaited Nigeria in 2023 and beyond. The president stated this in his 2022 Christmas message describing the celebration as unique. “It is my last...
There shall be peace in Nigeria and every evil prediction shall fail, the Chairman, Lagos State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Bishop Stephen Adegbite, declared on Saturday. Adegbite said this in his Christmas message made available to newsmen in Lagos. He said that evil shall give...
By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Against the backdrop of religious intolerance and inhumanity, Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, (BCS) says only the teachings of its leader Olumba Olumba Obu can bring the needed peace in the Country. The spokesman of the organization, Patriarch Christ Shepherd Amah Williams disclosed...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the former Chairman of First Bank Nigeria, Plc, Mrs Ibukun Awosika, on her 60th birthday, lauding the businesswoman and leadership coach, whose gift of encouraging others keeps raising champions. The President rejoiced with Mrs Awosika on another milestone, while...
Sen. Aliyu Wamakko APC-Sokoto North, alongside Sen. Adamu Aliero and Sen. Ahmad Sani, had condoled with the family of late Amb. Shehu Malami, the Sarkin Sudan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the former Nigerian High Commissioner to South Africa, who died on Monday at a hospital...