Rev. Fr. Joseph Shinga, Chairman Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Gombe State Chapter, has dismissed a letter trending on social media that Christians in Gombe would not vote for incumbent APC Gov. Alhaji Inuwa Yahaya in the March 11 Governorship Election. Shinga stated this while addressing news men in...
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All is set for the 2023 Lagos Women Dance on Saturday where many women from all walks of life are expected to participate. The dance, which is organised by Jela Projects Limited in conjunction with Seed Rehabilitation Foundation, is in its fourth edition. According to a statement signed by...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu on Friday paid a sympathy visit to Governor Babagana Zulum to commiserate with the government and people of Borno State over Maiduguri Monday Market fire disaster . Sen. Adamu also made a donation...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The North East Development Commission (NEDC) says the commission as part of its health intervention would upgrade the Borno Eyes and Dental Hospitals in terms of the quality of facilities, services as well as rehabilitate all building structures, in order to meet international standard....
The Police Command in Rivers has confirmed that 12 persons died in the early Friday morning explosion in Rumuekpe community of Emoha Local Government Area of the state. The Spokesperson for the command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, said in a statement in Port Harcourt that preliminary investigation indicated that the...
Many people have been feared dead following an explosion from a crude oil tapping point in Rumuekpe community in Emuoha Local Government Area of Rivers State. The explosion is believed to have been caused by the activities of illegal artisanal refiners operating on the trans-Niger Delta Pipeline in the...
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By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has called on the National Population Commission (NPC) to ensure a truly transparent conduct of the 2023 national census. Addressing a team from the NPC led by its National Commissioner, Senator Mudashiru Hussein, Governor Adeleke...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday inspected the ruins of Maiduguri Monday Market, destroyed by fire recently, commiserating with the government and people of Borno on the unfortunate incident. The president was also at the palace of the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar El-Kanemi, to register his profound condolences to...
South West Agenda for Asiwaju (SWAGA), a support group for Sen. Bola Tinubu, says the President-elect will be the best president Nigeria has ever had. The group’s National Chairman, Sen. Dayo Adeyeye, and National Secretary, Bosun Oladele, said this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. While congratulating Tinubu...
The National Assembly has tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to abide by the Electoral Act 2022 in the conduct of the March 11 Governorship and State Houses of Assembly Elections. President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawn, made the call at the close of Thursday’s plenary while also...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it will continue to get involved in politics in order to bring matters surrounding the welfare of workers to the front burner of programmes and policies of government. The NLC President, Mr Joe Ajaero, made the assertion during courtesy visits to some labour...
Former Nigerian President, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, will headline other African greats who will be honoured at the maiden edition of The African Heritage Concert and Awards slated to hold in Kigali, Rwanda, on April 1. Also, former President of Tanzania, late John Magufuli; Vice President of Liberia, Her...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says March 11’s Governorship and State House of Assembly elections will hold as scheduled. The commission gave the assurance in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, in Abuja on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday inaugurated the Maiduguri Emergency Power Project, describing the feat as another testament towards achieving stable, uninterrupted power supply aimed at improving the economy and lives of Nigerians. The gas plant was constructed by the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Federal Government has distributed food items to victims of Maiduguri Monday market at the Government House Maiduguri Thursday. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq, said the distribution exercise was based on the approval of President Muhammadu...
Mothers United and Mobilised (MUM), a coalition of Nigerian mothers from all walks of life, has called on the nation’s electoral umpire to remedy lapses observed during Saturday’s polls. It urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to do so ahead of the March 11 Governorship and House of...
By DAVID IORJA, ABUJA – President Muhammadu Buhari has joined leaders and members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in celebrating the General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on his 81st birthday. President Buhari in a statement issued on Thursday by his spokesman Mr. Femi Adesina, also rejoiced...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The United Kingdom has congratulated the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, on his victory at the Presidential and National Assembly elections held on Saturday. UK Foreign Secretary, Mr James Cleverly, gave the congratulation in a statement issued in Lagos, by Atinuke Akande-Alegbe, Senior Communication and...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – A group, Northern Youth Forum, has condemned the call by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should cancel the Presidential elections over alleged infractions and irregularities. The forum described the call as an attempt to cause crises in the...