The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has commenced prosecution of persons arrested for illegal possession of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). The commission disclosed this in a statement by Mr Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee in Abuja on after the commission’s meeting....
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Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has directed career heads of Local Government Areas (LGAs) and Area Councils Development Areas (ACDAs) in the state to take control and charge of their councils from the sacked council chairmen and councillors. The directive is contained in a statement issued by Adeleke’s Spokesperson,...
The Strategic Communication Committee (SCC) of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) on Sunday stated that external and internal auditors recently uncovered a massive payroll fraud in PAP. The SCC Chairman, an ex-agitator, Mr Nature Kieghe, said at a news conference in Yenagoa that the discovery showed an individual was...
A former Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Emeka Anyaoku; the Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Hassan Kukah and a former Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Ifueko Omogui Okauru, have heaped praises on The Letterman: Inside the ‘Secret’ Letters of former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, a new...
The Federal Government says train services between the Abuja and Kaduna route will resume within seven day from Nov. 27 Minister of Transportation Mua’zu Sambo disclosed this on Sunday while inspecting the test running the train route. The minister said that this was to enable passengers to get used...
President Muhammadu Buhari, in the course of the week, won the hearts of his fellow African leaders in Niamey, Niger Republic, who shared glowing testimonies of his leadership qualities. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the African leaders were in Niamey for the African Union Summit on...
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has announced three appointments few hours after he was sworn in. Adeleke, in a statement on Sunday in Osogbo, appointed a former chairman of Osogbo Local Government Council, Mr Kassim Akinleye, as the Chief of Staff. He also approved the appointment of Mr Teslim...
…. We organized to brainstorm on ways to ensure integrity of the 2023 polls – HEDA Chairman By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – As part of her core mandates in ensuring good governance in Nigeria, foremost civil society organization, Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre), has sensitized relevant...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Ministry of International Development Cooperation (MIDC) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) country program have concluded a 2-day year-end review and debriefing session and commenced the 2023/24 aerial development work plan for the state. The session is one of several...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has opined that poverty is the major cause of Boko Haram insurgency in the state and North East region. The governor also suggested that there is the need for collective efforts to rid terrorism in the state and...
Mr Bello Bakyasuwa, the Chairman of Zamfara government’s Anti-thuggery standing committee, on Sunday said the committee has no plans to witch-hunt opposition political parties in the state. Bakyasuwa who stated this while speaking to newsmen in Gusau, noted that the committee was established by Gov. Bello Matawalle to fight...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged President Muhammadu Buhari’s government to the ECOWAS Court of Justice over illegal pipelines and oil theft. SERAP in a statement on Sunday said it filed a lawsuit against the current administration over “the failure to probe...
Nigeria has begun the process of refining gold, gemstones and other mineral resources in the six geo-political regions of Nigeria. The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Olamilekan Adegbite said this when he appeared on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja. According to him, adding...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Sokoto State Ministry of Women and Children Affairs with support from EU-UN Spotlight Initiative has commenced one day sensitization meeting with 100 women right group and civil society organizations on prevention, response and ending all forms of Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the...
Former Nigeria Ambassador to Spain, Mrs Bianca Ojukwu, has advised Nigerian youths to shun vices and other anti-social conducts now threatening the peace and development of the country. Mrs Ojukwu, wife of late Ikemba Nnewi, gave the advice during the 11th edition of Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Memorial Lectures...
Kano State Committee on Sanitation has shut a Chinese metal recycling plant in Kano on Saturday for operating during the monthly environmental sanitation exercise. It also slammed a N5 million fine on the company for the transgression. The committee’s mobile court, presided over by Magistrate Auwal Sulaiman, gave the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has described the former Military Governor of the old Kano State, retired Col. Sani Bello, as “a refined military officer who embodies the shining virtues of military discipline.” The president stated this in a goodwill message issued on Saturday in Abuja...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Insecurity, poverty, unemployment, lack of accountability and transparency have been identified as the major challenges confronting the country. The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar stated this in his keynote address on Saturday during the 2022 Bareqa Old Boys Association (BOBA)...