By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – The Kano State Police Command said no life was lost during the fire outbreak that occurred on Saturday afternoon at the headquarters of the Command. The police spokesman, SP Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa, confirmed the incident in a statement issued to newsmen in Kano. He said:...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo SAN has led presidential delegation to the wedding Fatiha of the daughter of Shehu of Borno, His Eminence, Alh. (Dr.) Abubakar Ibn Garbai Umar El kanemi, Barrister Aisha Shehu Abubakar (Yabawa) and the Son of Emir of Lafia, HRH, Hon....
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said the oil and gas sector can no longer sustain the nation in the face of burgeoning population. Obasanjo said this when he hosted the leadership of the apex socio-cultural group of the Tiv from Benue State, Mzough U Tiv (MUT) at his Olusegun...
No fewer than 25 shops were gutted by fire at Araromi Spare parts market, Agodi Gate, Ibadan in the early hours of Saturday. The General Manager Oyo State Fire Service, Rev. Canon Yemi Akinyinka confirmed the incident in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
No fewer than 10 persons were confirmed dead on Saturday in an accident involving a Mack truck and a Toyota Hiace bus at Oniworo area on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Mr Ahmed Umar, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has allocated 30 hectares of land for the establishment of an Industrial Equipment and Machinery Development Institute (IEMDI) and a Skill Acquisition Institute, both approved by President Muhammadu Buhari, for siting in Borno State. Governor Zulum gave the directive...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has appealed to political parties to allow for healthy competition in the coming general elections. Dr Mutiu Agboke, Osun INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), made the appeal in Osogbo on Friday, at a meeting between INEC and candidates of various political parties’ with...
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has charged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the successful conduct of the forthcoming general elections. Ooni gave the charge while playing host to the Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr. Mutiu Agboke, in his Palace, on Friday,...
T he Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja Branch, has concluded plans to hold the 19th Gani Fawehinmi Annual Lecture aimed at preserving the legacies of the late legal luminary. In a statement on Friday in Lagos, the branch said that the lecture would take place on Jan. 15 at...
Kaduna State Fire Service said a fire incident which occurred in the early hours of Friday has resulted in the death of one Mohammadu Sani, his wife, Raulatu Sani, his son, Hashim Sani (8) and an infant, Fatima Sani. Mohammad Umar, Commander of the service in charge of Zaria...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – President of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, has conferred the country’s National Award of the Order of Diplomatic Service Merit (Heungin Medal) on the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba. The award was conferred on Agba on Thursday...
President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to consider the requests for assistance made by Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun, who was at State House on a ‘thank you’ visit. The governor, elected on platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), said he had come to appreciate the President for providing...
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan says the National Assembly will continue to collaborate with the Executive toward tackling Nigeria’s security challenge. He stated this at a ceremony marking his 64th birthday in Abuja. “We still have some new challenges. The new challenges are, when we came in 2015,that...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – The Federal Road Safety Corps( FRSC) has said 17 passengers escaped death in an accident on Ilesa-Ipetu highway in Osun State. The Osun Sector Commander, Mr Paul Okpe, disclosed this in a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, Mrs Agnes Ogungbemi, on Friday in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has approved an addendum to the 2022/2023 Schools Calendar, by declaring eight (8) days holidays during the forthcoming 2023 General Elections. The Commissioner of Education, Engr Lawan Abba Wakilbe disclosed in a statement issued on Friday in Maiduguri, the...
The Nigerian Immigration Services (NIS) has opened its portal for the 2023/2024 recruitment exercise. Qualified candidates are invited for full-time appointment to fill existing vacancies in the Services as follow: Available Positions for the Nigerian Immigration recruitmentCategory A: Superintendent Cadrei- Superintendent of Immigration (SI) conpass 11 professional (Doctors): Applicants...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in a bid to ensure that registered voters have ample opportunity to collect their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) ahead of the forthcoming election, has extended the timeframe for collection of PVCs by eight days. Instead of ending on...
President Muhammadu Buhari has renewed calls to foreign government representatives not to meddle in Nigeria’s general elections in 2023. The President made this known when he received Letters of Credence from Ambassadors of Switzerland, Sweden, Republic of Ireland, the Kingdom of Thailand, the Republic of Senegal and the Republic...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says the Department of State Services (DSS) acted on a 2016 watch list request to arrest former campaign DG of Labour Party, Doyin Okupe at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Thursday morning. EFCC spokesman,...
Nigeria can become self-sufficient in rice in eight years if post-harvest losses are reduced to between 30 per cent and 16 per cent. The declaration was made in Awka on Thursday by Dr Nehemiah Danbaba, of the National Cereals Research Institute, Badeggi, Niger He was addressing a three-day capacity...