By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Former Special Special Adviser to President Olusegun Obasanjo on National Assembly Matters Senator Florence Ita Giwa on Sunday insisted that it’s the turn of Cross River South Senatorial District to produce the next governor in 2023. Senator Ita Giwa stated this on Sunday while...
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday rejoiced with Prof. Godini Darah on the conferment of Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) on him by Michael and Cecilia Ibru University, Agbara-Otor, Delta. The conferment holds on Tuesday, Sept. 6 in recognition of Darah’s contributions to advancement of knowledge within and outside Nigeria....
Rainstorms have destroyed 3,813 houses in 13 local government areas of Katsina State this year, the State’s Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), has said. SEMA’s spokesperson, Mr Umar Muhammad, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Katsina that the storms also killed five persons in the affected...
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) on Monday said it was investigating a report of an oil spill from its asset at Ogboinbiri in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that an operational mishap on Aug. 24 at Diebu...
The Cross River State’s capital, Calabar has been thrown into darkness as one of the transformers servicing the capital city at the 132/33 KV Sub-Station in Tinapa, Adiabo area was gutted by fire. Following the incident, the whole of Atimbo in Calabar Municipality, State Housing Estate and IBB Way...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government will be reaping billions of dollars in debt relief from some creditors if the Debt-for-Climate (DFC) swap deal is accepted. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the swap deal was proposed recently in the U.S....
Senator Smart Adeyemi, (Kogi-West Senatorial District), has proposed a bill seeking to end nomination of candidates of same religion for president and vice positions. Adeyemi, who disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja on Sunday, said there was need to forestall the contentious issues on nomination of candidates...
Some stakeholders in the South East have called on the Federal and state governments to treat terrorists and their sponsors as enemies of the state and stop granting them pardon. The stakeholders made the call while responding to a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) survey on consequences of granting...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGNI, Bauchi – The Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) in Bauchi State, has confirmed one person dead in a fatal auto crash that happened on Saturday evening in the state. The FRSC Sector Commander, Yusuf Abdullahi who confirmed the incident to our correspondent on Sunday, said the...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said that its personnel had not started carrying any form of fire arms whether on patrol or on other official duties. The Acting Corps Marshal, FRSC Mr Dauda Biu, said this in a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) FRSC, Mr...
Kebbi Governor Atiku Bagudu says President Muhammadu Buhari has made tremendous investments in security and welfare of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) across the country. Governor Bagudu stated this on Sunday in Ribah, Danko Wasagu Local Government, at the the distribution of relief materials to IDPs by the National Commission...
Nigerians, especially politicians who engage in campaigns likely to undermine national interest will spend 20 years in jail without an option of fine, the proposed Electoral Offences Commission Bill has said. The bill currently being considered by the House of Representatives after its passage by the Senate also provides...
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most. Rev. Matthew Kukah, has distributed tricycles as youths empowerment to mark his 70th birthday anniversary. Kuka launched the exercise at a dinner and special mass service organised in his honour in Sokoto. He said that a scholarship bursary scheme, along with other...
Emergency responders have recovered two dead bodies from the rubbles of a building that collapsed in the early hours of Sunday in Lekki, Lagos State. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Zonal Coordinator South West, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), said this to newsmen on Sunday in Lagos. Farinloye sad the seven-storey...
Six persons are reportedly trapped as a seven-storey building collapses at Lekki, Lagos State. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Zonal Coordinator South West, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. Farinloye said that the building located at Oba Idowu...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun Command on Saturday warned motorists against excessive speeding and night travelling, to stem road crashes during the Ember Months. The FRSC sector commander, Mr Ahmed Umar, gave the warning while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, Ogun, Umar...
By OLA MUDOPE, Akure – At least 10 people escaped death in a lone accident on Saturday at Omotosho Step Down Power Plant on Ijebu-Ode-Ore Expressway in Odigbo LGA of Ondo State. Mr Sikiru Alonge, the Unit Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ore, who confirmed the incident,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – A renewed commitment by both Nigeria and the United States to work together on many global issues, especially on Climate Change and the global energy transition towards net-zero emissions emerged yesterday at the White House after a meeting between Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Environmental Protection Agency (BOSEPA) in collaboration with Ministry of Environment have commenced the supervision of environmental sanitation exercise in the state. The agency also unveiled a designated dumping site in Jajirir Community of Bolori II Ward of Maiduguri metropolis which was...
Anambra State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Saturday began the annual Ember Months campaign with an awareness and fitness walk. The Corps Marshal’s Walk held in Awka, was attended by officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Man o’ War, Sports Commission, Footballers’ Association, National Drug...