By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated The Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha as he clocks 66 years on Sunday, Sept. 4. President Buhari congratulatory message was contained in a statement issued by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, on Saturday in...
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No fewer than 45 persons were involved in an accident involving a luxury bus on Saturday at Ejule- Ochadamu road in Kogi. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) official said that the accident occurred at 8 a. m. in which 13 persons were injured. The Kogi FRSC Sector Commander,...
Ten buildings were consumed by fire when a tanker laden with 45, 000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit crashed, spilling its content at Ifo in Ogun. A statement issued on Saturday in Lagos by Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Zonal Coordinator, South West, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), said the incident...
The Nigeria High Commission in Kenya has refuted an online media report alleging the targeting and killing of Nigerians in the East African country. In a statement issued in Nairobi on Saturday, a copy of which was received by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Commission described the...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ondo State Command, has told its officers to redouble their commitment to public enlightenment and education, to reduce crashes on highways. Mr Ezekiel SonAllah, State Sector Commander, made the call at a one day capacity building oganised for the officers of Public Enlightenment...
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has warned politicians against frivolous corruption petitions against their opponents. The ICPC Chairman, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye gave the warning on Friday in Abuja while hosting the leadership of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC)...
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has met with his US counterpart, Kamala Harris, in the White House. Osinbajo, who is on a state visit to the US, shared photos from their meeting on his social media handle on Friday night with the caption; ”The United States has been a long-standing...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Sen. Kashim Shettima, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the occasion of his 56th birthday, saying his candidature is above any other politics. President Buhari said this in a congratulatory message issued by his Spokesman,...
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has felicitated the vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Kashim Shettima on his 56th birthday, describing him as a visionary leader. Shettima, the immediate past governor of Borno State, clocked 56 on Friday, Sept. 2. Sanwo-Olu, in a congratulatory message...
The former Governor of Plateau, Sen. Jonah Jang, says he has been vindicated from corruption charges proffered against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). A Plateau High Court sitting Jos, on Friday, discharged and acquitted Jang and Yusuf Pam, former cashier with Plateau Government of all...
The World Bank Group (WBG) has expressed its readiness to help in increasing assistance to Nigeria’s poor and vulnerable. Vice President Osinbajo, in a tweet on Friday, said he met with WBG President, David Malpass, and discussed a wide range of issues including climate, energy, investment, exchange rate and...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Ambassador Bola Omodele Adebola, The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mod Oil and Gas, has bagged exceptional entrepreneurship awards from (HRM) Oba Ambaliu Agbedeyi, the Alaige of Orile Agege Kingdom. The Lagos state-born and Calabar-based business mogul, was rewarded for his contributions in oil and...
The Adamawa Forensic Laboratory is the first of its kind dedicated to cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative. The Country Representative of the UNFPA, Ulla Mueller, said this on Thursday at a two-day stakeholders validation workshop of the forensic...
The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company(IBEDC) has launched its 24-hour ‘Mobile Map’ campaign in the ancient city of Ile-Ife, in a bid to reduce the process of metering for social and economic growth. The IBEDC crew moved round major parts Ile-Ife including Lagere, Sabo, Fajuyi, Moore, Enuwa, Ondo Road, Mayfair,...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with The National Population Commission (NPC) have appealed to the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar 111 and his Council to help sensitize parents in the state on the essence of birth registration. Speaking to...
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledgeof the holy is understanding” – Proverbs 9:10 We know the popular saying that the fear of God is the beginning of Wisdom. Some bible translations say, “The fear of God is the beginning of knowledge: but...
The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali, has questioned the figures for the daily consumptions of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol. According to Col. Ali, if the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation puts daily consumption of PMS at 60 million litres, why does...
A middle-age man coughed to death in Akure on Thursday while waiting for a taxi. The commuter vomited blood while, coughing, an eye witnesses said. He said the man gave up the ghost before first aid could get to him. “Items found on the deceased were some drugs suspected...
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has dismissed as fake, reports of alleged discriminatory charges for Passport, saying charges for the document are the same across the country. The reaction is contained in the Service verified Twitter handle, on Thursday. Some online media reports had claimed that there was huge...