The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of three persons in an accident involving a Toyota Matrix and a Howo Sino truck at Oniworo axis on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Sunday. Mr Ahmed Umar, the FRSC Sector Commander in Ogun, who confirmed the incident to newsmen...
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President Muhammadu Buhari in the course of the week described football as ”our passion and a major tool for unity.” According to him, football remains the number one sport in Nigeria and a national asset, saying that his administration will resist any attempt to undermine its development. Buhari stated...
The Acting Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mrs Forosola Oloyede, said on Sunday that more law enforcement and traffic regulatory agencies had been deployed to manage traffic along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. She said this in a statement in Lagos, in which she gave an update on traffic...
The Department of State Security (DSS) has released Ukamaka Ejezie popularly called Mama Biafra, who is said to be the foster mother of the detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, from its detention facility. The leader of Kanu’s legal team, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, confirmed her...
Supporters of Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, marched through Onitsha, Anambra on Sunday to register their support. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the supporters began the march, tagged “Obidients Mega Rally’’ after church services. They started from the Godwin Achebe Stadium Fegge, and proceeded...
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday said that he does not have a special candidate in the 2023 presidential election. Obasanjo spoke to newsmen shortly after he paid a visit to former Head of State, retired Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, in Minna. Obasanjo said: “I don’t have a special candidate,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – In a situation where societal or governmental institutions are not strong enough to compel individual behaviour in a way that advances the common good, spirituality and commitment to such values as social justice and transparency are important. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, stated this...
Members of the community along Ado Bayero Road in Kano State have started contributing money to ‘sand fill’ and fix deplorable sections of the road to make it motorable in this rainy season, Economic Confidential has reported. Members of the community along Ado Bayero Road in Kano State have...
Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya has expressed grief over the demise of Emir of Funakeye, Alhaji Mu’azu Kwairanga III. The late emir died on Sunday at the age of 45. Governor Yahaya described the traditional ruler’s death as a monumental loss not only to his emirate but the entire...
Taraba Govt assures NAPTIP of maximum support as taskforce on human trafficking commences operations
Taraba Govt assures NAPTIP of maximum support as taskforce on human trafficking commences operations
By THOMAS AKASE, Jalingo – Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku, has promised a robust collaboration and support to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) in order to eliminate the menace of human trafficking and Child Labour in the State. The Governor who admitted the...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned political parties and candidates against the use of masqueraders, public facilities and religious centres for campaigns. The commission asked political parties to align strictly with the provisions of the Electoral Act to avoid sanctions as stipulated by the Act. INEC had...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has demanded for a copy of the agreement between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the United States Government over plans to return the over $23 million looted by the late dictator Sani Abacha, SERAP made the...
Floods have destroyed many property and rendered scores of residents homeless in Makurdi, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN reports that flood has over the last decade become a yearly routine, destroying property worth millions of Naira and causing losses of lives in some cases. A correspondent...
The Senate Chief Whip, Orji Kalu, has congratulated the government and people of Abia on the occasion of the 31st year anniversary of the creation of the state. Kalu, in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, commended the people of the state for ”their selflessness, resilience and dedication...
Mr Samuel Ajagun, a Chairmanship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2019 Kogi Local Government election, has advocated for shift of power to Kogi West Senatorial District in the state’s next governorship election. Ajagun made the call in a statement he issued on Sunday in Abuja...
Dr Abiodun Adedipe, Chief Consultant B. Adedipe Associates Ltd., has called for a deliberate alignment of policies across fiscal, monetary, commercial and industrial planks, to stop the country’s dependence on crude oil. Adedipe made the call at the 33rd Seminar organised by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for...
Yiaga Africa, a Civic Society and Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), on Saturday advocated the use of People’s Assembly to improve democratic practice in Nigeria. Mr Ibrahim Faruk, Programme Manager, Governance and Development, Yiaga Africa, spoke at a two-day retreat on the ‘Concept of People’s Assembly as a Form of Deliberative...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has extended sympathies for the sea-like flooding of Pakistan, the worst natural disaster in the country’s history. Floods have damaged half-a-million homes, affecting about 30 million people, killing above 1,000. The floods have washed away hundreds of roads, bridges and other...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Nigeria’s iconic football star, sports administrator and broadcaster, Chief Olusegun Odegbami as he turns 70, August 27, 2022. The president in a statement on Saturday, congratulated the former national team player and his family for many years of service...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Senate President, Dr.Ahmad Lawan, has congratulated the government and people of Yobe on the occasion of the 31st anniversary of the creation of the state. Lawan, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, acknowledged the contributions of past and present leaders to the development...