By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Police Force (NPF)has suspended two Supernumerary Police Officers, Obaze Blessing with SPY number 5709, and Obaze Emmanuella Uju with SPY number 5708, with immediate effect. They were suspended by The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, for breaching the provisions of the...
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Abia State Goveenor, Okezie Ikpeazu says his administration has delivered more than 150 roads to the state in the past seven years to boost its socioeconomic development. Ikpeazu made the claim in Umuahia on Saturday in a state broadcast to commemorate 31st anniversary of Abia. The military administration of...
The Managing Director of Kogi Enterprise Development Agency (KEDA), Hajiya Rekiya Sanni, has called for peaceful co-existence among the citizens of Kogi State to quicken growth and development of the state. Sanni made the call on Saturday while felicitating Gov. Yahaya Bello and the residents of the state on...
Gov. Gboyega Oyetola says Osun State has kept faith with the vision of its founding fathers to sustainably build “the state of virtue’’ in its 31 years of creation. The governor made the declaration in a statement issued in Osogbo on Saturday by his media aide, Ismail Omipidan to...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says the commission is ready to strengthen collaboration with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in tackling illegal mining and non-payment of royalties by miners in Kwara. The Zonal Commander, Ilorin Zonal Command of the commission, Mr Michael Nzekwe, said...
President Muhammadu Buhari, was on Friday represented at the inauguration of upgraded Abu-Huraira Mosque and the wedding Fatiha of Alhaji Umarun Kwabo’s daughters in Sokoto State. At the event which was graced by the governors of Sokoto, Niger, Jigawa and Deputy governors of Kano and Sokoto, the president was...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on the occasion of his 53rd birthday on Thursday. The President’s congratulatory message was in a statement issued by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, on Friday in Abuja. President Buhari expressed his admiration for...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi State has issued two weeks ultimatum to the Governor Bala Mohammed led administration to reverse the lease of Zaranda and Wikki Hotels and the sale of some companies in the state. The opposition party in the state...
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State says his consultations ahead of the 2023 elections are in the best interest of the nation. The governor had in the past few days met with top politicians in the country including the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu; the Peoples...
The All Progressive Congress (APC) Vice-Presidential Candidate, Kashim Shettima, has explained that he wore sneakers with a corporate suit to the Nigerian Bar Association’s Annual General Conference held on Monday to taunt mischief-makers. Shettima’s outfit to the one-week long event at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos had...
The Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) says ending subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) is extremely difficult but the Federal Government has no other option in light of current economic realities. MOMAN also called for massive investment by the government in various sectors such as mass transportation,...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday said it was learning from the recently conducted Ekiti and Osun governorship elections ahead of 2023 general elections. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC Chairman, made this known in Abuja at the Yiaga Africa Post-election Roundtable and Public Presentation of Final Report on...
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has temporarily suspended the shutdown of the indebted broadcast stations across the country. The Director-General of NBC, Malam Balarabe Ilelah, made the disclosure in a statement on Friday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NBC, had on Aug. 19 revoked...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Friday directed the state Urban Development Board and the Borno State Police Command to unsealed the Borno State NNPP Secretariat in Maiduguri, describing the board’s decision as “wrong timing”. Zulum’s spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau, confirmed in a statement...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – An Information and Communication Technology (ICT) firm, International Control System (ICS), has dismissed report by an online newspaper which alleged that it was awarded a N289.8 million contract to supply office stationeries to Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). ICS, which dismissed the report...
A three-storey building has collapsed in Kubwa Satellite town, Abuja. According to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, the incident occurred in the early hours of Friday. The building, which was under construction, collapsed at Hamza Abdullahi Street Off Gado Nasco Road. While some persons have been rescued...
The Kwara Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Friday reiterated its commitment to partner with sister security agencies in the fight against crime and corruption. The state commandant of the corps, Mr Muhammed Ibrahim, reiterated this when he paid a courtesy visit to the...
The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu on Friday said the proposed Inter-Basin Water Transfer from Congo River into the Lake Chad was possible, expensive and would require more consultations. Adamu said this at a Media Forum, with the theme, `Engage, Educate and Empower Nigerians on the Legacy...
The House of Representatives has summoned the Auditor-General of the Federation (AGF) to appear before it on Aug. 30, for explanation on fuel subsidy payments between 2013 and 2022. The lawmakers want the auditor-general to provide documentary evidences on the audit carried out on the monies spent on fuel...
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has warned Nigerians against engaging a child below 12 years as a domestic worker. Its Director-General, Dr Fatima Waziri-Azi, gave this warning on Thursday at the commemoration of the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade...