By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Police Command has paraded no fewer than 154 suspects that were arrested for various crimes in the state. Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Abdul Umar while briefing journalist on Wednesday at the Command Headquarters Maiduguri said the joint operational...
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By EDDY OCHIGBO, Kaduna – As the build-up to the 2023 general elections gathers momentum, some clergymen have appealed to members of their congregation without Permanent Voter Cards (PVC), to as matter of urgency get registered before the extended closing date of June 30, 2022, as failure to do...
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Bishop Matthew Kukah, on Wednesday called on political parties as well as their supporters to play by the rules in the coming Ekiti gubernatorial elections. Kukah, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, made the call in Ekiti, three days before the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The support group of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Tinubu Support Organisation (TSO), has appointed the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, as patron. At the presentation of the award, the Director General of the group, Aminu Suleiman, said the...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Chairman of Cross River State Internal Revenue Service (CRIRS), Akpanke Ogar has assured key players in the gaming industry that their tax rate would not be increase despite the economic down turn. Mr. Ogar stated this on Tuesday in Calabar, while addressing stakeholders...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has flagged off the training for no fewer than 690 persons across the 23 Local Government Areas of Sokoto state on various skills acquisition. Those to undergo the training include 460 Basic National Open Apprenticeship Scheme (B-NOAS) and...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ibadan – The Abducted Bishop, Rt. Rev. Aderogba Adeyinka of Jebba Anglican Diocese, his wife and driver, have regained freedom from their abductors. Recalled that Aderogba, his wife and driver were kidnapped on Sunday at about 9.00 p.m., after their vehicle broke down at an isolated...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have expressed readiness to foster relationship in combating money laundering and drug-related crimes. This was revealed during a courtesy visit by the Kwara Commander of the NDLEA, Ibrahim Saidu, to the Ilorin Zonal Command...
Gunmen have reportedly invaded the Celestial Church of Christ, SBJ Oshofa Parish, Wasimi, Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun and abducted two worshippers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the victims are; Oluwaseun Ajose, Assistant Shepherd of the parish, and Dagunro Ayobami, a Sunday school teacher. The...
*** Call for proactive action against terrorists ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria, has condemned the tragic attack on the St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State on June 5th, 2022, which claimed the lives of many worshipers while many others...
The Lagos State Police Command has charged three suspects to court for allegedly beating a prostitute, Hannah Saliu, to death and setting her corpse ablaze for keeping the Holy Quran in her room. It was gathered that one of the suspects patronised Saliu and after having sex with her,...
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, has warned that the people of the Southwest would not tolerate another unprovoked attack on the region under any guise. Akeredolu spoke on Tuesday at the Government House in Akure while receiving Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, Gov. Babajide Sanwo-olu of Lagos...
The National Assembly workers under the aegis of Parliamentary Association of Nigeria (PASAN) on Tuesday suspended their one-week strike over unpaid salary arrears. Mr Sunday Fabiyi, Chairman, PASAN Abuja chapter, said this when he addressed his colleagues in Abuja. Fabiyi said that the strike was being suspended following an...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, convicted and sentenced Chibunna Umeibe and Emeka Ezenwanne linked to suit filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) against suspended DCP Abba Kyari over alleged drug deal to two years imprisonment. Delivering judgment, Justice Emeka Nwite, held that having admitted...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has forwarded a list of new State Commissioner nominees to The Speaker, Borno State House of Assembly, Alhaji.Abdulkarim Lawan for confirmation. This is according to an official letter dated 14th May, 2022, which was issued by the governor to...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Sultan Foundation for Peace and Development with support from EU-UN Spotlight Initiative and UN Women, has flagged off a sensitization workshop on gender and social norms for students of selected schools in Sokoto State. Flagging off the one day workshop at the Government...
No fewer than eight passengers in Yenagoa bound speedboats have been abducted by suspected sea pirates along Brass-Yenagoa waterways in Bayelsa State. About 15 passengers were on board the boat and it was also learnt that they were returning from a burial they had attended over the weekend. Eight...
The National Peace Committee (NPC) has appealed to the residents of Ekiti to choose peace over violence in the coming governorship election in the state. Chairman of the committee and former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, made the appeal in a statement barely a week to the Election...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is ready to conduct a good governorship election in Ekiti State. Speaking on Tuesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Chairman of INEC’s Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said the commission would deploy the Bimodal Voter Accreditation...
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with seven governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Council Chamber in Abuja. The Governors are Kebbi State Atiku Bagudu, Nasarawa State Abdullahi Sule, Kogi State Yahaya Bello, Plateau State Simon Lalong, Imo State Hope Uzodimma, Jigawa State Mohammed Badaru and...