The Abia State Government has sealed off Merry Home Hotels over the mysterious death and disappearance of some of its clients who lodged at the facility. While the body of a yet-to-be-identified lady was recovered from the facility, several others reportedly went missing with no news of their whereabouts....
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has rejected the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency’s proposal that political parties should make drug integrity test part of its screening requirements for aspirants seeking elective offices in 2023 general election. The National Chairman, IPAC, Yabagi Sani, who stated this...
Google on Saturday highlighted the top search on Trends as NIN-SIM linkage Rita Dominic and Gospel Singer Osinach Nwachukwu among others. Mr Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, Head Communications, Google West Africa said in a statement that in April, the Federal government directed telecommunications industry to bar outgoing calls from unlinked SIMs...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Director General, Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) Hajiya Yabawa Kolo has flagged off the distribution of condiments to Internally Displaced Person’s (IDPs) at Gubio IDPs Camp in Maiduguri, ahead of the forthcoming Eid-el-Fitr festival. Speaking during the distribution exercise on Saturday, Hajiya...
Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, has urged the staff members of the ministry to redouble their efforts for more engaged and productive team work with a higher drive. Sylva made the call on Friday in his remark at the Bonding Retreat for the staff members in...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says it has deployed its personnel nationwide to ensure smooth flow of traffic and emergency response during the Eid-el Fitr. NEMA spokesman, Mr. Manzo Ezekiel said in a statement that the exercise was as part of collaboration with...
The People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) Presidential Screening Committee has cleared 15 aspirants and disqualified two others on Friday in Abuja. Chairman of the committee and former Senate President, Sen. David Mark, who spoke with newsmen at the end of the exercise did not name those disqualified, but said they...
Some members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) corps have escaped death by the whiskers after their bus caught fire while being refueled. According to Grassroot Reporters the incident happened on Thursday More than 60 NYSC members escaped the incident while many others sustained injuries. It was gathered...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has described the death of young Micheal Abounu as painful and very difficult for the family. He said it is traumatising for parents to bury their children. The Governor spoke on Thursday at the funeral of the son of...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The traditional Sallah homage to the President by FCT residents would returns to the Aso Rock Villa two years after lockdown to slow the COVID-19 pandemic, the presidency has said. The President’s spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, confirmed this development in a statement on Friday...
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) says challenges of union recognition, job security, decent work, health and safety are still very rampant in Nigeria’s Oil and Gas industry. It expressed the view in a statement issued in Lagos on Friday ahead of the May 1...
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (MTN Nigeria), says its mobile subscribers declined by 1.3 million to 70.2 million following the regulatory restrictions on new SIM sales and activation. The telecommunication company said this in its unaudited results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022, and made available to the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Front-line presidential aspirant of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, Governor Nyesom Wike has just concluded his screening at the Legacy House of the PDP campaign office. Governor Wike had arrived the Legacy House few minutes to 11a.m to undergo the screening of his particulars....
The European Union (EU) has reaffirmed its support for the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to stabilise electricity network in some parts of the country. Ms Inga Stefanowicz, the Team Leader, EU’s Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS on Green and Digital Economy, gave the affirmation in an interview with...
The African Development Bank (AfDB), says that Africa is currently facing an infrastructure financing gap of between 68 billion dollars to 108 billion dollars annually. According to the Bank, this is spite of collective efforts to close the margin. The Bank said this in a statement obtained from its...
A former Minister of Power, Prof. Barth Nnaji, says Nigeria needs over 100, 000 megawatts of power to address the persistent power problem in the country. Nnaji said this while addressing newsmen on Friday in Enugu on the state of the power sector in the country. He attributed the...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said the ongoing implementation of the National Identity Number and SIM linkage policy in the country has made it difficult for terrorists and bandits to access telecommunication services. The Director, Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement NCC, Ephraim Nwokonanya, represented by Head Compliance, Monitoring and...
Zamfara State Government has arraigned the two deposed emirs at the State’s chief magistrate court. The two monarchs have been arraigned on a five-count charge that borders on criminal conspiracy, withholding of evidence, illegal possession of property, alliance with bandits They were arraigned at the Zamfara State chief Magistrate...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade has reconstituted the Cross River State Electoral Commission(CROSIEC) ahead of next year Local Government election. Governor Ayade in a memo by issued by The Attorney General and Honourable Commissioner for Justice, Tanko Ashang appointed Prof Mike Ushie as chairman...
The Federal Government says that the country is safe to host the first Global Conference on Cultural Tourism and Creative Industry scheduled for Nov. 14 to Nov. 17 in Lagos. The Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed said this when he featured on a phone-in programme of...