Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has confirmed the death of the Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III. In a statement on Saturday by his Chief Press Secretary, Taiwo Adisa, the governor declared that the death of the traditional ruler was a huge loss to...
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The Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development in collaboration with the World Bank had embarked on an Airborne Geophysical Survey activity to determine the accurate mineral deposits in Ekiti State. The survey is being implemented through the Mineral Sector Support for Economic Diversification Project (MINDIVER), a World-Bank assisted...
The remains of the late Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, the Alaafin of Oyo in Oyo State, will be interred by 4.00 p.m, in accordance with Islamic injunction. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Correspondent gathered that the late Alaafin will be buried by 4.00 p.m, being a devout Muslim...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Nigeria Union of Teacher (NUT) has said that the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the Harmonised Retirement Age of Teachers’ Bill into law has motivated teachers to deliver more effective service in the classroom. The union, which expressed confidence that the...
By OJOMA PETER, Lokoja – No fewer than three police officers have been killed by unknown gunmen, who launched an attack on Adavi Police Divisional headquarters in the early hours of Saturday. Commissioner of Police, Mr Edward Egbuka, confirmed the attack in a statement issued in Lokoja by police...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Former President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has congratulated Benue state Governor Dr Samuel Ortom on his 61st birthday . Senator Mark in his goodwill message to the governor urged him to sustain the peace and unity of the people of the state....
By OLA MUDOPE, Akure- Operatives of The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested eight suspected syndicates who specialize in vandalism of petroleum pipelines and seized 117 kegs containing adulterated diesel products. The NSCDC spokesman in the state, Mr. Daniel Aidamenbor, disclosed this in a statement issued...
Prominent Yoruba monarch, the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has died at the age of 83. Alaafin Adeyemi, the third from the Alowodu Ruling House, died in the late hours of Friday at the Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti State in South-West...
An explosion has occurred in Jalingo the Taraba State capital, leaving at least five persons injured. The incident is said to have taken place at the entrance of the district head’s house where local gin (Brukutu) is being sold. Although no life was lost in the explosion, some of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The General Officer Commanding 7 Division and Commander Sector 1 North East Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), Major General Waidi Shaibu has hosted he newly elected Executive Council Members (EXCO) of the Correspondence Chapel, Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Borno State Chapter. In his remark,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – As the world commemorates 2022 World Earth Day, the FCT Administration has pledged its commitment to meeting its obligations in preserving the environment and ensuring that mother nature serves all that depend on it for lives and livelihood responsibly. FCT Minister of State, Dr....
The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has announced a donation of N50 million to the Plateau government, to provide relief materials to communities affected by attacks in the state. The chairman of forum, Dr Kayode Fayemi, made the announcement during his visit to Gov. Simon Lalong on Friday in Jos,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has urged entrepreneurs and investors to channel ideas and resources into areas of the economy that stimulate growth, with long-term effect on job creation and poverty reduction, assuring that fixing infrastructure remains government’s top priority. Receiving Chairman of Dangote Industries Ltd,...
The Fact-checking campaign by PRNigeria against fake news during and after EndSARS protests in Nigeria has bagged top African Public Relations (PR) Awards for Special Event and Sponsorship in 2022. Image Merchants Promotion Limited the publisher of PRNigeria and Economic Confidential which executed the campaign in collaboration with the...
Peter Nwachukwu, husband of late gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu, who was accused of assaulting his late wife has been paraded before his children and family members. The suspect was paraded after the Minister of Women Affairs Dame Pauline Tallen visited the force headquarters where he is being held....
By BARBARA KALU, Owerri – The Police Force in Imo State have arrested a suspected bomb manufacturer belonging to the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB/Eastern Security Network (ESN) in the state. The police spokesman in the state, CSP Michael Abattam, said the suspect, identified as Simeon Onigbo, was...
By EDDY OCHIGBO, Kaduna – The Chairman of the Kaduna North Local Government Council, Alhaji Mukhtar Boloni, has reasoned that granting local government autonomy in the country would undoubtedly improve the workings and functionality local government administration in country. Alhaji Boloni, therefore, advised stakeholders to approach the ongoing engagement...
The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), says the board received and censored 541 movies produced by the Nigerian film industry in the first quarter of 2022. This is contained in a statement issued by Alhaji Adedayo Thomas, the Executive Director of NFVCB on Friday in Abuja. He...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Thursday, Inaugurated 300 first batch of Road Marshals of Borno State Traffic Management Agency (BOTMA). The state government in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has also trained and equiped the marshals. Chief of Staff to...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Stakeholders in the education sector have blamed poor parenting for the moral decadence threatening to destroy youth in the country. The stakeholders who spoke during a RayPower FM’s virtual discussion on the topic ‘Growing Moral Decadence in Classrooms and the Blame Game,’ cast blames...