By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The presidency on Wednesday defended the recent presidential pardon granted to the former Governors Joshua Dariye (Plateau) and Rev. Jolly Nyame (Taraba) , saying the process is in line with Nigeria’s constitution and it would not derail President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption war. Recalled that...
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Autism is a lifelong, non progressive neurological disorder, typically appearing before the age of 3 years. Experts say that it is neither a psychiatric illness nor a spiritual condition as erroneously speculated by many. However, this lack of proper knowledge about autism in the FCT is about to change...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, to submit a progress report by the end of May 2022 on the indigenous production of vaccines in the country. The president gave the order on Wednesday in Abuja while receiving the...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Wednesday evacuated no fewer than 94 street beggars, mainly old men, women and 17 children who are being used to beg in the city. The Mandate Secretary for FCTA Social Development Secretariat, Mrs Hadiza Kabir, made the disclosure, while answering questions from...
Three persons were reportedly killed at Uselu-Nahor community in Uhunmwonde Local Government Area of Edo on Wednesday following a leadership tussle. Police spokesman, SP Katongs Bello, confirmed the incident, but said he had yet to get further details. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that gunmen attacked the...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) on Wednesday disbursed the sum of N3.8m to unemployed youth for the promotion of agricultural value chain in Cross River State. Speaking at the Orientation Ceremony held in Calabar the Cross River State capital, the Director General Mallam Abubakar...
The Ohanaeze Youth Council, Wednesday, described Apostle Johnson Suleiman of Omega Fire Ministry ‘as an untrained pastor who lacks the ethics of the pulpit’. The national president of the council, Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, stated this in a reaction to a trending video where Pastor Suleiman described Ndigbo ‘as shameless...
The situation of the youngsters from Chrisland School appears to be far from over, as a new video of the victim has surfaced on social media. Users on social media have unearthed a new and horrifying video of the Chrisland schoolgirl threatening to expose her pal. Many people have...
Gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, at the early hours of Wednesday, invaded and kidnapped four family members in Shadadi community in Kuje Area Council, Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Some residents of the community told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja that the incident happened at...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Examination Council (NECO) has rescheduled the 2022 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) which is conducted for admission into Federal Unity Colleges from 23rd April 2022 to 7th May, 2022. The Head of Information and Public Relations Department of NECO, Azeez Sani, said...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The All Progressive Congress, (APC), Youth Lobby Group in Cross River has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for strengthening ties in Nigeria through road construction. Speaking on the strides of the president on the construction of the new Ikom Bridge on Tuesday in Ikom, Asuquo Ekpenyong,...
The Kaduna State Government has approved the disbursement of N18 million to families of nine persons killed aboard the ill-fated Abuja-Kaduna train attacked by terrorists. The Executive Secretary of the Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (KADSEMA), Mr Muhammed Mukaddas, disclosed this on Wednesday in Kaduna. He said that Gov....
By NANA AISHA, Bauchi – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Bauchi State, has warned against multiple registration for Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) during the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. The Head of Voter Education and Publicity, INEC Bauchi, Mr. Adamu Gujungu, disclosed this in a statement issued to...
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has said that Dubai, United Arab Emirate (UAE), had now become the destination of choice of victims of human trafficking. Mr. Nduka Nwanwenne, Zonal Commander, NAPTIP, Benin Zonal Command, made the disclosure on Wednesday, in Benin, at the...
A lawmaker representing Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Musa Agah Avia has escaped an ambush by gunmen on Tuesday night. This is according to a statement issued by the National Secretary of Irigwe Development Association, Danjuma Dickson Auta, The statement said the lawmaker alongside his...
Scores of people were feared killed and many others injured on Tuesday night after a bomb exploded at a burukutu (local beer) joint in Iware Village, Ardokola Local Government Area of Taraba State. Some residents and security sources spoke of a high casualty figure, some media reports said only...
By MABEL CHIA, Makurdi – In continuation of his consultations and sensitizaton programme, the President of Ior Gboko Foundation (IGF), Jimmy Ajim, visited the Bishop of Gboko Catholic Diocese, Bishop William Avenya in Katsina -Ala over the weekend. Besides Gboko, Bishop Avenya is also covering the Catholic Diocese of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has launched the distribution of relief items to 100,000 residents in Maiduguri Metropolis and Jere Local Government Areas of the state. Governor Zulum performed the brief flag off ceremony at the premises of the Borno State Mechanical Workshop in...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received 158 Nigerian returnees from Libya at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. The Director-General of the Agency, Alhaji Mustapha Habib, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. Habib said that the returnees were...
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma has updated President Muhammadu Buhari on security situations in the state, including the recent killing of staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by bandits in the state. The governor, who spoke to State House correspondents after the closed door meeting with the...