Residents of Kogi were on Thursday advised to shun cow meat for at least one week as 20 cows died mysteriously in Lokoja. The state government says there is the possibility that the cows ingested poisonous substances while grazing. Director of Veterinary Services, Kogi Ministry of Agriculture, Dr Salau...
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Says Borno to get 30 megawatts solar power supply By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has arrived Maiduguri , the Borno State capital on Thursday on a day state working visit . Osinbajo, who landed at Maiduguri Air Force base airspace at 11.20 am was...
President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the House of Representatives seeking an increase in the 2022 budget deficit to be financed through borrowing from the domestic market. Buhari said this in a letter read by Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila during plenary on Thursday. The President also requested for the review...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Thursday demolished over 300 illegal structures in a densely populated Bassa-Jiwa village, near the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that most of the affected structures were residential buildings, shanties, batchers and kiosks sitting on the...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday dismissed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) suit seeking the removal of Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River. Justice Taiwo Taiwo, in a judgment, said he was bound by the decision of a higher court which delivered a judgment on April 1...
BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – A total of one thousand, nine hundred and thirty seven (1937) NYSC members on Thursday participated in the national orientation camp Passing Out Parade (POP) which has the Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, Dr. Emmanuel Akabe in attendance. The event took place at the...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has directed all public servants and political appointees in the state who have interest in contesting the 2023 general to immediately resign from their various offices. This was disclosed by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the...
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, says most youths are unemployed because of lack of functional skills. Ngige said this while declaring open a one-day trade Job, Career and Employability Fair, on Thursday in Abuja. The fair was organised by the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA)...
A group of pastors under the umbrella of Interfaith Alliance have staged a peaceful protest against the incessant attacks and killings by bandits in Kaduna State. The protesters are asking the Federal Government to step up actions against banditry with the aim of wiping them out. The protest comes...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Police command has convened a stakeholders meeting with the Ulamas, traditional rulers and media on the need to regulate Islamic preaching and do away with the use of abusive language and inciting words. Addressing the stakeholders at a meeting in Maduguri,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt General Umar Farouq Yahaya, has commended the 305 officers and soldiers of 402 Special Forces Brigade for the successes recorded in clearance operations at the Sambisa, Tumbuktu Triangle, Tumbus and Mandara mountains among others. COAS gave the...
The Nigerian passport has been ranked 99 according to a new global ranking of the most powerful passports. The Henley Passport Index ranked all of the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holder can visit without a visa. The report compares the visa-free access of 199...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Project ReNew Nigeria, a group supporting the presidential aspiration of Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike of Rivers State, has sympathied with former President Goodluck Jonathan over the ghastly accident that claimed the lives of two policemen in his convoy. In a statement released to...
Former Nigerian President, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has, Wednesday, escaped death when his convoy got involved in an accident earlier today in the vicinity of the Abuja airport, while on his way out of the airport. The crash resulted in the loss of two police officers attached to him....
The Federal Government on Wednesday in Abuja again enjoined social and mainstream media to stop giving oxygen to terrorists’ activities to check their nefarious acts. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the admonition when he fielded questions from State House correspondents. The minister, who was reacting...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has identified voter education and sensitisation as one of the core areas it would require the support of the United Nations to successfully conduct a free, fair, credible, and inclusive 2023 general election. The Daily bulletin issued by the commission quoted INEC Chairman,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – EFCC has begun investigating a suspected illegal petroleum products dealer in Uyo. Mr Wilson Uwujaren, Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC said this in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday. He said the suspect was arrested on Feb. 27 on Itu-Calabar...
A drama played out on Wednesday at the House of Representatives after the Deputy Speaker, Idris Wase, refused a motion moved by a lawmaker due to noisemaking. The motion by Sergius Ogun had been lined up in the order paper as part of proceedings of the plenary at the...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has fixed May 30th, 2022 for the party’s presidential primary. It also proposed dates for the governorship, House of Assembly, and National Assembly primaries. The ruling party also said it plans to hold the House of Assembly primary on May 17th and May 19th...
The themes of social justice and gender inclusion dominated discussions at the premiere of ‘Earth Women’, a poignant docudrama that explores the plight of women living in areas impacted by extractive activities, including oil and gas exploration and mining. The premiere of Earth Women was held alongside the third...