No fewer than 50 passengers were rescued when fire gutted the tyres of an aircraft operated by Dana Airlines Limited in Port Harcourt. The incident occurred on Monday evening at the Port Harcourt airport, our correspondent learnt. It was also gathered that no life was lost and no passenger...
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By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has commended the courage and resilience of the Nigerian Press in the sustenance and promotion of the tenets of democracy in the country. Governor Ortom in a goodwill message to commemorate this year’s World Press Freedom day, said credit...
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has accused former Senate President Bukola Saraki of rewriting history in a bid to claim credit for the United States of America’s deal with Nigeria on the purchase of the Super Tucano light-attack aircraft for the ongoing war against insurgency. This is in the...
Some stakeholders in the country’s economic sector have advised the Federal Government to take steps to halt the rising national debt stock as it is fast becoming unsustainable. The stakeholders spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday. They advised the Federal...
Senator Margery Chuba-Okadigbo, Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd., on Monday commended Nigerian delegation at the 2022 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), in Houston, Texas, United States. Chuba-Okadigbo gave the commendation while declaring open the OTC Nigerian exhibition pavilion at the conference. She expressed...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja charged media professionals to be mindful of sponsored, inciting publications capable of inciting hatred, division, violence, and chaos. The president made the call in a statement issued by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina. Buhari said the admonition...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ebonyi chapter has urged citizens across the country to elect credible and good leaders in the 2023 elections. Mr Ikechukwu Nwafor, the State Chairman of the NLC, made the call at a news conference in Abakaliki on Monday. Nwafor said that the briefing was...
Bauchi Governor, Bala Muhammad and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant has assured that they would not cause any disaffection in Nigeria at the 2023 general election. Muhammad made the pledge to the Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad...
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured families of those kidnapped by bandits in the ill-fated Abuja-Kaduna train service of March 28 that efforts were on-going to ensure their safe return. The president gave the assurance on Monday in Abuja when he hosted residents of the FCT who paid him Sallah...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Today’s rakaat congregational Eid-el-Ftri special prayers in Borno State were observed peacefully under tight security within and outside Maiduguri City following the recent heavy gunshots which was heard few days ago. The Sallah celebration also witnessed little restriction of vehicular movements before, during and...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Amazed by the crowds that thronged his village central Eid praying ground in Wamakko town today, Senator Aliyu Wamakko has appealed to all Nigerians to pray for peace, security and prosperity of the country. Senator Wamakko, made the call shortly after observing the two...
By THOMAS AKASE, Markudi – In line with its drive to open up rural development, the Benue State Government has earmarked 1.5 billion naira for the construction of Tse Gbinde-Fada-Wergba road in Saghev Council ward, Guma Local Government Area. The road links Guma and Logo Local Government Areas of...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with families of those who died, sustained injuries, and were affected in the building collapse at Ebute Metta area of Lagos State. President Buhari in statement issued by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Monday in Abuja, said he...
The issue of fertiliser has been a knotty matter for farmers in Nigeria over the years. Very often, it is either in short supply or just too expensive and well beyond reach. The supply of the commodity, so cardinal to bountiful farming output, has, over the years, defied all...
Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged Nigerian Politicians to allow peace to reign in the country. Abubakar made the call on Monday in his Eid-el-fitr Sallah message to Nigerians in Sokoto. He said politicians in the country should play the game of politics with faith, love...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has felicitated with the Muslim ummah in Nigeria on the celebration of this year’s EId-el-Fitri. The EId-el-Fitri is celebrated worldwide by Muslims to mark the end of the Ramadan fast. The Governor in a goodwill message to the Muslim...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday joined other Muslim faithful at the parade ground of the Mambila Barracks, Abuja, to perform the Eid-el-Fitr prayer. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigerian leader, accompanied by some of his family members and personnel aides, arrived at the venue of...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade has felicitated with Muslims faithful on the occasion of Eid El Fitri celebration. The governor congratulated the Muslim’s community for fasting successfully through the 30 days Ramadan period and urged them to imbibe on the teachings of the Prophet...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) started its activities for the week with the good news that Vanguard Newspapers nominated the company’s Group Managing Director (GMD) Malam Mele Kyari, for its 2021 Man of the Year Award. The Chairman Editorial Board of Vanguard Newspapers, Ochereome Nnanna, disclosed...
The death toll at the collapsed Ebute-Meta three-storey building had risen to eight. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Southwest Zonal Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. NAN reports that the eight dead persons include five males and three females. An...