PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Universal Men’s Fellowship of Brotherhood of the Cross and Star has pledged to empower no fewer than 50,000 youths with its training and scholarship programmes for the year 2022. International chairman of the faith based evangelical group with headquarters in Calabar, Christ Shepherd Sylvester...
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The Federal Government says it has uncovered 96 financiers of terrorism across the country, especially those backing Boko Haram and the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP). The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this on Thursday during a press conference on the administration’s fight...
An Upper Shari’a Court sitting in Kano, on Thursday, ordered the Kano State Government to recall Prosecution Witness (PW1) for re-cross examination in an alleged blasphemy case against Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasiru-Kabara. NAN reports that Nasiru-Kabara is charged with four counts bordering on blasphemous comments against Prophet Muhammad committed the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice President (Prof) Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has declared that quality and affordable healthcare are central to Nigeria’s development. The Vice President who stated this at the inauguration of the Health Sector Reform Committee recently, noted that “a society is probably only as prosperous, developed...
The Executive Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has called on youth to embrace the Whistleblowing Policy of the Federal Government in exposing economic and financial crimes. Bawa made this appeal on Wednesday when he met with a group of social media influencers under the aegis of the...
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin – Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has confirmed the abduction of three lawyers around the Ehor axis of the Benin-Ekpoma-Auchi-Abuja road. The NBA in a statement on Wednesday, noted that the victims – Fred Aburu, Israel Unurierume, and Eda Gbejule – were on their way from...
Lawmakers at the House of Representatives failed to sit on Thursday after Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, angrily adjourned plenary till next week. The Speaker who arrived at the Chamber around 11.20 a.m., furiously adjourned plenary over the absence of order paper. He was also furious with the...
The Okomu Oil Palm Company in Edo has suspended operations in the aftermath of what the management described as a “terrorist attack“ on Tuesday. “For now, we are forced to shut down our operations to save lives from possible reprisal. We are already working with security agencies. For now...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Ahead of the 2023 general election in Cross River State, Senator Sandy Onor and Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe have vowed to reclaim the state from ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) led government. The PDP senators, representing Cross River Central and Northern senatorial districts, said time...
By HARUNA AHMED, Damaturu – The Yobe State Police Command have arrest of a 30-year-old man, Mohammed Ibrahim, for allegedly sodomising a six-year-old boy and defiling a six-year-old girl in Potiskum LGA of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, confirmed the arrest in a...
The Senate on Wednesday advised the Federal Government to evolve and implement holistic reforms in the Nigerian Police Force. It believes employing more able-bodied personnel, injecting more financial resources for the purpose of procuring arms, ammunition, and other policing gadgets, as well undertaking regular training will ensure efficient policing...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Centre for the Study and Promotion of Cultural Sustainability (CSPCS), has held its International Conference on “Conflicts, Indigenous Institutions and Cultural Sustainability” at the Mohammed Indimi Centre for Distance Learning, University of Maiduguri on Wednesday. The CSPCS conference was aimed at leveraging on...
Africa’s wealthiest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on Wednesday received the ‘Champion of CILT’ award, for his contributions to transport, logistics and supply chain management in Nigeria and Africa. A statement by Dangote Industries Ltd Media Office said the industry giant was conferred the award when the leadership of the...
Fire outbreak on Wednesday, razed down one room apartment and destroyed property worth over N2 million at Ologo New Layout in Enugu North Local Government Area of Enugu State. Eye witness report showed that the inferno was caused by bush burning which extended to a refuse dump close to...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Senate on Wednesday considered a critical bill seeking to cater for poor, aged and vulnerable Nigerians. The bill was tagged, “A bill For An Act To Establish The National Social Security Commission For The Regulation, Management And Administration Of Social Security Benefits and...
…Pledges support for frontier exploration By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) has commended the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) for repositioning the Nigerian oil and gas industry into a competitive business environment. The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Bassey Albert Akpan,...
Senate has confirmed seven nominees of President Muhammadu Buhari as National Commissioners and Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission) INEC. The confirmation of the nominees on Wednesday at plenary followed the consideration of a report by the Senate Committee on INEC. Those confirmed include: Mohammed Haruna...
Residents in Abakaliki, Ebonyi capital have decried the rising cases of missing persons and killings for rituals across states of the federation, urging concerned government agencies to checkmate the trend. In a vox pop by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, they attributed the reason for quest...
Three comedians in Imo, who were thought to have been eating their faeces in a trending video, have denied doing so, saying that they were only making a comedy skit. Great Egbuchulam, Solomon Mbata and Arinze Mbah aged 21, 20 and 21 respectively debunked the video reports while speaking...