The Borno Government says more insurgents are laying down their arms because authorities adopted a non-kinetic warfare. The Special Adviser to Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno, retired Brig.-Gen. Abdullahi Ishaq, made this known in Maiduguri while speaking on the Borno Model in ending the insurgency through non kinetic approach...
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…To train 60 veterinarians to tackle animal, zoonotic diseases By BENJAMIN ORISEMEKE, Abuja – As part of its efforts to assist Nigeria in improving animal disease surveillance and reporting, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has presented a 2022 Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) work plan for Nigeria. This...
The Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, on Thursday explained that security votes collected by state governors are used to support security agencies and their operations to enhance security in the states. Fayemi stated this while speaking as a panel discussant during a two-day...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday in Monrovia advised ECOWAS to deploy the use of technology fully in electoral processes to conduct free and fair elections in member states. Jonathan gave the advice while speaking as one of the panelists at the on-going First Extra Ordinary Session of the...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the dates for the commencement of the Presidential, National Assembly, Governorship and State Assembly campaigns for political parties. The campaign for presidential and National Assembly elections will commence on September 28, 2022, while that of governorship and state houses of assembly...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, fixed April 8 for adoption of final written addresses in a suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara and others. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date after parties in the suit confirmed joining issues with...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Thursday said the ongoing 2022 UTME/DE Registration exercise scheduled to end on 26th March, 2022 would not be extended. In a statement, JAMB spokesman, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, said the time scheduled for the registration exercise from...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday inaugurated N1.2 billion, 68 housing units at Issele-Azagba, Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State. The President, represented by the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, said the housing project was under the National Housing Programme (NHP), Phase 1. He said...
A train travelling from Ibadan to Lagos ran out of fuel on Thursday while in transit, according to a Twitter user. King Isaiah Obadare said passengers and crew were “stuck in the forest” before a drum of diesel arrived and the train was refueled. When contacted, The Nigeria Railway...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Leader of The All Progressive Congress (APC) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari over his recent statement in which he underscored the need for the party to perfect its internal processes so that it keeps faith to the progressive purpose for which it...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Following the rising spate of insecurity bedeviling the country, The Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal has said that until all the states are secured, no single citizen is safe. Governor Tambuwal, who discloses this on Wednesday, when he received the Minister of Foreign Affairs,...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Chidinma Ojukwu, the prime suspect in the gruesome murder of SuperTV CEO, Micheal Ataga has been crowned as Miss Cell 2022. The suspect whose trial is still ongoing won the beauty pageant held at Kirikiri correctional facility to mark the 2022 International Women’s Day....
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and leading pay television service provider, MultiChoice Nigeria, have agreed to an amicable resolution of their pending tax disputes which led to a series of lawsuits. Both parties announced the agreement in a joint press release issued on...
The governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has ruled out vying for any post in the forthcoming general but said only President Muhammadu Buhari can make him rescind the decision. He said this on Wednesday in reaction to speculations that he will be the running mate to the former...
The daughter of former Iya Oloja of Ibadanland, late Alhaja Aminat Abiodun, was on Wednesday shot dead by gunmen at her house in Bashorun area of the city. Fatimah was said to have been shot on the head by the gunmen that stormed her residence in Bashorun area, Bodija,...
The convoy of the Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari; Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola; and his counterpart in Labour and Employment, Christ Ngige, crashed during the inspection of a bridge in Asaba, Delta State. Four policemen were feared dead in the accident that occurred Tuesday evening....
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr Timipre Sylva, on Wednesday in Abuja updated the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on the availability of 1.9 billion litres of petrol. He said the quantity was enough to last the country for 32 days. Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Mr Mele...
The Senate has confirmed President Muhammadu Buhari’s five nominees for appointment as Commissioners of the Independent Corruption Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The confirmation followed the consideration and adoption of a report by the Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes at plenary on Wednesday. Those confirmed include:...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has distributed food and non food items to residents and Internally Displaced Persons in Dikwa Town and surrounding villages in Dikwa LGA of the state. The governor also urged the IDPs to continue to be resilient and pray for...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – UNICEF has donated essential medicines worth US$438,972 to the governments of Yobe and Borno States, as part of efforts to improve maternal, neonatal and child survival and health outcomes in conflict-affected communities in north-east Nigeria. UNICEF also said it would support the implementation of...