FRSC in Ogun said on Saturday that six persons lost their lives in an accident that involved two vehicles on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The sector Commander, Mr Ahmed Umar, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at Ota, Ogun State. He said that 12 other persons...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governor Babagana Zulum has felicitated with Christians as well as soldiers who are celebrating Christmas while battling insurgents in order to fully restore peace in Borno. A statement issued by his Spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau on Saturday, the governor described “Christians in Borno as...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno First Lady, Dr Falmata Babagana Umara Zulum, on Friday reached out to Christian Widows and less privilege in the state, with a view to supporting them for the Christmas celebration. The gifts which were distributed at the Multipurpose Hall of the Government House...
By OJOMA PETER, Lokoja – Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has felicitated with Christians in the state and the country as the world commemorate the 2021 Christmas celebration. Bello in his Christmas message in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Onogwu Muhammed, noted that the season signified hope...
▪︎Says launch of NDP confirms Buhari’s commitment to rapid economic growth, national devt By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, has called on Nigerians not to spare any effort in showing love to one another and to country in this...
The family of a youth corper simply identified as Remi, who proposed to a female soldier, Private Sofiyat Akinlabi, at the National Youth Service Corps Orientation Camp in Yikpata, Kwara State, has said that the duo started their friendship three years ago in Abeokuta, Ogun State. According to the...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says Friday’s inferno in Lagos that led to the collapse of five high tension towers was caused by petroleum products pipeline vandals. The inferno occurred at vandalised pipeline on Isheri Olofin, off Igbando-LASU Expressway and it caused massive damage to the 330KV Ikeja-West...
The National Assembly has dismissed media reports that members of the two chambers of the assembly had commenced collection of signatures to counter President Muhammadu Buhari’s refusal to assent the electoral amendment bill. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, made this known when he fielded questions...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The 2022 Appropriation Bill of N197.475 billion passed into law by the State Assembly on Friday, has been signed into law by the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed. The budget is made up of N85,057,580,518,58 for recurrent expenditure representing 43% while the sum of N112,418,026,625.27...
President Muhammadu Buhari has again expressed his administration’s commitment to uplifting the quality of life of all citizens, assuring that he will not abandon the promises made to Nigerians. The president stated this in his Christmas message to Nigerians, released by the media unit of the State House, Abuja,...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has signed the 2022 budget of N155.6 billion into law. Governor Ortom signed the budget on Friday in Makurdi. The governor promised to adhere strictly to the provisions of the budget. “I will not do anything outside of the...
I rejoice with Christians in Nigeria as they join fellow believers all over the world to celebrate this season. It is a special period that brings peoples of the world together with one purpose; to celebrate togetherness, joy, peace, and above all, to share love with one another through...
The Nigerian military has killed an ISWAP Commander, Modu Kime, also known as Abou Maryam, and his fighters in an airstrikes coordinated along the fringes of Lake Chad in Borno State. PRNigeria gathered that the top ISWAP Commanding Officer met his waterloo in an airstrikes executed at the river...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Kaduna chapter, has urged Christians and all Kaduna citizens to use the 2021 yuletide to pray for God’s intervention over the security challenges facing the nation. The CAN Chairman, Rev. John Hayab, made the call in a Christmas massage on Friday in Kaduna....
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded a 37-year-old businessman, Josiah Ehuchire, charged with kidnapping a five-year-old boy. The Magistrate, Mrs O.A Dirisu, who did not take Ehuchire’s plea, ordered that he should be remanded in Kirikri Correctional Centre. Dirisu, then ordered the police to send the case file...
Sen. Sadiq Umar (APC -Kwara) says overriding President Muhammadu Buhari on the Electoral Amendment Act Bill by the National Assembly would have plunged the country into constitutional crisis. Umar, also Chairman, Senate Committee on Rules and Business, said this when he interacted with the Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said it has commenced an investigation into a trending audio tape in which an operative, Mohammed Idris, revealed how the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, allegedly compromised graft cases. In one of the multiple audio recordings obtained...
President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in the newly appointed Minister, representing Taraba, Malam Muazu Sambo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event was held shortly before the opening of the meeting of the National Security Council in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday. NAN reports that...
A communique by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) suggests that there may be terrorist attacks in Abuja, the nation’s capital, between the 17th and 31st of December. According to a statement signed by NIS’ Land Border Patrol Commander, Edirin Okoto, the service said it has received a report from...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has conveyed his deepest gratitude to the people of Borno, over the impressive turn out to receive President Muhammadu Buhari and the overwhelming support for his administration. Governor Zulum expressed this while speaking to a group of stakeholders after...