The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba, says the Police Force was deploying technology in virtually all areas of its operations, in tackling new waves of crimes in the country. The IGP said this on Wednesday while addressing officers and men of Akwa Ibom Command at its...
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The Senate on Wednesday passed the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency Bill, 2022. This followed the adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on Aviation at plenary. Presenting the report, the Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Smart Adeyemi (APC-Kogi), said the bill sought to repeal Nigerian Airspace Management Agency...
By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja – Vocal chieftain of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Umar Ardo, has disagreed with the claim by the PDP Governors’ Forum that the party conducted “a smooth and credible National Convention that led to the emergence of the highly acclaimed Senator Dr. Iyorchia...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The immediate past State Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress in Cross River State, Pastor Bassey Ita has declared his intention to run for the position of Zonal Publicity Secretary of the party in the South South geopolitical zone. Bassey Ita, who had served...
Terrorists have written to nine communities within the Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State, asking them to pay levies or face deadly attacks. The communities, which were sent letters include, Wawan Icce Salihu, Wawan Icce Ibrahim, Gangara, Gande, Tungar Gebe, Galle, Nan Narki, Ruwan Kura, and Yar Galma...
The Nigerian Senate has rescinded its earlier decision on making direct primaries the only method of electing candidates by political parties. At the resumption of its session on Wednesday, the Senate Leader, Senator Yahaya Abubakar, asked his colleagues to rescind the Chamber’s decision on clause 84 of the Electoral...
The people of Kaduna State are set to receive President Muhammadu Buhari, who is expected in the state Thursday on a two-day working visit, reports the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). A statement issued by Gov. Nasir El-Rufai’s Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Mr Muyiwa Adekeye, indicated that...
Mr Dayo Adeshina, special assistant to the vice president on Liquified Petroleum Gas says a nationwide sensitisation campaign on LPG adoption and expansion will soon commence. Adeshina, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi on Wednesday. He explained that the objective...
BY OLA MUDOPE, Ibadan – Staff of the Ibadan Zonal Office (IBZO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), have been tasked by the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, to sustain their commitment to regulatory effectiveness in keeping with Commission’s strategic objectives. Danbatta made the call to...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has called for a collective fund raising that would be channelled towards recharging the Lake Chad and the Hawul Basins which have been the major sources of livelihood for about 30 million people before it receded by 90%. Governor...
The Federal Government, on Wednesday, told a Federal High Court, Abuja that the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, chose to appear before the court in the same clothe he wore the previous day. Counsel to the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Shuaibu Labaran,...
Names of high fliers in the academia, politics, industry and other professional groups dominate the list of members of different committees inaugurated by the President, Esan Okpa Initiative (EOI), Rt Hon Mathew Egbadon at a zoom meeting held at the weekend. The working groups which also include retired senior...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar. The Commissioner representing Cross River State in the National Population Commission (NPC), Mr. Charles Ogwa, has assured Nigeria that it would give the country accurate population data in 2022 with the use of high level of technology and quality trained man power. Mr. Ogwa gave the...
By JIMIN GEOFFREY, Markudi – Governor Samuel Ortom has unveiled the Benue State Humanitarian Response Plan, BSHRP 2022. Performing the ceremony on Tuesday at the New Banquet Hall of the Benue Peoples House Makurdi, Governor Ortom lamented the continued stay of over 1.5 million people, mostly peasant farmers in...
A 45,000-litre petrol tanker exploded on Tuesday, setting SAO Petrol Station on fire at Falana, Challenge area of Ibadan, Oyo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident occurred when the tanker was offloading its fuel content to the underground storage tank of the station. NAN...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed optimism that worst of latest wave of COVID-19 is over, in spite of spread of Omicron variant across the world. Omicron continues to sweep the world, but cases seem to have peaked in some countries, which gives the UN health agency hope...
The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, says his government is committed to expending the state’s commonwealth for the common good of people. Makinde made the assertions on Tuesday, while playing host to members of the Iseyin Development Union (IDU) and other indigenes of Iseyin led by the Aseyin...
A former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Lagos State, Mr Olasupo Shasore, is being grilled by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). A source close to the commission disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday. The source said...
The Presidency says despite yearnings to return to the old social order of embezzlement of public funds by some political elites, President Muhammadu Buhari’s legacy is strong and will be difficult to dismantle. Malam Garba Shehu, the president’s media aide, stated this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja....
Senate President Ahmed Lawan has assured Nigerians that subsidy on Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS) will not be removed for now as being reported by some social and conventional media. Lawan stated this when he fielded questions from State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari...