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US Embassy – A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one state or an international inter-governmental organization (such as the United Nations) present in another state to represent the sending state/organization officially in the receiving state. In practice, a diplomatic mission usually denotes the resident mission, namely the...
OLA MUDOPE, Ibadan – Former Lagos Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has commiserated with Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, the people of Ogbomosoland and the immediate family of Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Oladunni Oyewunmi, Ajagungbade 111, over his demise. Tinubu described Oba Oyewunmi...
The Presidency has said that tackling the scourge of banditry and terrorism remains Federal Government’s first priority, as President Muhammadu Buhari holds the victims and their families in his thoughts and prayers. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, stated this in...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) has confirmed that 20 people have died while seven others sustained various injuries in multiple crashes that occurred on Sunday. The Sector Commander, FRSC Bauchi State, Yusuf Abdullahi, confirmed this to NATIONAL ACCORD on Sunday night. He said that...
A pastor, Peter Taiwo and his wife, Elizabeth Taiwo have been arrested for allegedly conniving to defile a 16 years old choir member of the church in Alaja Oke, Saje area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The Police Public Relations Officer in Ogun State, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 43-year-old, Onuoha Friday, with one million capsules of Tramadol on Dec. 10 along Lagos-Benin expressway. The NDLEA spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday, said the operatives also had two major arrests in...
The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, Sen. Kola Balogun and Sen. Abdulfatai Buhari and Chief Sharafadeen Alli, have extolled the virtues of the late Oba Jimoh Oyewunmi Ajagungbade III, the Soun of Ogbomoso, who joined his ancestors on Sunday at 95 years. They made the...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade has given assurance that the implementation of the report of the Debt Review and Project Development Commission which he set up last year would not be an instrument for witch-hunt. Governor Ayade, who stated this while receiving the...
The Governor of Oyo State, Mr Seyi Makinde, has performed the groundbreaking for the construction of 11 megawatts Hybrid Power Solution in a bid to address the unstable power supply in the state. Governor Makinde, performing the ceremony within the state Secretariat Complex in Ibadan, said that the project...
Sen. Umaru Al-Makura (APC – Nasarawa South) has called on Nigerians to invest in grassroots sports. Al-makura gave the advice while briefing newsmen on Sunday in Lafia at the finals of the Tanko Al-Makura (TAAL) Unity Cup football competition. The former Nasarawa governor said that sport was a veritable...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Former Lagos Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC), National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has commiserated with Katsina State Governor Aminu Masari and the people of the state over the killing of the state’s Commissioner for Science and Technology, Dr. Rabe Nasir. Dr. Nasir was...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of House of Representatives Mr Femi Gbajabiamila to investigate the N10 billion funds budgeted to the National Assembly said to be missing. The SERAP Deputy Director Kolawole...
Ms Ulla Mueller, The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Country Representative in Nigeria, says the country has 15.1 per cent unmet need for family planning. Mueller disclosed this in Abuja at NAN Forum, the flagship interview programme of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). According to her, 15.1 per...
The Director-General, Department of State Services (DSS), Mr Yusuf Bichi, has called for more collaboration among the law enforcement agencies to end security challenges facing the nation. The DSS DG made the call during the Annual Lecture and Fourth Investiture of the Institute of Security and Strategic Studies (ISSS)...
The 20th Soun Ogbomoso in Oyo State, Oba Jimoh Oyewunmi, has joined his ancestors in the early hours of Sunday at the age of 95 years. Palace sources said that members of the late Oyewunmi’s family, chiefs and kinsmen had started arriving at the palace to mourn the departure...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday expressed optimism that young Nigerian graduates can provide solutions to the biggest challenges confronting the nation. He made the remark while speaking at the 60th anniversary of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, in Osun State, according to a statement signed by presidential...
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore has commended the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for security of lives and properties of Nigerians, but urged them to do better. Belgore made the statement in Ilorin, at the weekend, during the End of Year Party and...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – The World Bank has lauded the successes recorded in its Agro-processing Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support Project in Kano State. The World Bank Task Team Leader, Dr Adetunji Oredipe, gave the commendation on Saturday while fielding questions at the 7th implementation support mission...
The Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) says that Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi remains the solution to Nigeria’s insecurity, as they join the call urging Bello to run for President in 2023. The VGN made the call on Saturday, when a representation of its membership from across the 36...