The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) held an interactive session with chiefs of seven communities along the Abuja Airport Road on Thursday over planned demolition of illegal structures. Addressing newsmen at a meeting with community leaders, Mr Ikharo Attah, Senior Special Assistant on Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement to the...
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As part of government’s efforts in beefing up security in Ondo State, especially during the yuletide season, the South-West Security Network Agency, the Amotekun Corps has impounded about 50 vehicles with unauthorised tinted glasses. In a chat with journalists at the headquarters of Amotekun corps in Ondo, Commander of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed February 12, 2022 for the conduct of elections into the offices of Chairman, Vice Chairman, and members of the FCT Area Councils. INEC Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, who disclosed this on Thursday...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Former President of DR Congo, Dr Joseph Kabila and that of Mozambique, Joaquin Alberto Chissano are expected in Calabar next week, where they are billed as keynote speakers at the 3rd Leader Olumba Olumba Obu public lecture on global peace and unity. Other dignitaries includes...
The Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, says the Federal Government is currently working to grow the country’s gas reserve from 206 trillion cubic feet to 600 TCF. Sylva gave the assurance on Wednesday at the 23rd World Petroleum Congress in Houston, Texas, U.S. The News Agency...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has very little role to play in the conduct of direct primaries by political parties for selecting their candidates for elections. Prof. Yakubu Mahmood, the Chairman, INEC disclosed this when he met with members of the House of Representatives Committee on...
By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – Operatives of Ogun State Police Command have arrested a suspected notorious serial killer, Ibiyemi Wasiri who has been on the wanted list of the command in connection with two murder cases. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi disclosed this in...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – All examinations conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO) are now compulsory for all secondary schools in Ebonyi State. The State Governor, Engr. Dave Umahi gave the approval following a request made to that effect by the Registrar of NECO, Prof Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi...
Facts have emerged to prove that the viral story of former Chief of Army Staff, Lt-General Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau’s reported arrest by the Department of State Services (DSS) is untrue. The social media has been awash with news and photos of the former Chief of Army Staff and immediate...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning in collaboration with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), on Thursday in Abuja, launched a five-year action plan to tackle malnutrition in the country. The plan titled: ”National Multi-sectoral Plan of Action for Food...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Lagos described Chief Bisi Akande, a former interim Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) party, as a ‘‘perfect public officer,” and the type of person he could go into the jungle with. Speaking at the public presentation of ‘‘My...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – People living with disabilities in Bauchi State have lamented that the stigmatization and maltreatment they encounter in their homes often lead them to begging for alms and eventually, they are sexually abused. The representative of a Non-Governmental Organization, Heal Initiative Development, Aisha Adamu, stated this...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Universities Commission (NUC), has presented the operating certificate for the Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University, Ogboko, to the Imo State Government. The handing over was performed by the Executive Secretary of NUC, Professor Abubakar Adamu, at a brief event held at the commission’s...
Gunmen numbering about 10 have kidnapped the traditional ruler of Mbutu ancient kingdom in the Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State, A community source said the traditional ruler, identified as Eze Damian Nwaigwe, was abducted at his palace around 2:30 am, “Those who kidnapped him were many....
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Professor Suleiman Bogoro, has expressed his unwavering commitment to shore up support for problem-solving research in universities and other related institutions in the country. Prof. Bogoro stated this on Wednesday in Abuja while receiving...
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has congratulated illustrious indigenes of the state who made the list of legal luminaries conferred with the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) title. Bello in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Muhammed Onogwu, on Wednesday, in Abuja, lauded the new SANs for...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory, Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has congratulated the recently confirmed Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN). In statement issued by the Special Assistant to the Minister on Media, Austine Elemue, said the goodwill message came as the new silks...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – in his tireless efforts to curtail the transportation difficulty faced by citizens in Borno State, Governor Babagana Zulum has directed the Commissioner for Transport, Hon Abubakar Tijani Banki to make proper arrangements for immediate delivery of tricycles and buses in Maiduguri metropolis and its...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Professor Maryam Koko of the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development, Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) has said over one billion people are living with disabilities globally, out of which, twenty seven (27) million of them are in Nigeria. Prof Maryam, spoke as a resource person...