Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has fixed Saturday for primaries to choose candidates for the July 12 Local Government election in the state. The State PDP Vice Chairman (Central), Mr Hakeem Olalemi, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Universal Basic Education Commission on Tuesday said it will unveil a new template to address the gaps in the disbursement and access to the Federal Government counterpart funding for Universal Basic Education (UBE) programme in the country. Executive Secretary of the Commission, Aisha...
Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Tuesday, arrived at the Federal High Court in Abuja ahead of the hearing of the claim by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, that the lawmaker recently flouted the court order. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Binta Nyako had, on Monday, fixed...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri –. Another landmines planted by suspected members of dreaded Boko Haram Terrorists have killed two staff of Damboa Local Government Education Authority, LEA in Borno state. The unfortunate happening is coming less than few hours when the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 15, AIG...
Head of Service of the Federation, Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, has said the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved Group Life Assurance Scheme for government workers, paramilitary and uniformed personnel. Walson-Jack said this while briefing State House Correspondents at the end of the sixth FEC meeting of the year on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has strongly condemned the recent spate of attacks by Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists in various parts of the state, including Maiduguri-Damboa Road, Marte, Chibok, Gwoza, Kala Balge, and other affected communities. Governor Zulum expressed his heartfelt...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- The 9th Prosecution Witness, PW9, Gudi Daniel Johnson in the trial of a former Acting Accountant General of the Federation, Chukwunyere Anamekwe Nwabuoku has narrated before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja how the defendant as former Director, Finance and Account...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has strongly denied allegations that he was involved in a N300 billion mission to launder his image abroad. In a statement on Monday, the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula, described the claims as “fabricated, pernicious, and dangerously...
President of the United States, Donald Trump arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday at the start of a four-day visit to the wealthy Gulf region, focusing more on economic deals and regional security matters. These includes war in Gaza to talks on Iran’s nuclear programme. With a who’s who...
British King Charles is to host French President Emmanuel Macron on a state visit to the UK from July 8-10, Buckingham Palace has announced. The French leader and his wife Brigitte Macron would stay at Windsor Castle and will be feted with a state banquet at the historic Berkshire...
The last time Kim Kardashian faced the men that police say robbed her, she was bound with zip ties and held at gunpoint, and feared she might die. On Tuesday, nearly a decade later, she returns to Paris to testify against them. One of the most recognisable figures on...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has announced that it would conduct a screening test for aspiring candidates seeking admission into the 77 Regular Course on May 24. The academy’s Public Relations Officer, Maj. Mohammad Maidawa, made the announcement in a statement on Tuesday in...
By OLA MODUPE, Akure – Gunmen suspected to kidnappers have abducted a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Mr Nelson Adepoyigi in Ondo State. Mr. Adepoyigi, who is the chairman of Ifon Ward 5 in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, was abducted on Monday evening at...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – No fewer than 17 courses have been accreditated at the Sa’adu Zungur University (SAZU) formerly known as Bauchi State University by the National Universities Commission (NUC). The Public Relations Officer of the institution, Auwal Hassan, in a statement he signed and made available to...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Plateau State is set to host the 13th National Delegates Conference of the Forum of State Independent Electoral Commissions of Nigeria (FOSIECON), bringing together over 300 participants to deliberate on key issues shaping local government elections across the country. The Chairman of the Plateau...
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has confirmed that Nigeria has fully repaid the 3.4 billion dollars COVID loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The Minister said this while briefing State House Correspondents after the sixth Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Monday. Idris addressed some...
The United Nations (UN) has said it is undergoing some dire financial strain amid growing global challenges, Secretary-General António Guterres has said. Guterres, while briefing Member States in New York on Monday about the state of the multilateral body, pushed for wide-ranging structural reforms to cut costs and enhance...
The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, on Monday said the ministry would contribute $100 billion to the Nigerian economy by 2030. Musawa said this while briefing State House Correspondents at the end of sixth the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting of the year...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday inaugurated 39 new members of it’s Board of Trustees (BoT). The BoT Chairman, Sen. Adolphus Wabara, while inaugurating the new members at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, said that they were nominees of states and zones. Wabara said that the nomination of...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited the new Pope Leo XIV to visit the country after holding his first phone call with the pontiff on Monday. “Such a visit would bring real hope to all believers and to all our people,” Zelensky wrote on X after what he called...