By PETER OJOMA, Lokoja – A third kidnapping incident in just one week has rocked Okoloke community in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State, leaving residents in fear and anxiety. Four persons, including a respected community leader, Ezekiel Durojaiye, were abducted by gunmen on Tuesday morning. According...
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By AMOS MATHEW , Kaduna – Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani aims to produce a skilled workforce that will not only make youths to be self reliant but will enable tech companies to employ them after acquiring relevant skills. Commissioner of Business Innovation and Technology, Mrs Patience Fakai, who...
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the town of Kurchatov in the Kursk region, which was partially occupied by Ukrainian forces for several months in 2024, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. It marked the Russian leader’s first trip to the area since a Ukrainian incursion nearly a year ago. Putin...
By AUSTIN TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi – Bauchi State Police Command has successfully dismantled an illicit fertiliser production plant and arrested five suspects in connection with the operation. The suspects were found to be producing and selling adulterated fertiliser, posing a significant threat to the agricultural sector. According to the Police...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The third batch of Borno State pilgrims departed for Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, May 21, 2025. A total of 315 pilgrims at the Muhammadu Buhari International Airport Maiduguri, accompanied by two officials from Borno State, took off for the holy land, marking another...
South East Zonal Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has re nominated former National Youth Leader, Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the party’s National Secretary. Senate Minority Leader Osita Ngwu, presented the resolution of the caucus to the party acting National Working Committee (NEWC), in Abuja. Ngwu recalled efforts...
Osun State Police Command has said it is yet to receive any official communication on the escape of seven inmates from the the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Ilesa, Osun. The Police Spokesperson for the command, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the police...
Police Command in Oyo State has arrested one of its personnel who accidentally shot dead a 14-year-old secondary school student, Kehinde Alade, in Ibadan on Tuesday. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Adewale Osifeso, disclosed this in a statement issued in Ibadan on Tuesday. He said the officer responsible for the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- )The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has commenced a manhunt for seven inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Ilesa, Osun, following damage to the facility’s perimeter wall caused by heavy rainfall. The Service’s spokesman, Abubakar Umar, disclosed this in a statement issued on...
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday returned to Abuja after attending the inauguration of the 267th Pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, in Rome, Italy. The President who arrived at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at about 6.50 p.m. was received by senior government officials. The President had...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has revealed some projects undertaken by the FCT Administration that would be inaugurated to celebrate President Bola Tinubu second anniversary. Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Public Communication and Social Media, Mr...
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says President Bola Tinubu is working day and night to turn Nigeria’s potential into prosperity for all Nigerians. Idris stated this in an interview with newsmen at the sidelines of the Nigeria Public Relations Week (NPRW 2025) on Tuesday in...
TMinister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has said the President Bola Tinubu-led administration has attracted over $450 million into the development of Nigeria’s Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) value chain. Idris stated this during his remarks at the Nigeria Public Relations Week (NPRW 2025) on Tuesday in...
President Bola Tinubu did not create the economic challenges currently affecting Nigeria. Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno stated on Tuesday while speaking to State House correspondents after meeting Vice-President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The governor praised Tinubu’s ongoing efforts to revive Nigeria’s economy and improve...
Containerised shops were destroyed on Tuesday following an explosion involving a diesel-laden tanker behind the Alake Sports Complex in Ijeja, Abeokuta. The explosion occurred just behind the fence separating the Sports Complex from the Ijeja community, triggering panic among nearby residents. Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Plateau State Government has commenced full digitization of civil service operations including biometric attendance systems, e-governance processes, and digital personnel records as part of efforts to entrench professionalism and enhance efficiency in the public service. This was disclosed by the Head of Civil Service,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Prof Babagana Umara Zulum delivered a keynote address at the Nigerian Air Force 61st Anniversary seminar tagged: “optimizing civil-military relations in a joint operational environment for enhanced air operation” which was held at the NAF Officers Mess and Suites on Tuesday...
For the first time since February 2024, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has maintained the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 27.5 per cent. CBN Governor Yemi Cardoso announced the decision on Tuesday in Abuja following the 300th Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting. Cardoso said all 12 MPC members...
A stray bullet fired by a policeman has allegedly killed a teenage boy on his way to school in Ibadan on Tuesday. An eyewitness account stated that the incident occurred at the Ibadan airport junction, along Old Ife Road. According to a commercial motorcyclist, Dauda Oseni, the deceased, with...