The former President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief John-Nnia Nwodo, has expressed serious concern over what he described as “a drastic decline” in the quality of education in the country. He said, “It pains me that children of our contemporaries in the university cannot get the quality education that...
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufa’i, and former Governor of Sokoto State and serving Senator, Aminu Tambuwal on Friday visited former President Muhammadu Buhari at his residence in Kaduna. Also on their entourage were the former Governor of Imo State, Achike Udenwa, former...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Friday, inaugurated the 46.3-Kilometer Joe Irukwu Way, which traverses Umuahia North, Bende and Ohafia Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Abia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the road, formerly known as Umuahia–Uzuakoli–Ozuitem–Lohum–Nkpa–Umuimenyi–Isuikwuato–Alayi–Item–Igbere–Abiriba Road, was renamed by Gov. Alex Otti of Abia to...
Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has said only two out of the 445 mass housing allocations met its terms and conditions. Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the FCT Minister, Mr Lere Olayinka, disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja on Friday. Olayinka said...
The much-anticipated political rally by The NEW Associates, earlier scheduled for Saturday, April 12 in Yenagoa, has been postponed to April 26, 2025. The event, widely seen by political observers as a pro-Wike mobilization, was expected to draw significant attention amid rising political undercurrents in Bayelsa State. The convener...
A crowd of women on Friday flooded the Aba road area of Port Harcourt, demanding the reinstatement of the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, and his deputy, Ngozi Odu. The protest, which began along the major road, and advanced to the Rivers State Government House, featured placards...
The Niger government has received 17 kidnapped victims handed over to the government by the police command in the state. Deputy Governor of the state, Mr Yakubu Garba received the victims on behalf of Gov. Umaru Bago at the police headquarters in Minna on Friday. He disclosed that the...
Chairman of Labour Party Caucus in the House of Representatives, Rep. Afam Ogene, has blamed mass defections of lawmakers to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on the former Chairman, Julius Abure’s leadership failure. Ogene said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja...
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, ordered the suspended DCP Abba Kyari, and his co-defendants to enter their defence in the charge preferred against them by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Justice Emeka Nwite, in separate rulings on their no-case submission applications, held that a...
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, ordered the EFCC and five other security agencies to file their defence in a suit instituted by businesswoman, Dr Aisha Achimugu, to stop her planned arrest and detention. Other security agencies listed in the fundamental rights enforcement suit are the Nigeria...
The Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL) has expressed its commitment to the realisation of the 2.06 million barrels per day (bpd) vision of President Bola Tinubu in 2025. The Managing Director of TSSNL, Chief Kestin Pondi disclosed this on Friday at the inauguration of the newly built Ugborikoko...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has given land allottees 21 days to pay all statutory Right of Occupancy (R of O) bills and charges or lose the offer. Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the FCT Minister, Mr Lere Olayinka, disclosed this at a...
Lawyers under the aegis of Lawyers for Civil Liberties, have urged the National Judicial Council not to allow the appointment of a junior judge as acting chief judge of Imo above other senior judges. The lawyers told newsmen on Friday in Abuja that beyond the appointment being an aberration...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) screened only 8,287 out of the 261,914 area council land documents submitted for regularisation between 2006 and 2023. Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the FCT Minister, Mr Lere Olayinka, disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja on...
Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL) on Friday closed his defence in the alleged sexual harassment case before a Federal High Court in Abuja. Justice James Omotosho adjourned the matter until July 2 for adoption of final written addresses. after the Ndifon’s...
A former Minister of Police Affairs and PDP chieftain, Alhaji Adamu Waziri, has stressed the need for an urgent repositioning of the party. Waziri stated this on Friday in Potiskum, Yobe shortly after addressing members of the party drawn from across the state. According to him, this has become...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in Abia have pledged to deliver the state to President Bola Tinubu and wrestle power from the Gov. Alex Otti-led Labour Party (LP) government in 2027. The stakeholders made the pledge on Friday in Abuja at meeting held at the instance of Sen....
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has relocated its 2025 Annual General Conference from Port Harcourt to Enugu, following President Bola Tinubu’s recent declaration of emergency rule in Rivers State. The association stated that although the initial announcement of Port Harcourt as the host city for this year’s conference was...
A two-term former Lagos State House of Assembly member, Sir Jude Idimogu, says there will be “no vacancy” in Aso Rock come 2027. Idimogu, who represented Oshodi-Isolo Constituency II between 2015 and 2023, made the declaration in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in...
Property worth millions of naira, including 12 shops, were on Thursday night burnt by fire at the Agodi Mayegun Cement Store Market in Ibadan. General Manager of the Oyo State Fire Service, Mr Yemi Akinyinka, confirmed this in a statement on Friday in Ibadan. Akinyinka said the fire service...