Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kiev has captured two Chinese nationals fighting alongside Russian forces in eastern Ukraine. “There are the prisoners’ documents, bank cards and personal data,” Zelensky wrote on Telegram, alongside a video showing images of one of the captured men. He said the two men had...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – A high-level delegation of the Labour Party (LP), led by Abia State Governor Dr. Alex Otti, on Tuesday visited the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja to discuss key developments within the party. During the visit, Governor Otti formally presented...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – Operatives of the Port Harcourt’s Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested thirty Seven (37) suspected internet fraudsters. They were arrested in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Tuesday April 8, 2025 in an operation code named “operation eagle sweep”....
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has noted that the implementation of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) in Kaduna State is due to Governor Uba Sani’s result-oriented leadership. The Vice President who made this known at the groundbreaking ceremony of the SAPZ at Dakin...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister of State Dr. Mariya Mahmoud has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s unwavering commitment to the infrastructural transformation of Abuja. The Minister stressed that under his leadership, the FCT has witnessed remarkable improvements in road networks, urban development, and...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a Balance of Payments (BOP) surplus of $6.83 billion for the 2024 financial year, marking a decisive turnaround from deficits of $3.34 billion in 2023 and $3.32 billion in 2022. The acting Director, Corporate Communications, CBN, Mrs....
Vice-President Kashim Shettima, has said Nigeria needs patriots, including citizens, leaders and institutions, ready to be counted with a view to establishing a federation that serves the people. Shettima said this on Tuesday in Abuja during the 7th edition of Annual Leadership Conference and Awards, held at the State...
An Inspector with the Nigerian Police, Stephen Enang on Tuesday night in Calabar died while watching the Champions League match between Arsenal and Real Madrid at a football viewing center. Enang, said to be a diehard fan of Arsenal, was until his death, attached to the Akim Police Division,...
Kano State Fire Service has confirmed that two women lost their lives in a pond in Gezawa local government area of the state. The Public Relations Officer of the service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, made this known in a statement in Kano on Wednesday. ”We received a distress call on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC Borno South) has kicked against lopsidedness in federal or political appointments by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, which according to him, has favoured one section or ethnic group, contrary to the dictates of the Federal Character guidelines. Ndume said, he...
Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), has approved the appointment of administrators for the 23 Local Government Areas of the state. This comes less than 24 hours after a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt reportedly restrained him from appointing administrators to oversee the affairs...
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Muftwang, where over 50 people have been killed and thousands rendered homeless in recent weeks, says the assault on the area is sponsored and genocidal. Attackers struck in several communities in the Bokkos Local Government Area (LGA) of the North-Central state, displacing many and leaving...
Mr Ishaya Kukah, brother to the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Fr. Matthew Kukah, on Tuesday recounted his harrowing experience in the hands of bandits who had held him and others captive. Kukah spoke with newsmen on Tuesday when the National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu and...
A Zenith Bank Plc’s staff member, Femi Remigus, on Tuesday tendered exhibits against Mr Ali Bello, the Chief of Staff (CoS) to Gov. Usman Ododo of Kogi, in the alleged money laundering trial to the tune of N3 billion. Remigus, a Compliance Officer, tendered the exhibits while being led...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday nominated Mr Jude Ezenwafor as its candidate for the Nov. 8 governorship election in Anambra. Dr Cornell Onwubuya, Chairman of the Anambra Governorship Election Congress Committee, said Ezenwafor was the sole aspirant and secured 798 ‘yes’ votes. He added that 26 votes...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has disclosed that Kaduna State is leading the way as the first to launch the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) in Nigeria. Speaking when he paid a courtesy call at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House...
By EZEKIEL oBI, Abuja – Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has won the Leadership Newspaper’s Quinquennial Award for outstanding person in governance and infrastructure. Director of Press, Office of the Minister, Mr Anthony Ogunleye, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. Ogunleye...
Rivers State Government has on Tuesday advised youths to take advantage of the ongoing Nigerian military recruitment exercise to develop their career and life paths. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Ibibia Worika, made the remark when he received a team from the Army Headquarters, led by...
Ondo State Police Command has deployed operatives to apprehend killers of three farmers at Ajagbusi community in Akure North Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Ayanlade Olushola, made the disclosure while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Akure. Olushola, who...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ajao Adewale, has directed Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) in the territory to carry out extensive raids on identified criminal hideouts. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh,...