The Biu Police Area Command has detained two suspects in connection with the murder of a 50-year-old woman accused of witchcraft practices. The Commissioner of Police, Borno Command, Mr Yusuf Lawan confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) via telephone interview on Saturday. Lawan said the...
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The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), said that Nigeria would likely witness its first astronomical lunar crescent on Feb.28. Director of Media and Corporate Communications of NASRDA, Dr Felix Ale, said this in a statement on Saturday. He said that the lunar crescent had been calculated to...
The Police Service Commission (PSC) says disciplinary action will be taken against policemen who engage in human rights violations and find it difficult to work within ‘approved boundaries’. The Chairman of PSC, retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) Hashimu Argungu said this on Saturday in Enugu. Argungu spoke at...
Benue All Progressive Congress (APC) Elders’ Forum said the State House of Assembly acted within the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) in removing the State Chief Judge. The forum’s chairman, Sen. Barnabas Gemade, made the disclosure on Saturday during a press conference in Makurdi....
Ogun State Police Command has confirmed that a 19-year-old boy, Oluwaferanmi Olasupo, drowned on Friday in an abandoned quarry pool near Eseke Village in the Odeda Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement in on Saturday in Abeokuta. According...
A Political Scientist, Prof. Abubakar Oladeji, has described the rate at which some politicians and political officers have been defecting from one political party to another recently as a true reflection of their characters. Oladeji, who stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says over 11,000 shops have been sealed and 40 individuals arrested in its ongoing nationwide clampdown on fake and substandard medicines. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this to newsmen in Lagos on Saturday. Adeyeye said...
The Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace Limited, Dr. Allen Onyema, has praised the state-of-the-art facilities and operational efficiency of the Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport, describing it as one of the best in the world. Onyema, who arrived at the airport on Saturday at about 10 a.m. aboard...
The local government election in Osun on Saturday witnessed poor turnout of the electorate in the state despite previous controversy. It would be recalled that the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi and the Nigeria Police Force had called for the suspension of the exercise. While the AGF...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has cast his vote in the ongoing local government elections in the state. Adeleke voted at Unit 9, Sagba Abogunde Ward 2, Ede North Local Government Area at about 7:56a.m. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor arrived at the polling...
Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 52-year-old man, identified as Harry Collins, for impersonating as a police officer, on the Long bridge, Warewa, in the state. A statement by the spokesperson of Ogun Police Command on Saturday in Abeokuta, Omolola Odutola said the suspect was arrested fully dressed...
The Police Command in Ogun said it neutralised four suspected kidnappers in a gun duel at Warewa axis on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Thursday. This is contained in a statement issued by CSP Omolola Odutola, the Command’s Spokesperson, on Saturday in Abeokuta. Odutola said that a white Paragon commercial...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said it would carry out an annual preventive maintenance on two transformers at the Apo 132/33 Kilo Volt (kV) transmission substation. The company’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, disclosed this in a statement issued in...
By MARY RONKE, Minna – Farmer Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago has been nominated as the SUN Newspaper Governor of the year 2024 in Agriculture A statement issued on Saturday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Niger State, Bologi Ibrahim, said the nomination/invitation letter was presented to...
As he turns 69, Saturday, February 22, Leo Stan Ekeh, Africa’s foremost serial digital entrepreneur, has truly come of age. In the natural order of life and in entrepreneurship, he has fully embodied the Nigerian dream. And much more, the trademark Nigerian spirit of courage even in stormy times....
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto– The lawmaker representing Wamakko/Kware Federal Constituency at the National Assembly, Honourable Ahmad Kalambaina,has pledged his commitment to championing the cause of advocating and supporting the zero dose efforts in his constituency. Kalambaina, who gave the assurance when the Zero Dose Learning Hub (ZDLH) Advocacy Team...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum has been awarded as the 2024 New Telegraph Governor of the Year, celebrating his exceptional leadership and transformative achievements in the state. Governor Zulum received the prestigious award on Friday at the Grand Ballroom of the Lagos...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – As a gesture of its commitment to tackling economic and financial crimes and offering restitution to victims of fraudulent practices, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), has handed over a total sum -$132,362.43 (One Hundred and Thirty-Two, Three Hundred and Sixty-Two United States Dollars, Forty-Three...
The House of Representatives Committee on Constitutional Amendment has rejected all 31 proposals for the creation of states, citing failure to meet constitutional requirements. The House received proposals for the creation of 31 new states on February 6, 2025. However, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu,...