Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday, flag off the new Olympic-standard 25,000-capacity Bayelsa stadium project at Igbogene, Yenagoa, as part of the activities marking the 5th anniversary of governor Douye Diri. The former president performed the groundbreaking ceremony on a day Gov. Diri restated his appeal for support of...
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Catholic Bishops in Africa and Madagascar have called for prayer and fasting to address conflicts across the continent. The bishops, under the umbrella of the Standing Committee of Symposium of Episcopal Conference of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), made the call in a statement in Ibadan on Monday. The News...
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has said that an Independent Power Plant that will provide 24-hour uninterrupted electricity to most parts of Abeokuta, will be ready for inauguration in the next eight weeks. Governor Abiodun stated this on Monday after inspecting the 30 megawatts power plant located in Onijanganjangan,...
Members of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan have embarked on an indefinite strike, an official said on Monday. The Association’s General Secretary, Dr Uthman Adedeji, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan that the strike was due to power...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 8 Division Nigerian Army and Commander Sector 2 Operation Fansam Yamma, Major General, Ibikunle Ajose has re-affirmed that commanders’ ability to make sound decisions remained critical to operational successes. “The ability of commanders to make sound decisions, lead with confidence...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Renowned educationist and policy expert, Professor Peter Lassa (OON), has called for the creation of a new constitution, arguing that amendments to the 1999 Constitution will not address Nigeria’s core governance challenges. With vast experience in various government sectors, including the Native Authority, Northern...
By JOY ADARA , Abuja – The senator representing the Delta North senatorial district, Ned Nwoko has debunked reports making the rounds on social media that he plans to marry Nollywood actor, Chika Ike and that he is the father of her unborn child. Earlier in the day, Regina...
A Kano State High Court, on Monday, issued an order of perpetual injunction restraining the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from withholding funds from the Federation Account to the 44 Local Governments of the state. The applicants are the Chairman of NULGE, Ibrahim Muhd, Ibrahim Uba Shehu, Ibrahim Shehu...
A middle-aged woman and her two children have lost their lives in a fire incident which occurred on Sunday night in Ondo State. The fire incident happened at Rainbow Street, Onipakala Junction, off Adeyemi Road, Ondo, in Ondo West Local Government Area of the state. A family source, speaking...
The leadership of Labour Party has said it never zoned its presidential ticket to the South-East. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Obiora Ifoh, stated this in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ifoh was reacting to a report making...
EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja– The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company has said electricity consumers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT ) will begin to enjoy full power supply from Feb 23. The company said this in a statement on its X handle in Abuja on Monday. It said the ongoing restoration...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The Police Service Commission (PSC) has appointed Mr Moshood Jimoh as the new Commissioner of Police for the Lagos State Command. The Commission’s Head of Press and Public Relations, Mr Ikechukwu Ani, announced this in a statement issued on Monday. Prior to this appointment,...
The Air Component of Operation FASAN YANMA, has eliminated several bandits in a successful airstrike at Yauni Hill, Zakka Ward of Safana Local Government Area, Katsina State. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), AVM Olusola Akinboyewa, on Monday...
Suspected thugs inside buses and on motorcycles on Monday invaded Olorunda Local Government Secretariat, Igbona, in Osogbo wielding machetes and other dangerous weapons The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the development is coming barely days to Saturday’s local government election coming up across the state. NAN gathered...
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have faulted the presence of armed personnel of Department of State Security (DSS) at the assembly complex in Ikeja on Monday. The House, at a plenary presided over by the Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, called on the state’s Director of DSS to...
Nigerian Afrobeats sensational superstar, Adedamola Adefolahan, popularly known as Fireboy DML, has expressed a strong desire to be closer to God in order to improve his relationship with Him. The talented and creative music sensation took to his social media platforms to speak about himself having serious relationship with...
Katsina State Government has spent approximately N5.4 billion to support 3,610 women across the 361 wards in the state, providing each with four goats. Governor Dikko Radda disclosed this during the launch of the support distribution under the goat-rearing initiative at Dan-Nakolo in Daura Local Government Area (LGA). The...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL) has partnered Benjamin Olowojebutu Foundation (BOF) to enhance healthcare infrastructure and access to quality care in the country. Chief Upstream Investment Officer, NNPC, Mr Oluwaseyi Omotowa, said this during the handover of medical equipment to the foundation on Monday in Lagos. Omotowa...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Monday, arraigned Adam Yusuf, a Deputy Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), over alleged N1.1 billion money laundering offences. Yusuf was arraigned alongside a company, Ummays Hummayd Energy Ltd, allegedly operated by him, before...
Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has said it would close the 2023/2024 student loan application cycle on Feb. 21. Managing Director of NELFUND, Akintunde Sawyerr, who disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja on Monday, said the 2024/2025 application cycle would commence on Feb. 22. Sawyerr said that...