A former Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr Osita Okechukwu, has sad the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) should be held accountable for Nigeria’s slide into a one-party state, not the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Okechukwu stated this in Enugu on Sunday while reacting to insinuations that APC...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Multi-billion-naira worth of shipments of Methamphetamine and Loud, a strong synthetic strain of cannabis meant for distribution during the Christmas and New Year festive season, concealed in automobile spare parts imported from Canada, have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency...
Emir of Zazzau, Malam Ahmed Bamalli, has said that the decision to demolish 188-year old Malam Abdulkarim Central Mosque Zaria, was a painful decision that weight heavily upon the Emirate Council. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the royal father disclosed this during the groundbreaking ceremony for...
The Chancellor of Covenant University, Ota, Ogun, Dr David Oyedepo, has urged the Federal Government to improve funding of the education sector to reduce continuous strike by Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Oyedepo gave the advice while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Jos (UNIJOS), Professor Tanko Ishaya, has called on members of the university community and the nation to embrace peace, humility, and generosity during this Christmas season and beyond. He made this call at the 2024 Festival of Nine...
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to setup a probe panel on the incessant national grid collapse. Oyintiloye, while speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Osogbo, said the incessant collapse of the grid was becoming...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – President Nzuko Okigwe, Amb. Dr. Timothy Ihemadu Jp, has congratulated Nze Fidelis Ozichukwu, on his emergence as the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo. Amb. Ihemadu, in a statement on Sunday, said this development is a testament of your sterling and impeccable qualities and persona....
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division Nigerian Army Kaduna, Maj.-Gen. Mayirenso Saraso, has said the division has recorded modest achievements in improving security in its Area of Responsibility (AOR) in 2024. Saraso stated this at the annual 2024 West African Social Activities(WASA), held at the 2 Battalion parade...
Abba Yusuf of Kano State has directed all the Commissioners reassigned in the recent cabinet reshuffle to ensure a smooth handover and assumption of duty before the close of office hours on Tuesday. Yusuf, who issued the directive through his spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, said the cabinet changes...
By MBAFAN ADE (Business Correspondent) – President of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina’s decade-long impact on continental development has earned him the inaugural “African of the Decade” award. In a milestone celebration of African leadership, the AfDB President received this distinguished honor at last week’s...
Nze Fidelis Chukwu from Imo has emerged as the new President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide. This is contained in a communique issued at the end of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide Imeobi and General Assembly meeting held on Saturday in Enugu and signed by the Secretary-General Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide Amb....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – An international police advisor and advocate against Gender-Based Violence, Elizabeth MacLeod, has urged society to take a stand against sexual violence. Speaking at a one-day seminar organized by the Borno Police Command, MacLeod emphasized the importance of exposing and punishing perpetrators of sexual violence....
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti and his predecessor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, have paid special tribute to one of the founding fathers of the state, Chief Emmanuel Adaelu, who died recently at 92. In separate speeches at a memorial colloquium organised in Adaelu’s honour by Clifford University, Ihie, in Isala...
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has directed its members to resume duties effective Monday, December 16, 2024. This directive followed the expiration of a two-week industrial action observed by the union from December 2, 2024, to December 15, 2024. ASUP President, Shammah Kpanja, in a statement, said...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mohammed Ndarani, has urged Nigerians of all classes to return to farming to ensure food security in the country. Ndarani said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja. He frowned at the report that no...
Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, a Fulani social cultural associaltion, on Saturday, celebrated the Maliya International Day of “Fura-da-nono” in Tudun Wada, Karu Local Government of Nasarawa State. “Fura-da-nono,” is traditional Fulani delicacy made of millet, milk and spies and commonly consumed in Northern Nigeria. Alh. Abdullahi Bello-Bodejo, National President...
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday congratulated Prof. Iya Abubakar on his 90th birthday. The educationist and one-time vice chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria was Minister of Defence in the Second Republic. Abubakar, a renowned professor of Mathematics, also served as Senator representing Adamawa North between 1999 and...
Mrs Excel Ihekweme, wife of the former Commissioner for Foreign and International Affairs in Imo, Dr Fabian Ihekweme, has petitioned President Bola Tinubu, over allegations bordering on unlawful arrest and detention of her husband. Excel, in two letters dated Dec 13 and written on her behalf by a rights...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Federal Government is to replicate the Maiduguri Emergency Power Plant across the the Federation, especially Northern part to address problems associated with power supply due to incessant vandalization of facilities and inadequate power supply. The State Minister for Petroleum and Gas Resources, Hon....
The Federal Government has called for the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities in the country. Director of Social Security and Cooperative Development at the Federal Ministry of Labour, Mrs Franca Adiekweh, made the call during a road show to mark the 2024 International Day of Persons...