The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze from Wednesday to Friday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Tuesday in Abuja envisaged moderate dust haze on Wednesday with visibility range from 2Km to 5km in the northern region. According to the agency, localised visibility of less...
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The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, on Tuesday, performed the ground-breaking ceremony for the Abia Airport project. In a speech at the event held at Ubaha-Nsulu in Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area, Keyamo said that the project was upgraded from an airstrip to an...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – 250 elderly citizens in Kogi State have benefitted from the second batch of the Renewed Hope Initiative Elderly Support Scheme of the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu. The 250 beneficiaries aged 65 years and above cut across the 21 Local Government Areas...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri- In a bid to promote peace building and community engagement in Borno State, the Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development has organized a one-day training workshop for local journalists. The workshop, held on Tuesday at the Hajja Mangal Memorial Banquet Hall in Maiduguri, aimed to...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says Eziukwu Market, also known as Cemetery Market, Aba, Abia is centre for fake and substandard products production and distribution. The agency made the declaration during a lengthy operation led by Mr Martins Iluyomade, Director, South-East Zone, NAFDAC,...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has recovered over N52 billion and 966,900.83 U.S. dollars in the last one year. The ICPC Chairman, Dr Musa Aliyu (SAN), disclosed this, on Tuesday in Abuja, at an event to mark his one year anniversary as the Chairman...
Pope Francis escaped two attempts on his life during his historic trip to Iraq in March 2021, according to excerpts from his forthcoming autobiography published Tuesday by Italian media. The pontiff’s Vatican security detail received an urgent warning from the British secret services, Francis wrote. “A woman packed with...
A 54-year-old man, Eseni Chima was, on Tuesday, docked before an Abakaliki Magistrate’s Court for allegedly killing his wife, Ugochukwu Chima. Chima is facing a count charge bothering on murder. The Magistrate, Chinedu Agama did not take the plea of Chima for want of jurisdiction. The magistrate directed the...
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has said a Howo Tipper had brake failure, veered off its path and instantly killed a pedestrian, on Tuesday. The LASTMA General Manager, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, made this known in a statement on Tuesday. The statement was signed by Mr Taofiq Adebayo,...
Edo State House of Assembly has passed a resolution suspending chairmen and vice chairmen of the 18 local governments in the state for two months for alleged insubordination and gross misconduct. At plenary on Tuesday, the House also mandated leaders of the legislative arms in the local governments to...
A top Russian general accused by Ukraine of being responsible for the use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops was assassinated in Moscow on Tuesday by Ukraine’s SBU intelligence service. The assassination is considered the most high-profile killing of its kind. Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, who was chief of...
Jigawa State Government has uncovered 6,348 ghost workers in its staff verification exercise in the state. Commissioner for Infomation, Youths, Sports and Culture, Mr Sagir Musa, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Dutse.He said the report of the Statewide Staff Audit Biometric Data Capture and Validation Exercise,...
A security man, Mr Sunday Adeyemi, on Tuesday pleaded with a Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve the 16 year-old marriage to his estranged wife, Rebekah on grounds of troublesomeness. “My lord, I’ve endured so much embarrassment as a result of Rebekah’s frequent public fights and...
At least 34 people have been killed by Cyclone Chido in Mozambique since it made landfall there on Sunday, the U.N. humanitarian agency OCHA said on Tuesday, citing figures from the southern African country’s disaster agency. The small French island of Mayotte bore the brunt of the storm, and...
A firm, Nextdora Nigeria Limited, has urged an Abuja High Court to restrain the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and others from selling its landed property. The property is located at Plot No. 4411, Cadastral Zone A09, Guzape District, Abuja. Nextdora Ltd, in a fresh suit...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, has commended the Renewed Hope Initiative Elderly Support Scheme (RHIESS) of the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, for its impactful service to the elderly in society. The minister made this commendation at the second edition of the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja The FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, has disbursed $25,000.00 each to ten communities that have qualified for the pilot stage of the Community Revolving Fund (CRF) through their respective Community Revolving Fund Management Committees. Mahmoud also flagged off the distribution of water pumping...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Senator Remi Tinubu, wife of President Tinubu, has distributed the sum of 50 million naira cash and wrappers to 250 elderly citizen during the 2nd face of Renewed Hope Initiative in Nasarawa State. The Nigerian First Lady, representedat at the occasion by Nasarawa State...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has appointed Aisha Garba, an international development specialist, as the Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education (UBEC). President Tinubu announced the appointment in a statement issued by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga, on Tuesday in Abuja According to the statement, Garba,...
The Edo State Government has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last governorship election in the state, Asue Ighodalo and other supporters of the party, to return government vehicles in their possession. Chairman, Government Assets Recovery Committee of the state,...