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...
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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...
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has said the party’s target is to wrestle Rivers state from the grip of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) come 2027. Mr Ganduje made this known in Port Harcourt during the inauguration of the state working committee on...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has denounced isolated reports in the social media, announcing the death of the electoral chief. In a statement Saturday in Abuja, Oyekanmi said the Commission’s “attention has been drawn...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged the National Assembly (NASS) to protect the Tertiary Education Trust (TETFUND) from being abrogated under the Nigeria Tax Bill 2024. The President of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Osodeke said that the...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order that the Court processes in respect of a suit against President Bola Tinubu, Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi, the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio and others challenging the legality of removal of...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Command says it has secured the conviction of 12 drug peddlers in the state. This is contained in a statement issued to newsmen by the Spokesman of the agency, Sadiq Maigatari, on Saturday in Kano. Maigatari said the conviction was...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Technical Adviser on Media, Publicly and Strategic Communication to the Benue State Governor, Solomon Iorpev has tasked broadcasters to uphold the tenets of the broadcast code in order to discharge their duties responsibly. Mr. Iorpey spoke on Friday during a courtesy call on...
by Ezekiel OBI, Abuja – Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a suspected online fraudster, Osang Otukpa, over an alleged duping of 139 Australians to the tune of eight million Australian dollars. EFCC’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement on Friday in...
The special brigade of the Nigerian Army has neutralised scores of Lukurawa bandits and destroyed about 22 camps in Sokoto and Kebbi states. The Theatre Commander of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Maj.- Gen. Oluyinka Soyele, disclosed this to the newsmen on Friday in Sokoto. Speaking through the Acting General Officer...