By HARUNA AHMED, Duste– No fewer than 10 passengers have died and one other injured in an accident that occurred at Yanfari village in Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The Police Public Relations Officer, Jigawa State Command, Mr Lawal Shiisu, confirmed the incident in a statement issued...
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By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Plateau State Police Command has debunked rumours of a bomb explosion on Murtala Way, near Jos Terminus, in Jos North Local Government of the state. The command’s spokesman, who stated this in a statement, said that the command had on Tuesday morning received report...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has said he is optimistic about the ability of new Governor of Edo, Monday Okpebholo, to transform the state. Shettima in his address at the swearing-in ceremony of the governor on Tuesday in Benin, emphasised the significance of the mandate given by the people and...
The top cleric in the Anglican Church, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, announced on Tuesday he was resigning after facing mounting pressure to quit over his handling of an abuse case. Welby said in a statement that he was “stepping aside in the best interests of the Church...
The Emir of Zazzau, Amb. Ahmad Bamali has said the recurring collapse of the national grid is hampering the educational development of Nigeria. “This ugly development is especially truncating e-learning in the country, and the earlier it is reversed, the better for education in the nation,” he further decried....
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo of Edo has appointed Musa Ikhilor as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and named Samson Osagie, State Attorney-General and Dr Cyril Oshiomhole, Health Commissioner-designate. In a statement on Tuesday in Benin, Mr Fred Itua, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, said...
The Commissioner for Information in Anambra, Dr Law Mefor, says the 2024 Christmas and New Year celebration will be exciting and peaceful in the state. Mefor gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Tuesday. The commissioner said the administration of...
Outgoing Edo Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has granted pardon to a 77-year-old man and 15 others on death row in the Nigerian Correctional Service as his administration winds down. This is contained in a statement on Tuesday in Benin, by Mr Aminu Suleman, the Public Relations Officer (PRO), Nigeria Correction...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said President Bola Tinubu is entrenching good governance through the Renewed Hope Agenda. Wike stated this in Abuja on Tuesday, when he inspected the ongoing construction of five-kilometre Saburi – Dei Dei road, awarded to Lubrik Construction Company in...
OSun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke is expected to present the 2025 budget before the state House of Assembly on Wednesday. The Speaker of the House, Mr Adewale Egbedun, disclosed this on Tuesday during plenary. According to Egbedun, the governor forwarded a letter dated Nov. 11, with a title “Laying...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – In a significant display of leadership and dedication to community welfare, Hon. Ishaya David Lalu, PhD, the representative for the Mangu/Bokkos federal constituency, has officially unveiled the 2024 Lalu Health Initiative. This initiative, developed in collaboration with Eden Compassion and Health Missions International and...
Sen. Mohammed Ndume (APC-Borno) and Sen. Shehu Sani have differed on the President Bola Tinubu’s proposed Tax Reform Bills before the National Assembly. Ndume, a former Senate Chief Whip, in a statement in Abuja on Monday, described the bills as ‘ill-timed’, given the economic challenges Nigerians are currently facing....
Moses Simon, Samuel Chukwueze were among early birds to the Super Eagles’ camp on Monday in Coted’Ivoire, ahead of preparation for their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Benin Republic. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that six other players, Amas Obasogie,Raphael Onyedika, Frank Onyeka, Bruno Onyemaechi,...
Executive Secretary, National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) has said 40 per cent of the 2024 National Examination Council (NECO) candidates may not proceed to tertiary institutions for no credit in Mathematics and English Language. Ajayi said this on Tuesday in Calabar during his address at a five-day...
Dozens of world leaders are set to give speeches at the UN’s Climate Change Conference in Azerbaijan on Tuesday, setting the tone for the two-week negotiations. Among others, UN Secretary General António Guterres is expected to speak. Representatives from almost 200 states are attending the summit, known as COP29,...
…Says NNPC to unveil 12 CNG Stations Soon By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd, Mele Kyari has reiterated the company’s commitment to resolving Nigeria’s energy trilemma, by ensuring energy security, sustainable growth and energy affordability. Kyari disclosed this...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to fostering dialogue, reconciliation, and healing among all ethnic nationalities that make up our great nation. In a special message commemorating the 2024 Ogoni Martyrs Remembrance Day, President Tinubu said he was in solidarity with...
By LEKAN AGBOOLA, Ilorin – In response fuel scarcity across the country, the Nigeria Customs Service task force against fuel smuggling, Operation Whirlwind has intensified its crackdown on fuel smuggling, recently seizing 67,000 liters of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) valued at approximately N84.8 million along the Kwara and Niger...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Benue State Chapter has accused Governor Hyacinth Alia’ s aides and some local government chairmen for been overzealous by arbitrary banning and incessant disruption of thanksgiving services and peaceful assembly. The party accused the Governor’s aides for the...
No fewer than 13 persons have been killed in a collapsed mining site in Bassa Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. The Chairman of Bassa LGA, Dr Joshua Riti, confirmed this to newsmen on Monday in Jos. Riti, who expressed sadness over the number of deaths recorded, said that...