The Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Abba Moro (PDP/Benue South), says that the People’s Democracy Party (PDP) Senate caucus was yet to take a position on the party’s national chairmanship seat. Moro made the disclosure on Monday in Makurdi while interacting with newsmen shortly after the PDP Benue chapter’s expanded...
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The Head of Lagbaja Family of Ilobu kingdom, Mr Demola Lagbaja, has said it is regrettable that the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoheed Lagbaja, did not enjoy life outside the military. The family head spoke on Monday while receiving the St. Charles Grammar School, Osogbo, Old...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, has identified the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme as a cornerstone of national integration and development since its inception in 1973. A statement issued by her Special Adviser on Media, Austine Elemue, said the Minister made...
The Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi capital on Monday, nullified the recent ward, council and state congresses of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. The court also restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the second defendant in the suit from recognising any of the...
The Israeli military said on Monday that the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah fired around 165 rockets into the north of Israel. According to the Magen David Adom rescue service, a total of six people were injured, including a one-year-old child, in the Karmiel area of the Galilee and in...
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) says three persons lost their lives when a Dangote truck (DCG-TM-028), experienced a brake failure while descending from Ita-Opo, Epe. The LASTMA General Manager, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, confirmed this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. The statement was signed by Mr...
The Superintendent Pastor of the Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC), Tunde Bakare, on Monday donated N250 million to charity. The money was a birthday gift presented to Bakare by his church members. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Bakare clocked 70 on Nov. 11, 2024. The event...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, has declared open a five days 46th regular meeting of the National Council on Agriculture and Food Security (NCAFS) opened in Calabar the Cross River State’s capital with the theme: ‘Resilience to climate change towards Sustainable Food...
The Office of the Vice President in collaboration with North East Development Commission (NEDC) have launched an in-person training of 150 teachers drawn from various Secondary schools in Borno State. The first Batch beneficiaries were from public and private secondary schools in MMC and Jere Local Government who are...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called for the utilisation of the backlog of unspent funds allocated to tertiary education. ASUU warned that the continued stagnation of these resources could hinder the growth and development of the sector. This comes as the...
A former Presidential Spokesperson, Dr Doyin Okupe, says at no time has he ever ruled out the possibility of President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the 2027 elections. Okupe made the remark in a statement on Monday in Lagos, while reacting to some online media reports on his statement regarding...
The Transition Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo has recommended a probe into more than N410 billion local and foreign debts allegedly owed by the state. The committee made the recommendation on Monday in its report presented to the governor-elect, Sen. Monday Okpebholo ahead of his...
President Tinubu at the Extraordinary Joint Arab-Islamic summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Nov.11 President Bola Tinubu on Monday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, called for an end to Israeli aggression in Gaza, warning “the conflict in Palestine has persisted for far too long, inflicting immeasurable suffering.” Addressing the extraordinary Arab-Islamic...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday, wished Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State victory in Saturday’s governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Aiyedatiwa is the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Nov. 16 election. Obasanjo wished the governor well in the...
A Kano State High Court on Monday, ordered that a 43-year-old man, Mannir Ibrahim-Abdullahi, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly raping a minor to death. The Kano State Government charged Ibrahim-Abdullahi, who lives in Jaba Quarters, Kano, with culpable homicide and rape. Justice Zuwaira Yusuf, who gave...
Ekiti State Police Command is investigating the circumstances that led to the drowning of four young men at a shallow river after attending an event in Okemesi-Ekiti, headquarters of Okemesi-Ido-Ile LCDA. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command , DSP Sunday Abutu, said on Monday in Ado-Ekiti...
The Nigeria Customs Service, Area 2 Command Onne, Rivers, has confiscated 21 containers of contraband drugs, donkey skin, and other items valued at over N46 billion. The command’s Comptroller, Mr Muhammad Babandede, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Monday in Onne, Rivers. Babandede listed the confiscated items to include;...
Opinion poll on Monday showed that Ghana’s main opposition leader John Dramani Mahama may win the presidential election. The poll placed him ahead of his main challenger, ruling party candidate Muhamudu Bawumia. Former president Mahama, 65, and current Vice President Bawumia, 60, are the two main contenders for the...
Electricity consumers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have kicked against the increase in prices of prepaid meters. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos), announced the increase in the price of prepaid meters on their various official X handles, with effect from Nov...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ebonyi Command, says it has uncovered a suspected illegal petroleum refinery in Abakaliki. The state Commandant of the corps, Mr Francis Nnadi, said this at a news briefing in Abakiliki on Monday. Nnadi also said that four suspected oil thieves involved...