By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has called for expanded collaboration with the World Bank to accelerate the state’s post-conflict recovery efforts. Governor Zulum made this call during a meeting with the newly appointed Country Director of the World Bank, Dr. Ndiame Diop, on Friday...
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By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – The Rector of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, Professor Usman Ogbo, has been honoured with an Excellence Award by the Faculty of Management Sciences of Prince Abubakar Audu University Anyigba. According to the organizers, the honour was in recognition of his his significant role in...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – The newly appointment Commissioner in the states’ Local Government Service Commission, Hon. Salami Abdulraheem Okekenu, has commended the state Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo for considering merit in appointing people to key positions in the state. Speaking in Lokoja after his screening and clearance...
Katsina State Government has recruited additional 550 youths as operatives into its security outfit, named: “Community Watch Corps”, to boost the fight against insecurity in the state. Gov. Dikko Radda stated this at the graduation ceremony of the second batch of the corps, on Friday in Katsina. He said...
The U.S. Justice Department has accused Iran of plotting the assassination of President-elect Donald Trump. “The charges announced today expose Iran’s continued brazen attempts to target U.S. citizens, including President-elect Donald Trump,” said FBI Director Christopher Wray. During the FBI’s investigation into another case, a 51-year-old man from Iran...
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) investigative panel has cleared the military of an alleged termination of approximately 10,000 pregnancies in the North-East. Headed by a retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Abdul Aboki, the seven-man panel, described as false, the allegation that was contained in a special report...
Burna Boy, Yemi Alade, Asake, Wizkid, Tems, and Chris Brown featuring Davido and Lojay have been nominated for the Best African Music Performance at the second annual Grammy Awards. Earlier this year, the Recording Academy introduced the Best African Music Performance category, celebrating the continent’s vibrant musical culture. The...
The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, has said that no law in Nigeria prohibits the prosecution of minors. Fagbemi stated this in Abuja on Thursday while briefing journalists regarding a recent court order to release about 114 #EndBadGovernance protesters (minors and adults) who...
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) reiterates its call on the Federal Government to pay its three months withheld salaries, N50 billion earned allowances, among other demands. National President, SSANU, Mr Mohammed Ibrahim, said this while addressing newsmen ahead of its 3rd Quadrennial National Delegates Conference on...
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has condemned the brutal assault of its members in the oil and gas sector. The assault was allegedly carried out by military personnel and operatives of other security agencies. President of PENGASSAN, Mr Festus Osifo,said this in a...
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), has opened a condolence register in honour of Late Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja. This is contained in a statement issued on Friday by the Academy Public Relations Officer, Maj. Mohammed Maidawa. “On behalf of the Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy,...
Yobe State Government has reopened Government Senior Day Secondary School, Bara, in Gulani Local Government, 12 years after the school was closed due to activities of insurgents. The school alongside government secondary schools Goniri and Babbangida operated from a temporary site at Government Secondary School, Damaturu, since 2012. The...
Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Olanipekum Olukayode, has underscored the need for collaboration and capacity building of security agencies to tackle corruption. Olukayode said this during the graduation of the Executive Leadership and Strategic Management Course, Batch 5/2024, of the Nigerian Army Resource Centre (NARC),...
Israeli and global leaders on Friday denounced a violent attack in Amsterdam on Israeli football fans, who called the incident a modern-day “pogrom.” The supporters – who were in the Netherlands to watch Maccabi Tel Aviv face Dutch club Ajax on Thursday night – said assailants carried knives and...
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), in collaboration with other Search and Recovery partners has recovered the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) from the ditched Sikorsky SK76 helicopter. The NSIB’s Director, Public Affairs and Family Assistance, Mrs Bimbo Oladeji disclosed in a statement made available...
Ooni of Ile-Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has called on Nigerians to stop blaming the government always, but to rather do something for the betterment of the country. Ogunwusi, made the call during an official showcase of Ojaja City in Akure on Friday. The Ooni, who said that his passion...
President Bola Tinubu said on Friday that the passing of Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, former Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation had cost Nigeria a committed patriot and elder statesman. Tinubu said this at Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi during the burial ceremony of the deceased who passed...
Online music streaming platform, Spotify, has released its ‘RADAR Africa’ documentary on the musical career of Nigerian Singer, Crown Uzama, popularly known as “Shallipopi”. Spotify’s Head of Music, Sub-Saharan Africa, Phiona Okumu, in a statement on Friday said the documentary offers a unique glimpse into Shallipopi’s creative process, inspirations,...
A logistics company, Martreach Logistics Limited, has urged the Court of Appeal to dismissed the appeal filled by Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the appeal bordered on the alleged N64 billion breach of contract suit for the provision of...
Katsina State Police Command has foiled simultaneous attacks on three quarters in Jibia Township, Jibia Local Government Area of the state and rescued 21 abducted victims. The Command’s spokesman, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, who disclosed this in a statement in Katsina on Friday, said the efforts were in collaboration with...