The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has adjourned the trials of three officials of the Kaduna State Government to February 4th and 5th, 2025. Mr. Aruwan Samuel Peter, Mrs. Bada Nasara Joy Shizzer, and Mr. Abdullahi Tijjani Mohammed are being prosecuted for asset declaration breaches at the Tribunal following...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Thousands of primary school teachers in Borno State were thrown into excitement on Friday when Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, approved the implementation of N70,000 minimum wage. This follows one week after the N70k minimum wage was paid to civil servants working for...
Time Africa Magazine has named Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue and General Overseer, Mega Power Ministries, Port Harcourt, Chibuzor Chinyere, in its 2024 edition of the Who’s Who Africa Award. In a statement signed by its Managing Director/Editor-In-Chief, Dr Chidi-Peters Okorie, the magazine name Aila as the governor of...
Dozens of arrests have been made in Amsterdam following two days of clashes between supporters of Israeli soccer club Maccabi Tel Aviv and pro-Palestinian demonstrators, according to the local Dutch authorities in Amsterdam on Friday. Supporters of the Israeli football club removed a Palestinian flag from a house in...
Qantas confirmed that a flight was forced to make an emergency landing at Sydney Airport after experiencing engine failure that sparked a fire next to a runway on Friday. Qantas flight QF520 from Sydney to Brisbane was forced to return to Sydney Airport after a loud bang was heard...
An Abuja High Court on Friday, quashed a criminal summon issued on Sept. 12 by an a magistrates’ court against Sen. Monday Okpebholo over alleged certificate forgery. Justice Charles Agbaza, in a judgment , also voided the entire proceedings before Magistrate Abubakar Mukhtar of a Wuse Magistrate Court in...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Nigerian Coalition of Civil Society Organizations (NICOCSO) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to investigate the cabal within the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and their prioritization of imported Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) over local refining which has led to an unnecessary...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – A non governmental organization, Initiative For Grassroot Advancement, (INGRA), has commended the Kogi state governor Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, on the speedy completion of the Zone 8- Kabba junction road within the first tem months of his administration. While speaking in Lokoja on Friday,...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – Kogi State Deputy Governor, Comrade Joel Salifu has urged Council Chairmen, Vice Chairpersons, and legislative council leaders to embody humility and adopt an open-door policy in executing their duties. Comrade Joel said this on Thursday during a meeting with Kogi East Local Government Leaders...
By BASSEY EFFIONG, Calabar – Gunmen have reportedly shot and killed an Inspector of Police and also abducted two Chinese nationals in a bloody operation at Quarry Camp in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River. The incident occurred on Thursday evening. The Police spokesman in charge of Zone...
The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has denied claims of discord with his political mentor, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, insisting that their relationship remains strong and based on mutual respect. In a meeting with journalists on Wednesday, Governor Yusuf addressed recent rumours within the Kwankwasiyya movement and the New Nigeria...
Yobe Police Command has denied the report in an online media platform alleging that two of its personnel were involved in Potiskum robbery. In a statement by the command’s Spokesman, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, in Damaturu on Friday, the command also denied shielding the accused policemen and disrupting court proceeding....
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has vowed that anybody implicated in the mismanagement or theft of pension funds in the state will face prosecution. Otti made the remark during the November edition of the monthly chat with the media at the Government House, Umuahia on Thursday night. He said...
US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday made his first cabinet appointment after his decisive election win, while signalling his intent to ditch the outgoing administration’s policies by talking to Vladimir Putin. Trump’s campaign manger Susie Wiles will serve as his White House chief of staff, the first woman to...
Job Creation and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Secretariat (Office of the Vice-President) has entered into a partnership with Mr Innocent Idibia (Tuface) to galvanise public support for the MSMEs sector. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the partnership agreement was signed by Tuface and Mr...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has lauded the NKST Church for the untiring supportive role it has maintained to enable the State Government achieve its mandate. Addressing the 2024 NKST Synod annual General Council Meeting at Mkar Secretariat on November 6, Governor Alia...
Israel has sent two planes to evacuate fans from Amsterdam after violent clashes between Israeli supporter and pro-Palestinian demonstrators on the fringes of Ajax versus Maccabi Tel Aviv Europa Cup match. “The Prime Minister has directed that two rescue planes be sent immediately to assist our citizens,. “The harsh...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has presented a budget of N549 billion for 2025 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly for passage into law. Presenting the proposal tagged ‘‘Budget of Hope, Human Capital and Economic Development’’ on Friday in Kano, Yusuf said it was aimed at consolidating...
The Cross River’s Chapter of Magistrates Association of Nigeria, on has issued a seven- day ultimatum to the state government to effect promotion of its stagnated members or face strike. In a communiqué at the end of its meeting in Calabar on Wednesday , signed by Godwin Onah and...
By MBAFAN ADE – The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC JV) – Operator of the NNPC Limited, SPDC, TotalEnergies and Nigerian Agip Oil Company Joint Venture– has, announced the donation of US$1 million to support efforts to provide relief to over half a million people displaced...