The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chairman in Cross River, Mr Venatius Ekem, has been removed from office by the State Working Committee (SWC) of the party. The entire 14 SWC members, excluding the sacked chairman and the Auditor, who is under suspension, signed the letter dated 15 November, that...
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A political group, Allied Conservative Congress (ACC), has urged players in the Saturday governorship election in Ondo State to be patriotic and do the right thing in the discharge of their electoral duties. ACC’s National Secretary, Lawal Mohammed, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
Kano State Government says it has secured admission for 50 students and awarded them scholarships to study at AZHAR University in Cairo, Egypt, to boost Arabic and Islamic education in the state. The Commissioner of Education, Alhaji Umar Doguwa, stated this at a one-day stakeholders sensitization and interactive meeting...
The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has called for a balanced regulatory framework for digital content produced by Nigerian creatives. Deputy General Secretary of the Guild Olumide Iyanda made the call on Thursday while delivering a goodwill message at the opening ceremony of the 4th Peace Anyiam-Osigwe Nigeria...
…As Shell, staff receive awards at NAPE 2024 conference By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The 42nd Annual International Conference and Exhibition of the National Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE), ended in Lagos last night with Shell companies in Nigeria and staff winning awards in recognition of their robust participation. This...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has appealed to the officers and men of the armed forces to recommit to the task of defeating the nation’s enemies. “That was what the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja stood for,” Musa said at the burial...
Group winners Nigeria and final-day opponents Rwanda on Friday both landed at the Obong Victor Attah International Airport in Uyo ahead of Monday’s Matchday 6 clash. The encounter scheduled to take place at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, is the concluding round of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON)...
In Less than 24 hours to Ondo governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has replaced Olusola Ebiseni with Olorunfemi Festus as the Labour Party (LP) candidate. The commission in an update on its X social media platform, on Friday, said the replacement of Ebiseni with Festus was...
The four bloggers standing trial for the alleged blackmailing of Guaranty Trust Holding Company and its Group Chief Executive Officer, Segun Agbaje, have been denied bail because one of them, Precious Eze, was accused of being a serial offender. Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court in Lagos...
President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, on Friday, paid their last respects to the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, who passed away on November 5 at the age...
.By HARUNA AHMED, Katsina – A gas explosion has occurred at a filling station in Jibia, Katsina State, damaging six vehicles and injuring others. According to the state police command’s spokesman, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, a truck carrying gas cylinders exploded, causing the damage. ASP Sadiq-Aliyu said the explosion was...
The Funeral Service in honour of the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, who passed on at the age of 56 on Nov. 5, has ended at the National Christian Centre Abuja. The remains of the late ay Chief arrived at the church at 11:17 am...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has said that his administration was moving at 350 kilometers per hour to ensure that people get maximum democratic benefits. Governor Alia stated this at the opening of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Benue State triennial delegates conference on Friday in Makurdi. The...
Security has been beefed up at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Okitipupa, Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State ahead Saturday’s governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that INEC has also begun the deployment of both regular and adhoc staff to their respective...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Director General, Benue Public Service Institute Makurdi, Professor Terkura Tarnande has sought the collaboration of the Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs for optimal performance at the third tier of government in the state. The Director General (DG) spoke on Thursday...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Determined to advance sustainable progress and alleviate the suffering of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benue State, a delegation led by Sir James Iorpuu of the Benue State Emergency Management Agency (BSEMA), and Leo-Angelo Viashima, the Director General of the Bureau for International...
Nigeria needs an additional 11.6 million toilets to meet its 2030 Open Defecation Free (ODF) target, the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, has said. Utsev, speaking with newsmen on Friday in Abuja, noted that achieving ODF status involved more than building toilets. He said that...
Ace Nigerian comedienne Anita Asuoha , popularly known as Real Warri Pikin, has released to her much anticipated comic web series titled “Base On Street” on YouTube channel. The multi-talented artiste hinted fans on the release of the series in a post on her X (formerly Twitter) handle, expressing ...
The ECOWAS Court has dismissed an application filed by a Nigerian, Chukwuemeka Edeh, seeking five million naira damages for alleged unlawful detention and torture by the defunct police Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The petitioner had approached the court with an application praying for the enforcement of his rights and...
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has appointed Gani Audu as his Chief of Staff and the appointment takes immediate effect. A statement by Musa Ikhilor, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) said, Audu’s appointment would help Okpebholo in driving meaningful reforms in the state. “It is hereby announced...