The Transition Committee of Edo Governor-Elect, Monday Okpebholo, has denied borrowing funds for the inauguration ceremony slated for Tuesday. The outgoing Gov. Godwin Obaseki had accused the committee of borrowing N5 billion to organise the ceremony. Obaseki’s administration also accused the governor-elect of not inviting him for the inauguration...
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The Air Component of Operation FANSAN YAMMA has neutralised scores of terrorists in a daring night operation within the strongholds of notorious bandits across Zamfara and Kebbi States. NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Olusola Akinboyewa, said in a statement on Sunday that the air campaign, nicknamed ‘Operation FARAUTAR MUJIYA’, was...
The Zamfara chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has congratulated Sen Abdul’aziz Yari (APC-Zamfara West) over the conferment of the traditional title of Marafan Sokoto on him by Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Sunday by the State...
Some residents of Kano have abandoned their cars to embrace trekking, use of bicycle, electric bike and commercial tricycles for mobility as petroleum price jumps to N1,150 in the state. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent observed on Sunday that there were fewer cars on the road and...
The newly appointed Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Alhaji Yusuf Abdullahi, has pledged to deliver Kano State to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027. Abdullahi, who stated this while briefing newsmen shortly after arriving in Kano on Sunday, also pledged his dedication to advancing President...
The Senate President, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, has urged his Spokesman, Mr Eseme Eyiboh and his siblings to emulate the good legacies of their late mother, Mrs Grace Eyiboh. Akpabio made the call while speaking at the funeral of the late Eyiboh at Akpautong in Esit Eket Local Government Area...
By ESTHER ALEXANDER, Abuja – A staggering 43,391 Palestinians have been martyred and 102,337 injured in Gaza, with the majority being children and women, over the course of 398 days of relentless violence. The occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, has seen an additional 777 Palestinian lives lost in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Sunday commissioned the Damboa Higher Islamic College, one of the 47 schools constructed by his administration. He also commissioned a junior secondary school in Garjang, located in Damboa Local Government Area, to address the challenges associated with the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno Governor, Babagana Zulum, paid a working visit to Tolamari and Garjan community in Damboa Local Government Area in the southern part of the State on Sunday. During the visit, Zulum commissioned a Community High Islamic School in Tolamari and a Junior Secondary School...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday arrived in Riyadh, the Saudi Arabian capital to participate in the Joint Arab-Islamic Summit. The Nigerian leader landed at the King Abdulaziz International Airport at 10 a.m local time and was received by the deputy governor of the Riyadh region, Prince Mohammed Bin...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has banned the Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Amotekun and Vigilante Corps from participating in the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State. IGP Egbetokun have the directive in a statement on Sunday by the Force spokesman, Muyiwa...
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday promised Moscow’s “total support” for Africa, at a conference with African officials in Sochi in southwest Russia. “Our country will continue to provide total support to our African friends in different sectors,” Putin said in a speech read out by Foreign Minister Sergei...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has smashed two major cross-border drug trafficking syndicates with cocaine and opioids worth billions of naira recovered from them. A statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja stated that six leaders of...
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo has charged residents to return to farm and contribute their quota towards efforts to bring down prices of food stuff in the country. Soludo, who spoke on Saturday in Awka while inaugurating the state New Yam Festival (Iriji), said the measure would enhance food...
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Olukayode Egbetokun, has ordered the deployment of adequate personnel and resources for the Nov. 16 governorship election in Ondo State. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said the deployment would involve officers...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the rehabilitation of Uba General Hospital and the township road networks. The governor also approved the rehabilitation of 8 primary schools in Uba town, including Uba Central Primary School, Mufa A Primary School, Kuma Primary School,...
At least, 15 persons have been confirmed dead in a road crash on Funtua-Gusau road, in Funtua, Katsina State, by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Command in the state. The FRSC Sector Commander, Mr Aliyu Ma’aji, confirmed the accident in a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer...
U.S. President Joe Biden is set to meet his Republican predecessor – and successor – Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday, according to spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre. The meeting is scheduled for 11 a.m (1600 GMT) on Wednesday in the Oval Office, the president’s office, Jean-Pierre said on...
A group, The Concerned Rivers People (CRP) ,has condemned calls for the dismissal of the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, following the demolition of some illegal structures in Ruga community in Abuja. Mr Robinson Uke, the Director of Communication of CRP, made the call in a statement...
The death toll from a rain-triggered landslide in Cameroon’s West Region has risen to 11, local authorities said Friday evening. “We recovered seven corpses today (Friday) making a total of 11. “Also, heavy (road) equipment has been removed from the debris. (Excavation) exercise continues,” West Region Governor Augustine Fonka...