By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A Northeast Correspondent with News Central TV, Umaru Yakubu Kirawa, has congratulated Alhaji Dauda Iliya over his appointment as Spokesperson of Borno State Government and Special Adviser to H.E. Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Media. Kirawa in a statement on Friday said the new...
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The Department of State Services (DSS) has instituted a N5.5 billion defamatory suit against the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) . The department said SERAP made false claim that its operatives invaded SERAP’s Abuja office. The DSS, in the suit filed in the names of two of its...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says two towers along its 330Kilo Volt (KV) Shiroro–Kaduna transmission lines 1 and 2, have been damaged by suspected vandals. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’S General Manager, Public Affairs, said this in a statement in Abuja on Friday. Mbah said reports from the Shiroro...
YouTube says it has partnered with Raha Fest, a creative industry in Kenya, to host Ayra Starr’s first YouTube live concert in Nairobi. The Head of Music Sub-Saharan Africa at YouTube, Addy Awofisayo, said this in a statement on Friday in Lagos. Awofisayo said that YouTube was not just...
Kogi Government says there will be no restriction of movement for travellers passing through the state during the Saturday local government elections. Chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission (KOSIEC) Mr Mamman Nda-Eri, stated made this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Friday....
The Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Emmanuel Ogalla, has said the vast resources within Africa’s maritime domain have the potentials of generating over 405 billion Dollars by 2030. Ogalla made this known in a keynote address at the just concluded 5th Sea Power for Africa Symposium...
Edo Joint Transition Committee on Friday held its inaugural joint-session to ensure a seamless handover of power come Nov. 12. The joint-session of the Transition Committee was held at the John Odigie-Oyegun Public Service Academy (JOOPSA) in Benin In his welcome address, Chairman of the Edo Joint Transition Committee...
Foropa 2 community in Foropa Middleton Kingdom, Southern Ijaw Local Government of Bayelsa has decried exclusion from affected areas by the Oct. 4 spill at Tebidaba-Ogboinbiri pipeline operated by Oando. The community expressed displeasure that in spite of abundant evidence and adverse impact on the predominantly fishing and farming...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – Ahead of Saturday Council elections in Kogi State, The Kogi NGOs Network (KONGONET), has called on the Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission, (KOSIEC), to remain steadfast in upholding the principles of free, fair, and credible elections. In a statement by Ambassador Idris Ozovehe Muraina,...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission (KOSIEC), has commenced the distribution of sensitive materials to all the 21 local government areas in the state. The State Chairman of the Commission, Mamman Nda Eri disclosed this during the distribution of the sensitive materials on Friday. He...
By SAIDS ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has appointed Bulama Yerima as the new manager of Dandal Kura Radio, a state owned radio station in the state. The appointment, which took effect on October 7, 2024, was announced in a letter signed by the Secretary to...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State University (BOSU) has appointed Engr. Professor Babagana Gutti as its new Vice-Chancellor, effective October 18, 2024. The appointment, announced by the University Registrar and Secretary to Council, Zanna M. Kashim, was approved by the Governing Council with the backing of His...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arch. Sonny Echono has seeks for greater collaboration with Nigerian Armed Forces in the forthcoming National Research Fair. He made this requests during the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa’s visit to the...
By SAIDA ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has approved the appointment of Alh Dauda Iliya as official spokesperson and Special Adviser on Media. The appointment follows the demise of Mallam Isa Gusau who until his death in February 2024 served as the spokesperson for Governor...
The World Bank has released the Nigeria Development Update report, stating that over 129 million Nigerians are currently trapped in poverty. It released the report on Thursday in Abuja as headline inflation rises, forcing millions of Nigerians into hunger. According to the global financial body, the over 129 million...
Kenya’s President William Ruto has nominated interior minister Kithure Kindiki as his new deputy president, a day after the Senate voted to impeach Ruto’s previous deputy Rigathi Gachagua. “I have received a message from … the president, regarding the nomination of Prof. Kithure Kindiki to fill the vacancy which...
Kenyan Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has been removed from office marking the first impeachment of a deputy president under the country’s 2010 constitution. Senate Speaker Amason Kingi announced that “senators have this night voted to impeach the deputy president of the Republic of Kenya. “Senators found him guilty on...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has began a post-development audit of buildings in the FCT. The Coordinator of the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), Chief Felix Obuah, made this known while inaugurating a Ministerial Committee on Post-Development Audit of Buildings in the FCT. Obuah explained while inaugurating the...
Ace Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo was awarded the Best Dressed celebrity Award and clinched One Million Naira prize at the premiere of Omoni Oboli’s latest film, “Wives on Strike: The Uprising.” Omoni Oboli, Director and Producer of the movie, announced the winner through Instagram on Friday night, as she...
There was a mild drama at a Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, as the detained Binance Holdings Limited’s executive, Tigran Gambaryan, was conspicuously absent for his trial. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Emeka Nwite had, on Oct. 11, fixed today for continuation of...