The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), on Monday, said a market around Ajah area of the state was engulfed by fire, destroying shops and goods worth millions of naira. The Permanent Secretary of the agency, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to the News...
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The Cross River chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the local government elections conducted on Saturday in the state fell short of every standard to be called an election. The party subsequently rejected the results and said it will challenge the outcome in a competent court...
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, ordered Godwins Omobayo, the embattled Deputy Governor of Edo, to appear in person before it on Nov. 26 over his alleged disobedience to court judgment. Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling, held that the order was to give Omobayo, the alleged...
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, an active volcano on the eastern Indonesian island of Flores, erupted early on Monday, killing at least nine people, a local official said. Avi Manggota Hallan, head of emergency response and logistics for East Flores district, said rescue teams were still searching for potential victims trapped...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi and Governor Umar Bago of Niger State, have been nominated for the distinguished Arewa Humanitarian Awards, 2024. THISDAY newspaper reports on Sunday that the recognition is to highlight their exceptional contributions to humanitarian efforts and the well-being of...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Ahead of the November 16 Governorship election in Ondo state, Kogi State Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has called on members of Ebira community in the state to vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to sustain the laudable...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- A chiefiain of the Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Ugochukwu Nduwuisi has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former governors of Rivers State and their deputies to quickly mediate in the current political impasse in the state in order to find an enduring solution....
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is pushing his untested agenda as a better alternative to President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, says the presidency. Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He noted that Atiku’s ideas...
The Police Command in Nasarawa State has said two people were killed in the Agyaragu community in Obi Local Government due to a clash between a police special constabulary and an army personnel. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, DSP Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this at news conference...
The Federal Government has increased the compensation amount for property owners affected by the construction of the Section 1, Phase 1 of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. The government increased the compensation sum from the initial N8 billion to about N18 billion. The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, made...
The House of Representatives Committee on Renewable Energy says it will investigate the usage of $2 billion renewable energy grants to the country. The Chairman of the Committee, Rep. Victor Afam (LP-Anambra), said in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. He said that the public hearing, scheduled for...
Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC) has declared the 13 chairmanship candidates of All Progressives Congress (APC) as winners of the Nov. 2 local government election in the state. Chairman of the commission and Returning Officer, Mr Ayuba Wandai, made the declaration on Sunday at the commission’s office in...
The Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) says the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all 18 chairmanship and 196 councillorship seats in the state. Chairman of the commission, Dr Ekong Boco, announced the results at the commission’s office in Calabar on Sunday. The election was conducted in...
Motorists and residents in Osun, Ondo and Ekiti states have appealed to the states and federal government to swiftly fix deplorable roads ahead of the Christmas and new year celebrations. Some of the respondents, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Osogbo, Akure and Ado-Ekiti, said...
Motorists in Kaduna, Kano and Katsina States have lamented that most roads in the states are now killing zones due to their bad state. A cross section of the motorists and other critical stakeholders made the lamentation in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)in a survey...
By BARBARA KALU, Umuahia – A fire outbreak has destroyed Enyimba FM building, which also houses Rose and Legend FM stations, managed by Empau Communications Limited. It was gathered that the inferno, which began late evening on Saturday, started from the Enyimba TV section at about 9.30 pm and...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Sunday, led members of the State Executive Council, religious, political leaders and other stakeholders to a thanksgiving service to mark the end of his eight-year tenure as governor of the state. The service was done held in the newly renovated Interdenominational Government House...
The Chairman Borno State Internal Revenue Service, Prof. Bello Ibrahim, has said that the agency has no plan to introduce any new tax in the state for now. Ibrahim in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Maiduguri, said the state was for now...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has suggested adopting the Chinese model for leadership selection in Nigeria. Speaking at the 24th National Conference of the Nigerian Institution of Agricultural Engineers held recently at the Nigerian Society of Engineers headquarters in Abuja. Zulum emphasised the...