By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has commissioned three additional capital projects in Kwaya Kusar and Hawul Local Government Areas of Borno State on Saturday. The educational projects include: Government Day Senior Secondary School in Bila village of Kwaya Kusar LGA, Government Day Junior...
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A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has urged politicians to guard against utterances that could incite Nigerians into violent protest against government. Oyintiloye said that any politicians hiding under the current temporary hardship in the country to incite the masses against the...
A former presidential spokesman, Dr Doyin Okupe, has said the political crisis bedevilling Rivers has got to a point where it could seriously harm the nation’s democracy . Okupe, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, said that the crisis had the potential to...
Some Nigerians are complaining about the high cost of living occasioned by the recent hike in the pump price of petrol. They spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. An economic expert, Dahiru Garba, said that the fuel price hike from N897 per litre...
A chieftain of PDP in Lagos State, Mr Toafik Gani, has described the current national leadership crisis in the party as unfortunate and disappointing Gani ,a former Publicity Secretary of the party in the state, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. He was reacting to...
Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) women’s group paid a heartfelt tribute to the Benin monarch, Oba Ewuare II, at the Oba Palace in Benin with a dance performance. This is contained in a statement issued by Osaigbovo Iguobaro, Chief Press Secretary to the Oba of...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a Thailand returnee Simon Peter Oguejiofor for importing 13.30 kilograms of heroin worth more than N3.192billion at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos. The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said...
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) Nasarawa State chapter, says it has released timetable for the Nov.2 local government election in the state. This is contained in a statement by Mr Mohammed Audu, Chairman of the Electoral Committee of SDP in Lafia on Sunday. Audu said the party’s primary election...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called on Nigerian leaders to judiciously use the country’s abundant resources to develop the nation. Speaking at the Methodist Archdiocese of Abuja’s 40th anniversary celebration on Sunday in Abuja, Obasanjo emphasised that Nigeria had all it needs to thrive. Obasanjo echoed the sentiments of...
The Police Command in Lagos State has confirmed that a 50-year old man, identified as Emmanuel, was allegedly crushed to death by a moving train on Tuesday. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. Hundeyin said that the incident...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has urged Directors of Local Government and Treasurers to uphold the tenets of local government autonomy and professional ethics in the discharge of their responsibilities. Ododo stated this at an interactive session with the forum of Directors of...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Democratic Front (TDF) has described the latest attack by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on the President Bola Tinubu administration as a national embarrassment in content and context. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Mallam Danjuma Muhammad and Secretary, Chief Wale Adedayo,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Democratic Front (TDF) has expressed delight with Vice President Kashim Shettima’s pitch for a permanent seat for Nigeria in the United Nations Security Council at the UN General Assembly (UNGA). In a statement signed by its Chairman Danjuma Muhammad and Secretary Wale Adedayo,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu “to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to immediately reverse the second increase in petrol prices in one month, pending the hearing and determination of the suit before the Federal High...
Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi has suspended his Special Adviser on Salary and Pensions, Alhaji Bashir Ado, over alleged premature statement on N70,000 minimum wage. This is contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Malam Bala Ibrahim, in Dutse, on Saturday. Ibrahim said...
It was an emotional night of sorrow and tears as friends, family and associates, eulogised the late Richard Tallen, son of former Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen. The event, which held on Saturday night in Abuja, was a requiem mass and night of tributes organised as part of...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of the son of the former State Governor, Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, Faisal, in an auto-crash along Kaduna to Kano highway on Saturday. Its Kaduna State Sector Commander, Kabir Nadabo, confirmed the accident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – Forum Of Lokoja Patriots has hosted this year, 2024 Boat Regatta funfair to marked the historic cultural event showcasing its River Niger heritage. The boat regatta, which witnessed mammoth crowd and was open to the public as cultural and entertainment funfair took place at...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its Board of Trustees (BoT) have condole with the former Governor of Kaduna State, Sen. Mohammad Makarfi, over the death of his son, Dr Faisal Makarfi. This is contained in separate statements by the party’s acting National Publicity Secretary, Ibrahim Manga, and the...
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