The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most. Rev. Matthew Kukah, on Saturday urged Nigerians to compel political office holders to fulfill their campaign promises. Kukah gave the advice in a keynote address at a centenary public lecture and awards ceremony by the Catholic Herald. Catholic Herald is Nigeria’s oldest...
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President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his commitment to repositioning the country and creating wealth for generations. The President said on Saturday that his focus was not on 2027 elections but on how to make Nigeria great for generations. Tinubu gave the assurance at the All Progressives Congress (APC) South-West...
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has confirmed an ongoing investigation into allegations surrounding convicted cross dresser, Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky’s accommodation, with findings pending. Deputy Controller of Corrections (DCC) Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Abubakar Umar, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 2.053 million registered voters will participate in the Nov. 16 governorship election in Ondo State. Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, made the disclosure on Saturday in Akure, while addressing newsmen on the level of the commission’s preparedness...
The Police Command in Lagos state says it has detained a 30-year-old newlywed man, Motunrayo Olaniyi, for allegedly stabbing his 25-year-old wife, Olajumoke, to death. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the murder case to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos. He said that...
The Action Peoples Party (APP) in Rivers has swept 22 of the 23 Chairmanship positions contested in Saturday’s Local Government Elections. The Chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), Justice Adolphus Enebeli, described the elections as free and fair. Announcing the results, Enebeli said that the winners...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has clinched all 23 local government chairmanship seats in the local government elections conducted in Benue on Saturday. The Chairman, Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC), Mr Richard Tombowua, announced the results on Sunday in Makurdi. Tombowua said that the APC also won all...
The General Overseer (G O) of the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Ministries, Lazarus Mouka, says the wonders of God have become a feature of the Church, and against distractions, shall remain a signpost of the church. Mouka, whose church has been the topic especially among social media content creators, over...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that over 500 Nigerian citizens have registered with the Nigerian mission in Lebanon for evacuation back to the country. Amb. Eche Abu-Obe, the ministry’s spokesperson, disclosed this in Abuja on Sunday. He said approximately 2,000 Nigerian citizens reside in Lebanon, although most...
The Asagba of Asaba, Obi (Prof.) Epiphany Azinge has described the Oct. 7, 1967 Asaba massacre by the Nigerian military as a war crime and crime against humanity. The monarch spoke on Sunday at the 2024 Asaba Memorial Day Celebration, in memory of the victims of the 1967 Asaba...
Kellyrae of the former Doublekay duo in the Big Brother Naija “No Loose Guard” season has emerged winner of the show. He was announced winner by host of the show, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, during the grand finale of the show on Sunday night in Lagos. The winner was presented with...
A man, simply identified as Obinna, has lost his life while sleeping in his apartment during a fire incident in the Iyana-Ipaja area of Lagos State. The Lagos State Police Command spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos....
Richard, the only son of the immediate past Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, is dead. Richard died on Sunday morning at the Cedar Crest Hospital in Abuja, after being hospitalised, the family said in a statement on Sunday. The cause of his death was not immediately known...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has won 30 chairmanship positions in the Saturday’s local government council election in Akwa Ibom. Mr Aniedi Ikoiwak, the Chairman, Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission, announced this in a signed result released in Uyu on Sunday. Ikoiwak also announced that the All Progressive...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the cholera outbreak in Nigeria has seen a sharp increase in 2024, with suspected cases rising by an alarming 220 per cent. The NCDC, on its official website, said that this was according to the latest epidemiological report. The News Agency...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 13, 298,000 pills of opioids and 338,253 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup worth over N9billion in street value. The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja that the drugs were intercepted by NDLEA operatives at...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has commended the Benue people for their peaceful and overwhelming support for the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the Saturday local government elections. Governor Alia gave the commendation in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Sir Tersoo Kula,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, received an award of excellence at the World Teacher’s Day celebration in Abuja on October 5, 2024. The event, themed “Valuing Teachers Voices Towards A Social Contract For Education,” recognized Zulum’s efforts in educational reforms, infrastructure development,...
By ESTHER ALEXANDER, Abuja – The Palestine Embassy in Nigeria has condemned the United States for supporting Israel’s genocide war against Palestine. This condemnation comes after Israel confirmed that it has secured an $8.7 billion aid package from the U.S. to support its ongoing military efforts. The Palestinian Ambassador...
Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has commissioned a 500 resettlement housing estate in Konduga Local Government Area in the central part of the state. The resettlement houses have public facilities such as schools, a primary healthcare centre, water facilities and other basic needs. In an event held on...