FULL TEXT OF ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, GOVERNOR AHMED USMAN ODODO OF KOGI STATE TO THE STATE TO COMMEMORATE NIGERIA’S 64TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY, THIS 1ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2024 Fellow Kogites, my dear compatriots, It is with great joy that I address you today on this special occasion of...
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By BARBARA KALU – Shell has named a new Managing Director for its deep-water subsidiary in Nigeria, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo.) He is Ronald Adams, formerly Chief Executive Officer of Atlantic LNG, Trinidad and Tobago. He takes over from Elohor Aiboni who proceeds on international assignment to...
Blogger Martins Otse known as VeryDarkMan has revealed how he got a controversial phone recording of cross dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky. The blogger made the revelation on Monday when he presented himself before a House of Representatives panel investigating bribery allegations involving the Economic and Financial...
The Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) Mr Haliru Nabana have said that Mr Idris Okuneye, a cross dresser popularly known as Bobrisky, served his jail term in correctional facility in Lagos state. Nababa stated this while addressing the House of Representatives Committee investigating alleged bribery and misconduct...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – A Prosecutor with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Bilikisu Bala on Monday, September 30, 2024, told a Joint Committee of the House of Representatives investigating allegations of corruption against some officers of the Commission, and the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) that charges...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, September 30, 2024, arraigned former governor of Taraba State, Darius Dickson Ishaku and former permanent secretary, Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Bello Yero, before Justice S. C. Oriji of the Federal...
The Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has said the new Supreme Court Rules 2024 will enhance efficient appellate justice delivery in the country. Fagbemi said this at the special session to mark the beginning of the 2024/2025 legal year and conferment of the rank of Senior Advocates...
A member of the Labour Party, Abayomi Arabambi, on Monday in Abeokuta advised President Bola Tinubu to urgently rejig his cabinet to serve the interest of Nigerians. Arabambi, during a press conference, contended that many political appointees and public office-holders were not doing enough to make life easier for...
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has confirmed the suspension of four senior officers due to alleged misconduct. This is contained in a statement by the NCoS spokesman, Mr Abubakar Umar, on Monday in Abuja. Umar said the affected officers are Deputy Controller of Corrections (DCC) Sikiru Adekunle, DCC Michael...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu will make a nationwide broadcast on Oct. 1, at 7. 00 a.m. The President’s Special Adviser, Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Mr Onanuga said the broadcast is part of activities to commemorate the 64th...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has approved the confirmation of eight acting directors for the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) as substantive directors. The Executive Secretary, FCDA, Mr Shehu Ahmad announced the confirmation in a statement on Monday. Ahmad identified...
An acute cash scarcity has hit Point of Sale (POS) centers in Bauchi State, leaving operators and customers stranded and frustrated in Bauchi metropolis. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) observed that POS vendors in the metropolis were struggling to provide services due to the unavailability of cash. Mr...
Edo State Government on Monday warned the reinstated Deputy Governor, Philip Shiabu not to breach extant laws following his alleged inspection of the Radisson Hotel site in Government Reserves Area (GRA), Benin. Edo government is reacting to a viral video where Shaibu allegedly acted as the deputy governor of...
The recent confirmation of two new Mpox cases in Calabar Municipality Local Government Area by Cross River Epidemiologist, Mrs Inyang Ekpenyong, has brought the total number of reported cases in Nigeria to 1,136 since 2017. This development has raised concerns about the spread of the disease, particularly among children...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has reiterated its commitment to tackle corruption head-on. The ICPC Spokesperson, Mr Demola Bakare, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Bakare said that the commission was increasing the momentum by taking the fight to the corrupt,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Deputy Governor, Umar Kadafur, has received the delegation of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) led the Director General, Dr Mohammed Bulama to commiserate with the Borno State Governor Prof. Babagana Zulum and the people of Borno state over the...
President Bola Tinubu on Monday reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to upholding the independence and sanctity of the judiciary. Tinubu made the pledge while swearing in Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the 23rd Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Kekere-Ekun, the second female CJN in Nigeria’s history,...
Benin Zonal Coordinator of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Monday Igbafe, has escaped from the captivity of kidnappers in Edo. Igbafen, who is a lecturer at the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, was on Saturday night reportedly ambushed at the entrance of his residence in the community by...
By ABIEMWENSE MORU, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) – Access to safe water is the most basic human need for health and well-being, according to the United Nations (UN). It says billions of people will lack access to this basic service in 2030 unless progress quadruples. The World Bank estimates that 70 million Nigerians...
National youth leaders, under the Forum of National Youth Leaders of all Political Parties in Nigeria( FNYLPPN), has called on President Bola Tinubu to do more in addressing the nation’s economic challenges. Onyebuchi Chukwu, Chairman, FNYLPP, in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday in Abuja, congratulated Nigeria...