In a show of solidarity, Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, visited the Shehu of Borno, Abubakar Garbai Al-Amin Elkanemi, to offer support to the victims of the devastating flood that recently swept through Maiduguri. This is contained in a statement by the Oba’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Osaigbovo Iguobaro...
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The Federal Government has begun palliative repairs on the dilapidated sections of the Lagos-Sango-Abeokuta Expressway. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, inspected the palliative works on the about seven kilometers damaged portion of the road, on Monday. Kesha said that the length of the...
The Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) Anambra Chapter has rejected the outcome of the Saturday Local Government Council elections in the state. Chief Chigozie Igwe, the chairman of PDP in Anambra said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Awka on Monday. Mrs Genevieve Osakwe, Chairman, ...
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has urged the resident of the territory to be vigilant and report suspicious activities ahead of the 2024 Independence Day celebration. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, made the call in a statement on Monday...
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Shehu Mohammed has urged Nigerians to embrace safety ideals, sustain positive driving behaviour, avoid negative ones, and adhere to all traffic rules and regulations. Mohammed made the call in a statement issued by the Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Corps Public Education...
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah , on Monday, swore in 17 newly elected Local Government Chairmen and Vice Chairmen, charging them to transform their areas for the benefit of rural dwellers. The Chairmen and LGAs are Jude Chinedu Asogwa, Nsukka; Joel Onyemaechi, Enugu South; Ugo Ukwueze, Igboeze South; Obiora...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maidugiri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has supervised the distribution of relief materials to victims of flood in Shehuri ward of Maiduguri metropolis. The event took place on Sunday, at Babagana Wakil Higher Islamic School Dandal Way, Shehuri ward near the Shehu of Borno’s Palace....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In light of the recent devastating flood disaster that struck Maiduguri Metropolis and other surrounding local government areas, Borno State Government has decided to scale back its Independence Day celebration this year. The State Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, Professor Usman Tar, announced...
Kingmakers of Uneme-Uzanu in Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State have sent a notification/petition to the Chairman of the Area Council, Hon Benedictta Attoh, intimating her of the removal of Benjamin Ikani as the Oliola of Uneme-Uzanu. The petition dated September 22, 2024, was endorsed by the...
The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), is mobilising Nigerians for a peaceful protest on October 1st, the Independence Day. The Director, Public Communications of the council, Hussaini Shuaibu, disclosed this in a statement issued to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Kaduna. Shuaibu explained that...
Some 100,000 people have fled to Syria from Lebanon due to Israeli air strikes, a figure that has doubled in two days, the United Nations’ refugee head said on Monday. “The number of people who have crossed into Syria from Lebanon fleeing Israeli airstrikes — Lebanese and Syrian nationals...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuse – The Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch (OPWP) has destroyed terrorist logistics base at Yadi Forest in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Deputy Director, Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Group Capt. Kabiru Ali, disclosed this in a statement...
Sen. Sani Musa (APC- Niger East), on Monday rejected the proposed establishment of state Police in the country, saying the outfit will be subjected to ‘political abuse.’ Musa told the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) in Kano shortly after the deliberations at the just-concluded ‘Retreat of the Senate...
The health and living conditions in the Gaza Strip are “inhumane,” the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said. According to UNRWA on social media platform X, sanitary and living conditions across Gaza are inhumane. “Mountains of garbage are piling up...
The ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anambra has won all the electoral positions contested in the local government council polls held Sept. 28. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the elections were conducted in 21 local government councils across 326 council wards of the state....
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia- The Nasarawa State Police Command, has arrested one Khadija Aliyu, for allegedly stealing a seven-day-old baby girl during naming ceremony in Keffi. This is just as the command also arrested an ex-convict, Hussaini Mohammed, for allegedly stealing motorcycles in the same area. A statement by...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – North East Development Commission (NEDC) has partnered the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) to assess, reconstruct and renovate roads and bridges destroyed by flood disaster in the six states of North East region. The Managing Director/CEO, NEDC, Ambassador Mohammed Goni Alkali, disclosed to journalists at...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has dismissed the behaviour of individuals seeking societal recognition as trivial and unworthy of prestige. He said those who place undue emphasis on public acknowledgment have “lost it,” stressing that, by the grace of God, he requires no such introduction. The governor made these...
The Federal Government of Nigeria has said it is not discussing debt forgiveness with China, noting that Beijing is willing to lend Nigeria more money and invest more in the economy of Nigeria. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, stated this on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme. Nigeria...
The Founder and National Leader of the NNPP, Dr Boniface Aniebonam, has debunked a claim by Alhaji Buba Galadima that the Federal Government is fighting the NNPP government in Kano State. In a statement in Lagos on Sunday, Aniebonam said there was need for Nigerians to guard against unverifiable...