By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to use his “leadership position and good offices to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), to immediately reverse what it described as the “illegal and unconstitutional” increase in the pump price...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been urged to appoint Abdul’aziz Abdul’aziz, a veteran broadcast journalist as the new presidential spokesperson following the sudden resignation of Chief Ajuri Ngelale. Malam Adamu Aliyu Ngulde, a journalist based in Maiduguri, who made the call in a statement...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged Nigerians in the diaspora to remain strong and optimistic for a better future for Nigeria. Abubakar made the call at a virtual interactive session with some Nigerians in the diaspora on Saturday, according to a statement. The statement was issued on Sunday...
A former PDP presidential aspirant, Dr Abdul-Jhalil Tafawa Balewa, has urged Nigerians to be patient with President Bola Tinubu,saying he inherited a near-bankrupt nation ,but trying hard to put things right. Tafawa-Balewa made the statement in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos....
The Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim (ESOCS) and Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) urge the Federal Government to address issues raised by youths during #EndBadGovernance# protest. They also highlighted the need to confront modern wickedness with truth, advising leaders to return to bold and unyielding truth...
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu, to quickly address the growing hunger and economic hardship in the country. Oyintiloye, a former lawmaker, made the appeal while speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Osogbo. He said...
Former Vice President Namadi Sambo and former Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Abdulrahaman Bello Dambazau (retired) have described the formation of League of Northern Democrats (NLD) as timely and a veritable platform to galvanize efforts at addressing the numerous challenges facing the North and the Country in general....
Details have emerged as to why Ajuri Ngelale, the spokesperson of President Bola Tinubu, stepped down from his position on Saturday. Contrary to Mr Ngelale claim that he was stepping aside to deal with medical matters affecting his family, he left the position after he became suspicious that he could be...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and Governor Babagana Zulum’s passion to improve access to quality Education, Rt. Hon. Engr. Satomi Ahmed, Member representing Jere Federal Constituency of Borno State, has disbursed N20 million grants to 1000 students who are...
The national leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, says he will win the 2027 presidential election. Kwankwaso, the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, made the outburst on Saturday when he inaugurated the NNPP Secretariat, along IBB Way, Katsina. The News Agency of...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has received the memo from Ajuri Ngelale, his spokesman and Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action, informing him of his resignation for personal and health reasons. The President in a statement on Saturday, said he accepted Ngelale’s reasons for the resignation, fully...
The Katsina State Government has spent about N10 billion to encourage and ensure increased enrollment of children in schools, Alhaji Kabir Magaji, Chairman, State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), has said. Magaji disclosed this on Saturday in Katsina during a meeting with stakeholders. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto- The Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director (CEO/MD) of Davkem Restaurant, Mr David Agbonyin has described Sokoto State as an investment destination with unimaginable peace. Agbonyin, who spoke Saturday during the official opening ceremony of Davkem Restaurant, event center, Bakery and Play Ground, said Sokoto...
Mr David Onuoha, the Chairman, Spinal Cord Injuries Association of Nigeria (SCIAN), Abia chapter, has warned that untreated cold in the body can cause injury to the spinal cord. He gave the warning during an awareness session in Umuahia to celebrate the 2024 International Spinal Cord Injury Day (ISCID)....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has directed the immediate activation of all relevant government resources and machinery ahead of any possible overflow of water due to the unprecedented high volume of rainfall this year, to avert any flood disaster in Maiduguri, it’s environs and...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has launched an investigation into a viral video showing a physical altercation between one of its officers and a passenger over the steering wheel of a vehicle. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed, confirmed the probe in a statement by the Corps...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano- Kano State Government has postponed the resumption date of both Primary and Post Primary Schools for the commencement of the 2024/2025 academic session. The Director, Public Enlightenment, Ministry of Education, Balarabe Kiru, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday in Kano According to him,...
The Federal Government has conducted a clearance operation at an illegal mining site in the Jaguna community of Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi. Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, in a statement by his media aide, Segun Tomori, said that the exercise was part of efforts...
Edo State Police Command has commenced a mop up of illegal arms and ammunition ahead of the Sept. 21 Governorship Election in the state. The spokesperson of the command, SP Moses Yamu, quoted the state’s Commissioner of Police, Nemi Iwo, as saying this on Saturday in Benin. Iwo said,...
President Bola Tinubu has said his administration is implementing some critical initiatives to ensure police personnel are equipped with the necessary tools and training to protect and serve citizens effectively. Tinubu, who was represented by the Vice-President Kashim Shettima, said this on Saturday at the passing out parade ceremony...