By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Community, community engagement, Abiodun Essiest has launched “Citizens Assembly” in Benue State during a town hall meeting for the North Central Nigeria. Recall that President Tinubu had appointed 6 Special Assistants for the purpose for...
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By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia. – A federal lawmaker, Abubakar Hassan Nalaraba, has thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, over the recent approval for the takeover and conversion of Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, Lafia to Federal University of Lafia Teaching Hospital. Nalaraba, who represents Awe/Doma/Keana Federal Constituency of Nasarawa State, in...
Mr Ahmed Abubakar, Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), tendered his resignation to President Bola Tinubu on Saturday. Abubakar submitted his resignation to the President, after a routine briefing which was graciously accepted. The NIA D-G, speaking to State House correspondents, expressed gratitude to the President for the...
The Kogi State Government has debunked report suggesting that Governor Usman Ododo has dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Earlier, a viral picture of Ododo had emerged with the PDP governors which recently met at the Taraba State Government House, driving speculations...
An Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at Lagos State University, Dr Saheed Timehin, has said that insecurity and corruption are hindering socio-economic stability of the country. Timehin, made this known on Saturday while delivering a lecture during the 48th Annual National Conference of Majlis Ansarullah Ahmadiyyah Muslim Elders...
Some residents of Kaduna, Kano and Katsina States say they are yet to receive the rice recently donated to the states by the Federal Government to them. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Federal Government had doled out 20 trucks of rice to the 36 states...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thundery and rainy activities across the country from Sunday to Tuesday. NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Saturday, forecast thunderstorms over parts of Borno, Jigawa, Taraba, Adamawa, Bauchi, and Gombe States in the northern region during Sunday’s morning hours. According to the agency,...
Niger State Government has appealed to the Nigeria army to redeploy its troops to communities prone to terrorists attacks in the state. Acting Governor of the state, Mr Yakubu Garba, has said the appeal in an interview with newsmen after the 3-days Fidda’u prayer for 13 people killed by...
Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo on Saturday applauded the Supreme Court verdict that upheld his victory in the Nov. 11 Governorship poll. Ododo also pledged to deliver good governance to the North-Central state, promising transparency and accountability. The governor, in a statement by his media aide, Mallam Ismaila Isah,...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted applications filed by the police to remand 124 arrested #EndBadGovernance protesters for 60 days pending the conclusion of investigation. Justice Emeka Nwite, in separate rulings on ex-parte motions moved by Ibrahim Mohammed, counsel for the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, granted the...
Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has condemned the abduction, torture and brutal killing of Alhaji Isa Bawa, the Sarkin Gobir of Gatawa, Sabon Local Government, Sokoto State. The National Secretary of MACBAN, Malam Bello Aliyu-Gotomo, made the commendation in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Aliyu-Gotomo...
The Imo Football Association and the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Imo chapter, have commiserated with the Heartland FC of Owerri over the demise of its coach, Christian Obi. In separate statements signed by the Media Officers of the Imo FA and the SWAN, Angela Nkwo-Akpolu and Kennedy...
Wife of Anambra Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo, on Saturday decried the low uptake of immunisation in the state, urging mothers to prioritise the health and future of their children. Soludo made the call at the 2nd Anambra State Women Health Summit organised under her Healthy Living Initiative in collaboration...
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has expressed concern over the rate of vandalism and theft of its infrastructure across the country. Its Managing Director, Mr Freeborn Okhirie, voiced out this concern during a visit to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), headquarters in Abuja. Okhirie commended the...
The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the November 11, 2023 governorship election in Kogi state, Alhaji Murtala Ajaka, has called on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and other relevant security agencies to investigate the vicious attack on him and his supporters by one, Bashiru Gegu...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has urged stakeholders to collaborate in curbing the persistent vandalism and illegal encroachments within the transmission ‘Right of Way’. The General Manager of TCN’s Kaduna Region, Mr Ganiyu Aliyu, represented by the Assistant General Manager of Technical Services, Mr Abubakar Usman, made this...
Rep. Terseer Ugbor (APC-Benue), has warned against politicising the disbursement of loans to students of tertiary institutions in the country. Ugbor, who represents Kwande/Ushongo Federal Constituency of Benue, in a statement on Friday, demanded openness and transparency in the management and disbursement of loans to students. He also cautioned...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Speaker of Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Danladi Jatau, has distributed N20,000 each to 200 people in Kokona Local Government Area of the state. This, the Speaker said was to cushion the effect of the current hardship in the society and...
Benue State Police Command has confirmed the release of 20 students of the University of Maiduguri and University of Jos kidnapped by gunmen in the north-central State on August 15. Its Public Relations Officer, Mrs Sewuese Anene, confirmed their rescue to the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) at 11.15 p.m....
The Late Heartland FC of Owerri Coach, Christian Obi, and the club’s bus below The club’s Media Officer, Tunde Liadi, confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Owerri and made available to newsmen on Saturday. Liadi stated that the accident occurred at Okwelle in Onuimo Local Government Area...