By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – In light of the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests and the curfew imposed in Plateau State, the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC) has updated its activity schedule in preparation for the local government elections, which are still set for October 9, 2024. During...
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FCT commissioner of Police, Benneth Igweh, has ordered immediate investigation into the murder of a crossdresser, popularly known as ‘ Abuja Area Mama.’ Josephine Adeh, Spokesperson for the FCT Police Command, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that crossdresser was...
Nollywood veteran actor Francis Duru has lost his son, Ifeanyi Duru. The veteran actor took to his Instagram page @officalfrancisduru on Thursday to announce the death of his son. According to him, Ifeanyi, who he described as ‘champ’ and a ‘lion’, fought for his life as a lion. He...
Rep. Alhassan Doguwa (APC-Kano) said on Thursday in Abuja that there was no murder case hanging on his neck. While reacting to Rep. Abdulmumini Jibrin’s (NNPP-Kano) murder allegation against him Doguwa said the court dismissed the charges and set him. Doguwa said: “Let me say categorically that as...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Following recent flood disaster that ravaged Mainok Community of Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State, the lawmaker representing Borno North Senatorial District, Senator Mohammed Tahir Monguno and House of Representatives Member representing Kaga/Magumeri/Gubio Federal Constituency, Hon. Usman Zannah, among other concerned stakeholders...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – In a strategic move to revamp the state’s security framework, Plateau State Governor Barr. Caleb Mutfwang has distributed approximately 100 brand new motorcycles, along with sets of raincoats and rain boots, to various security agencies for improved service delivery. Governor Mutfwang emphasized that...
A wooden cargo boat, identified as ‘Godbless Dickson’, laden with cargo and over 64 passengers and crew exploded, burst into flames leaving 20 dead in Bayelsa waterways. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt on Thursday that the tragic incident occurred on Wednesday along the Ezetu 1 community...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Former President of the Senate , Senator David Mark has congratulated the publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Conclave newspaper Mr. Sufuyan Ojeifo on his 58th birthday. Senator Mark in a goodwill message to Ojeifo described him as a consummate, consistent and reliable...
The outgoing Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, has attributed her success in service to the support given to her by both former President Muhammadu Buhari and incumbent President Bola Tinubu. Yemi-Esan made the remarks on Thursday in Abuja, at a Town Hall...
University of Benin (UNIBEN) is set to re-open on Aug. 11 after a period of closure occasioned by students’ protests and agitations. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the institution’s Senate had, on July 4, announced the closure of the school, following protests by students over weeks...
Commercial sex workers in Kano have appealed to organisers of the nationwide hunger protests to engage the Federal Government in dialogue. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday that the protests had crippled social-economic activities, leaving them without customers and struggling to survive. Monica James,...
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has commended retired Deputy Corps Marshal (DCM) Bisi Kazeem for positively projecting the image of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) for 12 years. Tunji-Ojo gave the commendation during the 11th valedictory lecture series and Pull out Parade organised in honour...
The bodies of the remaining four trapped miners in Galadima-Kogo community of Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State had been recovered. Alhaji Umaru Aliyu, Village Head of Galadima-Kogo, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Thursday. NAN reports that...
The Senate has raised concern over 1.5 billion dollars approved in 2021 for the turn-around maintenance of the Port Harcourt Refinery with little or no result. Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele, Chairman, Senate Ad Hoc Committee to Investigate the Alleged Economic Sabotage in the Nigerian Petroleum Industry, raised the concern...
Heavily armed security personnel stormed and raided the headquarters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Abuja on Thursday, the union has said. According to the union, the operatives stormed the Labour House, as its headquarters is called, around 8:30 pm. “They broke in and ransacked the bookshop...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved appointments to the governing councils of two federal colleges of education. This is contained in a statement issued by the presidential spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, on Wednesday in Abuja. According to the statement, Ismaila Gadaka, becomes Chairman of the...
Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has lifted the 25-year embargo on employment into the State civil service. Commissioner for Information, Dr Erasmus Ekpang,made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on Wednesday. While noting that the last time mass employment...
The Federal Government has appointed and decorated 15 new Deputy Comptrollers General, Deputy Controllers General and Deputy Commandants General (DCGs) of the four paramilitary services under the Ministry of Interior. The 15 decorated DCGs were among the 79 senior officers recently promoted including Assistant Comptrollers Generals (ACGs) and...
The Commissioner for Information and Orientation in Edo, Mr Chris Nehikhare, has confirmed that the state received trucks of rice from the Federal Government after its initial denial. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nehikhare had in a national television denied that the State Government received...