By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In a historic move, the Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development, a local humanitarian organization in Maiduguri, brought together community leaders, repentant insurgents, and religious leaders for a one-day dialogue meeting on Monday. This town hall meeting marks a significant step towards peace,...
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The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has given China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) October deadline to complete the collapsed New Artisan Bridge on the Enugu-Portharcourt Expressway . The directive is contained in a statement issued by Mr Uche Anichukwu, the Senior Special Assistant on External Relations to...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Despite the nationwide protests, the House of Representatives Member, Jere Federal Constituency of Borno State, Hon. Ahmed Satomi has flagged off the distribution of assorted 1,650 bags of 50kg fertilizer and rice to thousands of people across the 12 wards. The exercise which...
President Bola Tinubu on Monday directed security agencies to crack down on those flying Russian flag in the country. Gen. Christopher Musa, the Chief of Defence Staff, said this while briefing State House correspondents after the National Security Council meeting. He said the service chiefs briefed the...
The House of Representatives has dissolved the ad-hoc Joint Committee on Downstream and Midstream Committee probing activities of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL), and the Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority(NMDPRA). Rep. Akin Rotimi, spokesperson of the House of Representatives, stated this in a statement...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Kaduna State Government on Monday imposed a 24-hour curfew on Kaduna and Zaria Metropolitan Cities. The Overseeing Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, made the announcement in a statement issued in Kaduna. Aruwan said, “The Kaduna State Security Council under...
The Kogi State Government on Monday said it has nothing to hide following the invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of two of its officials over alleged cash withdrawals of N46 billion. The two officials invited by the EFCC are Abdulsalamu Hudu and Umar Shuaibu-Oricha....
A Nigerian graduate, Dr Emmanuel Ahmadu, who failed the West African Senior School Certificate Examination 17 times, has urged the government to prioritise sustainable policies to alleviate poverty and reduce cost of living. Ahmadu, who was recently honoured with two doctorate degrees in the U.S., gave the advice in...
Crossdresser, Bobrisky, has finally regained his freedom. He was released from the Kirikiri Correctional Centre on August 5, 2024, after spending months in incarceration for abusing the Naira notes. Bobrisky looked robust and also stylish with his makeup and wig as he danced in the G-Wagon his...
Members of the House of Representatives, Reps Mukhtar Shagaya and Sesi Oluwaseun Whingan have disowned the inclusion of their names in an advertorial placed in some national dailies. The advertorial had called for caution in the ongoing probe by the joint committee on Petroleum Resources Midstream...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has put the number of new registered voters in Edo at 119,206 and Ondo 58,708. National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC, Mr Sam Olumekun, disclosed this in an analysis on Monday in Abuja. Olumekun said that the...
Researchers from the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Ogbomosho, Oyo State and Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna, Niger State have showcased their research and development (R&D) products funded by the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI). The presentation which took place at Technology Orientation Centre...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has cautioned Nigerians wanting to travel to the United Kingdom (UK) against increased risk of violence in the place. The spokesperson of the Ministry, Amb. Eche Abu-Obe, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, in view of violence alert to...
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain in Ondo State, Sen. Nicholas Tofowomo, has said President Bola Tinubu should not be blamed wholly for the economic challenges currently facing the country. Tofowomo, who represented Ondo South Senatorial District at the Ninth National Assembly, stated this in an interview with...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja- Two officials of the Kogi State Government, Abdulsalami Hudu and Umar Shuaibu Oricha have today reported at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following media reports that they were declared wanted by the EFCC in an ex parte order...
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has called on security agents to be tactical in the handling of the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests, to avoid fatalities Soyinka made the call in a statement on Sunday while reacting to President Bola Tinubu’s address to the nation. The Nobel laureate and global...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the founder and Chairman of BUA Group, Alhaji Abdul Rabiu on the occasion of his birthday, August 4. President Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, described Rabiu as an accomplished businessman and ardent philanthropist. He also...
Rep. Alhassan Doguwa (APC, Kano) says finding lasting solutions to Nigeria’s economic problems is a collective responsibility and urges protesters of hunger and hardship to embrace dialogue. Doguwa, representing Doguwa/Tudun Wada Federal Constituency, stated this while addressing officials of Kano Youth Forum, who visited him in Kano. He...
Some residents of Kano have called on protesters to sheath their swords and embrace the path of dialogue. They made their position known while reacting to President Bola Tinubu’s Sunday broadcast. Speaking in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano metropolis, the residents described...
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Abubakar Kyari has said the country is expecting a bumper harvest before year-end. Food inflation has reached 40 per cent according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), pushing the prices of essential commodities beyond the reach of millions...