By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Abuja – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Sunday, supervised the distribution of food items and agricultural inputs to over 35,000 male heads of household in Monguno Local Government area in the northern part of the state. Each of the 35,000 beneficiaries received one...
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By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia- Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Danladi Jatau, has appealed to Nigerians to shelve planned August 1st, 2024 nationwide protest and give government more time to fix the problems facing the country. The Speaker made the call while reacting on the planned...
The Council of South East Traditional rulers has appealed to the Federal Government to release Nnamdi Kanu, saying his eventual freedom will reduce tension in the south east zone of Nigeria. The Chairman of the Council, Igwe Samuel Asadu made the call, when he featured at the...
The Council of Traditional Rulers in the South East has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to consider the request for creation of additional two states in the zone. Speaking at the Forum of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)in Abuja, Chairman of the Council, Igwe Samuel Asadu...
Sen. Ned Nwoko (PDP-Delta), representing Delta North Senatorial District has described the death of Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah as a devastating blow to Nigeria’s democracy. This is contained in a tribute by Nwoko, Chairman, Senate Committee on Reparations and Repatriation, on Sunday, in Abuja, following the passing of Ubah....
The Pastor of New Reservation Area Baptist Church, Iyaganku, Ibadan, Oyo State, Rev. Kayode Oyedemi, on Friday disclosed that late Justice Adegboye Ayinla Gbolagunte of the Oyo State Judiciary knew he would die and so had planned his funeral by choosing the cemetery his remains would be buried, and...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has outlined conditions for some Nigerians who want to use the Eagle Square for the Aug. 1 nationwide protest. Wike gave the conditions during a town hall meeting in Abuja on Saturday, to dissuade FCT residents from...
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has appealed to the youths to shelve the planed protest and support President Bola Tinubu’s infrastructural development. Umahi made the appeal in Abuja on Saturday at the Unveiling of the Federal Government’s initiative “Operation Free Our Roads” aimed at delivering accessible roads...
The home of Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah in Anambra was on Saturday unusually quiet as people trickled in to confirm the news of his death. Ubah, a sitting senator representing Anambra South District died in London at the age of 52. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who...
The Federal Government says the Abuja-Kaduna and Zaria-Kano road projects will be completed on May 29, 2025. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, made this known during the inauguration of the completion of the Abuja-Kaduna – Zaria – Kano Highway on Saturday along Abuja-Kaduna highways. The News Agency...
Gov. Alex Otti of Abia has explained the reason he operates from his Nvosi Umuehim country home, saying that the state does not have a befitting Government House. Otti said this on Saturday in Arochukwu, while inaugurating the newly constructed office of the Chairman of Arochukwu Local Government...
Angelique Kerber’s singles career will continue for at least one more game after she defeated Japan’s Naomi Osaka on Saturday. The victory was in the first round of the tennis tournament at the Paris Olympics. Germany’s Kerber, who announced earlier in the week that she would end her career...
The Senate has confirmed the passing of Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah (APC- Anambra). The confirmation is in a statement by Senate Spokesperson, Sen. Yemi Adaramodu on Saturday in Abuja. He stated that “it is with deep sorrow and profound regret that the Senate announces the passing of our esteemed...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Despite declaring support for Nigerians on all the reasons given for the proposed planned nationwide protest slated to commence 1st August, 2024, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has however appealed against the protest. CAN in a statement signed by its National President,...
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo has expressed shock and grief over the sudden demise of Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah, describing it as a “regrettable loss” to the state. In a statement issued by the Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Christian Aburime, Soludo described Ubah as an outstanding Nigerian...
The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has said that the sudden death of Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah was “shocking and devastating”. The former governor of Anambra expressed his sadness over the demise of the Senator Representing Anambra South Senatorial district on his X...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia– The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Nasarawa State chapter, has said it would not take part in the proposed protest against bad governance in Nigeria. Similarly, students and youths in the state said they would not be part of the protest scheduled to hold...
Dr Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, has joined other Nigerians to appeal to the organisers of the proposed nationwide hunger protest to shelve it. Ekpemupolo, a High Chief in Ijaw land, while appealing on Saturday in Warri, observed that the protest might cause more harm than good to...