A downpour which persisted from July 19, has disrupted the commencement of the Local Government Area elections in Ebonyi, on Saturday. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who monitored the situation around Abakaliki and surrounding areas, reports that people were still inside their houses as at 9.am...
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Nigerian megastar, Davido, has released the official music video for “Ogechi” on his YouTube channel. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the song originally by BoyPee, Hyce, and Brown Joel, gained popularity on TikTok and Nigerian airwaves before the remix featuring Davido was released. Davido...
President Bola Tinubu on Friday said the Federal Government would ensure that investments in key sectors of the economy followed clear timelines and must impact the lives of citizens. President Tinubu, who received the management of the Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria (ALSCON), led by the Chairman,...
The Joint Committee of the House of Representatives investigating arbitrary rise of cement price in the country, has asked major producers in the industry to tender documents on cost production to justify the price of cement in the market. The committee resolved to visit production plants of the...
Mr Philips Shaibu says he has resumed as the deputy governor of Edo and recalled all the aides in his office. Shaibu said on Friday in Benin that he would be working from home to prevent any confrontation. ” I have resumed, recalled all my staff. I will...
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has been suspended by the Market Operator (MO) of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), for not complying with provisions of the market rules. Market Operator, TCN, Mr Ali Ahmad, said in Abuja on Friday that the notice of the suspension was...
Edo State Government has called on the Federal Government to set up a panel to unravel the cause of the shooting that claimed the life of a police officer at Benin Airport gate. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that a police officer attached to the governorship...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The senator representing Borno South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, senator Mohammed Ali Ndume has broken the silence on his removal as the Chief Whip of the Senate, saying, having reviewed the conversation that prompted his ouster, his action did not warrant his...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo has accused the state police command of complicity in the attack on its Governorship Candidate, Sen. Monday Okpebholo and the reinstated deputy governor, Philip Shaibu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that gunmen attacked the two on Thursday while exiting...
The alleged sexual abuse case involving the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is already before the highest staff disciplinary body, a top official has confirmed. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that foreign affairs minister Yusuf Tuggar had taken the matter to the Office of...
President Bola Tinubu will on Saturday, July 20, depart Abuja for Accra, Ghana to participate in the Sixth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union (AU), the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the Regional Mechanisms (RMs), and the African Union Member States. In his capacity as the Chairman...
The Federal Government has shut down an illegal gold mine site in Yagba East Local Government Area (LGA) of Kogi State. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, stated that the move was part of the Federal Government’s commitment to combat illegal mining and reposition the...
Non-Governmental Organisation, Life After Abuse Foundation (LAAF) has called on the Federal Government to establish Nigeria’s first Ministry of Men Affairs, to address men’s urgent needs. LAAF’s President, Ms Halima Layeni, in a statement on Friday in Lagos, said that the establishment of the ministry would advance...
CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Mr. Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, has pledged his commitment to assisting the survivors of the tragic Saint Academy Jos school building collapse in recovering and rebuilding their lives. The collapse, which occurred on July 12th, resulted in the loss of...
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By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Former governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke, has said for over 14 years the Bridge Leadership Foundation (TBLF) has been dedicated to empowering young lives through robust leadership programmes, receiving feedback from the beneficiaries year after year. The Bridge Leadership...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – A medical humanitarian organisation, Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF), has said that Bauchi, along with majority of northern Nigeria, is facing a malnutrition crisis and is witnessing an unprecedented surge in admissions for malnutrition. According to MSF, in Bauchi State, 5,787 and 17,223 children...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), have intercepted seven containers bearing 1,229,400 bottles of codeine syrup worth over N9,835,200 billion at the Onne ports in Rivers. This is contained in a statement by the NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi on Friday...
The House of Representatives Committee on University Education has warned against lopsided recruitment in Nigerian Universities. The chairman of the committee, Rep. Abubakar Fulata, gave the warning in a statement on Friday in Abuja after the committee’s visit to the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger. Fulata faulted...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has vowed to unravel alleged missing of 13,350 diapers meant for antenatal care at a Primary Health Centre in Sambawa community, Kebbi. The commission said it would investigate the criminal conduct and bring the culprits to book. The...