Popular reality TV show, Big Brother Naija (BBNaija), is back for season nine as the winner for this year’s edition will walk away with a grand prize of N100 million and a new SUV. Executive Head, Content and West Africa Channels, MultiChoice, Busola Tejumola, disclosed this at a...
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By NANA AISHA, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed on Tuesday sacked his Chief Security Adviser, Dr Ahmed Chiroma. The Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the Governor, Alhaji Mukthar Gidado, announced this to newsmen in Bauchi. “The termination of his appointment was conveyed to him through...
Nigerian music superstars, Davido, Burna Boy and Wizkid, have received the highest nominations for the 2024 Africa Arts Entertainments Awards (AAEA). Davido was nominated in twelve categories, followed by Burna Boy with ten nominations, while Wizkid was nominated in seven categories. The three artistes are competing in several...
By HARUNA AHMED, Dutse – No fewer than 14 persons have been killed and four others injured in a ghastly motor accident on Kano-Kanya road in Babura Local Government Area of the state. The spokesman of the Jigawa State Police Command, DSP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed this in a statement...
Grammy Award winner, Burna Boy, has become the first African artiste to hit 2 billion streams mark in the United Kingdom. The “Twice as Tall” crooner was presented with a Brit Plaque at his sold-out show at Koko Camden in London on Monday night, in recognition of the...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute (NBRRI) has called for stricter enforcement of building standards following the tragic collapse of Saint Academy School in the Busa Buji area of Jos. The incident, which occurred on Friday, July 12, resulted in the deaths...
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti of Abia on Tuesday inaugurated the Civil Service Commission in the state. He also inaugurated the Abia State Commission for the Welfare of the Disabled Persons and Abia State House of Assembly Commission. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the governor also...
By AUSTINE TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi – Committed to improving agricultural activities to ensuring food security in Bauchi State, Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscape (ACReASAL) Projects with the support of the state government has facilitated the provision of 20 brand new tractors in view of the demands of tractors by...
The faction of the Rivers Assembly loyal to Gov. Siminalaye Fubara, has described the move to stop the governor from spending the state’s revenue as unfounded. The speaker of the faction, Mr Victor Oko-Jumbo, said at a sitting of the assembly in Port Harcourt on Tuesday that such...
Legal icon, Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), on Tuesday, flayed the rising cases of corruption and indolence in the country’s civil service, describing the trends as alarming and dangerous. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Babalola condemned the development at the opening of a two-day capacity training...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has commiserated with the National Assembly and the Kaduna State Government over the demise of Rep. Ekene Adams (LP-Kaduna). Adams, represented Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency of Kaduna State in the House of Representatives, died in the early hours of Tuesday at the...
The digital age has reshaped how we consume and disseminate information, with online media playing a crucial role in shaping public perception and opinion. Recognizing this, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), with support from the Nigeria Digital Identification for Development (ID4D) Project, recently organized a...
The Catholic Church in Nigeria has welcomed the newly-appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria, Archbishop Michael Francis Crotty. Crotty, an Irish, was appointed by the Vatican. He will oversee the propagation of the gospel of Jesus Christ through the church in Nigeria. The position, an ambassadorial status, advances cohesion...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf on Tuesday signed the Kano State Emirate Council Establishment Bill 2024 into law, a move expected to preserve the cultural heritage of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports that the bill was passed by the State House of Assembly....
Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission (KOSIEC) has announced Oct. 19 for the local government election to occupy chairmanship and councillorship seats in the state. Announcing the date at a stakeholders’ meeting in Lokoja on Tuesday, the Chairman, KOSIEC, Mamman Nda-Eri, also released the timetable for the electoral process....
The Federal Government has said there is no plan to hand over public universities to private investors. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, made the clarification at the Second Quarterly Engagement of the ministry with Heads of units and Chief Executive Officers of parastatals and agencies under...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A member of the House of Representatives Ekene Abubakar Adams (LP-Kaduna) has died at the age of 39. The spokesman of the House, Akin Rotimi Jr, announced the demised of the lawmaker, who died in the early hours of Tuesday. “The House of Representatives...
The Federal Government has released the 2024 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) results for admissions into JSS1 of the Federal Unity Colleges. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, who announced the results at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday, said one candidate scored the...
The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Project will be timely completed, saying rainfalls will not affect pace of work. The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos State, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government has repatriated 190 stranded Nigerians from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Bashir Garga, the Zonal Director of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in the North Central on Tuesday in Abuja. He...