By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has extended his congratulations to Prince Nduka Obaigbena, CON, on the occasion of his 65th birthday. President Tinubu in a statement on Sunday, noted that the enterprising spirit of the former President of the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN), who...
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Nigerian professional dancer, Kafayat Shafau, popularly known as “Kaffy”, on Sunday urged government at all levels to further explore the creative industry for wealth creation. According to her, other sectors of the creative industry like dance and fashion should be upscaled for economic benefit, as focus has been...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), and the House of Representatives Committee on National Population, are seeking areas of collaboration towards the achievement of the Commission’s mandate and fostering a harmonious working relationship. To achieve this objective, a retreat themed...
America’s domestic intelligence and security service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), says former President Donald Trump who was shot on Saturday, is safe. Trump, who has already left hospital, is reported to be “doing well,” according to his campaign organization. The FBI also identified the suspected...
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By HARUNA AHMED, Kano- Fire has gutted the outer Court of the Kofar Kudu Palace of the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II. A statement by Munir Bayero (Danburam Kano), the Chief of Staff to the Emir, said the incident occured Saturday morning. The chief of staff, however said...
The news of Rema’s record-breaking performance fee at Anant Ambani’s wedding has sent shockwaves across social media, with many users hailing music as a lucrative career path. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigerian Afrobeats sensation reportedly pocketed a whopping N4.5 billion (three million dollars)...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government has said it would support the victims, the families and community affected by the collapsed school building in Jos, Plateau, on Friday. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on...
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday appointed new leaders for key agencies in furtherance of his renewed hope agenda. The new appointments were announced in a statement by the President’s spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, on Saturday. The President approved the appointment of Dr Olufemi Adekanmbi as the new Project...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the weekend approved the appointment of new Chief Executive Officers for several Federal Government parastatals and agencies, including the National Pension Commission (PenCom), the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), National Directorate of Employment (NDE), and the...
No fewer than 81 victims of the school building collapse in Jos, have been discharged from the various hospitals they were admitted to. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the Saints Academy, a secondary and primary school in Jos, collapsed on Friday, while students were writing...
The Plateau State House of Assembly has promised to make new laws that would address the menace of building collapse in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the state government confirmed 22 deaths and 154 injuries at the Saint Academy, Jos school building...
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has felicitated the Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on his 90th birthday, describing him as the tallest living iroko in Nigeria’s literary forest. This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Saturday by the Director-General of NCC, Dr John Asein. Asein said...
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has presented post-graduate foreign scholarship letters to 200 scholars from the Niger Delta region. The Chairman of the NDDC Governing Board, Mr Chiedu Ebie, handed over the letters to the beneficiaries during a pre-departure ceremony in Port Harcourt on Saturday. Ebie, in a...
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau has declared three days of mourning in response to the tragic loss of lives and injuries sustained by teachers and students of Saints Academy, Jos following the school building collapse. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the state government...
Mrs Bridget Anyafulu, lawmaker representing Oshimili South Constituency at the Delta House of Assembly, on Saturday, commended voters for turning out for the local government election in the state. Anyafulu, who voted at about 11.35 a.m. at Ward 10, Unit 1 in Umudiake quarters...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has indicated the recent bomb blast in Gwoza Local Government was an act of sabotage towards the resettlement agenda of his administration. Zulum stated this while addressing newsmen on Saturday at Muhammadu Buhari International Airport, Maiduguri, after returning...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Maiduguri residents, APC supporters, members of clubs and associations, National and State Assembly members, LGC executives, leaders, and workers, among others, defied the rainfall to give Governor Babagana Zulum a warm welcome back to Maiduguri. The governor had been on a 30-day annual leave,...
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has debunked rumours in the media claiming that the Federal Executive Council (FEC),stepped down inherited road projects. Umahi during a meeting with contractors in Abuja ,said that such information was misleading adding that neither President Bola Tinubu nor FEC gave that directive....