The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Wednesday, indicated his interest to explore out-of-court settlement in the alleged terrorism charge preferred against him by the Federal Government. Kanu’s lead counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, told Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court, Abuja...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Vice President Kashim Shettima has laid the foundation stone for the North East Development Commission (NEDC) Head Office in Maiduguri, Borno State, worth N26.8 billion. He also performed the ground-breaking ceremony for the second phase of the road network projects in Mafa and...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Government has revealed why it recently clamped down on a mining site owned by Timadix Geomin Consult Limited, in Amba community of Kokona Local Government Area of the state. The State Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Dr. Kwanta Yakubu, disclosed...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has said there is no provision for tenure elongation for elected Local Government Chairmen in the 1999 Nigerian Constitution (as Amended). Governor Fubara made this known while addressing newsmen at the end of a security council meeting with heads of security agencies in...
Russian President, Vladimir Putin has arrived in North Korea for a two-day state visit. Putin was received by North Korea’s ruler Kim Jong Un at the airport in Pyongyang, the Russian news agency Interfax reported on Wednesday. According to observers, the two-day visit will also focus on further...
Sheikh Kabiru Umar-Wasagu, a member of Da’awah Committee, Kebbi Pilgrims Welfare Board, says a Muslim recites Fatiha 17 times daily in his five obligatory prayer. The daily recitation of Fatiha is targeted towards strengthening the faith of believers. Sheikh Kabiru Umar-Wasagu, who is also the Deputy Imam of...
The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) has confirmed an oil leak from the Nembe Oilfields operated by Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Limited at Nembe in Bayelsa. Mr Solomon Ukponevi, Head of NOSDRA’s field Office in Yenagoa, confirmed the development to the News Agency...
The World Food Programme (WFP) has said it would increase its food and nutrition assistance programme in some countries in West and Central Africa in June. WFP, through the programme, hopes of reaching 7.3 million people as the June-August lean season is under way at a time when...
A road attracted by Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has reportedly been washed off by rain a few months after it was commissioned. The Eziukwu bridge and road were attracted and commissioned by the former Abia Governor, Senator Uzor Kalu on January 29, 2024. It is however in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Vice President, Kashim Shettima will on Wednesday, June 19, lay the foundation stone for the permanent headquarters of the North-East Development Commission (NEDC) in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. In furtherance of the commitment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led administration to the North...
The Federal Government says it has plans to list the annual Ojude Oba Festival as one of the festivals backed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). The Minister of Culture, Arts and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa- Musawa, said this on Tuesday, at the 2024...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia of Benue has vowed to end the deep-seated corruption in the state’s education sector. Alia said this at a public lecture and book launch organised by Dr Terna Francis, the Director General, Benue State Education Quality Assurance Agency. The News Agency of Nigeria...
Mr Ismaila Musa, a pilgrim from Plateau, has passed on in Makka, Saudi Arabia. The Executive Secretary, Plateau Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Daiyabu Dauda, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Jos. Dauda said that the deceased, who hails from Mangu Local Government Area of...
The Association of Resident Doctors, General Hospital, Ilorin chapter, has appealed to Gov. Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara to employ more medical staffers for the facility. The association made the call on Tuesday in Ilorin in their Sallah goodwill message to the governor. The message was jointly signed by...
Mithrol Iruvwe, sits with Chude Jideonwo to share the story of his harrowing childhood experiences and his journey of survival and forgiveness. Mithrol recounts his experience being labelled a witch. “I was playing outside one day, and I came back home. My mum was seated, this man was seated,...
There was a skirmish when the outgone chairman of Port Harcourt Local Government Area of Rivers State, Allwell Ihunda attempted to enter the council secretariat. Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State had asked the Heads of Local Government Administration to take charge of the 23 councils in the...
Russian President, Vladimir Putin has appointed three new deputy ministers to the country’s defence ministry, including a woman who is believed to be a distant relative. Anna Tsivileva, whose maiden name is Putina, is to be responsible for housing construction and social security for members of the armed...
A Veteran Yoruba actor, Lere Paimo, popularly known as Eda Onile Ola, has urged South-West governors to collaborate and take measures to restraint killer herdsmen to ensure food security in the region. Paimo, the Oyo State-born Nollywood actor and a National Awards holder, who made the plea in...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers, on Tuesday, directed the Heads of Local Government Administration (HLGAS) to immediately take charge of their councils. Governor Fubara said this followed the expiration of the tenure of the 23 local government chairmen on June, 17. He gave the directive in...