The Kogi Government on Sunday described as “crude and shocking”, the gruesome killing of two students kidnapped at the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, near Okene. The students were among those kidnapped on May 9, when the abductors stormed the school around 9 p.m. and...
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More Nigerians have continued to celebrate the success of the Super Eagles playmaker, Ademola Lookman, as his heroics helped his team, Atalanta FC of Italy, to win the UEFA Europa League. Lookman scored the first-ever hat-trick in a Europa league final when Atlanta defeated Bayer Leverkusen FC of...
No fewer than 3 persons lost their lives and seven persons with various degrees of injuries were rescued at the building collapse incident at Papa Ajao, Mushin, Lagos. Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday in Lagos...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Army has dismissed as “false”, the claim by the Kano chapter of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), that soldiers were involved in enforcing a court order restraining that state government from deposing five Emirs. The Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu,...
The management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has assured passengers that normal train services between Kaduna-Rigasa, Idu Abuja would continue in spite of a derailment on Sunday morning. The NRC Deputy Director Public Relations, Mr Yakub Mahmood, who made this known in a statement in Abuja, said...
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has said that it was impossible to educate children by throwing them into the streets to scavenge for food. The Sultan spoke on Sunday in Gummi at the inauguration of the Zamfara State Almajiri Integrated Qur’anic Education Centre. “I am not a...
The Police Command in Kano has alerted the public to possible plans by some groups to incite violence in the state over the lingering Emirship tussle Its Commissioner, Usaini Gumel, while briefing newsmen on Sunday in Kano, said that credible intelligence suggests that some individuals plan to stage...
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has said the state government has entered into negotiations with the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company to secure 80 megawatts of power for Umuahia. Otti said this during an interdenominational thanksgiving service organised by the government to celebrate the governor’s one year in office...
Wife of Anambra Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo, said that giving children adequate parental care would reduce their attraction to crimes and vices capable of destroying their lives. Soludo, also the Founder of Healthy Living Initiative, made the assertion when she visited and cooked for children at Model...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC), has fixed Oct. 5, 2024 for elections into Local Government Councils. The Commission’s chairman, Prof. Christian Ngwu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Enugu. Prof. Ngwu advised registered political parties and the general public to...
The National convener, Bola Tinubu School To School (BTSTS), Hon. Shehu Atta, has described the verdict of the electoral tribunal affirming the victory of his Excellency Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi State as duly elected in November 2023 Kogi State election is a victory for democracy, Kogite...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to “use the anniversary of your first year in office as an opportunity to demonstrate your oft-expressed commitment to democracy, accountability, and openness in government by immediately publishing your asset declaration form.” ...
Edo State Government has began the payment of the N70,000 new minimum wage to workers in the state this month in fulfillment of the promise to increase the minimum wage from May, 2024. It would be recalled that Governor Godwin Obaseki had, during the inauguration of the Labour...
The Presidential Candidate of the defunct National Conscience Party (NCP) in 2015 General Elections, Chief Martin Onovo, has said only President Bola Tinubu can end the political crisis in Rivers. Onovo, an activist and Head of Policy Positions, Movement for Fundamental Change (MFC), said this in an interview...
Nigerian Navy is billed to take several ships, helicopters and other platforms into its inventory before the end of the year, Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Emmanuel Ogalla, has said. He made this known at the Interdenominational Church Service in commemoration of the 68th Anniversary Celebration,...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Kaduna State Police Command has arrested three suspects for allegedly hiding hard drugs in a loaf of bread. The command’s spokesman, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Sunday in Kaduna. Hassan said, “The three suspects were arrested for attempted...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) WASH Manager in Maiduguri, Mamita Bora Thakkar, speaks on the impact of improved menstrual health and hygiene management for schoolgirls and the expectations from government in facilitating an enabling environment for girls to achieve. Q1. What efforts...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has flagged off the disbursement of $250, 000 World Bank facilitated by Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) loan to farmers from 10 communities of the state. Governor Sule, while speaking during the event in Doma Local Government...
The founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Alfaruk Gallery and Studios, Alfa-Faruk Umar, has urged Nigerian youths to leverage their creative talents to strive for excellence and enhance the country’s image positively. Umar gave the advice on Sunday in Abuja during his debut solo exhibition of...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has inaugurated the N24 billion Ogbia-Nembe Road in Bayelsa State jointly executed by the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, and the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC). Speaking at the commissioning ceremony, the President, who was represented by the Minister...