The Nigerian Navy on Monday, successfully rescued no fewer than 250 passengers from being drowned after a boat hit a wreckage at Buguma creek in Asari-Toru area of Rivers. A commercial double decker wooden boat, MV Precious Emmanual, was conveying the passengers and goods worth millions of naira...
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By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended Rep. Awaji-inomek Abiante (PDP- Rivers) for anti party activities. This is contained in a statement signed by the Caretaker Committee Chairman of his Ward 1, Ngo town, Andoni, Mr Dike Bara, and the Secretary, Mr Dokubo Jackson...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) member representing South South region in the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT), Mr Charles Idahosa, on Monday resigned his membership of the party. Idaho’s a, a chieftain of the party announced his resignation in a letter titled: “Letter of Resignation” addressed to the Chairman...
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has stripped six palace Chiefs of their traditional titles and banished them from the palace over alleged traditional sacrilege. Their banishment is contained in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Oba, Mr Osaigbovo Iguobaro, on Monday in...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has presented the certificate of return for the Nov.16 Ondo State governorship election to Gov. Lucky Ayedatiwa, as the winner of the April 20 primaries. The APC National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, presented the certificate at a ceremony in the National Secretariat of...
The lawmaker representing Awka South I in the Anambra House of Assembly, Mr Henry Mbachu, said that from Easter Sunday till date, 34 persons have been gunned down. He said that the action is worrisome and disclosed that he plans to hold a security summit within his constituency...
Nigeria is poised to produce 4,000 tonnes of lithium per day, Vice-President Kashim Shettima, said on Monday in Abuja. Declaring open a two-day roundtable on Sustainable Development of Nigeria’s Mining Sector, Shettima said President Bola Tinubu would soon inaugurate Nigeria`s largest lithium factory capable of processing 4,000 metric...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The member representing Askira-Uba/Hawul Federal Constituency, Dr. Midala Usman Balami, has distributed brand new motorcycles to 25 youths across the constituency as empowerment, in addition to training of 40 youths on entrepreneurship, so as to make them economically self-reliant in the society. The...
Yiaga Africa, an NGO, has said its national debate competition would provide a unique platform for students across universities in Nigeria to articulate their vision for the nation of their dreams. The Senior Programme Officer, Yiaga Africa, Mrs Antonia Onda, made this known at the South West Zonal...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Monday, released the results of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The Registrar of the Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made this known during an ongoing press briefing in Bwari, Abuja. Oloyede also noted that the...
Ebonyi State Police Command has confirmed two persons dead after a bridge under construction at Mgbabeluzor village in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi collapsed on Monday. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Joshua Ukandu confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele on Monday challenged the jurisdiction of an Ikeja Special Offences Court to hear the alleged abuse of office and multi billion dollars fraud leveled against him. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Olalekan Ojo, SAN,...
Edo State PDP Governorship candidate, Dr Asue Ighodalo, has denied any involvement in the impeachment of a former Deputy Governor, Mr Philip Shaibu. Ighodalo made the denial in statement issued by his media campaign team and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in...
The Delta High Court in Effurun on Monday ordered a foremost blogger, Linda Ikeji, N30 million as general damaged to the Neo Black Movement (NBM) of Africa for libelous publication. The NBM and three others slammed a N1 billion law suit against Ikeji, for defamation and libel. The...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has pledged to construct network of roads connecting communities in Ogori-Magongo local government area of the state. The Governor disclosed this in Magongo during the Owiya-Osese festival where he was the special guest of honour at the...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has described the outcome of Saturday’s local government elections in the state as a mockery of democracy. APC Publicity Secretary in the state, Olawale Sadare, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ibadan, said...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – No fewer than 6 Boko Haram terrorists have surrendered to troops of Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in Monguno, Borno, in the last one week. The Chief Military Public Information Officer of MNJTF, Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, said in a statement on Monday in...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, warned the Federal Government (FG) against lack of diligent prosecution in the charge filed against former terrorist negotiator, Tukur Mamu. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the warning following the disappearance of the FG’s lawyer, David Kaswe, in court prior to the resumed...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), has attributed the power outage currently being experienced in parts of Abuja to technical fault on some of its feeders In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, the AEDC management highlighted the affected feeders to include: L36,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A group, the Northern Initiative For the Defence of Democracy and Justice has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to call to order the immediate past governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello from undermining institutions of the state. In a statement made available to news...