By ESTHER ALEXANDER, Abuja – The State of Palestine has vowed that it would continue to resist Israeli’s efforts to remove them from their lands amid the genocide war in Gaza strip . “The Palestinian people will continue to resist the Israeli occupation. There is nothing more moral,...
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The Acting General Officer Commanding, 7 Division Nigerian Army, Brig.-Gen. Abubakar Haruna, has commended the troops for their recent victory in dislodging Boko Haram insurgents in Sambisa Forest. Haruna, who is also the Commander Sector 1 of the Nigeria Army, stated this on Sunday during a visit to...
As the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meets on Monday, a financial expert, Prof. Uche Uwaleke, has said the committee will likely increase the baseline lending rate by another 100 basis points. Uwaleke, a Professor of Capital Market and the President of Capital Market Academics of Nigeria, said this...
Soldiers and operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have taken over the popular Banex plaza in the Wuse area of the nation’s capital following a free-for-all involving traders and soldiers. A trader, who spoke on condition of anonymity confirmed the incident, explaining that the fight ensued at the...
The Confederation of All Progressives Congress (APC) Support Groups has called on President Bola Tinubu to revive moribund factories, industries and companies so as to grow the economy. Its Director-General, Prof. Kailani Muhammed, gave the advice on Saturday in Abuja when an Igbo cultural group, Nsuka Nd’Imo Organisation,...
No fewer than 386 people, mostly women and children, have been rescued by the Nigerian Army troops in Sambisa forest ten years after their abduction. The acting GOC 7 Division, Brig. Gen. AGL Haruna, made this known while speaking to newsmen at the outskirts of Sambisa forest in...
Afro Pop singer and song writer, Nwoko Chinedu, with the stage name, Yprince, has said that he discovered his music talent at early stage while growing up in Niger state. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja, the Imo State-born upcoming...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has felicitated the newly-elected Executive Council of the African Public Relations Association (APRA), elected at the 35th APRA Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM), which was held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire from May...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division, Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Haruna Ibrahim, has said drug addiction is a menace which threatens public health and results in the dissolution of human personality, promoting conditions for various forms of human degradation, whose consequences spread...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia on Saturday said the Benue State Government would soon build a flyover in Otukpo. Governor Alia stated this at a dinner to mark his 58th birthday anniversary at the Government House in Makurdi. He said the people of Benue South Senatorial District, also...
A lawmaker at the Ebonyi House of Assembly, Chief Celestine Ogba law. (LP-Onicha East) has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ogba announced his defection at a ceremony in the state APC secretariat on Saturday in Abakalikii in the presence of party leaders. He said he was...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has promised to pay the medical bills of students injured in the Obafemi Awolowo University(OAU), Ile-Ife, Amphitheatre roof collapse. The affected students are receiving treatment at the University Health Centre and the Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife. Adeleke, who was represented by the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over $22,000 recovered from a convicted internet fraudster Hakeem Olanrewaju to the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI). In a Saturday statement, the EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale said the money was handed over to the FBI on Friday in...
River State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has inaugurated the 27.52km Andoni section of Ogoni-Andoni-Opobo/Nkoro Unity Road, to boost transportation and business in the hinterlands. The inauguration, on Saturday, in Andoni, was part of activities to mark Fubara’s first year in office. It came over two decades after the project...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has dismantled an illegal refinery with more than 100,000 liters of crude oil in Adobi settlement, Etche Local Government Area in Rivers. A statement by NSCDC spokesperson Babawale Afolabi on Saturday in Abuja, indicated that the site was uncovered by...
Former Chief of Army Staff, Retired Gen. Theophilus Danjuma, has commended Gov. Agbu Kefas of Taraba for resolving the prolonged Takum Chieftancy tussle. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), reports that the resolution led to the appointment of a king after 28 years. Danjuma spoke during the inauguration ceremony...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, on Saturday commissioned the remodelled Government House Complex, Bauchi. Speaking while commissioning the magnificent edifice, Shettima, commended Governor Bala Mohammed, for his giant strides since he assumed duty in Bauchi State. He commended Governors in the North-East subregion...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – About 12,539 candidates have sat for the May Diet of the teachers’ Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE), conducted by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) across the country. This is just as the Council has warned state governments and owners of private institutions...
The Federal Government has constituted the governing councils of 111 federal tertiary institutions in the country. This list of the constituted governing councils was released on Saturday by the Federal Ministry of Education. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Didi Esther Walson-Jack, who released the statement...
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda has said his administration has reduced banditry to about 70 per cent in the last one year. According to the Governor, this was sequel to the robust synergy between the local security outfits and the conventional security agencies across the state. Radda, who...