By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – The 13th Extraordinary General Assembly of the Forum of South–South Monarchs is scheduled to hold in Asaba from 21st – 22nd May, 2024, with the President of the Senate and Chairman of the National Assembly, His Excellency Senator (Dr) Godswill Obot Akpabio CON...
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A pro All Progressive Congress (APC) group, Northern Progressive Forum has called for the sack of Mustapha Abdullahi as the Director General of Energy Commission of Nigeria over what it described as fraud. Recall that’s Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi was appointed as the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has commended Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, for rehabilitating serving and fallen heros mentally and physically, by creating the Invictus Game. The governor made the commendation on Sunday, while receiving Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, the Dutchess of Sussex, at the...
As the world celebrates Mother’s Day, fans of Nigerian music sensation, Wizkid, on Sunday took to X, formerly Twitter, to urge the artiste to release his highly anticipated album, “Morayo”. The awaited album, named after Wizkid’s late mother, Morayo, who passed away some months ago, is seen as...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Kaduna State Policep Command has arrested a suspected kidnapper who allegedly abducted his cousin sister and killed her after she recognised him. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Sunday in Kaduna. ASP...
Many residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have lamented the increasing cost of Garri and how the staple food is becoming inaccessible to the average Nigerian. The latest National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Food Price Report revealed that the average price of 1kg of white garri increased...
The Founder, New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Dr Boniface Aniebonam, has assured that the party will come out from its current internal crisis stronger. Aniebonam gave the assurance in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. He said that the party’s greatness lied in the ability of its members...
By BASSEY EFFIONG, Calabar – A former Speaker, Cross River State House of Assembly, Mr John Lebo, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Lebo who was the speaker of the 8th assembly, disclosed his resignation in a statement signed by him which was made available...
No fewer than 14 students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara in Kogi, abducted by bandits on Thursday night, have been rescued The Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Mr Bethrand Onuoha, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lokoja. The CUSTECH...
Rep. Abdulmalik Zubairu (APC-Zamfara) has distributed N 10.94 million as scholarship grants to 297 undergraduates, NCE and Polytechnic students from his constituency. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Zubairu represents Bungudu and Maru Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. Speaking at the cash disbursement exercise...
In a bid to rid the country of fake and substandard products, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has dismantled an illegal alcohol factory in Badagry. The agency, in a statement on Sunday in Lagos, by Mr Sayo Akintola, NAFDAC Resident Media Consultant,...
The Federal Government has said that the Truenat Initiative, a rapid molecular testing system, will help to transform Tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis across the country. The Director, Public Health, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Anyaike Chukwuma, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of...
A businessman, Alhaji Ibrahim Egungbohun, has filed a N5 billion suit against a journalist, Fisayo Soyombo; Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) and Arise Media Group, over allegations bordering on defamation. Egungbohun, in a suit field by his lawyer, Bola Aidi, SAN, before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High...
The world’s first patient with a transplanted pig kidney has died, almost two months after the operation. In March, Massachusetts General Hospital transplanted the genetically-edited pig kidney into Rick Slayman, a 62-year-old man living with end-stage kidney disease. The operation was a milestone in xenotransplantation – the transplantation...
Some of the abducted students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, Okene in Kogi State, have been rescued, the state government has confirmed. In a statement on Sunday, the Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley Fanwo, said the students were rescued safely by...
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Chief Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has appealed to Nigerians not to give up on the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Oyintiloye, a member of the defunct APC Presidential Campaign Council(PCC), made the appeal while speaking with journalists in Osogbo...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), BudgIT and 136 concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) “over its failure to withdraw the patently unlawful ‘Circular’ directing all banks and other financial institutions to deduct from customers’ account...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – In a coordinated operation aimed at eradicating terrorist strongholds in remote areas of Taraba State, troops of 6 Brigade/Sector 3 Operation WHIRL STROKE successfully dismantled terrorist hideouts in Rugga, Sarti and Yade communities, recovering arms and ammunition. The Nigerian Army in a post...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Benue State Police Command has informed the general public, particularly motorists and motorcycle owners that covering vehicle number plate is an offence and will not be allowed in the state A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Benue State...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – In a significant move to underscore the importance of education and community development, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Jos, Plateau State, recently unveiled its new district center with a strong focus on educational initiatives. At the open house ceremony,...