The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and thunderstorms from Sunday to Tuesday across the country. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Saturday predicted sunny skies on Sunday with patches of cloud over the northern region. It forecast isolated thunderstorms are expected over parts of Katsina, Borno, Yobe,...
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Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah has placed a N10 million bounty on the killers of two policemen in the state, promising to fish out the culprits. Governor Mbah said the state government would use every resource at its disposal to bring the killers to book. He announced the...
Senator Felix Bajomo, who represented Ogun West Senatorial District in the 8th National Assembly, has said it is the turn of Yewaland to produce the governor of the state in 2027. Bajomo made the statement while delivering the keynote address at the Yewaland Development Forum (YDF) 8th Distinguished...
By OLA MUDOPE, Akure – Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has congratulated the National Leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti on his 98th birthday. Governorship Aiyedatiwa’s congratulatory message is contained in a statement by the his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Ebenezer Adeniyan, on Saturday...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has vowed to secure the safe return of students of the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH) Osara, who were abducted from the university campus on Thursday. Governor Ododo made this known when he visited the...
No fewer than 17 persons were injured on Saturday in an accident that involved three vehicles and a tricycle. The accident occurred on Iju Bridge on Ota-Idiroko Road, Ogun State. The spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, Mrs Florence Okpe, confirmed the accident to...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ekiti State Command, has arrested a 27-year old man, Ojo Afolabi, for allegedly defiling a four-year old girl. The suspect, who lives on Olujoda Street, Ado-Ekiti, was arrested after the mother of the girl made a formal complain at the...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Senator Asuquo Ekpeyong and Dr. Betta Edu have congratulated the newly Inaugurated Cross River State Council of the Nigerian Union of Journalist (NUJ). Senator Ekpeyong and Dr. Edu in a statement on Saturday said: “we heartily rejoice with and felicitate the first female...
Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA), an international NGO has introduced rice farmers in Nasarawa State to cost- effective harvesting technologies to reduce post-harvest losses. Country Director of SAA, Mr Godwin Atser, stated this at the “Brown” field day organised on Saturday for farmers in Lafia and Doma Local...
By CHRISTIAN NJOKU Gold mining in Nigeria goes as far back as the ancient Benin and Ife empires in the pre-colonial era, although, the gold mined during era was not in commercial quantities due to poor capacity to mine. At present, it is estimated that Nigeria...
The Frontier for Accountability and Democracy Development (FADD) has urged Nigerians to continue to give President Bola Tinubu led administration the needed support to succeed. FADD is a coalition of Civil Society Organisations which has diligently followed the trajectory of service delivery of Tinubu led administration since inception....
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The newly installed Spiritual Father and Chairman, Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church Worldwide, Prophet Emmanuel Abiodun Alogbo, has charged politicians in the country to be honest and truthful in the discharge of their duties. He also enjoined them to make the welfare of the...
The Emir of Tikau in Yobe, Alhaji Muhammadu Abubakar Ibn-Grema, is dead. The emir’s younger brother, Alhaji Abubakar Talba, confirmed the death in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu on Saturday. Talba, a prince of the Tikau Emirate Council, said that Ibn-Grema died...
The Police Command in Rivers has explained why it deployed about 30 armed policemen and Armoured Personnel Carriers to the residential quarters of members of the state House of Assembly in Port Harcourt. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the deployment has heightened political tension in...
Tinubu Shettima Divine Mandate Initiative (TSDMI) has urged the release of Mr Adejare Adegbenro, Acting Director-General, National Commission for the Co-ordination and Control of the Proliferation of Small Arms, Ammunition and Light Weapons (NATCOM). Adegbenro was said to have been allegedly detained by the security agency since April...
Tragedy struck in Zamfara State as bandits unleashed a wave of violence on farming communities, claiming the lives of at least 30 innocent farmers, including a respected Islamic cleric. The attacks occurred in Gidangoga village, Maradun Local Government Area (LGA), and Bilbis village, Tsafe LGA. Sources told PRNigeria...
The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, has assured Nigerians that the fuel crisis experienced in the country will soon be a thing of the past. Bamidele gave this assurance in an interview with newsmen on the sidelines of the Oil Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas, on Friday. According...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Police Command has warned against the use of tinted glasses and covered number plates by private and unauthorized cars in the State. The Command said that it has observe that the practice is now on the increase in the state, pointing...
A global Cybersecurity Specialist, Exclusive Networks Africa (EXN) has said that by 2027, the estimated cost of cybercrime globally would hit $23.82 trillion. The Managing Director, Exclusive Networks Africa, Mr Anton Jacobzs, made this known on Saturday in Lagos at the inauguration of its first physical office...
Rep. Dominic Okafor (APGA-Anambra) has denied receiving 140 million dollars bribe from Mr Nadeem Anjarwalla, the Binance Executive, who escaped from detention. Okafor, who represents the Aguta Federal Constituency at the National Assembly, said this at a news conference on Friday in Abuja. An online media had alleged...