A downpour that lasted for over 1 hour, 20 minutes on Sunday, destroyed Several vehicles, electrical poles and wires at Sango-Ota under bridge and Oju-Ore area in Ogun. Mrs Busolami Tunwase, Lead, Media Relation, Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), confirmed the incident to the News Agency of...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has sanctioned some of its officials for asking a candidate wearing hijab to remove their headcover during the accreditation process before being allowed into the examination hall. JAMB’s Public Communications Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin, said in...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu would on Monday, April 22, open the African Counter-Terrorism Summit in Abuja. Nigeria, with the support of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), is organizing a high-level African counter-terrorism summit under the theme, ‘Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Institution...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Over two months after they were declared wanted, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested three members of an organized criminal organization which specializes in illicit drug trafficking across Nigeria, South Africa, Mozambique, Europe and America following the recent seizure...
An All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Ondo State, Chief Olusola Oke, has described the rescheduled primary in 13 Wards of Okitipupa Local Government area as a mirage aimed at deceiving party faithful. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Gov. Usman Ododo-led Governorship Primary...
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has said the U.S. Government has unveiled its new Global Food Security Strategy Country Plan for Nigeria. Mission Director, USAID, Melissa Jones, who disclosed this at the “1st Post-harvest Connect Conference and Exhibition” in Abuja, said the plan was unveiled...
An All Progressives Congress (APC) female governorship aspirant in Ondo State, Mrs Folakemi Omogoroye, has called for cancellation of the party’s primary election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 16 governorship aspirants including Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, are jostling for the ticket of the party to contest...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Police Command has received uniforms and other materials from the proscribed Kungiya Zaman Lafia, a nomad vigilante. The police spokesman in the state, DSP Ramhan Nansel, said in a statement on Sunday in Lafia, that that the vigilante complied with the Executive...
The Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Zaria Division, CSP Kasimu Abdul, has attributed the moral decadence and societal decay bedeviling the society to too much love parents have for their children. He disclosed this on Sunday at the formal handing over of a Vigilante Office donated by a...
The rerun of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State on Sunday recorded a low turnout in some wards. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Gov. Usman Ododo led APC Primary Election Committee had declared the exercise...
By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – Managing Director of Incel Tourism Group, Mr Ifeanyi Ezeokoli, said he was confident that “with the enormous sporting talent that abound in Nigeria, the nation could win up to 10 gold medals in the Olympics when the Sports Performance Fund (SPRF) is fully in...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima and other government officials will attend the grand launch of the Monoliza Sport Centre, slated for April 27 in Abuja. The Managing Director of Monoliza Centre, Mr Mohammed Jammal, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Sunday. “An exciting chapter in Abuja’s recreational...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Saturday, unveiled the Gajiram Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Centre and conducted inspections of three ongoing projects. Zulum arrived in Gajiram on Friday and spent the night coordinating humanitarian and developmental activities. The newly inaugurated ICT...
For many years, there exist a veiled agreement that one of the perverse and unintended consequences of the discovery of oil in Nigeria are that governments have almost completely abandoned agriculture in the mad quest for petrol dollars. The nation is a mono-economy, depending on the volatile fortunes...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris has commended the team representing Nigeria at the global robotics competition in Dallas, Texas, later this month. Alhaji Idris spoke when the team paid him a courtesy call on Friday, 19th April 2024. The...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) 2024 Governorship Primary Committee in Ondo State has declared the Saturday primary inconclusive. This is contained in a statement by the Chairman of the Committee, Governor Usman Ododo on Sunday morning. The statement said that rerun election would take place in all the...
A staff of Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) in Gombe State, Mr Adamu Mahmuda, has said he earned over N1 million from fish farming in 2023. Mahmuda, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Gombe, said civil servants could...
The Civil Liberties Organization (CLO) has urged Gov. Chukwuma Soludo to immortalise late former Gov. Chukwuemeka Ezeife by renaming Government House, Awka, in his memory. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ezeife, who governed Anambra from Jan. 2, 1992 to November 1993 on the platform of...
Nollywood actress, Stephanie Okereke-Linus, and husband, Linus Idahosa, on Sunday celebrated their 13th wedding anniversary. The actress took to her Instagram page, @stephanielinus, to celebrate the milestone with a display of a picture of herself and husband. She wrote, “Cheers to 🥂Thirteen years of amazingness and building...
Another faction of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ganduje Ward, Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area, Kano State, on Sunday announced the suspension of Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, its national chairman, from the party. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Malam Haladu Gwanjo, the Legal Adviser of another...