A group, Concerned Ijaw Citizens, has urged President Bola Tinubu to ignore calls to revoke the oil pipelines surveillance contract awarded to Tantita Security Services Ltd ,an outfit owned by Mr Government Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo). The Coordinator of the group, Chief Manager Seigha, made the call in an...
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By BARBARA KALU, Owerri – Sequel to the capture of the notorious stronghold of the IPOB/ESN at Mother Valley, the criminal elements have been making efforts to establish other Camp in the general area and other places. Troops of the Joint Task Force Operation UDO KA based on...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has declared the resolve of his administration to restore the lost glory of the ancient city of Ile-Ife. Governor Adeleke made the pledged during a courtesy visit to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja, in Ile-Ife on Tuesday. The governor noted...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Ifako village, a local community in Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State, has been plagued by the lack of government presence and basic amenities, leading its residents to appeal urgently for intervention from the state authorities. Our correspondent conducted a fact-finding...
UN humanitarians said about 750,000 people were affected by flooding in eastern Africa, with 234,000 displaced and more than 236 killed. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said local authorities in Kenya reported more than 285,000 people were affected nationwide. “The United Nations and...
A lawyer, Festus Onifade, on Tuesday, commenced contempt proceedings against Mr Mohammed Sani, Manager of Abuja office of Multi-Choice Nigeria Ltd, over alleged disobedience to the order made by the Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal (CCPT). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the CCPT presided over...
Russian President Vladimir Putin was sworn in for his fifth term in Moscow on Tuesday, two months after being re-elected in a vote that was widely seen as neither free nor fair. The 71-year-old took the oath of office in a ceremony in the Kremlin, with several thousand...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has said the Nigerian Army would continue to engage all the relevant stakeholders to ensure that troops receive the highest benefits commensurate with the sacrifices they make daily in the defence of Nigeria. Lagbaja gave the assurance...
A U.S. soldier has been arrested in Russia on charges of theft, Russian state media reported on Tuesday. The soldier was arrested in Vladivostok, the local justice authorities said. A representative for the Russian Foreign Ministry in Vladivostok described the arrest as involving normal criminal activity. “The case...
he Organised Labour says there is no moral justification for the Federal Government to stop the payment of monthly N35,000 wage award to workers. The President of Association of Senior Civil Servant of Nigeria (ASCSN), Mr Etim Okon, said this in an interview with the News Agency of...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMBb) has released additional 531 results of the recently conducted Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME), taking the total number of results released to 1,842,897. This is contained in a statement by the Public Communication Advisor of the Board, Dr Fabian Benjamin on...
Former Head of state, retired Gen. Yakubu Gowon, on Monday urged the nation’s leaders to imbibe the transparent and people-oriented leadership style which late president Umaru Yar`Adua made his watchword. Gown said this in Abuja at the first Umaru Yar’Adua International Leadership Conference and Awards on Monday in Abuja....
Official says three persons were injured and over 200 houses were damaged following a rainstorm in Miango District of Bassa Local Government of Plateau. Mr Nuhu Nga, Publicity Secretary, Miango Youth Development Association, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the sad incident occurred on Monday afternoon. Nga...
NiMet DG tasks staff on strict compliance to budgetary provisions JOEL OLADELE, Abuja The Director General, Chief Executive Officer of The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Professor Charles Anosike, has asked Directors and staff of the agency to ensure strict compliance to budgetary provisions. Professor Anosike was speaking at the...
The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), Anambra chapter, says it has suspended the indefinite strike it embarked upon on March 28. The Chairman of the association, Mr Abraham Okoye, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Awka that the decision was reached after the...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The General officer Commanding (GOC) 3 Division Nigerian Army and Commander Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH) Major General AE Abubakaru, has emphasized that the future of the Nigerian Army rest on the shoulders of the young officers who must have mastery of basic military...
One shot, others injured as Police teargas women protesting against extortion, harassment in Delta One middle-aged woman was shot and several others were injured by Delta State Police Command officers on Monday. The incident happened during a protest by women from Oteri-Ughelli against alleged police harassment and extortion, in...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, on Monday, joined the Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, and the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Engr. Gbenga Komolafe, to officially open the Nigerian Exhibition Pavilion at the prestigious...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – Taraba State Commissioner for Social Justice and Reintegration, Hon. Dr. Filister Irarimam Musa has organised a thanksgiving service to appreciate God as she bags a Ph.D, while her son Calvin Musa obtained Masters degree from Cyprus University, Turkey. The commissioner expressed her gratitude...