By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi The All Progressives Congress (APC), Benue State Chapter has described the faction of the party in the state led by Benjamin Omakolo as Chairman of a Non Governmental Organization, NGO and not an APC faction. In an exclusive chat with NATIONAL ACCORD, the...
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The Search and Rescue team of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) are in search of a man trapped in an underground drainage at Onipanu Bus stop in Lagos. The Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, made this known in a statement, on in Lagos. Oke-Osanyintolu...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice-President Kashim Shettima who was scheduled to represent President Bola Tinubu at a Summit in Dallas, Texas has aborted the trip following a technical fault with his aircraft. Shettima was to represent the President at the 2024 US-Africa Business Summit organised by the...
The Federal Government says it has earmarked N130 billion for the execution of energy transition plans in the country. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planing, Sen.Abubakar Bagudu said this in Abuja on Monday at a dialogue on Mainstreaming Climate Action into Nigeria’s Development Plans with the theme:...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, adjourned two separate money laundering suits filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against British national, James Nolan, bi and two other companies for judgment. Justice Donatus Okorowo adjourned the suits for judgment after counsel for the EFCC, Bala...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has interfaced with his Lagos State counterpart over a report of alleged deportation of Osun indigenes from Lagos to Ilesa area of Osun State. It would be recalled that Sahara Reporters had on Saturday published a story about...
South-West leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) met on Monday in Ibadan to strategise ahead of the November governorship election in Ondo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting, hosted by Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, was held at the Presidential Lodge,...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has donated six Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV) to the Benue State Judiciary for enhanced performance. Governor Alia, who made the donation on Monday, said the vehicles were part of the resolve of his administration to ensure the...
Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the kidnapping of travellers at Ilisan/Iperu axis on the Sagamu- Benin expressway. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the incident to newsmen on Monday in Abeokuta , noted that the abduction happened on Friday. Odutola, however...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has said that Gombe State would experience 143 days of rain this season. The Agency stated this during the presentation of its 2024 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP). This is contained in a statement by Ms Lydia Simon-Bawa, the Desk Officer, Climate Change, Gombe...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has dismissed claims that the recently concluded gubernatorial primary election did not hold in the state. The party described the report as shocking and lacking in credibility. In a statement on Monday in Akure, the state Publicity Secretary of the...
The Nigerian Army on Monday began the conduct of its 2024 conversion for 528 personnel, who joined the army as Short Service and Direct Short Service officers. Declaring the exercise open in Jos, Maj.-Gen. Abdusalam Abubakar, President of the Conversion Board, said the exercise was an annual event. Abubakar,...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – In a major effort to combat water scarcity and improve infrastructure in Plateau State, Governor Caleb Mutfwang has approved a significant budget of N15.99 billion for water-related projects. The announcement was made by the Commissioner of Water Resources and Energy, Hon. Noel Nkup,...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Director-General of Plateau State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (PLASCHEMA), Dr. Agabus Manesseh, has unveiled significant progress in healthcare accessibility, with over 277,862 beneficiaries enrolled in the social health insurance scheme since its establishment in 2019. Speaking at a media interface focused on...
The Apapa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated N672.1 billion between January and April this year. The outgoing Area Controller, Babajide Jaiyeoba, said this during his handing over and retirement from service in Lagos on Monday. He said that the command generated a record-breaking revenue...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Barrister Nasiru Binji has assured that the state government remained committed to not only improving welfare of judicial officers but also committed to independence of the judiciary. Barrister Binji, who spoke before declaring open the...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia, has gotten an award as the “Advocate of the Masses and Human Rights”, at the 2024 Press Freedom and Good Governance Awards Night and Dinner, organized by the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ). The ceremony was...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government says it has not received any proposal for the establishment of United States (U.S) and French military base in the country. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday....
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu has commended Second Lt. Oluchukwu Owowoh for emerging as the first Nigerian female cadet to graduate from the Royal Military Academy (RMA), Sandhurst, United Kingdom. Mrs Tinubu, who received Owowoh, led by Maj.-Gen. John Ochia, the Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), to...