Yes, we are at war! This much we said last week. But the curious and sad thing is that Nigerians don’t seem to know or don’t want to know, and our leaders don’t seem to care. Our security agencies, whose activities are akin to the movement of wavelengths, continue...
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In the face of the challenges in the oil sector, particularly the current tightness in the supply of petrol, it has become fashionable to blame the national oil company, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC Ltd), for everything. Last week, it was Prof. Pat Utomi who railed and...
Order in every credible democracy is a balance of compassion and hard policy choices. The hard choices, often of a reform nature, which confront new leaders only make sense if they are for the common good. Otherwise, a barrage of crushing reforms with no tinge of compassion can suffocate the...
An unconfirmed number of students of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) have been trapped in the rubbles of a three-storey building located on Ekhator Street in Ekosodin, which collapsed on Saturday. The building is said to have been a popular student residential area in Benin occupied by the students...
Bh SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Damaturu – A suspected vandal has been electrocuted while tampering with an exposed live wire in order to steal it from a transformer substation at Commissioners’ Quarters in Damaturu, the Yobe capital. The Communications Officer, Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC), Blessing Tunoh, made this known in...
Chairman, Niger Tornadoes Football Club of Minna, Alhaji Ibrahim Dada, has called on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to appoint Augustine Eguavoen as the head coach of the Super Eagles. Dada made the call on Saturday in Minna while fielding questions from members of the state chapter of the...
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday commended the military for achieving successful operations against security threats in the North-West. The President stated that these successes provided further assurance that security operatives were capable of ensuring the nation’s peace and security. The successful operations followed President Tinubu’s directive to service chiefs...
The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, has said the Federal Government of Nigeria remain grateful to her fallen heroes who laid their lives to guarantee the nation’s corporate existence. Matawalle said this while inaugurating the national planning committee for the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day (AFRDC)....
By ESTHER ALEXANDER, Abuja – The Palestine Ambassador to Nigeria, Abdullah M. Abu Shawesh, has called for immediate action to address the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people. Ambassador Shawesh in a statement on Saturday, strongly condemned the Israeli government’s actions, which he described as “mass murder, wound,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The United Nations (UN) has assured that it would complement the efforts of the Borno State Government in responding to the recent flooding in Maiduguri. Speaking at a press briefing, the UN Resident Country and Humanitarian Coordinator, Mohammed Malik Fall, stated that the organization...
The Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr.Ayodeji Ariyo Gbeleyi (5th from left) and former Acting Director General of BPE, Mr.Ignatius Ayewoh (2nd from the right) with other retired management staff of the Bureau at a send-off party in their honour……Friday. Photo:Alhassan Mustapha(BPE).
Supporters and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo were in high spirits on Saturday at the grand finale campaign rally of the party in the state. The rally took place at the Garrick Memorial Grammar School grounds in Benin, the state capital. The News Agency of...
The Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal II (MMA2), Ikeja, Lagos State records daily passenger traffic of 10,000. The terminal also records presence of more than 2,000 workers/business operators. Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Ltd, operators of the terminal, made the disclosure in Lagos. Mr Remi Jibodu, the Head of Aeronautics and Cargo...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has attributed the rising cost of housing accommodation in FCT to market forces. Wike stated this in Abuja on Saturday when he visited Zeberced Limited Quarry, Kubwa-Abuja on Saturday, to see what the company was doing. While responding to...
A 12-year-old boxer from Nasarawa State, Yusuf Abdullahi, has said he is poised on winning a gold medal at the ongoing 8th National Youth Games (NYG) in Asaba, Delta. Abdullahi stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday, shortly after he knocked out...
The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has distributed relief materials to communities that were affected by flooding and insurgency in Yobe recently. The State Coordinator of the Commission, Mr Ali Abbas, made this known during the handover of the items to benefiting communities in Damaturu on Saturday. He said...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – Taraba State Commissioner for Education, Dr. Augustina Godwin, has praised the Taraba State Polytechnic, Suntai, for its exceptional leadership and commitment to providing quality education. Speaking at the institution’s 2023/2024 matriculation ceremony, Dr. Godwin expressed her delight with the polytechnic’s efforts to ensure students...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar+ The Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Efiom Edet, has called on Governor Bassey Otu to expeditiously assent to the Cross River Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) Bill. The bill, recently passed by the Cross River State House of Assembly, aims to regulate the conduct...
The Board of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Federal Fire Service (FFS) and Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has approved the promotion of 20,867 officers. A statement by the board’s Secretary, Mr Ja’afaru Ahmed, on Saturday in Abuja, said the promoted officers cut...