President Bola Tinubu on Thursday urged members of the judiciary not to be deterred in the commitment to their constitutional mandate of ensuring justice. President Tinubu gave the charge at the public presentation of the autobiography of Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, the retired Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). The News...
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The Minister of Works, David Umahi, says the Federal Government needs over N16 trillion to complete inherited road projects nationwide. Umahi made the disclosure when he briefed newsmen on the achievements of the ministry under the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in Abuja. He said...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Acting Chairman Benue State Internal Revenue Service (BIRS) Mr.Emmanuel Agema has called for more collaboration with the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission(BSIEC). A statement by the Media Assistant to the Acting Chairman, Jacinta Benard made available to journalists on Thursday, said the...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi — The Ag.Chairman, Benue State Internal Revenue Service (BIRS), Mr.Emmanuel Agema has arrested two suspects for digging and vandalizing the Benue State Internal Revenue Service Billboard. The vandals were arrested through the support of the youths of the area on Thursday at Kucha Utebe...
he Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), has provided updates on its crude oil exploration activities in the Northern part of the country, reiterating its commitment to achieving the Federal Government’s aspirations in the frontier basins. “The company has been actively drilling in basins in and around Northern Nigeria,...
The Chief of Field Office for United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Borno State, Dr. Tushar Rane, has revealed that 2.8 million children under five, pregnant, and lactating women are in need of preventative nutrition services in the northeast region of Nigeria. “If we don’t provide quality preventative services,...
Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, on Thursday, retired as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), with a call for measures to be put in place to reduce the burden on the Supreme Court. He explained that there are too many cases before the apex court which ought to have terminated at...
The Federal Government has warned foreign nationals associated with funding banditry that they would be prosecuted for economic sabotage and for waging war against the Nigerian state. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, gave the warning in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Segun...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a billionaire, Hyginus Nkwocha, for alleged internet fraud and money laundering in Abuja. The Commission’s spokesman, Dele Oyewale, said in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, that Nwokocha was arrested on Wednesday. “Nkwocha, 35, was arrested at Ever Green Estate,...
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday congratulated Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, as he retires as Chief Justice of Nigeria after a successful public service career. In a statement by his spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the President said Ariwoola had served as Justice of the Court of Appeal in Kaduna, Enugu, and...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is poised to deploy technology- driven facilities and avenues to fight economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption. The EFCC Chairman, Mr Olanipekun Olukoyede, said this at the inauguration of an electronic learning management studio at the EFCC Academy in...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The paramount ruler of the Tiv kingdom the Tor Tiv, HRM Prof. James Ortese Iorzua Ayatse, has decried the frequent death of traditional rulers in Tiv nation. Tor Tiv said this on Wednesday during the interment of the Tor Jechira, Chief Clement Uganden....
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Och’ Idoma, HRM Agabaidu Elaigwu Odogbo John with some traditional rulers in Idoma Kingdom have described the death of Tor Jechira, HRH Clement Kparevfa Uganden as a monumental loss not only to Tiv Kingdom alone but the Idoma Kingdom and Benue at...
The House of Representatives Committee on Renewable Energy will host a workshop on the future of renewable energy in order to refine national policies for the growth of the sector. Rep. Afam Ogene, the Chairman, House Committee on Renewable Energy, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja....
The Nigerian Institute of Management Chartered (NIM) has conferred the status of fellowship on the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, and 149 other Nigerians. The recipients were conferred at the NIM 2024 Awards, Fellows and Spouses Day Luncheon on Thursday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria...
The Nigerian Army has dismissed a report that its personnel invaded churches and dispersed the congregation in their places of worship at Umunze in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some media outlets had reported the alleged invasion on some...
The Federal Government will not tolerate subversion of the democratically elected government under whatever guise. The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, gave the warning at a valedictory court session in honour of the outgoing Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice kayode Ariwoola. Ariwoola...
Nigerian multinational energy company, Oando Plc, has acquired a 100 per cent shareholder interest in the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) from Eni, an Italian energy company, at 783 million dollars. Group Chief Executive Officer, Oando, Mr Wale Tinubu, disclosed this in a notification sent to the Nigerian Exchange...
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday discharged and acquitted six men charged with breach of the public peace during the 2020 #Endsars protest. They are: Daniel Joyinbo, 31, Adigun Sodiq, 28, Kehinde Shola,32, Salaudeen Kamilu, 29, Sodiq Usseni, 33 and Azeez Isiaka, 34. The defendants had in a...