Former Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr Adegoke Fayoade,; on Tuesday handed over to a new Commissioner of Police, Mr Olanrewaju Ishola, at the Command Headquarters, Ikeja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Fayoade, immediately after handing over, proceeded to take over the reins of office...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – An outpouring of support continues for the people and government of Borno State, including the traditional institution of Borno Emirate, as individuals and organizations visit to offer sympathy and condolences. On Tuesday, the President and Chairman of Amnu Dantata Group of Companies, Alhaji Aminu...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Edo has said that the bodies of two children in a bus that plunged into Ovia River, were yet to be recovered six days after the accident. Sector Commander. Edo FRSC, Mr Cyril Mathew, disclosed this during an interview with the News...
Nigerian singer, Divine Ikubor popularly known as Rema, has opened up on his plans to give back to his society. In a recent interview on the Breakfast Club, the calm down crooner, spoke on his desire to go above the conventional methods of sharing rice, which is a common...
Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said a total of 2,249,780 registered voters have collected their Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) in the state. This represents 85.57 per cent of the 2,629,025 total registered voters in the state. Mr Sam Olumekun, INEC...
Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, has said civil servants are the greatest assets of the nation, issues related to their well-being should be promptly and properly addressed. She stated this during a town hall meeting with members of staff of the office...
NEDC donates N3b , food Items, and support services to Borno flood victims and small business owners
NEDC donates N3b , food Items, and support services to Borno flood victims and small business owners
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has urged the North East Development Commission (NEDC) to reassess and revitalize its humanitarian efforts and policies to effectively address the pressing needs of the state, which has been severely impacted by the Boko Haram insurgency and a recent...
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, said that President Bola Tinubu has assented to the Bill for the establishment of the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons. Ribadu made this known at the Workshop on Gender Mainstreaming in Preventing the Proliferation of...
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday called on African countries to pool their resources together toward forming stronger pan-African economic ties. The traditional economic concept of Pan-Africanism has usually entailed the call on African people – in the African continent or the Diaspora – to pool their resources in...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Abuja – The lawmaker representing Delta North Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Ned Nwoko, has disassociate self from rumours making the rounds accusing him of working against the interest of the government in his constituency. Senator Nwoko in a statement by his media aide,...
By EZEKIEL OBi, Abuja – Troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN in pursuance of one of its core mandate of mopping up illegal arms and ammunition in the Joint Operations Area, arrested 5 notorious gunrunners and recovered arms and ammunition in an intelligence-driven operation carried out in Plateau State. The...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In Maiduguri, various organizations like North East Children Education Trust Learning Centre (NECTR) and Network for Civil Society Organizations in Borno State (NECSOB), along with individual volunteers, are making a real difference in the lives of flood victims. They recently distributed essential items like...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – In a bid to realize egual access to education, the Federal Government said it has targeted to enroll 825,000 students with disabilities cumulatively over the next five years, The Minister of State for Education, Dr Tanko Yusuf Sununu disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja...
Almost a year in the saddle, President Bola Tinubu has ordered Olayemi Cardoso to resign his appointment as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) owing to his inability to stop the poor performance of the economy, most especially, the free fall of Nigeria’s currency, the Naira,...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State House of Assembly has passed into Second Reading A Bill for a Law to Provide for the Regulation and Control of Issuance of Land Consent and Community Agreements to Mining Entities by Mining Communities and other Matters Related Thereto. Similarly, the House...
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo, has said the people of the South-South state will decide their next governor. Ighodalo said the choice of who succeeds Godwin Obaseki is not for PDP heavyweight Nyesom Wike...
The death toll in a road accident that occurred in Saminaka, in the Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State has risen to 40. The accident, which occurred around 1 pm on Sunday, involved mostly children, who were travelling to celebrate Eld El Maulud, a Muslim festival to mark...
No fewer than 3 persons have been reported killed and many others kidnapped by bandits who attacked two churches at Bakinpah-Maro Community in the Kajuru Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State. Eyewitnesses according to Channels report, said that the incident occurred on Sunday morning when the bandits in...
Super Falcons midfielder Ngozi Okobi has announced the birth of her child. She announced the arrival of her baby on Tuesday via her X social media platform. “Congratulations to me. #godbepraised #iamamother #newmom. I am in my new season # Okobi NSPPD,” she wrote with photos of her baby...
The Presidency has announced the take-off of the 550 million US Dollar upstream gas project between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (NNPCL) and TotalEnergies on development of Ubeta field. Special Adviser (SA) to President Bola Tinubu on Energy, Olu Verheijen disclosed this at an inaugural US-Nigeria Strategic Energy...