The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) says it is on high alert and will identify, arrest and prevent foreigners from participating in the forthcoming 2023 elections.. The NIS Comptroller General, Isa Jere said this during an election retreat organised for NIS Zonal Coordinators and Command Comptrollers, on Wednesday in Abuja....
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The veteran Nollywood actress, Patience Ozokor, a.k.a Mama G, has told her colleagues that they do not need to relocate to Abuja or Lagos to become a star in the movie industry. Ozokwor stated this during a candle procession night in honour of the late Chief Executive Officer (CEO)...
The Federal Government on Tuesday in Abuja accused some opposition parties of legally hamstringing President Muhammadu Buhari from providing relief for Nigerians suffering agonies of cash crunch resulting from naira redesign. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed levelled the accusation at the 23rd edition of the President...
The Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines have never failed and will not fail Nigerians at the 2023 general elections. The declaration was made in Abuja on Saturday by INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, while assessing activities at polling units in the FCT where mock accreditation of voters were...
President Muhammadu Buhari has met behind closed doors with governors elected under the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the agenda of the meeting was not officially made known to newsmen as at the time...
The FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), says the ongoing search and rescue for persons trapped in the debris of a collapsed three-storey building at 4th Avenue, Gwarimpa, have entered a second day. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the building, under construction, went down at about 11a.m....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – No fewer than 22 persons have so far been rescued in the ongoing efforts to evacuate those trapped in a building which collapsed in Gwarinpa, Abuja. The Head of Public Affairs, FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Mrs. Nkechi Isa, revealed this in a statement...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari is in total support of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, in the forthcoming 2023 election. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this on Thursday in Abuja at the 22nd edition of the President Mohammadu...
President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after official visits to Dakar, Senegal, as well as five States of the federation where he inaugurated several developmental projects in the affected states. The benefitted states are Bauchi, Lagos, Katsina, Kano and Jigawa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Mohammed Bello, says one of the most challenging assignments of his office is land matters. The Minister gave this insight on Monday in Abuja at the 20th edition of the President Muhammadu Buhari’ (PMB) Administration Scorecard Series (2015-2023). The News Agency of Nigeria...
Residents and motorists in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its environ have continued to lament the hardship being experienced as scarcity of Premuim Motor Spirit (PMS), known as petrol worsened. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who monitored the filling stations on Friday reports that...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted earlier than long- term average rainfall onset dates across the country in 2023. The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika said this on Tuesday in Abuja in his keynote address at the unveiling of 2023 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) and other Publications....
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba, has disbursed Cheque, worth N13.6 billion to families of deceased police officers and those that sustained injuries in the course of their duties. Presenting the cheque to the beneficiaries on Thursday in Abuja, Baba said the disbursement was to pay the...
A Zuba Upper Area Court on Thursday sentenced a 37-year-old trader, Masiru Sadiq to ten years imprisonment for sodomising a nine-year-old boy. Sadiq of Kamkara Zuba, Abuja was convicted and sentenced after pleading guilty to unnatural offence. He begged the court to forgive him and temper justice with mercy....
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has signed a revised Memorandum of Understanding with the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC), with provisions to deter unapproved lottery and gaming practices on telecommunications platforms through information and intelligence sharing. Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta...
The Court of Appeal, Abuja on Friday, upheld the nomination of Shehu Umar as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Bauchi South Senatorial District in the Feb. 25 election. A three-member panel of judges, in two separate judgments, set aside the Nov. 21, 2022 judgment by...
Nigeria and Spain have expressed commitment to deepen bilateral relationship and partnership in investments and development of Nigerian gas resources for global energy market. Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources made this known on Thursday in Abuja when he received Spanish Foreign Minister, Jose Albarese, in...
A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, on Wednesday, adjourned a suit filed by Mr Akanimo Udofia, a factional governorship candidate of Akwa Ibom All Progressives Congress (APC), until Jan. 23 pending an Appeal Court decision in a similar matter. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, held that since the...
A 47-year old man, Bayo Ayeni, was docked on Wednesday, in a Grade I Area Court, Kubwa, Abuja, for allegedly indulging in unlawful juju. The police charged the defendant of Byazhin Across, Kubwa, Abuja, with criminal conspiracy, unlawful juju and cheating. The Prosecution Counsel, John Okpa, told the court...
Lassa fever killed a Nasarawa State medical doctor, Dr Ahmed Isaiah on Dec. 31, 2022 at the National Hospital, Abuja. Members of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) in Nasarawa State held a procession for the deceased in Lafia on Tuesday NMA chairman in the state, Dr Peter Attah, confirmed...