…we are shifting from infrastructure to the people – Gov Ayade By Ike Uchechukwu The Cross River State government on Thursday presented its 2021 budget estimate to the State House of Assembly for consideration and approval in the tune of 227 billion naira. The State governor, Prof. Ben Ayade alongside his deputy, Professor Ivara Ejemot …

The flags of the Muslim Brotherhood, Jordan and other political parties are waved with other signs of protest denouncing the US-led Middle East economic conference in Bahrain. PHOTO: AFP An Egyptian court sentenced 59 suspected members of the Muslim Brotherhood to 15 years in prison on Thursday for alleged involvement in a high-profile 2013 sit-in, a …

The Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, says corps members and staff of the 2020 Batch “B” orientation exercise would be tested for COVID-19 before the programme. Gen. Ibrahim disclosed this on Thursday in Jos at the opening of the NYSC 2020 Batch “B” pre-orientation workshop. The workshop is themed: “Evolving …

EndSars Protesters By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – THE activities of armed robbers across various areas in Benin City has assumed a new dimension as they have shifted their targets to hotels, guest houses and business centres. The latest target is a hotel which is less than 500 metres from the entrance gate of Edo government …

By Bashir Bello – Kano The popular Kano singer, Naziru Ahmad aka Sarkin Waka has been remanded in a Correctional facility for inability to meet the bail condition granted to him by a Magistrate Court sitting in Kano State. The singer’s counsel, Tajudeen Abdullahi who confirmed the development said they are currently trying to secure …

Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The  Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) scheduled to take place in Marrakesh, Morocco, in October 2021 has been postponed by 12 months until 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The IMF, in a statement this afternoon, said that the decision to postpone the …

President Muhammadu Buhari has emphasized the imperative of support of traditional rulers in the administration’s determination to address the demands of the country’s youths. The president made the call at a meeting with a delegation of the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, at …

Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu By Chinonso Alozie, Owerri The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Adamu Mohammed on Thursday  said that he visited the Imo state to boost moral of the police officers to return back to work at their duty various duty post. IGP briefly spoke at government house in Owerri, when he visited the …

A 20-year-old boy, Abdullahi Nura, on Thursday appeared in a Karu Grade I Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly abducting his girlfriend, 16, for sexual exploitation The police charged Nura, who resides in Karu , Abuja, with abduction. The Prosecution Counsel, Ayotunde Adeyanju, told the court that the complainant, Balogun Kehinde of Karu, Abuja reported the …

–As President seeks Monarchs support to address youths demands –Meet with Sultan, Oni others in Aso Rock By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA–PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday said that his Chief of Staff, Prof Ibrahim Gambari will lead senior government officials to various parts of the country to interface with the traditional rulers and the people especially the youths …

The Zamfara State House of Assembly on Thursday summoned heads of two government agencies to appear before its Committee on Public Service to explain why illegal business structures were springing up all over the state capital. Those summoned are the heads of the Directorate of Housing and Urban Development and that of the Urban and …

Presents N20billion supplementary budget for passage Samuel Ortom By Peter Duru – Makurdi Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has presented to the Benue State House of Assembly the 2021 Appropriation Bill of N132.5billion for consideration and passage. The figure represents an increase of N23.7billion or 18 per cent of the revised the year 2020 fiscal …

By Rotimi Ojomoyela Ado-Ekiti – The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has apologised to the Ekiti State government over delay in the release of the 2020 results of public schools. The Council debunked the rumour that the results, which were released on Thursday instead of Monday was delayed owing to huge debt owed by the …

By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar Cross River state governor, Prof. Ben Ayade Thursday presented the 2021 appropriation bill to the state House of Assembly. Tagged Budget of “Blush and Bliss”, the budget has a total estimate of N277 billion. Out of the figure, N192, 511, 985, 550 representing 67 percent of the entire budget is earmarked …

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate, Joe Biden Joe Biden, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. President, has launched an official transition website, www.buildbackbetter.com. The move comes as votes are still being counted in many states and the presidential race still undecided. On the www.buildbackbetter.com website is a short statement that reiterates Biden’s earlier assertion that it …

By Ikechukwu Odu, Nsukka At least 57 persons have died at Ette and Umuopu communities in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State following the outbreak of a strange disease in the affected communities. According to the Disease Surveillance and Notification Officer in the council area, Vincent Oshomi, the cause of the strange deaths is …

…Gov Ayade remains Captain of the ship Bassey Ndem By Ike Uchechukwu People’s Democratic Party ,PDP, Chieftain in the state, Arc Bassey Ndem, has asserted that the devastating destruction was an opportunity for a new and improved Cross River State adding that the state will rise from the ashes. He also added that bitter lessons have …

By Dirisu Yakubu – Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has chided President Muhammadu Buhari over plan to take another $1.2 billion loan from Brazil despite the public outcry against the accumulation of loans from China and other foreign interests. This is as the main opposition party cautioned the Presidency not to further weaken by …

Amid rumours of the alleged disappearance of male genitals through mystical powers, Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue, on Wednesday, dismissed such rumours as “baseless and the handiwork of mischief makers“. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the alleged claims had led to acts of arson in Daudu in the Guma Local Government Area of the …

By Festus Ahon – Asaba Death toll from a strange disease which has ravaged the communities of Ute-Okpu and Idumesa in Ika North-East Local Government Area of Delta State for over two weeks running has risen to over 30. A middle-aged woman, Mrs Monica Emeke, lost two of her children, a boy and a girl …