FCT Police Commissioner CP Bala Ciroma has debunked media reports alleging that bandits invaded the permanent site of the University of Abuja. Ciroma, who stated this in a statement signed by the command’s spokesperson, ASP Maryam Yusuf, stated there was no report of such incident after intensive investigations were carried out. He mentioned it was unlucky that some sections of …
Taraba State Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku has urged the state’s residents to step up prayers for the actualisation of the proposed Mambilla Power Project in Sarduana Local Government Area, saying it could transform the state. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ishaku spoke on Tuesday when over 1,000 Mambilla individuals visited the Authorities Home, …
The senator representing Lagos East, Tokunbo Abiru, on Wednesday, moved a motion for the urgent rehabilitation of the Ikorodu/Shagamu and Ikorodu-Itoikin-Epe- Ijebu-Ode roads. The senator noted that federal roads in the district are in bad shape, urging the Federal Government to rise to the occasion. In the motion titled: “Motion On The Urgent Need For The Rehabilitation Of The Ikorodu-Shagamu …
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted seven traders, who were returning from Ugya village market, in Toto Local Government Council of Nasarawa State. A driver, who escaped the attack, Ibrahim Saidu, mentioned the incident happened around 6 pm on Tuesday, while he was returning from the market. He mentioned the seven traders comprised of four males and three women. …
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has trained over 600 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) through the Cottage Industries and Street Hawkers Directorate to enable them to access bank loans. In a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Abba Anwar on Wednesday, the Director-General of the Directorate, Alhaji Uba Danzainab disclosed this at an event …
The House of Representatives has moved to provide special seats for women at the National Assembly and state houses of meeting as it passes a bill via second reading. The bill, which seeks to alter some provisions of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) was sponsored by the Deputy Chief Whip, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha. Presenting the invoice during plenary on Wednesday, she …
Popular Comedian, Princess has revealed that her foster child is the 14-year-old girl allegedly defiled by Yoruba actor, Olarenwaju James, aka Baba Ijesha. Recall that Baba Ijesha was arrested after he confessed to molesting the teenager. Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, had disclosed that the actor began sexually assaulting the teenager when she was seven years old. …
The Ebonyi State Government and the family of late Supreme Court Judge, Justice Sylvester Nwali Ngwuta, have announced the indefinite postponement of the burial. The state authorities noted that the decision to postpone the burial was due to security reasons. The burial was to hold from today till Friday. Commissioner for Info and State Orientation Uchenna Orji, in a statement, …
Ogun Police Command has announced the dismissal of three police officers for allegedly extorting N153,000 from one Sheriff Adedigba, a student of Lagos State University (LASU). The three policemen, Inspector Sunday John, Jimoh Asimiya and Solomon Adedapo, allegedly extorted the young man while he was travelling from Abeokuta to Lagos. The Spokesman for the Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi on Tuesday, in …
The acting Managing Director of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Engr. Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz has said through renewed commitment and proactive maintenance programme, the company reduced power system collapse while improving the national grid. A statement by the General Manager, Public Affairs at TCN, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, stated the TCN head made the disclosure this recently when he acquired …
She advised Nigerians to show sharing and gratitude to others despite the challenges in Nigeria. Florence talked to leaders of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Oyo State Council, on Iftar (Breaking of fast) in her Oluyole house in Ibadan. The widow stated that life outside the office is generally different however noted she was prepared. “I was ready for …
According to Bamgbose, Nigerians dedicated a terrific blunder to re-elect Buhari in 2019 but people who repeated the error in 2019 can’t be forgiven. The senior attorney was responding to one among the many sad news that cropped up in Nigeria on Tuesday which among them was the death of two pupils of Greenfield varsity, Kaduna. It was reported Tuesday …
Charles Ajunwa writes that Tony Elumelu who lately attained 58 Decades, is affecting the world positively through his philanthropic activities If you partake in entrepreneurial discussions in Nigeria or around the continent, sooner or later, the name Tony O. Elumelu will come up. Obviously, other titles will pop up as well, however, you’re going to find that none is handled …
The people of Idheze Community at Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, have threatened to close down the operations of Nigeria Agip Oil Company Limited (NAOC) in the community. This is due to the organization’s alleged gross neglect of its responsibilities to the community in the last nine years. Growing by a two-day yearly mini-conference held lately, the …
The judgment All Progressives Congress on Monday said President Muhammadu Buhari-led government will soon deal with individuals behind insecurity in the country. The party said that the safety challenges are real, and it is not prepared to play politics with human lives. Akpanudoedehe stated, “The issue of insecurity in the nation has found expression in criminal and terrorist actions of …
LAGOS -Among the new airlines experiencing the Air Operators’ Certificate (AOC) procedures together with the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Green Africa, has acquired its first ATR 72.600 aircraft. The airline in a statement said that the aircraft, which will be among those three would be employed to initiate scheduled flights, making it hoped to begin quite shortly. The aircraft …
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, says it has recruited 250 brand new cadets to man its various platforms in the Lagos-Bayelsa coastal corridor. Mr Jamoh, who was represented by his Special Assistant on Communications and Strategy, Ubong Essien, in a press conference, said the recruitment exercise was part of their current drive to create local capacity for …
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has stated that Nigeria risks losing the benefits recorded on the COVID-19 pandemic due to the attitudes of many Nigerians who are currently acting like the pandemic is over. According to him, the cost that Nigerians will cover today to avert any sudden increase in cases of COVID-19 will probably be worthwhile compared …
The blackout reportedly started after last Thursday’s heavy rain and thunderstorm which ravaged the metropolis, destroying property worth billions of Naira, including electric installations in the city. Besides the damaged electrical installations, large trees uprooted by the storm also fell on electric installations increasing the blackout which has affected many businesses in the metropolis. A tour around town demonstrated that …
The Nigerian Air Force on Monday said it was exploring report it murdered 20 Army personnel by accident in aviation at Mainok, Borno State. The report had emerged that an Air Force fighter jet on a mission against Boko Haram extremists mistakenly bombed guys of the Nigerian Army, killing over 20 officers. The troops were believed to have been reinforced …
