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By Taiwo Scholarstica The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to order a thorough investigation into alleged financial irregularities involving N6.79 billion in the Nigeria Police Force and the Federal Ministry of Police Affairs. SERAP also urged the President to ensure the recovery and proper accounting of firearms and ...
The Cross River Government has commenced massive desilting and opening of major water channels and drainage systems across Calabar metropolis and adjoining communities. The government, on Saturday, says it is part of efforts to minimise the impact of flooding. The intervention is coordinated by the Calabar Urban Development Authority (CUDA). It involves the deployment of ...
No fewer than 500 residents of Omuanwa Community in Ikwerre area of Rivers will benefit from a free medical outreach, organised by the National Association of Seadogs (Pirate Confraternity). The outreach, held on Saturday at Omuanwa Community, formed part of activities marking the association’s 50th Konverge and honouring its founding members, including Nobel Laureate, Prof. ...
Students of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, have received cash rewards totalling N16 million alongside other Nigerian winners at the third Huawei Education Summit (THES26) in Abuja. Malam Auwalu Umar, the Director Public Affairs Directorate of the University disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Zaria. Umar said the rewards recognised their outstanding performances ...
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has urged President Bola Tinubu to revisit unresolved cases of assassinations and extrajudicial killings to restore public confidence in Nigeria’s justice system. Soyinka made the call on Friday in Port Harcourt during the 28th Wole Soyinka Lecture organised by the National Association of Seadogs (Pirates Confraternity). The lecture, themed “Reclaiming ...
Sen. Solomon Adeola has disbursed N750million to 10,000 market women and men across Ogun under the “Oloja Yayi” Market Support Fund. This is contained in a statement made available to journalists in Abeokuta on Saturday by his Media Adviser, Kayode Odunaro. According to the statement, the three-day empowerment programme, organised with the National Productivity Centre, ...
The Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), Kwara Chapter has cautioned motorists against driving vehicles with faulty horns, describing the practice as unsafe and dangerous. The Chairman of RTEAN, Comrade AbdulRahman Onikijipa, gave the warning in an interview with the news reporters on Friday in Ilorin. Onikijipa said that many commercial drivers and other ...
The Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has intensified, becoming the largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded in the country, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. WHO, in a statement issued on Saturday, said the outbreak had spread to five provinces, affecting 49 health zones, with sustained transmission, rising ...
Former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, will inaugurate a private Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Centre in Azare, Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi State, on Aug. 16. The centre, established by Usman Adamu-Suphi, is the largest privately developed ICT facility in the North-East, according to the Suphi Support Group. In a statement signed by Isa ...
Vice President Kashim Shettima, former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Plateau State Governor, Barr. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, and the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda today paid glowing tributes to former Plateau State Governor and elder statesman, Senator Jonah David Jang, during the public presentation of his autobiography, "Airman to Politics: ...
By Temitope Ajayi There is something fundamentally inappropriate about Cardinal John Onaiyekan granting a television interview to offer his own account and interpretation of what transpired during the private meeting between the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria and President Bola Tinubu. It is, in my view, an abuse of clerical privilege. The bishops requested an ...
Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has hailed the upcoming Nigeria-Saudi Diaspora Investment and Tourism Exhibition Summit as a platform to deepen economic ties between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia.Speaking during a pre-event media conference held at the NiDCOM headquarters in Abuja ahead of the second edition of the Summit, themed "The Misconceptions, ...
…calls for review of working conditions of Nigerian Housemaids in Kuwait By Precious Mark The Federal Government has debunked media reports claiming that the Government of the State of Kuwait has imposed a fresh ban on the recruitment of Nigerian domestic workers. In a statement today by the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign affrairs, the federal ...
Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued a kidnapped senior military officer, Lt.-Col. Ofor Amobi, and a civilian, Mr Ikechukwu Onwuanra, after a 10-day joint search-and-rescue operation in Enugu State. This is contained in a military operational report made available to news men on Saturday in Abuja. The military said the victims were rescued in ...
Traditional rulers, religious leaders, security chiefs and policymakers on Friday came together for the maiden National Citizens Stakeholders’ Engagement organised by the Project 774 Network. The aim of the gathering with the theme, “Our Security, Our Duty: Citizens Standing with Our Troops to End Terrorism, Banditry and Kidnapping”, was to build a stronger, more inclusive ...
The Edo Government says the mother and stepfather of an 11-year-old girl allegedly abused in Benin have been rearrested and will face prosecution, following renewed investigations into the case, state authorities disclosed Friday. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs Eugenia Abdallah, said this in an interview with news men in Benin, saying the ...
The Federal Government of Nigeria on Friday graduated 18 rescued Chibok girls, trained in the 1st batch of vocational skills acquisition scheme. They were presented with starter packs and cash, all worth N128.2 million each, as entrepreneurship grant. Speaking at the ceremony in Yola, Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim, Minister, Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, ...
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Friday, paid a condolence visit to the family of a former Minister of Science and Technology, Prof. Turner Isoun, in Abuja. The Bayelsa-born renowned scholar was the pioneer Vice Chancellor of the erstwhile University of Science and Technology (now Rivers State University), Port Harcourt, and died on ...
Nigerian army reaffirms support for humanitarian operations in North-East The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has reaffirmed the Nigerian Army’s commitment to supporting humanitarian operations and protecting civilians in conflict-affected communities across the North-East. Shaibu made the reaffirmation on Friday in Abuja during a courtesy visit by delegates from the United Nations ...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has announced the demise of its Enugu State Sector Commander, Corps Commander Franklin Agbakoba. This is contained in a statement issued by FRSC Deputy Corps Commander in-charge of Enugu State Operations, DCC Kyrian Okolo, on Friday in Enugu. “FRSC Enugu State Sector Command received the sad news of the ...
Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, Nigeria’s High Commissioner-designate to South Africa. The Nigerian Union South Africa (NUSA) has hailed the recent appointment of Chief Femi Fani-Kayode as Nigeria’s High Commissioner-designate to South Africa by President Bola Tinubu. This is contained in a statement signed by Dr Smart Nwobi, NUSA President General, made available to News men. NUSA ...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) says it has recorded N535 billion Profit After Tax (PAT) for the month of June, representing 15.8 per cent increase from the N462 billion recorded in May. This figure is contained in the company’s monthly financial and operations report for the month of June 2026, released on ...
