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Senate Minority Leader, Sen Abba Moro, has flagged off his re-election campaign, highlighting legislative achievements and 110 constituency projects executed across Benue South Senatorial District. Moro made the disclosure on Saturday in Otukpo while addressing supporters and stakeholders. The Senate minority leader told the gathering that he sponsored 16 bills and moved 16 motions in ...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has distributed life jackets and other relief materials to families affected by the Gorau boat mishap in Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto state. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of NEMA Sokoto Operations Office, Mr Dahiru Kure, made this known to newsmen on Sunday in Sokoto. Kure said the ...
Speaker of House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, has dissolved all ad hoc committees with immediate effect. In a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday, the Clerk to the House of Representatives, Mr Sidi Ibrahim, said that the decision was in line with the Order 18, Rule 5 of the Standing Orders of the ...
The troops of COAS Special Intervention Battalion 7 of Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA have foiled terrorists attack and recovered high-calibre guns and motorcycles in Tangaza Local Government Area (LGA) of Sokoto State. Lt.-Col. Olaniyi Osoba, Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 8 Division, Nigerian Army, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Sokoto. ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says it has intercepted a 20,000-litre fuel tanker fitted with a concealed compartment for illicit drugs. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the fuel tanker marked MKA 960 XC, and notorious ...
The Lagos State Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Mr James Adeshina, says opposition unity is critical to presenting Nigerians with a credible alternative in 2027 general elections. Adeshina, who is also Publicity Secretary of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), told newmen on Sunday in Lagos that the G100 coalition initiative by opposition leaders ...
Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State says late Chief Gani Fawehinmi made significant contributions to Nigeria’s democracy by keeping the political space open. Sani stated this at the public presentation of a book titled, “Gani Fawehinmi and Uba Sani: A Tale of Mentor and Mentee,” in Kaduna on Saturday. He recalled that Fawehinmi spearheaded the ...
The Police Command in Ondo State has confirmed the death of three siblings at a farm located around the Owena Army Barracks in Akure South Local Government Area of the state. DSP Abayomi Jimoh, command’s Spokesperson, who made this known in a statement on Sunday, said the incident happened on Friday. Jimoh said the victims ...
The Federal Government says it has engaged no fewer than 200 young Nigerians across different clusters to drive innovation and growth in the agriculture sector. Hajiya Hauwa Liman, the Technical Assistant to the Vice President on Women, Youth Engagement and Impact, disclosed this at the Arewa Agricultural and Innovation Summit in Kano. Liman said that ...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kaduna State Sector Command, has announced a one-day traffic diversion on the Kaduna-Zaria axis of the A2 highway. The Sector Commander, Mr Andrew Longkam, made the announcement in a statement issued in Kaduna. He said the diversion would take place on Sunday, Sept. 6, at DK825, Kwaranza Village, where ...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has renovated over eight classrooms and installed solar-powered boreholes in four communities in Potiskum Local Government Area of Yobe. Newsmen report that the projects were executed under the Chief of Air Staff (CAS) Special Intervention/Quick Impact Project. The inaugurated projects included renovation and furnishing of classrooms at Sabon Gari Primary ...
The Kano State Hisbah Board says it has arrested 22 suspects, including 10 women and 12 men, over an alleged attempt to organise an illegal event in the state. The Deputy Commander-General of the board, Dr. Mujahedeen Aminudeen, disclosed this to newsmen on Saturday in his office in Kano. Aminudeen said preliminary investigations indicated that ...
Dr Umar Tanko-Yakasai, Director General, Tinubu Support Groups (TSG), said that President Bola Tinubu has saved Nigeria’s economy from imminent collapse. Tanko-Yakasai stated this during the inauguration of the TSG 2.0 State Chapters, on Saturday in Kano. The director-general who commended the president, said he took over a shattered and battered economy, and has turned ...
Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has called on journalists and social media influencers always to verify the information they churn out to members of the public. The governor cautioned the media practitioners while inaugurating the maiden edition of Yobe Media Summit, organised by the state Ministry of Home Affairs, Information and Culture on Saturday ...
Maj.Gen. Auwalu Mahmuda, the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 2 Division of the Nigerian Army, has urged troops of 12 Brigade, Lokoja in Kogi State, to sustain the operational successes recorded in the state and its environs. Lt.- Col. Jonah Danjuma ,Acting Deputy Director, 2 Division, Army Public Relations, in a statement issued on Saturday, quoted ...
The Nigerian Navy has uncovered a large dugout reservoir containing approximately 10,000 litres of substance suspected to be crude oil in the Oteghele general area of Delta. The discovery was contained in a statement issued by the Director of Naval Information, Capt. Abiodun Folorunsho, and made available to journalists on Friday in Abuja. According to ...
Dr Betta Edu, former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, has commended President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu for launching interventions aimed at improving the wellbeing of vulnerable persons and empowering young Nigerians in Cross River. Edu, who is now the Director of Women Mobilisation, Presidential Campaign Council, gave the commendation while ...
The Bauchi State Fire Service has rescued 222 persons and saved properties worth N2.6 billion from fire incidents in the last six months. Its Director-General, Mr Dauda Pali, stated this in an interview with the news reporters, on Friday in Bauchi. He said that 11 persons lost their lives in 188 fire incidents recorded between ...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has expressed concern over the rate at which Critical National Assets and Infrastructure (CNAI) are vandalised and stolen in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The FCT Commandant, Dr Olusola Odumosu, expressed the concern on Friday at the closing of a two-day training on the doctrinal ownership of ...
A truck loaded with sand has crushed six persons to death in an accident involving a tricycle along the Yola – Girei Federal Highway in Adamawa. The spokesman of Police Command in Adamawa, SP Sulaiman Nguroje, confirmed the incident to the news reporters on Friday in Yola. Nguroje said the accident involved the truck and ...
Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State has reiterated his administration’s commitment to youth empowerment, describing it as central to his governance philosophy. Sani stated this at the 2026 International Youth Day Conference held on Friday in Kaduna, where he supported outstanding young innovators. The governor presented N3 million each to selected youths who had distinguished ...
Dr. Von Batten-Montague, the lobbyist hired by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused the Nigerian Presidency of attempting to discredit his law firm and its work. The latest exchange comes amid the ongoing public debate surrounding records connected to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and legal efforts to obtain documents from United States authorities. In ...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has graduated 23 cabin crew personnel, with the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, describing competence as critical to flight safety. Aneke stated this at the graduation ceremony of the Cabin Crew Initial Course 2, 2026, organised by the Air Traffic Services Training Centre (ATSTC), Kaduna, ...
