Nigeria
25 Jan
The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested three persons, including a woman, over alleged armed robbery.
25 Jan
Frontline aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2024 governorship election in Edo State and former Chairman of Sterling Bank Plc, Asue Ighodalo, has vowed to harness the State’s abundant human and natural resources to tackle poverty and enhance the overall well-being of the people if given the mandate to govern the State.…
25 Jan
Chief Joe-Martins Uzodike, the Director general Obiano campaign organisation in 2013, has expressed sadness over the arraignment of Chief Willie Obiano, immediate past governor of Anambra, for graft allegations.
25 Jan
A High Court in Bauchi State has ruled that Samaila Yusuf who was arrested and charged for kidnapping after reporting an operative of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Sani Mua'zu for allegedly raping his wife, be granted bail. Yusuf was incarcerated for 11 days after reporting to the Bauchi Police that he allegedly caught Mua'zu raping…
25 Jan
As part of efforts to increase rice production in the country, 619 farmers have received various farm inputs from the federal government in collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) At a flag-off of the distribution, the state program coordinator, Dr. Unice Adgidzi said that the distribution is aimed at boosting dry season…
25 Jan
Ondo State House of Assembly has screened and confirmed Olayide Adelami as the Deputy Governor of Ondo State. Adelami’s nomination was confirmed during a plenary session presided over by the Speaker of the Assembly, Olamide Oladiji. The ex-deputy clerk to the National Assembly and kinsman of the late former Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu was confirmed following…
25 Jan
The Supreme Court affirmed the election of Ahmed Aliyu as Sokoto State governor after dismissing the appeal filed by the PDP and its governorship candidate, Saidu Umar. The Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed the election of Ahmed Aliyu as Sokoto State governor. Delivering the lead judgment of a five-member panel of the court, Tijjani Abubakar…
25 Jan
The Technology for Social Change and Development Initiative (Tech4Dev) in partnership with the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has launched N150 million DigitalforAllChallenge to reward self-development and encourage the acquisition and use of digital skills through competitive incentives. The organisers said the DigitalforAllChallenge is to tackle…
25 Jan
Police operatives of the FCT Command attached to the Anti-kidnapping unit and the Rubochi Division Police Headquarters in the continued fight against kidnapping in FCT, rescued 14 kidnapped victims on Wednesday evening. The combined team, acting on credible intelligence stormed a Kidnapper's den located at Ukya village via Nasarawa state bordering FCT, on sighting the…
25 Jan
The Niger state government has sued three power stations and their operators in the Federal High Court in Minna demanding the payment of outstanding ground rent charges of N136, 696, 127, 200 from 2017 to 2022. In two separate writ of summon, the Niger State Revenue Service is listed as the plaintiff while Shiroro Hydro…
25 Jan
The Senate Chief Whip, Ali Ndume has replied to Kogi West, Senator Sunday Karimi, stating that it is unpatriotic not to tell President Bola Ahmed Tinubu the truth about the happenings in the country. This is coming just as a former presidential spokesman, Dr Doyin Okupe, has withdrawn his criticisms against Ndume, stating that the…
25 Jan
In line with its road infrastructure initiatives of the Renewed Hope Agenda, the Federal Government, urged Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Tony Elumelu, and others to be involved in the concessionaires and investment on road infrastructure as done in advanced economies of the world. Minister of Works, David Umahi made the call when he played host to…
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Nigeria’s power grid, operated from Osogbo in Osun State, collapsed in the early hours of yesterday, throwing the country into nationwide darkness amid ongoing furore over the hike in electricity tariff for premium consumers.
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The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has said the Federal Government has rescued over 1,000 victims of verified mass abduction across the country without paying ransom.
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More South-West leaders have disowned the Yoruba Nation agitators that forcefully invaded the Oyo State Secretariat on Saturday, as the Oyo State's Police Command, yesterday, paraded no fewer than 21 of the suspects at its Headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan.
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Following the recent attack on President Bola Tinubu’s administration by the spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has charged federal appointees of Northern extraction to either support the President or relinquish their positions.
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Vice President and Chairperson, Trade Promotion Board of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Abimbola Olashore, has said this year’s edition of Lagos International Trade Fair (LITF), would unlock new trade and better business opportunities for local businesses in the country.
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The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, has claimed that the Federal Government now pays more for fuel subsidy.
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Chairman of Bokkos Cultural Development Council (BCDC) Vanguard, Farmasum Fuddang, has given soldiers 48 hours to withdraw from Bokkos Local Council, Plateau State, as their presence cannot guarantee safety any longer.
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Federal Government has expressed its readiness to ensure that Nigeria has a voice in the development and regulations of Artificial Intelligence on the global stage.
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All Progressives Congress (APC), Kaduna State chapter, has suspended Lawal Buba, an associate of former Governor Nasir el-Rufai for disrespecting Governor Uba Sani.
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Two years after the commencement of a coroner inquest into the death of a 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lekki, Sylvester Junior Oromoni, the coroner magistrate has attributed his death to his parents and doctor's negligence.