Nigeria
12 Dec
The World Health Organization said Tuesday that a patient had died in an emergency convoy en route to a Gaza City hospital, during repeated and lengthy Israeli checks. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at the weekend that the UN health agency and its partners had managed to deliver essential trauma and surgical supplies to…
12 Dec
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday remanded a man, Wasiu Oriyomi, in Kirikiri Maximum Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling a 7-year-old girl. Oriyomi, whose residential address was not given, is being charged with defilement. The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. Justice Rahman Oshodi remanded him in the correctional…
12 Dec
The New Nigerian Political Party (NNPP) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to influence the ongoing Kano Governorship Supreme Court case. The party appeal was made during its Northwest zone's special prayer organized to support Kano Governor, Abba Yusuf Kabir's victory at the Supreme Court. About 500 clerics who led prayers for Governor Yusuf…
12 Dec
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has expressed sadness over the recent tragic incident of mistaken target in the Tudun Biri community, Igabi Local Government of Kaduna State, which resulted in a significant number of casualties. To this end, CAN called on the Armed Forces to exercise restraint, particularly when intelligence reports are not definitive,…
12 Dec
The Osun Government has ordered a full investigation into the alleged food poisoning of 18 students at St. James Primary School (B) Owoope in Osogbo. This is contained in a statement by the state’s Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr Kolapo Alimi, and made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Osogbo. The statement said…
12 Dec
No fewer than 300 private legal practitioners have offered to render pro bono services to the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for Zamfara State, Bello Mattawale, at the Supreme Court. The legal practitioners, under the ages of concerned citizens across the six geo-political zones of Nigeria, stated that their decision to mobilise 300 legal…
12 Dec
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, has said that President Bola Tinubu has approved five per cent of all social intervention programmes for senior citizens to enable them to actively participate in social life. She stated this at the maiden equity and design fair organised by the National Senior Citizens Center,…
12 Dec
The Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted a Guineanian, Mamoduo Barete, to two years imprisonment for trafficking and trading in pangolin scales, a prohibited and endangered wildlife species.
12 Dec
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has commended the inter-religious harmony between Christians and Muslims in the state. Radda stated this, yesterday, when he hosted Catholic bishops led by Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah....
12 Dec
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said President Bola Tinubu is distressed by the mistaken drone attack, which resulted in the loss of innocent lives in Tudun Birni, Kaduna State.
12 Dec
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde and the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, have commiserated with the family of the late 'Ewi' exponent, Olanrewaju Adepoju.
12 Dec
President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, in Maiduguri, inaugurated 107 mass transit vehicles, including 50 electric taxis purchased by the Borno State government. He lauded Governor Babagana Zulum for his foresight and people-oriented policies and projects.
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Akwa Ibom State Government has indicated readiness to commence aggressive desilting of gutters and flood channels across the state.
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The Delta State Police Command has urged Point-of-Sale (POS) operators to be cautious when handling large cash transactions, particularly those involving armed individuals. It noted that customers requesting large cash transactions should be accompanied by a video by the POS operator. Police spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, stated on Friday in a post on X, noting…
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Lagos State government on Friday said it has apprehended 10 fake enforcement officials around the Cele/Itire axis of the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway of the state. The apprehended persons; Ojo Oluwaseun, Rafiu Agbabiaka, Babatunde Ibrahim, Abiodun Olusegun, Daniel Olanrewaju, Aweda Kabiru, Olufowobi Michael, Olamilekan Olasupo, Bunmi James and Iyiola Shola(female) were caught carrying out unauthorised enforcement using…
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The Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede has monitored the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) exercise in Abuja. Prof. Oloyede who monitored the exercise at the Kogo Computer Based Tests (CBT) Centre in Bwari Area Council of Abuja, expressed satisfaction with the process. He reiterated the examination body's earlier order…
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The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has warned newly-registered companies against paying certain fees to obtain tax identification number (TIN) amongst others. The management of CAC gave this warning in a statement on its X handle on Friday. CAC said it noticed email messages sent to directors of newly-registered companies. READ ALSO: CAC targets registration of…
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Sansani town, the headquarters of Sansani chiefdom in Gassol local government area of Taraba state, has been thrown into a state of mourning as unidentified gunmen carried out a brazen attack, claiming the life of monarch Abdulmutalib Jankada. Sources close to the matter said the attack occurred on Thursday inside the monarch's palace at about…
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Ohanaeze Ndigbo has raised concern over "orchestrated internal and external conspiracies malicious aero-politics, imperialistic intrigues, and discrimination" to frustrate Air Peace operations internationally. In a statement on Friday signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Alex Ogbonnia, Ohanaeze Ndigbo noted at the plenary of their National Executive Committee (NEC), that such a plot was not healthy…
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed money laundering charges against former Attorney-General Mohammed Adoke. Justice Inyang Ekwo ruled on Friday that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) failed to present a strong enough case (prima facie case) against Adoke. EFCC alleged that Adoke sometime in August 2013 in Abuja accepted a cash…
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has teamed up with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to meet up with the FIRS's projected N1.9trillion tax from the public sector. ICPC Chairman Dr. Musa Aliyu Adamu at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Abuja assured the FIRS that the…
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Federal Character Commission (FCC), expressed its disappointment with the absence of the Chief Executives of supervisory bodies from federal tertiary institutions during a meeting with the commission. The purpose of the meeting was to familiarize the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), and National Universities Commission (NUC) with…