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13 Dec
The Gombe State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed N208.064 billion as the state’s budget for 2024, reflecting an increase of N300 million over the N207.75 billion submitted by Gov. Inuwa Yahaya. This is contained in a statement by the Chief Information Officer of the House, Mr Umaru Ma’aji, on Wednesday in Gombe. The Speaker…
13 Dec
The Nigerian Army in Rivers State said some suspects hoodlums attacked its troops on routine escort duty at Enweh West Manifold in Ahoada East Council of the state and killed four soldiers and two oil workers still missing. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Acting Deputy Director of 6 Division Army Public Relations, Major Danjuma…
13 Dec
The Nigerian Army has sacked the Commander, 23 Armour Brigade, Yola, Brig-Gen. Mohammed Gambo, over the midnight invasion of Adamawa Police Headquarters (HQ), where many army personnel and a police inspector lost their lives. Last month, the former commander mobilised 12 trucks of heavily armed soldiers to invade the headquarters. Gambo is replaced with Brig-Gen. Paul…
13 Dec
In its desperate bid to survive the realities of climate change and petrol subsidy removal, the engineering team in the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) of Kwara State University (KWASU) has converted Sedan, Hilux and 22-seater Coaster buses to electricity-powered vehicles
13 Dec
A member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Bauchi state, Miss Rahila Garba, has constructed and inaugurated a block of two classrooms worth N3.5 million in Gudun Hausawa Primary School, a suburb of Bauchi metropolis. During the inauguration of the project, yesterday, the corps member, who was serving in the Office of the Bauchi…
13 Dec
A former Chairman of Nigeria Breweries and governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples’ Democratic People (PDP), Asue Ighodalo, yesterday, said he would unite the party in Edo State ahead of the forthcoming governorship election.
13 Dec
The Enugu State government has announced a collaboration with two estate developers, Hymac Real Ltd and Toshel Ltd, for the development of Conquest and Kateland estates located at Phase 7, Trans Ekulu, Enugu.
13 Dec
The Chidi Ibeh led faction of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday, beckoned on the Presidency and the National Assembly to prioritise the use of cement technology in the construction of federal highways in 2024.
13 Dec
• Restrains Amaewhule, others A River State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has ordered the factional Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Edison Ehie, to preside over activities of the legislative arm of the state, pending the determination of a motion before it. Ehie, in Suit No. PHC/ 3030/CS/2023, which was prepared by D.I Iboroma, a…
13 Dec
• Uzodimma proposes N592.2b budget in 2024 Commissioner of Police in Imo State, CP Aboki Danjuma, has reassured the citizens of robust policing of the state, especially during the Christmas and New Year festivities. He said the command would deploy extra manpower and necessary logistics to areas with security concerns to complement effort on ground…
13 Dec
Families of 53 deceased victims of the recent military airstrike in Kaduna State have sued the Federal Government, demanding N33 billion compensation. On December 3, over 100 people were killed in an airstrike carried out by a military aircraft at Tudun Biri village in Igabi local government area of Kaduna. The government has since owned…
13 Dec
Piqued by alleged corruption going on in the judiciary, youths in the Niger Delta region have staged a peaceful protest against the judiciary for delivering conflicting judgments in some parts of the country, which is causing chaos. Recall that political observers in Rivers State have blamed the growing political crisis in the state on conflicting orders issued by judges…
2 hours ago
To streamline operations and enforce parity across its workforce, the Board of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (Eko Disco) has affirmed recent management changes and its decision to harmonize salaries and conditions of service for all employees. Dispelling rumors of a reversal in the dissolution of the former management under Dr Tinuade Sanda, Mr. Dere Otubu,…
2 hours ago
The Federal Government said the first phase of the Lagos-Calabar highway will be completed within the next three years. This was disclosed on Thursday in a statement by Ben Bem Goong who is the spokesman to the Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi. Goong made this announcement following Umahi's inspection of the Lagos-Calabar coaster highway…
3 hours ago
Nigeria has been left in darkness as the national electricity grid controlled from Osogbo, Osun State collapsed at about 4:30pm on Thursday. Most distribution companies across the country disclosed that their feeders were out leaving their franchises area across the 36 states in darkness. While the grid output was 2984 megawatts as at 4pm, the…
3 hours ago
An Ikeja High Court on Thursday issued a bench warrant against the former employee of Punch Nigeria Ltd., Olusegun Ogunbanjo, and others charged with N950 million fraud.
4 hours ago
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday discharged and acquitted a 23-year-old student, Victory Tasie, charged with defiling his girlfriend.
5 hours ago
A former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus and members of the Presidential Campaign Council of the party for the 2023 general elections in Rivers State have declared their loyalty to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara. A former Minister of Transportation and the Director-General, PDP-PCC Rivers…
5 hours ago
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, (LASTMA), says the authority will deploy men and materials during the Easter celebration to manage traffic incidences in the state.
5 hours ago
A Federal High Court, Lagos has ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and seven others to maintain status quo, suspend, and hold all actions pending the hearing and determination of the suits filed against them by a property developer, Gbadebo Aina Odunusi.
6 hours ago
A counterfeit Eva bottled water operation in Port Harcourt has been uncovered by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). Acting on a tip, NAFDAC, in a statement, said its officials raided a dilapidated shop disguised as a pool house on Pipe Line Road in Eneka. NAFDAC disclosed that the raid…
6 hours ago
The Defence Headquarters says troops neutralised 121 terrorists, apprehended 253 and rescued 244 kidnapped hostages in different operations nationwide in one week.