Nigeria
28 Dec
Apex Igbo socio-cultural, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has condemned in its entirety the gruesome murder of over 150 people in Plateau State by gunmen. A statement signed by Dr. Chiedozie Ogbonnia, National Publicity Secretary of Ohanaeze Ndigbo described the killing as brutish, cruel and barbaric. Ogbonnia said the Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide received with a rude shock the…
28 Dec
The Police Command in Lagos State said on Thursday that two brothers drowned at Ibeshe Beach on Christmas Day. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos that someone reported the incident to the police. He said that the incident happened at about 6.00 p.m. while…
28 Dec
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has disowned a trending video of an invitation for the screening of recruits with a request for payment of N2000. The commission urged all intending recruits to shun payments of any kind as employment into the police is free of charge. Spokesman of the commission, Ikechukwu Ani, described the publication…
28 Dec
The House of Representatives minority caucus has called on the authorities to nip in the bud the incessant killings of the citizenry in Plateau state. Led by Kingsley Chinda, the caucus in a statement noted the murders on the Plateau have gone on for too long and must be stopped. The caucus urged National Assembly…
28 Dec
An eight-man gang of kidnappers reportedly invaded Lutfulahi mosque, abducting Alhaji Murithador Sadullahi Akanho Olamide, the Imam of Muhadul-iftai-wa-sadah Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies, along with businessman Engr. Olayemi Arasi, CEO of Hollarams Technical Services Ltd in Lufuape along Sagamu Interchange in Ogun State. The Guardian gathered that the kidnappers targeted the mosque during…
28 Dec
Discordant compliance has continued to trail the 50 percent fare reduction proposed by the Federal Government as passengers have different stories to tell. The government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on 20th December, revealed companies that will be participating in the 50 per cent slash of inter-state transport fares. According to the Special Adviser to…
28 Dec
The Federal Fire Service (FFS) has opened its portal for suitably qualified candidates to be recruited to fill existing vacancies in different positions. FFS in a newspaper advertorial said applications must be submitted online within six (6) weeks as from Wednesday, 27 December, 2023. The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) added…
28 Dec
Niger governor Umar Bago has dismissed reports claiming that he had banned alcoholic drinks in the state. Bago, in a statement in Abuja on Thursday, said such a directive was neither from or his aides. “The public should disregard the report emanating from social media and blogs,” he said. “My attention has been drawn to…
28 Dec
President Bola Tinubu has been called upon to order the immediate handing over of all the indicted persons and entities to the Economic and financial crimes commission (EFCC) and other anti-graft agencies for immediate trial. A coalition of 259 anti-corruption, civil society and human rights groups, Coalition for Transparency and Economic Reforms (COTER) behind the…
28 Dec
The Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, on Wednesday, felicitated with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume CON on his 70th birthday. The Minister, in a statement by its Special Assistant on Media, Lizzy Okoji, lauded Akume’s leadership and dedication to nation-building, describing him as a true…
28 Dec
Community leaders, Muslim clerics and rights groups have canvassed the need for the government to provide the same measure of support being given to children in circular learning to the Almajiri.
28 Dec
Governor Muhammed Bago of Niger State has faulted media reports insinuating that alcohol had been banned in Suleja and eight other local councils sharing boundaries with the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In a statement, he described the reportage as the handiwork of mischief makers. Statements purportedly signed by one unknown secretary of the state’s Liquor…