Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has lost his wife, Mrs Ifeoma Ada Kalu. The Senate Chief Whip and former Abia governor, announced this in a social media post on Monday. “With a heavy heart and pain, we announce the passing on to the eternal glory of Mrs Ifeoma Ada Kalu aged 61. “She...
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri had paid a homage on the palace of Ganwari Ganye, Alhaji Umaru Adamu Sanda where he told the royal father that his administration is working round the clock to strengthen security of lives and property He warned perpetrators of kidnappings and their syndicates in Ganye Chiefdom...
The All Progressive Congress (APC) is asking the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to dismiss the petition filed by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Mister Peter Obi. APC faulted the petition on many grounds. It also challenged the court’s jurisdiction to hear the petition on the grounds that it...
Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday, visited headquarters of 151 battalion at Banki junction in Bama, and he announced a Christmas package for each of the over 700 soldiers and their officers, for being undefeated by Boko Haram. Zulum on arrival, entered a closed door meeting with commander...
Hushpuppi’s Ally, Woodberry, Pleads Guilty To Internet Fraud, Forfeits $8m, Others Serial Internet fraudster and Hushpuppi’s associate, Olalekan Jacob Ponle, known as Woodberry, has pleaded guilty to internet fraud. Woodberry had pleaded not guilty at first to the eight-count fraud charge brought against him for engaging in a scheme known as...
The Lagos State Government has announced that all public and private schools below tertiary level in Lagos State remain closed indefinitely due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. A statement issued by the Head of Public Affairs, Lagos State Ministry of Education, Mr. Kayode Abayomi noted that the...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has launched a nationwide raid of drug joints in an exercise code-named Operation Mop Up as part of law enforcement efforts to remove enablers of crime and violence in the form of illicit substances and those who deal in them with a...
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja warned that stoking ethnic and religious prejudices will not augur well for the development of the country, adding that his administration will continue to create the enabling environment for religious freedom as guaranteed by the Nigerian Constitution. Speaking when the leadership of the Nigerian...
Federal Government has declared Monday, June 12, 2023 Public Holiday in commemoration of this ear's Democracy Day celebration. The Permanent Secretary. Dr Oluwatoyin Akinlade who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Goverment, congratulates all Nigerians on this occasion. Nigeria's democratic journey has, like in many other climes, encountered both...
Borno State Governor,Professor Babagana Umara Zulum was at headquarters of the Federal Character Commission in Abuja on Monday, with a request that Borno is given special consideration on the allocation of employment slots. Zulum, who was received by the Executive Chairman and secretary of the commission, Dr Muheeba F. Dankaka...