The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Candidate in the November 11, 2023 Kogi State Governorship election, Senator Dino Melaye, at the weekend, said he will return sanity to the system in Kogi State by working directly with the people when elected into office. Senator Melaye disclosed this during an interactive session with Kogi State women, youths … [Read more…]
Victims of the demolition spree embarked upon by Kano State government have taken to the streets in their hundreds to condemn what they describe as destructive. The protesters gathered, Monday morning, at the front of the demolished muliti-million Naira Daula Hotel along Hadejia Road, in the metropolis carrying placards with various inscriptions condemning the government … [Read more…]
A gas explosion at Ijaiye beside the Apostolic Church in the Agege area of Lagos State has injured four persons, three females and one male. According to a statement by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), a shop where gas cylinders were stored caught fire. It said that investigations revealed that one of the … [Read more…]
Cross River State governor Bassey Otu has ordered an investigation into the boat mishap involving 14 medical students at the popular Marina Resort in Calabar, the state capital. He lauded authorities of the Nigerian Navy for quickly responding to the plight of the drowning students and rescued 11 of them. Otu’s statement from his chief … [Read more…]
ENUGU STATE POLICE COMMAND PRESS RELEASE OF SATURDAY, 24TH JUNE 2023 VIRAL VIDEO AND REPORT OF REPEATED KIDNAPPING ON ENUGU ROAD ARE UNTRUE AND MISLEADING …As CP Ammani orders massive deployment of policing resources and onslaught against criminals, solicits citizens’ support The Enugu State Police Command is in receipt of a viral video clip depicting … [Read more…]
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin published a new audio recording Saturday claiming he was turning his forces around from a march toward Moscow. “We turning our columns around and going back in the other direction toward our field camps, in accordance with the plan,” he said in a message on Telegram. The announcement comes as the … [Read more…]
THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has made it mandatory for financial institutions to collect and verify customers’ social media handles as part of the institutions’ Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements. The CBN made this known on June 23 when it released its Customer Due Diligence Regulations 2023 for financial institutions under its regulatory purview, … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu has departed Paris, France for London, the United Kingdom. The Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communication and Strategy, Mr Dele Alake, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday, said President Tinubu, who was initially scheduled to be back in Abuja on Saturday, will now proceed to London, … [Read more…]
Three miners were shot dead on Friday at a site around Tanjol in Jol community of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State on Friday. Rwang Tengwong, National Publicity Secretary of Berom Youth Movement (BYM), confirmed the incident to Daily Trust, on Saturday, adding that other miners and farmers around have fled the area. According … [Read more…]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has set 140 and above as cut-off mark for the 2022/23 admissions into universities across the country. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, disclosed this during a presentation at the 2023 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions and Awards, on Saturday in Abuja. Oloyede also said 100 had … [Read more…]
The Labour Party and its candidate Mr. Peter Obi, have closed the case against the election of President Bola Tinubu after calling 13 witnesses to prove their allegations that the presidential election that held on February 25 was rigged in his favour. The petitioners closed their case after he tendered several documentary evidence and called … [Read more…]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that a female candidate, Nkechinyere Umeh came top in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) with a cumulative mark of 360. The board Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede disclosed this in Abuja on Saturday at the 2023 policy meeting for tertiary institutions. Oloyede, while making presentation … [Read more…]