The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the rescue of the 20 medical students who were abducted in Otukpo, Benue State. A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumiyiwa Adejobi on Saturday in Abuja, said the IGP condemned the kidnapping of students. Egbetokun described their abduction as “truly appalling, callous, and … [Read more…]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) Limited has firmly denied any allegations of involvement in the sale of employment slots to job seekers in the country. The spokesperson of NNPC, Olufemi Soneye, made this disclosure in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. The national oil company has categorically stated that there is no truth … [Read more…]
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has resolved to investigate allegations of misconduct against 27 judges across the country. The council has accordingly set up four committees to conduct the investigation. This is one of the highlights of the decisions taken by the NJC at its meeting held in Abuja between August 14 and 15. The council, … [Read more…]
A total sum of N1,358.075 trillion July 2024 Federation Accounts Revenue has been shared with the Federal Government, States and Local Government Councils in the country. The revenue distribution was announced at the August 2024 meeting of the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), in Abuja. In a statement on Friday, Bawa Mokwa, Director (Press and … [Read more…]
Isa Umar, Abuja About 20 medical and dental students of the University of Maiduguri and University of Jos have been reportedly kidnapped by gunmen in Benue State. The incident was said to have happened when the students were travelling to the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students (FECAMDS) annual convention in Enugu and were … [Read more…]
The National Judicial Council, Thursday recommended Hon. Justice Kudirat Motonmori Kekere-Ekun, CFR to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for appointment as the Chief Justice of Nigeria. The body also recommended twenty-eight (28) others as Judges of various Courts. The decision was made during its 106th meeting presided over by the Hon. Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. … [Read more…]
Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, OFR has sworn in a batch of 6 new commissioners to rejig and complement the State Executive council. The newly sworn in commissioners are a crop of professionals drawn from various sectors. Addressing the new commissioners after they had been administered with the oaths of office and allegiance by … [Read more…]
States in the Niger Delta region, particularly Rivers and Bayelsa State, are expected to face months of electricity blackouts as vandals destroy 13 transmission towers along the Ahoada-Yenagoa 132kV Double Circuit transmission. The spokesperson of TCN, Ndidi Mbah, made this disclosure in a statement on Wednesday. Mbah said that 13 towers were along the Ahoada-Yenagoa … [Read more…]
The man featured in a viral video, in which his wife reportedly tore up his passport upon their return to Nigeria, has clarified that the entire incident was staged as a skit.In a recent video shared on the family’s Instagram page, the man could be seen in the company of his children begging Nigerians to … [Read more…]
…As Gov Mbah commends exercise as peaceful and credible Ahead of the October 2024 local council election in Enugu State, the state’s chapter of the Peoples Democratic (PDP), on Wednesday, elected the party’s chairmanship candidate for the 17 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. The party had also earlier elected its councillorship candidates for … [Read more…]
The Governor of Ebonyi State, Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru has charged Local Government Chairmen and Coordinators of Development Centres to embark on projects that will have direct bearing on the people He made the call during a Church Service at the Government House Chapel Abakaliki. “If you are a Coordinator or a Local Government … [Read more…]
As part of her 2024 August Meeting support to women, the wife of the governor of Enugu State, Mrs. Nkechinyere Mbah, has rolled out an eyecare programme for the screening and treating of at least 500 women with various eye problems. The programme, which kicked off on Monday at the state’s Ministry of Children, Gender … [Read more…]