The Benue State Government on Wednesday described as an aberration the demand for handover notes by the transition committee put in place by the Governor-elect, Hyacinth Alia. Alia’s team had accused the transition committee put in place by Governor Samuel Ortom of delaying the presentation of handover notes ahead of the May 29 inauguration of … [Read more…]
The Nigerian Senate has begged the United Kingdom authorities for clemency over the sentencing of its former deputy president, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife. According to the Senate, both Ekweremadu and his wife are first offenders, adding that in as much as it was not appealing the sentencing, that it was only asking for clemency. … [Read more…]
…Releases another N5m to five communities in Ozalla for investigations Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu Bearing various placards, men, women and youths from Ozalla Community in Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu state have protested the heinous killing of their son, Engr. Dons Udeh. Led by the President General of Ozalla Development Union, Barr. Charles Nwa … [Read more…]
The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has extended its congratulations to the new President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, CFR. NEF in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday by its Director, Publicity and Advocacy, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, charged Iwuanyanwu on meaningful engagements to deal with salient issues in the region. The statement read: “Northern … [Read more…]
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart for London, the United Kingdom later on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, to join other world leaders invited to attend the coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort of the United Kingdom, respectively. According to a release issued by … [Read more…]
The United Nations warned Wednesday of a growing likelihood the weather phenomenon El Nino will develop in coming months, fuelling higher global temperatures and possibly new heat records. The UN’s World Meteorological Organization said it now estimated there was a 60-percent chance that El Nino would develop by the end of July, and an 80-percent … [Read more…]
Persistent fighting between Sudan’s rival generals undermined efforts to firm up a truce Wednesday, as a senior UN official arrived for talks on providing relief to millions of trapped civilians. The visit by top UN humanitarian official Martin Griffiths comes one day after neighbouring South Sudan announced that the warring sides had agreed “in principle” … [Read more…]
The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Professor Mojisola Adeyeye Tuesday spoke further on the ban on Indomie instant noodles. She said the implicated brand, ‘Special Chicken Flavour’ was not registered by the NAFDAC for sale in Nigeria. She said the NAFDAC had commenced investigations on indomie noodles … [Read more…]
A large number of Nigerians stranded in Sudan are expected back in Nigeria on Wednesday as the bottleneck that made it impossible for passage into Cairo, Egypt may have been solved with many of them allowed to cross into Egypt. They are expected to board flights that have been waiting to fly them into the … [Read more…]
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, parliament pleaded with a UK court to show mercy to Ike Ekweremadu and his wife. In a letter addressed to the chief clerk of the central criminal court, Old Bailey, London, the speaker of the parliament, Sidie Tunis, said Ekweremadu made immeasurable contributions to the ECOWAS parliament … [Read more…]
Kano state governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has said that the four new emirates created by his administration have come to stay. Speaking during the Workers’ Day celebrations held at Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano, Ganduje said God will not bring any body that will destroy them. The governor had split the Kano emirates into five … [Read more…]
The Federal Government says Egypt has opened its borders to Nigerians fleeing conflict-hit Sudan. In an update shared on Twitter, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) on Monday said an Air Force plane was already on the ground in Aswan, Egypt, adding that the processing of the first set of evacuees would begin. “With the … [Read more…]