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The new presidential jet. Photo credit: Presidency President Tinubu departed Abuja Monday for Paris, using the new Airbus A330, which replaced the 19-year-old Boeing B737-700(BBJ) bought under the Presidency of President Olusegun Obasanjo. This was made known by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement made available to Channels … [Read more…]

The Court of Appeal in Abuja will on Tuesday, August 20, hear three appeals by the former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen against the judgment of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, (CCT) that ordered his removal from office in 2019. The Court of Appeal informed parties of the hearing date in a notice … [Read more…]

Ebonyi State Government has constituted a seven man Honours Advisory committee. The committee which is headed by the State Deputy Governor, Princess Patricia Onyemachi Obila is saddled with the responsibility of selecting prospective recipients of State Honours and Awards. Other Members of the committee include, Sen. Anthony Agbo, Prof Emmanuel Echiegu, Chief Mathias Adum, Dr. … [Read more…]

…As Mbah canvasses higher admission quota for ESUT Law Faculty The Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, says the state government will soon commence the construction of an ultramodern auditorium for the Augustine Nnamani campus of the Nigerian Law School at Agbani in Enugu State, stressing his administration’s readiness to support the campus to … [Read more…]

The umbrella body of all Ozara people in the United States of America, Ozara Union USA (OUUSA), have petitioned the governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah over plans to site the proposed Smart Green School on the parcel of land known as Ofia Nneche in Ozalla, a town in the Nkanu West local government … [Read more…]

President Bola Tinubu will travel to France today, the presidency has said. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. He said Tinubu would return to the country after his stay in the European nation. “President Bola Tinubu will embark on a trip to … [Read more…]

Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu Unidentified gunmen have reportedly killed some policemen and set their patrol van ablaze at a police checkpoint at Ozalla, in Enugu. The unfortunate incident which occurred in the afternoon of Sunday, August 18, 2024 at the popular Four corners junction of Ozalla on the Enugu-Portharcourt expressway, was captured by passersby in different … [Read more…]

Young people of Enugu State have smiled home with various cash prizes and commendation letters, as winners in the art competition to depict the transition from Monday sit-at-home to productive Monday emerged. The joint winners are Mstr. Nwachukwu Sunday and Ms. Ukeje Olubebe Victory, while Ms. Nkiruka Ogbonna is the runner-up. The competition, according to … [Read more…]

President Bola Tinubu has issued a directive to significantly reduce the size of Nigeria’s official delegation to the upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meetings in New York, United States. This directive was announced by the Chief of Staff to the President, Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila, during a one-day retreat organised by the State House management … [Read more…]

Six residents of Karkari village, Gwarzo Local Government Area of Kano State, have lost their lives  after eating Danwake, a local Hausa delicacy. The incident occurred at late Malam Abdulkarin house, on Thursday. A neighbour to the family Garba Muhammad told Daily Trust that due to economic hardship and hunger, the widow who was the … [Read more…]

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has revealed that bread sold in the markets is failing laboratory tests because producers are using saccharine due to the high cost of sugar. NAFDAC warned water producers, patent medicine dealers and other manufacturers of regulated products against selling fake and substandard products. Mrs … [Read more…]

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…]