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The Sultan of Sokoto, Alahaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged the Muslim Ummah to offer fervent prayers for Nigeria today, which falls on Arafat Day. He said the prayers would attract divine solutions to the myriad of challenges facing the country. The Sultan said this in a statement yesterday by the Secretary-General of Jama’atu Nasril … [Read more…]
Two High Courts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have granted leave to Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to serve documents on Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senate Deputy Chief Whip Onyekachi Nwaebonyi about two alleged sexual harassment, defamation and rights violation suits filed by the Kogi Central lawmaker In a ruling on the first suit marked:FCT/HC/CV/754/2025, … [Read more…]
The Administrator of Rivers State, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has approved the appointment of 11 new Permanent Secretaries. The appointment was announced in a statement by the Acting Head of Service, Mrs. Inyingi Brown. The statement said the date for the official swearing-in ceremony will be communicated in due course. The statement listed the … [Read more…]
…Native doctors, ‘ezenwanyi’, herbalists, others to be registered and regulated Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has transmitted an Executive Bill to the Enugu State House of Assembly to checkmate criminal activities among native doctors, herbalists and related persons in the state. The proposed legislation entitled “Maintenance of Internal Security, Vigilance and Order”, also … [Read more…]
In exercise of its regulatory powers, the Enugu State Electricity Regulatory Commission, EERC, has ordered MainPower Electricity Distribution Company, formerly Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, to refund over 20,000 estimated customers over “wrongful billing” by the company. This was contained in a public notice issued by EERC on Monday where the Commission said that its … [Read more…]
The Police Command in Osun, on Monday, confirmed the death of one person during a clash between two rival cult groups at Oke Ola area in Osogbo on Sunday. Abiodun Ojelabi, the command’s spokesperson, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Osogbo that it took the intervention of the police to quell the upheaval. … [Read more…]
Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has announced Friday, June 6, and Monday, June 9, 2025, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Adha celebration. Tunji-Ojo announced this in a statement on Monday on behalf of the Federal Government. The Minister congratulated all Muslims in Nigeria and the Diaspora on the occasion, and urged the Ummah … [Read more…]
Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for steering Nigeria into a new era of science-driven, innovation-led development within the past two years. In a statement by his Senior Special Adviser (Administration), Dr. Robert Ngwu, the Minister described the Tinubu administration as a “powerhouse of progress,” citing milestone … [Read more…]
The Enugu State Government says it has moved Miss Ukamaka Okonkwo, the lucky girl that was rescued from the dungeon of Obi Levi Obieze, the alleged ritualist and kidnapper at Ndiagu Umumba in Ezeagu LGA of the state, to a government facility for therapy and rehabilitation. The Commissioner for Children, Gender Affairs, and Social Development, … [Read more…]
Nigerians have examined their condition in the last two years of President Bola Tinubu’s administration and concluded that they were not better off than they were before President Tinubu assumed office on May 29 2023. Many residents said under the Tinubu administration, the average person has experienced more poverty and insecurity than under any other … [Read more…]
Nigeria’s Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has defended the federal government’s decision to proceed with the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, declaring that no harm was done to Landmark Group properties during the construction of the 30-kilometre stretch of the road. Speaking at the official inauguration of the initial segment of the 750km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, Umahi … [Read more…]
More bodies have been recovered from Wednesday night’s flood disaster that ripped through three villages in Mokwa Local Government area of Niger State, bringing the total death toll to 115 as at Friday. This was as the state emergency management agency, in conjunction with local divers and other relevant stakeholders, continue to search for more … [Read more…]