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Delta State Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, has called for the decentralisation of port services to stimulate broader economic development, noting that over-reliance on the Apapa Port in Lagos has hindered the growth of Nigeria’s maritime potential. He said during an interview on ADBN Television on Friday, saying the […]
Cult clashes have been unsettling residents of Okuni and Akam communities in Ikom local government area of Cross River State in the last five days. The violence started when members of the Viking Confraternity allegedly killed a young man named Alobi Nsor, in Okuni Community and fled. The victim, suspected to be a member of […]
The Bauchi State Universal Education Board (SUBEB) has dissolved all Area Education and School Support Officers’ teams across the 20 local government areas of the state. The chairman of the board, Alhaji Adamu Mohammed Duguri, announced the dissolution during an interactive session with education secretaries from the 20 LGAs, saying it was part of efforts […]
One year after Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja reinstated Comrade Philip Shaibu as deputy governor of Edo State, overturning what he called an illegal impeachment attempt by the State House of Assembly, Shaibu has described it as the darkest chapter of democracy. Shaibu, now the director-general of the National Institute […]
The Southern Kaduna Youth Progressives Forum has called on the member representing Jema’a/Sanga Federal Constituency, Daniel Amos, to stop peddling falsehood that Governor Uba Sani instructed traditional rulers not to attend events organised by opposition politicians. A statement signed by the group’s secretary, Comrade Kazah Dauda, described the allegation as baseless, misleading, and politically motivated, […]
The Adamawa State government has launched a Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention Campaign targeted at 1.2 children across the 21 local government areas. The state deputy governor, Prof Kaletapha Farauta, who flagged off the exercise in Yola on Friday lamented that malaria has continued to be a major public health concern, especially for children under five years. […]
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has charged the newly appointed judges in the state to prioritise the quick dispensation of justice to the people. The governor presided over the swearing in of the new High Court judges and Shari’ah Court of Appeal kadis at the Grand Chambers, Government House, Gusau on Thursday. The state […]
The Emir of Damaturu, Alhaji (Dr) Shehu Hashimi II Ibn Umar Al-Amin El-Kanemi, has led a deeply spiritual and special prayer session in honour of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari. The session brought together hundreds of Islamic scholars, traditional titleholders and members of the public to seek Allah’s mercy and eternal rest for the […]
The renaming of the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) to Muhammadu Buhari University has sparked controversies in Borno State. President Bola Tinubu announced the renaming on Thursday during a special session of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) held to pay tribute to the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away on July 13 in a […]
Nigerian music icon, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has achieved another major milestone as his fourth studio album, Timeless, has officially been certified Silver in the United Kingdom. The certification, confirmed by Chart Data, a reputable source for global music sales and analytics comes after the album surpassed 100,000 units sold in the UK, […]