Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed a clergyman, Apostle Ranti Ige-Daniel, of the Royal Assembly Sanctuary, Lagos at Isanlu community in Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi State.The Lagos-based cleric who reportedly hailed from Mopa, was abducted with three others last Thursday between Idofin and Makutu road, a few kilometers to Isanlu, the...
In order to alleviate the burden of air travellers, Aero Contractors said it has crashed the cost of flight tickets to N80,000 across all its destinations.The Managing Director of the airline, Ado Sanusi, revealed this while speaking with newsmen in Lagos Tuesday.According to him, the reductions in ticket prices have begun already and will end...
The Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma has advised the South East Traditional Rulers to take the problem of insecurity in their region seriously in every of their deliberations and day-to-day programmes in their States, Local Governments and Communities.He made this appeal on Tuesday at the South East Council of Traditional Rulers Expanded Executive...
.Advocates full financial autonomy for agency THE Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has welcomed the recent amendment to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Act, which prescribes life imprisonment for individuals involved in storing, transporting, or concealing hard drugs and illicit substances.The amendment by the National Assembly is unique because it eliminates...
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has given the 18 local government council chairmen in the state, 48 hours to submit their statements of accountThe Governor who asked the LG Chairmen to submit the statements to the Assets Verification Committee, through the office of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), said the statement of...
.Agree On AU Elections, Joint Position On Middle East Nigeria and South Africa have agreed to urgently finalise the five-year-old Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Early Warning Mechanism, which monitors threats of violence, acts of criminality, and reprisals involving nationals of both countries.The decision was revealed on Tuesday in a communiqué released at the...
The huge investment by Dangote Sugar Refinery in the Sugar Backward Integration Policy (BIP) of the federal government has been hailed by the National Directorate of Employment (NDE), which described its job creation potential as humongous.Director-General of NDE, Silas Agara who commended the Chairman of the Company, Aliko Dangote during his visit to Dangote Group...
A Federal High Court sitting in Akure, Ondo State, has dismissed a suit challenging the qualification of the State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, and his deputy, Olayide Adelami, both candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 16 governorship election.Justice Toyin Bolaji Adegoke, while delivering judgment, declared that the suit filed by the Peoples...
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has assured of implementing the recommendations of the report submitted to him by the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the Arson, Killings, and Wanton Destruction of Property at some local government council headquarters on or around Monday, October 7, 2024.Fubara gave the assurance when the seven-member commission, led by...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has highlighted Nigeria’s rich resources, talents, expertise and opportunities as assets capable of transforming the country’s economy. Obasanjo stated this at the Design and Build Expo 2024, an initiative of Ecobank Nigeria which ended in Lagos weekend.The former Nigerian President who commended the bank for the initiative while urging others to...
The Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has hailed Monday’s decision by the Supreme Court, affirming the President’s power to declare emergency rule in any state of the federation. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Kamarudeen Ogundele, the Senior Assistant to the President Communication and Publicity office of the AGF...
The Association of Resident Doctors, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (ARD-UATH), has urged Nigerians to be more conscious of their health and adopt preventive measures to avoid falling sick. The President of ARD-UATH, Dr Adewale-Adeleye Premiere, made the call during a medical outreach organised for police officers at Mopol 44 Barracks, Kuje, Abuja, and their...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the operating licences of Aso Savings and Loans Plc and Union Homes Savings and Loans Plc. This is according to a statement by CBN’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Hakama Sidi-Al. Sidi-Ali said the action was part of the apex bank’s efforts to re-position the mortgage sub-sector...
Nigeria’s digital healthcare sector could grow to 3.3 billion dollars by 2030, according to the News Agency of Nigeria, signalling expanding investment, technology adoption, and opportunities within the country’s health industry. A Consultant Public Health Physician at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Dr Sarumi Olakunle, disclosed this Tuesday in Ilorin during a paper presentation...
The Nigeria Police Force had insisted that there was no court order that restrained the force from enforcing tinted glass permit as being speculated. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin told newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja that the order being talked about was to maintain status quo on the issue. He said the...