The FCT chapter of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has condemned the assault of one of its members by suspected ‘one-chance’ criminals in Abuja. The condemnation is contained in a statement signed by the chapter’s Chairman, Mr Jama Medan, and made available to newsmen on Wednesday. Medan said the victim, a…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has hailed President Bola Tinubu for the prompt signing of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2026 into law. Wike, in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Mr Lere Olayinka, in Abuja on Wednesday, described the development as “apt”….
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed into law the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2026. The brief signing ceremony took place at the President’s office at the State House, Abuja with Principal officers of the National Assembly in attendance. The National Assembly had on Tuesday passed the Electoral Act 2026 (Amendment) Bill. The amendment comes amid…
Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo, has reaffirmed his administration’s strategic partnership with the Nigerian Army in the ongoing fight against kidnapping and other criminal activities across the state. Okpebholo made this known on Wednesday when he received the Commander of the Nigerian Army Corps of Supply and Transport, Maj.-Gen. Nansak Danjuma Shagaya, alongside other senior…
A Department of State Services,(DSS)’ witness, on Wednesday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja how cell phone analysis of four defendants who allegedly carried out the terror attack on Owo church placed them at the crime scene. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the suspected terrorists were alleged to have perpetrated the…
Mr Julius Adamu, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Bwari Area Council chairmanship in the FCT elections scheduled for Feb. 21, has withdrawn from the race. Adamu stepped aside for the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Mr Joshua Musa, less than 72 hours before the poll. He explained during an engagement in Abuja on…
Ali Bello, on Wednesday, tendered the Certified True Copies (CTCs) of a judgment and an enrolled order of Kogi High Court in his defence of allegations that the extra-judicial statements made in the ongoing trial were not voluntarily obtained by the EFCC operatives. Likewise, Dauda Sulaiman, the 2nd defendant in the alleged N10 billion money…
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) says a four-year-old boy, his mother and 11 others have survived a lone grievous road traffic accident along Coaster Road, Ajah. The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, said this in a statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment, Mr Taofig Adebayo, on Wednesday in…
The Vice-Chancellor, University of Abuja, Prof. Hakeem Fawehinmi, says research remains a critical driver of industrial development and national growth. Fawehinmi spoke at the 8th Undergraduate Research Day organised by the institution, now known as Yakubu Gowon University , through its Centre for Undergraduate Research on Wednesday in Abuja. The research day has the theme:…
The Police Command in Ondo State says two people have died while three others were injured during the All Progressive Congress (APC) Ward Congress in the state. DSP Abayomi Jimoh, the command’s Spokesperson, in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Akure, said the incident happened in Idanre, Idanre Local Government Area of…
