The Chief Of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, on Tuesday, moved to Benue, in a strategic move to address the incessant killing of innocent villagers by suspected herders and militia groups in the state. A source at the Army Headquarters told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday that the COAS…
Gov Nasir Idris of Kebbi, has doled out N336.8 million to 11,229 women from 3,743 polling units across the 21 Local Government Areas of the state. The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Alhaji Abubakar Kana-Zuru, made this known on Tuesday in Birnin Kebbi while disbursing the funds to the women…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) Ebonyi Command, has arrested a male suspect over an alleged murder of his neighbour, Mrs Rose Awoke, on Monday night. SP Joshua Ukandu, Spokesman of the command told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakaliki on Tuesday that the suspect allegedly killed the 60-year-old woman by hitting her severally….
Uganda military authorities said two people died before executing a suspected explosive attack near a Catholic shrine in the capital, Kampala. The military said in a statement on Tuesday they “intercepted and neutralised two armed terrorists” in Munyonyo, a Kampala suburb. The deceased were a man and a woman on a passenger motorcycle. The female…
The Police Command in Nasarawa State has rescued the traditional ruler of Dari, Emmanuel Omanji, abducted in his palace in Dari, Kokona Local Government Area of the state, on May 28. SP Ramhan Nansel, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, made this known in a statement issued in Lafia on Tuesday. “The command…
The Judicial Editors Forum (JEF), on Tuesday, urged the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) to engage in a fruitful dialogue to end its strike. The forum made the call in a statement issued by its Chairman, Mr Samuel Popoola, in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that JUSUN had in a circular…
The Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad says no student whether in the urban or rural communities will be left behind in the Computer-Based Test transition. Ahmad was speaking during the monitoring of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in some selected schools in Abuja on Tuesday. ”We will not roll…
The APC National Youth Leader, Dr Dayo Israel, has described the death of Kano State athletes and officials while returning to Kano from Abeokuta after the recent National Sports Festival (NSF) as “heavy and disturbing.” The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalled that the bus of the Kano State contingents was involved in a road…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) said that the news circulating that National Assembly members would be granted automatic tickets in the 2027 election is fake. Mr Felix Morka, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. “The attention of the APC has been drawn to a purported breaking news…
The Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) says that the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) June 3 recapitalisation deadline for Bureau De Change (BDC) operators remains sacrosanct. ABCON President, Dr Aminu Gwadabe, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos after a stakeholders meeting with CBN….
