Gov Dikko Radda of Katsina State has urged Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of establishments and senior government officials to conduct self-evaluation on their actions for the progress of the state. Radda made the call when a delegation led by the State Chief Judge (CJ), Justice Musa Danladi-Abubakar, paid him Sallah homage, on Wednesday in Katsina….
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) branch, has threatened to sue the Joint Matriculation Board (JAMB) over massive failure recorded in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Exam (UTME). The Chairman of ASUU-UNN, Comrade Óyibo Eze, made the disclosure while briefing newsmen in Nsukka on Wednesday. Oyibo said the massive…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Officer, (NDLEA) has detained a 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, over attempt to traffic 1.3 kilograms of cocaine. A statement by the NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja said that the suspect used fake pregnancy as a façade to escape scrutiny and detection. Babafemi…
The Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, has reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to strengthen trade and tourism relationship with China. The Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Mr Oraeluno Raphael, stated this on Saturday in Abuja, at the Chinese New Year Temple Fair, also known as the spring festival. Raphael said that…
South Korea’s Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) said Monday it has requested the defense ministry and the presidential security service to cooperate ahead of the second attempt to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol. The CIO said it sent letters to the ministry and the security service late Sunday asking for their cooperation and…
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) said an accident at Idi-Iroko inward Ogolonto axis of Ikorodu Road, claimed the life of one person. LASTMA General Manager, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, confirmed this in a statement signed by Mr Taofiq Adebayo, the agency’s Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department on Tuesday in Lagos. Bakare-Oki, however, added…
A human rights activist, Shehu Sani, says the refusal to participate in politics in 1999 remained a majority mistake some pro-democracy activists made, with adverse effect on Nigeria’s democracy till today. Sani, a former Kaduna Central Senatorial District Senator, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja….
President Bola Tinubu has approved portfolios for five executive directors on the board of the North Central Development Commission (NCDC). Mr Segun Imohiosen, Director, Information and Public Relations, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), made the announcement in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. The appointees and their portfolios…
The President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected to appoint ministers within 60 days of swearing in following the signing of the constitution amendment bill into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. Also, all governors that will be elected are to appoint ministers within 60 days of swearing in. The new law mandated Tinubu or whoever that…
Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United staggered into Christmas on the back of a chastening 3-0 Premier League loss at home to Bournemouth on Sunday. A year on from securing their first victory at Old Trafford, Andoni Iraola’s impressive Cherries triumphed by the same scoreline as they inflicted the biggest blow of the Portuguese head coach’s short…
