Mr Sunday Fowowe, National President, Association of Nursery and Primary Education Instructors in Nigeria, has called for urgent and coordinated measures to address rising attacks on schools by kidnappers. Fowowe made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. He expressed concern over increasing cases of abduction…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday reserved judgment in the trial of five men charged with alleged involvement in the June 5, 2022 attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State. The Department of State Services (DSS) charged Idris Omeiza, Al Qasim Idris, Jamiu Abdulmalik, Abdulhaleem Idris, and Momoh Abubakar with…
The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, May 27, and Thursday, May 28, 2026, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Adha celebration. The announcement was made on behalf of the government by the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, in an official statement signed on Monday by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr. Magdalene Ajani. According…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will conduct the 2026 UTME mop-up examination on June 13 for candidates who missed the examination in spite of successful biometric verification. JAMB disclosed this in a statement issued by its Public Communication Adviser, Dr Fabian Benjamin, on Monday in Abuja. According to the him, the…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it killed several terrorists and disrupted a planned attack in Niger State during a series of intelligence-led operations. The NAF spokesperso, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Ejodame said the strikes were carried out by the Air Component of Operation Fansan Yamma…
The MainPower Electricity Distribution Limited (MEDL) says it has deployed a new seamless vending and payment system, SuperEdge, in Enugu State. MEDL is a part of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) covering Enugu State. The Head of Communications, MEDL, Mr. Emeka Ezeh, disclosed this to newsmen in Enugu on Monday. Ezeh said that MEDL…
An FCT Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Wuse Zone 2 on Monday adjourned until June 17 the alleged N626 million fraud case involving a former National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Shehu Gabam. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Gabam is currently standing trial before Chief Magistrate Amauche Onyedum for the…
A former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, has emerged the Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State. Nnaji polled 7,424 votes to defeat Mr Samson Nnamani, who trailed far behind with 600 votes, in a primary election held in Enugu, on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has voted at Ajiya word during African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential primaries in Yola the Adamawa state capital Atiku told newsmen, shortly after casting his votes that his optimistic that his party would win the the forthcoming general elections, in 2027 inspite it internal wranglings. He assured that his party…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has expressed satisfaction with the pace and quality of ongoing infrastructure projects across Abuja, declaring that many of them were nearing completion and ready for inauguration. Wike made this known on Monday after an extensive inspection tour of key projects within the FCT, where he commended…
