President Bola Tinubu has approved the composition of an oversight committee for Nigeria’s hosting of the 4th African Union Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Forum. Mr Temitola Adekunle-Johnson, the Special Adviser to the President on Job Creation and MSMEs, Office of the Vice-President, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. The…
Augustine Igweokolo, Chairman, Ex-Rangers International FC Players Association, has called on the government and lovers of football to come to the aid of some of their ageing members. Igweokolo, who spoke on the recent burial of Christian Isiadinso, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Tuesday that heroes should be celebrated while…
The Police Command in Delta has apprehended nine kidnap suspects and rescued two victims from their custody in the state. The spokesman of the command, SP Bright Edafe, told newsmen on Wednesday in Warri, that the suspects were arrested in Agbarho Community, Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state. Edafe said that the suspected…
The court of appeal in Calabar has affirmed the conviction of Peter Ogban, a professor of soil science at the University of Calabar, who was sentenced to prison for manipulating election results. In March 2021, the high court in Akwa Ibom state sentenced Ogban to three years in prison for manipulating election results. Ogban, who…
Abba Yusuf, governor of Kano, has approved N15.6 billion in gratuities to over 3,000 former councillors who were elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement on Wednesday, Ibrahim Adam, special adviser on information to the governor, said the ex-councillors, who served between 2014-2017, 2018-2020 and 2021-2024, are drawn from…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it is considering a review of the Usama District Master Plan to avert possible contamination of the Usuma Dam. Mr Mukhtar Galadima, the Director of the Department of Development Control, FCTA, announced the plan when he led a team to inspect the dam in Abuja on Wednesday. Other…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to, within 24 hours, release the socialite and businesswoman, Aisha Achimugu. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling, also directed that parties in the suit, especially the EFCC, should report to the court on May 2 in compliance with the…
Eight persons were on Wednesday arraigned before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged stealing of iron pole valued at N95,000, property of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL). The defendants were: Ismaila Akorede, 35; Ogundeji Eri, 17; Emiola Paul, 41; Oladejo Adisa, 20; Aremu Oladejo, 25; Oladiran Sola, 24; Ademola Joshua, 28 and Kareem…
President Bola Tinubu will pay a one day working visit to Katsina State on Friday. Dr Bala Salisu-Zango, the State Commissioner for Information, made the disclosure during a press briefing on Wednesday in Katsina. He said that the President would commission two out of the numerous projects executed by the Gov. Dikko Radda led administration….
The Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Alhaji Bashir Dalhatu, Wazirin Dutse, has bemoaned the recurring security challenges in the North and other parts of Nigeria. Decrying the deteriorating security situation, he called for unity and decisive action to safeguard the region. Speaking during the forum’s BOT meeting held on Wednesday…
