The Presidency says President Bola Tinubu’s state visit to Saint Lucia is a strategic engagement that will deepen educational and cultural cooperation with not just the island nation but the Caribbean. This is contained in a statement by the Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Sunday. Onanuga said the visit will rekindle Nigeria’s…
The Management of Abia University (ABSU) has condemned the gruesome murder of one Mr Osinachi Asonye, by unknown gunmen close to its main campus. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Umuahia on Sunday, by its Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr Chijioke Nwogu. The institution, however, said that while the incident…
The Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation has been recognised for its longstanding support to Nigeria’s public service, as the 2025 Civil Service Week came to a close with an Awards and Recognition Night in Abuja. The event marked the end of a week-long series of engagements aimed at celebrating civil service excellence and fostering innovation across the sector….
The Anambra Police Command says it has detained 10 persons over the alleged kidnap and murder of Mr Chido Ozor, in Nimo, Njikoka Local Government Area Nimo, Njikoka (LGA) of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that late Ozor was allegedly abducted on June 19 in his pig farm in Nimo, Njikoka…
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted the Village Head of Bauda in the Maro Community, located within the Kufana Chiefdom of Kajuru Local Government Area in Kaduna State. The incident took place in the early hours of Saturday, 28th June 2025, around 1:00 a.m., when armed bandits invaded Bauda village and kidnapped the traditional…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has expressed that it would be a considerable relief for its members if their 2023 presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, were to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). This was stated by the NNPP National Secretary, Mr Oginni Olaposi, in a statement made on Sunday in Lagos. Olaposi was…
The remains of the esteemed billionaire philanthropist and elder statesman, Alhaji Aminu Alhassan Dantata, are set to be laid to rest in Madina on Monday, once the necessary approval from Saudi Arabian authorities was obtained. Mustapha Abdullahi Junaidu, the late Dantata’s secretary, shared the news in a brief post on Facebook, confirming that the clearance…
The Rangers International Football Club Foundation (RIFC Foundation) says it has concluded arrangements to organise a community football match to honour country’s departed football legend, Christian Chukwu. The Chairman of Rangers Foundation, Coach Ebere Amaraizu, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Enugu, said that the community football match…
The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), has lauded President Bola Tinubu, for brokering peace between suspended Rivers Gov. Siminalayi Fubara and the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike. NYCN President, SaraIgbe Sukubo, made the commendation in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Sukubo, however , appealed to the president to take the next bold step…
Gov Bassey Otu of Cross River on Sunday, pledged his support in advancing truth, and accountability, through ethical journalism. The governor made the pledge while congratulating the newly elected executives of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) led by Mr Eze Anaba at its biennial national convention, held in Enugu on Friday. In a statement…
