*The All Progressive Congress (APC) Chairman for Zamfara State, Alhaji Tukur Umar Danfulani, has lauded Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Muhammad Matawalle, for his unwavering support. The commendation came as Danfulani presented his appointment letter as the new Board Chairman, Federal Medical Centre, Azare, Bauchi state, a position conferred by President Bola…
A 33-year-old legal practitioner , Luka Yabagi, was on Tuesday docked in a Life Camp Chief Magistrates’ Court in Abuja, for allegedly cheating his client of N7.2 million. The police charged Yabagi with cheating, criminal breach of trust and forgery. The defendant however , pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Prosecution Counsel, Mrs Charity…
The Democratic Front (TDF) has hailed the Lumina programme by the Federal Government to address the scourge of out-of-school children in the country. The Chairman of TDF, Malam Danjuma Muhammad, said in a statement on Tuesday that the programme is another effort by the Bola Tinubu administration to address human capital development. The News Agency…
The Director-General (D-G) of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Omolola Oloworaran, has said that newspaper organisations in the country were owing retired journalists more than N1.3 billion unpaid pension contributions. This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, by the management of the commission. According to a statement, Oloworaran disclosed this when she…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, granted a n application by the Federal Government to shield identities of witnesses billed to testify against the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu. Justice James Omotosho granted the application after federal government’s counsel, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, moved an exparte motion…
Dr Mohammed Shehu, the Chairman, Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), has charged newly appointed members of the commission to exude diligence and patriotism in the discharge of their duties. Shehu made the call on Tuesday at the ongoing three-day retreat for new members of the commission holding in Uyo. He urged the new…
Barring any last minute change of plans, the National Working Committee, (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is expected to meet today at the party headquarters, Wadata Plaza, Abuja. The meeting even though the regular gathering of the National Working Committee, is expected to take some far reaching decisions in view of the prevailing…
A total of 92 visually impaired candidates participated in the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) at the Kano centre. Prof. Muhammad Yahuza-Bello, JAMB Coordinator for the Kano centre, made the announcement while monitoring the exercise on Monday. The examination took place at the School of…
A federal high court in Abuja has authorized the federal government’s request to keep the identities of witnesses in the trial of Nnamdi Kanu confidential. Kanu, who leads the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been held by the Department of State Services (DSS) since 2021 on charges of terrorism and treasonable felony. On…
Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, former special adviser on political matters to Vice-President Kashim Shettima, says he did not feel wanted by the Bola Tinubu administration. Baba-Ahmed resigned his appointment in the presidency in March. Speaking on ‘Prime Time’, a programme on Arise TV on Monday, Baba-Ahmed said he would have stayed longer if the job was…
