The Nigerian Army has denied allegations of neglect of widows of fallen soldiers, saying it has institutionalised a robust welfare system that provides death benefits to the next-of-kin (NOK) of deceased personnel. This is contained in a statement by the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Lt.-Col. Appolonia Anele, on Sunday in Abuja. Anele said…
An elder statesman and prominent northern politician, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai, has said that it is no longer possible for Nigeria to return to regional government as practised in the First Republic. Yakassai stated this in an exclusive interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. “I am almost 100 years old….
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted opioids worth over N3.2 billion in separate operations at Apapa and Port Harcourt ports. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that at the Port Harcourt Port complex in Onne, Rivers,…
Dennis Dilli has emerged as the overall winner of Maj. Gen. Godwin Umelo (Rtd.) 60th birthday golf kitty in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tournament in honour of Umelo’s 60th birthday teed-off on Wednesday and ended on Saturday night at the TYB International Golf Resort and Country Club, Abuja. Dilli…
An elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, says at the moment, nobody has better chances of defeating President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Yakasai stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. He also said that as a key member of Arewa Consultative Forum, he was…
A ghastly accident involving an articulated vehicle has claimed seven lives with 16 others injured along Agaie-Badegi Road, in Katcha Local Government Area of Niger. The Director-General of Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Alhaji Abdullahi Baba-Arah, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Minna. He attributed the accident to a bad portion of…
Newgate University Minna (NUM) in Niger State has received full accreditation for its undergraduate programmes from the National Universities Commission (NUC), following an evaluation conducted in October and November 2024. In a statement signed by Mrs Usman Yamman, Director of Academic Planning of NUM, in Minna on Sunday, said the accreditation was officially granted in…
The Police in Ondo State say a kidnap victim, Semiu Ogunniyi, has been rescued and four suspected kidnappers arrested across the state. Mr Wilfred Afolabi, Commissioner of Police (CP) in the state made this known while briefing newsmen on the command’s recent achievements on Sunday in Akure. Afolabi said that eight other people were arrested…
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) has conferred its Corporate Merit Award on Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech) for being the most producer of certified accountants and chartered accountants in Nigeria. According to a statement by Mr Adekunle Adams, Head, Public Relations Unit of Yabatech, ICAN gave the award at its 2025 Award…
Some social media users across the country have advocated for the establishment of an indigenous social networking platforms following the exit threat by Meta. Meta is the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. The users made the call in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, They said…
