The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT) has recognised Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the authentic National Secretary of the party. The BoT Chairman, Adolphus Wabara, disclosed this after the BoT meeting held on Wednesday in Abuja. Wabara said the recognition followed the recommendations of the Taminu Turaki-led committee set up by the party to…
Patients in the UK have been urged to attend emergency departments alone as National Health Service (NHS) hospitals grapple with high demand amid rising flu cases. Some hospitals have also restricted visitor numbers while others are encouraging people to wear surgical masks to limit the spread of viruses. Several NHS trusts declared critical incidents due…
Zenith Bank Plc has announced it has met and exceeded the ₦500 billion capital requirement set by Nigeria’s apex bank, signalling a strong financial position and the imminent end of its regulatory forbearance status. In a statement submitted to the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), the leading commercial bank responded to a recent directive from the…
In an effort to boost national food security, the federal government, through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, has distributed free farming equipment and inputs to 31 smallholder farmers’ cooperatives in Kebbi. The cooperatives were drawn from across the 21 LGAs. Each of the cooperatives received a package including 20 cartons of liquid…
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed that one person died and 26 others were rescued after a two-storey building collapsed at Coast Street in the Oyingbo area of Lagos in the early hours of Monday. Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, said the agency received a distress call at 12:11 a.m….
The Lebanese Army on Wednesday said that it was taking the “necessary measures” to implement the ceasefire between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia. Lebanese military is to be stationed on the border as part of the ceasefire agreement to ensure that Hezbollah remain north of the Litani River, according to the UN Security Council…
The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has dismissed as false the claim by former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, that the government pays incentives to bandits. El-Rufai had alleged in a television interview on Sunday that the ONSA coordinates a policy of ransom payments and inducements to criminal groups. In a statement…
Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission,NCPC, has announced that it will airlift the last batch of intending Christian pilgrims to Israel and Jordan on 20th March, 2025. This will be the 13th batch to be airlifted since the commencement of the 2024 Main Pilgrimage Exercise on 22nd December, 2024. The Executive Secretary of the NCPC, Bishop Stephen…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called on Muslim states to take joint actions to force Israel to stop its “crimes and genocide” in Gaza. He made the appeal during talks with visiting Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Tehran, according to a statement by his office….
A northern interest group, Gamji Heritage, has commended President Bola Tinubu for giving some of the major challenges facing the country a good fight in the last 22 months. President-General of the group, Malam Ahmed Abdullahi, gave the commendation while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. NAN reports that…
