The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has successfully evacuated a total of 2,518 students from war-torn Sudan, according to the director-general of NEMA, Mustapha Ahmed. The evacuation process started on April 15, 2023, when the crisis broke out in Sudan, and concluded on Saturday. Despite the successful evacuation, the fate of the students in getting…
The Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja, on Wednesday, admitted the statement made by Ali Bello, the Chief of Staff (CoS) to Gov. Usman Ododo of Kogi, in the alleged N10 billion money laundering trial. Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling, also dismissed the objection by Bello’s co-defendant, Dauda Suleiman, to the tendering of his…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that 217,980 registered voters will head to the polls on 16 August to elect a new representative for Ibadan North Federal Constituency in Oyo State. This by-election was prompted by the death of Mr Olaide Akinremi, the constituency’s former member of the House of Representatives, on 10…
The Vice-Chancellor of the African School of Economics (ASE), Prof. Mahfouz Adedimeji, has called for greater collaboration among universities and urged them to confront pressing global challenges. Adedimeji made the call in his address titled “Ideas Rule the World”, delivered at the fourth Public Lecture of the university in Abuja on Wednesday. The lecture, “The…
The Ondo State Football Association (ODSFA) has urged Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa to ensure that administrators with sporting backgrounds were henceforth appointed to hold leadership positions in the sports sector in the state. The association made its position known in a communique signed by its Chairman, Mr Akinsola Akindipe and Secretary, Segun Giwa, and made available…
Stakeholders have called on the media to play a central role in promoting the ARISE Agenda of Governor Umo Eno’s administration in Akwa Ibom State. Delivering a keynote address at the event, Dr Emmanuel Abraham said the media should help translate government policies into practical benefits for citizens. He described the media as a key…
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have faulted the presence of armed personnel of Department of State Security (DSS) at the assembly complex in Ikeja on Monday. The House, at a plenary presided over by the Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, called on the state’s Director of DSS to explain the reasons for the personnel’s…
The Nigerian Stock Exchange has witnessed extraordinary gains since President Bola Tinubu took office, with the All-Share Index nearly tripling in just over two years, according to the Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG). In a statement issued on Wednesday, the group credited the surge to sweeping economic reforms aimed at restoring investor confidence. “The ASI…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has reported the rescue of 19 girls who are believed to have been impregnated by the same man in Abuja. This alarming update was shared by Binta Bello, Director-General of NAPTIP, during her meeting with Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chair of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission…
Troops have neutralised a notorious bandit commander, identified as Alti, who terrorised communities along the Gusau–Funtua road and surrounding areas in North-West Nigeria. A credible Army Headquarters source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said that Alti was killed during a recent military operation, delivering a major blow to criminal networks across Zamfara, Katsina,…
