No fewer than three persons sustained various degrees of injuries in a tanker explosion along Numan Road, Jimeta in Yola. The Police and the Federal fire Service in Adamawa, who confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola that no life was lost in the incident. Aliyu Abubakar, Deputy Superintendent of Fire…
Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, has reaffirmed that President Bola Tinubu’s administration is committed to accountability and will not hesitate to make necessary changes where public officials fall short of expectations. Akume stated this on Monday during the opening of the Mandatory Training Programme for Chief Executive Officers of…
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday sentenced Mamman Ali and Christian Taylor to 14 years’ imprisonment each over a N2.2 billion oil subsidy fraud. Ali, son of a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmadu Ali, and Taylor were charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The EFCC charged…
The 11th session of Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) started on Monday with a ministerial meeting at the Vineyard Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa. The meeting is co-chaired by Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, and Dr Roland Lamola, South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Bayo Onanuga,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has organised a two-day refresher training for political parties on the use of its Candidate Nomination Portal (ICNP). In a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, INEC Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Mrs Victoria Eta-Messi, said the aim was to enhance the capacity of political parties and minimise procedural…
Miss Amanda Amaeshi, an award-winning activist and campaigner, has been named My Life My Say’s ‘Changemaker of the Year’ for 2024. Amaeshi, a final-year LLB Law student at University College London (UCL), has consistently used her voice to influence policy and advocate for social justice. A statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria…
The Police Command in Rivers, says it has commenced investigation on the explosion that occurred at the Trans-Niger Pipeline in Bodo, Gokana Local Government Area of the state. SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the command’s Spokesperson, told journalists in Port Harcourt on Tuesday that the explosion affected a Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) facility. Iringe-Koko stated that…
Sone residents of Atakumosa East Local Government Area in Osun, Wednesday, embarked on a protest against the alleged unlawful arrest of five suspects by the Amotekun Corps in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the residents from Itaapa community, who gathered at the Amotekun Corps headquarters in Osogbo, condemned the continued…
Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters, Rep. Adebayo Balogun, has called for measures to strengthen the electronic accreditation system used during elections. Balogun made the call at the Situation Room Advocacy Meeting on the criteria for appointments into Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the credibility threshold for the 2027 general elections, on…
A document sent to the UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday showed that Eritrea is trying to cancel the mandate of a UN expert investigating alleged abuses. According to the documents, this was a rare move that Western diplomats fear may set a precedent for states looking to escape scrutiny. The Special Rapporteur, a position…
