The Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Ebonyi chapter, says the union is committed to actualising the payment of the 2024 Christmas bonus promised by Gov. Francis Nwifuru to workers. Mr Stanley Ewah, President of NULGE, Ebonyi chapter, communicated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abakaliki….
Justice Suleiman Belgore of an Abuja High Court in Garki, on Wednesday fixed June 23 for the arraignment of Joseph Eriki and 10 others. Eriki is the Director of Investigation and Prosecution of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Justice Belgore fixed the date after counsel for the 1st, 2nd 3rd ,5th and 9th defendants…
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has said that there will be no hiding place for those threatening the peace and stability of Nigeria. Abubakar gave the assurance during the Second Quarter Route March of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), on Wednesday in Abuja. He reiterated NAF’s unwavering commitment to…
Saudi Arabia’s interior ministry has announced a strict ban on taking photographs or videos or raising political and sectarian expressions at main hajj sites. In a statement, the ministry stated that pilgrims were prohibited from taking photographs or recording videos within Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Masjid an-Nabawi in Madinah, and at key hajj locations including…
Former Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, has dismissed as false, reports suggesting that his participation in the recent Good Governance Tour of development projects in Benue State was aimed at engineering the defection of Governor Hyacinth Alia from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Maku described the claim as entirely…
The Department of State Services (DSS), on Wednesday, filed a fresh application against Prof. Pat Utomi at the Federal High Court in Abuja over his alleged plans to hold rallies in relation to the subject of a suit pending against him. The DSS, in the application filed through its lawyer, Akinlolu Kehinde, SAN, before Justice…
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior has announced a strict ban on taking photographs, videos or raising political and sectarian expressions at main Hajj sites. In a statement, the ministry emphasised that pilgrims are prohibited from taking photographs or recording videos within Masjid al-Haram in Makkah, Masjid an-Nabawi in Madinah, and at key Hajj locations including…
Mr Fidelis Mnyin, the Benue Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice and Public Order has congratulated Council Chairmen and Councillors over their victory at the Appeals tribunal. In a statement on Wednesday signed by Mnyim’s Media Aide, Mr Jacob Iormbagah in Makurdi, he said their victory marks the end of the legal battle. He urged them…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ondo State Command, has deployed 1,400 personnel and 20 patrol vehicles to ease the movement of motorists during the Eid el-Kabir celebration in the state. Dr Samuel Ibitoye, FRSC State Sector Commander, disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Akure. Ibitoye, who…
The BUA Cement company has presented 12 cows and 200 bags of rice worth N70 million to 1,700 households in five host communities in Sokoto for Eid-el-kabir celebrations The BUA Managing Director, Mr Yusuf Binji, led the presentation of the items to traditional rulers from the communities on Wednesday in Sokoto. Binji, who was represented…
