Isuaniocha Youths in Awka North Local government area of Anambra State have carried out a peaceful protest against what they called “incessant arrests in the community by personnel of the Anambra State Police Command”. The youths called on the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, to urgently come to their […]
Nigeria
Army Chief Says The Army Is Committed To Fight Terrorists And Maintain Peace in The Country.
Faruk Yahaya, chief of army staff, has reiterated the commitment of the Nigerian army to deal with all forms of insecurity confronting the country. Yahaya gave the assurance at a one-day seminar on ‘Intensifying Warrior Ethos’ organized by the army headquarters department of transformation and innovation, on Tuesday, in Abuja. […]
Gunmen killed 11 soldiers and three members of a pro-government vigilante in Kaduna State on Sunday, says the Nigerian military.
The Nigerian military said gunmen, killed 11 soldiers and three members of a pro-government vigilante in Kaduna State on Sunday. In a signal released on Monday, the military said the bandits attacked a military-based at Polewire along with the Kaduna -Birnin Road in Birnin Gwari local government of Kaduna State. […]
Nigeria needs to tap from the experience of former President Olusegun Obasanjo on nation-building, says Ifeanyi Okowa, governor of Delta State.
Ifeanyi Okowa, governor of Delta State, has said that Nigeria needs to tap from the experience of former President Olusegun Obasanjo on nation-building. Okowa said this on Tuesday when he visited Obasanjo in Abeokuta, the Ogun capital. According to a statement by Kehinde Akinyemi, spokesman to Obasanjo, the Delta governor […]
State Governors To Meet With Speakers Of House of Assembly.
In an effort to create executive-legislature harmony, the 36 governors of the country will hold an emergency meeting with all state house of assembly speakers on Friday. The meeting will aim at seeking solutions to issues aimed at finding solutions to issues of national importance. While speaking, Asishana Bayo Okauru, […]
INEC Asks Political Parties To Obey Guidelines.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cautioned political parties to comply with the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022 or risk being disallowed to participate in the 2023 elections. The commission made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter […]
FG Reassures Of Completion Of Second Niger Bridge This Year.
The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Hajia Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, has assured that the one point six-kilometers-long Second Niger Bridge will be completed by October this year. Our Correspondent reports that the Minister disclosed this when she visited the bridge to ascertain the level of work on the […]
JAMB has announced an increase in the service charge for this year’s mock UTME.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has announced an increase in the service charge for this year’s mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Less than a week to the optional examination, the board disclosed that the service charge has been increased by N400. It stated that while the examination […]
IGP Alkali appoints Ogbonna Amadi as Acting DIG.
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the posting of Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG John Ogbonaya Amadi, as Ag. DIG Department of Research and Planning, Force Headquarters, Abuja, and DIG representing South-East Geo-political zone. The IGP has equally ordered the posting of CP Moronkeji Olusegun Adesina, […]
Chief Ekweozor Presents His Party’s Expression Of Interest And Nomination Forms To Igwe Joel Egwuonwu Of Umuawulu.
The House of Representatives frontline aspirant for Awka North and South Federal Constituency, under the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, High Chief Dr. Azubuike Austin Ekweozor, earlier today, presented his expression of interest and nomination forms to the traditional monarch of his hometown, Umuawulu, HRH, Igwe Joel […]