Floods: Ortom Begs FG For Financial Assistance
Considering the recent floods that ravaged Benue state, Governor Samuel Ortom on Monday called on the Federal Government for financial assistance, saying no fewer than 21 local government areas were…
2019: APC Drums Support For Buhari
The campaign for the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari commenced on Monday at a rally organised by the Ebonyi chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Abakaliki to celebrate…
Late Kasimu Yero, A Shining Star: El-Rufai Pays Tribute
BY AMOS TAUNA, KADUNA - Governor Malam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai of Kaduna State has described late veteran actor, Alhaji Kasimu Yero as a shining star and a colossus of Nigeria’s creative…
Ohanaeze Kicks Over NNPC’s Shake-up
...urges Buhari to promote unity, good governance BY RAPHAEL ONYEKACHUKWU, ENUGU - The Igbo apex socio-cultural organization, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo has charged President Muhammedu Buhari to revisit the recent…
FG Support For Local Content Policy “ll Strengthen Naira, Create Jobs
BY CHINYERE OBIORA, LAGOS - The Director of Regulatory and Database, Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Aliyu Aliyu says Federal Government stanch support for the local content policy in public procurement…
Penalise Tour Operators Over Poor Services, Group Urges NAHCON
The Independent Hajj Reporters has called on the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), to sanction service providers and tour operators who delivered poor services to Nigerian pilgrims in Muna…
Boko Haram Terrorists Arrested In Kano – Gov Ganduje
BY AMOS DUNIA, ABUJA - Security agents in Kano on Sunday arrested some suspected Boko Haram terrorists and they were immediately moved to Abuja for further interrogation. Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje…
Nigerian Air Force To Train Officers Abroad
The Nigeria Air Force at the weekend said it was sending some service men for training in Jordan in a bid to strengthen the country’s defence operations. Disclosing this and…
North Korea Conducts Hydrogen Bomb Test
North Korea on Sunday conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test, which it said was an advanced hydrogen bomb for a long-range missile. This marks a dramatic escalation of…
Missing $49bn: Saraki Never Exonerated Diezani – Aide
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Sunday said he never exonerated the former Minister of Petroleum, Mrs Diezani Allison-Madueke, over the $49 billion non-remittances to the Federation Account, according…
