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Barr. Nyesom Wike, Minister to the Federal Capital Territory, has placed a ban on congratulatory messages from friends and well-wishers over his ministerial appointment. The minister said congratulatory messages in lamp post billboards, full-scale billboards and other adverts on his appointment as minister are capable of distracting his focus and aim of being an […]
The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT) has chosen Saturday, September 16, to deliver its final judgement on the outcome of the 2023 presidential election according to sources quoted by Politics. The sources today Monday claimed that the tribunal has now picked September 16 as the ruling date for the suit challenging the election victory […]
Some states have started taking measures to ensure the safety of lives and properties from flooding as Cameroon set to open the Lagdo dam. The Cameroonian government had earlier sent a letter to the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, during the weekend for measures to be taken as the country intends to open its […]
The remaining 22 military personnel that died in the Niger State helicopter crash are been laid to rest at the National Military Cemetery in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. The announcement of the death of 36 officers in a helicopter shot down in Zungeru, Niger state on August 14th was made known by […]
48 women abducted by Boko Haram terrorists in Maiwa and Shuwarin villages in Mafa LGA, Borno State have been released after a ransom of NN2.5 million A counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in Lake Chad, Zagazola Makama, made this known on Thursday in X that the women were kidnapped on Tuesday, August 22 […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has launched a manhunt for Sowunmi Ayodeji Kayode, a suspected drug dealer in Lagos, Lekki. Kayode was on the run after he crushed an NDLEA officer while trying to resist arrest. To that effect, a statement was released and signed by the NDLEA media […]
Actress and filmmaker, Stephanie Linus, has been announced as the chairperson of the Nigerian Official Selection Committee for the Best International Feature Film category of the prestigious Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars. Recall that the founder and former chairperson of the committee, Chineze Anyaene-Abonyi, recently stepped down from the position. The newly […]
Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, Tuesday, said his administration would partner oil companies in the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) for the sustainable development of host communities. Governor Oborevwori stated this when he received top management of Chevron Nigeria Limited led by the Managing Director, Mr Rick Kennedy at Government House, […]
The minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation, Betta Edu, has said that the federal government is committed to lifting 133 million Nigerians out of poverty. The minister who made this statement on Monday in Abuja while speaking with the heads of agencies in the ministry stated that the vision will be achieved through […]
It start and hit the road, putting an end to anything not beautiful to the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, for Minister Nyesom Wike who was newly sworn in yesterday. Wike vowed to end open grazing in the FCT at his assumption of office in Abuja on Monday. He said herders can rear their cattle […]
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