Adebanjo promised the constituents wealth creation and a good deal for the youth. Adeola Adebanjo, an engineer, has emerged candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for the February 3 bye-election in Surulere Federal Constituency I in Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adebanjo defeated two other aspirants in the primary election…
Gabkwet said the air component, on an air reconnaissance mission on January 2, had struck some opportunity targets at Tumbun Alura. The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says efforts by air and ground components of Operation Hadin Kai to clear the Northeast of remnants of terrorists within the Northeast region, have continued to record a series…
Rep. Akin Rotimi, Chairman, House Committee on Media and Publicity, however, said that the procurement process was at different stages, depending on the constituency. Some lawmakers in the House of Representatives have maintained an unusual silence over the controversy surrounding the distribution of President Bola Tinubu’s rice palliative to members. This followed the disclosure by…
Other participants at the meeting included the Nigerian Consul-General in Jeddah, Malam Bello Kazaure, senior officers from the Nigerian Mission in Saudi Arabia and NAHCON. Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Saudi Arabian authorities toward the smooth conduct of the 2024 Hajj. Fatima Sanda-Usara, the Assistant Director, Public Affairs, National Hajj…
The Police said efforts are in top gear to evacuate the corpse to the morgue and locate the relatives of the deceased. The police command in Lagos State has begun an investigation into the death of a yet-to-be-identified woman, whose dead body was found in a hotel room. The Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos…
The 70 eligible contestants were from four of the five eligible districts in Ebira land, comprising Okewe, Ohema, Erika, Aganiye and Adavi. The Kogi Government is set to unveil a new Ohinoyi of Ebiraland out of the 70 contestants screened by a committee to succeed the late Dr Ado Ibrahim, an official has said. The…
SERAP says anyone suspected of being involved in any improper payment or diversion of public funds should be brought to justice. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to direct appropriate anti-corruption agencies to probe the controversial payment of ₦585.2 million into a private account by the Minister of…
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the total trapped fund of foreign airlines in the country is pegged at about 800 million dollars. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says it has disbursed 61.64 million dollars to foreign airlines through various Deposit Money Banks (DMBs). According to a statement issued by its Acting…
The cause of the mishap is yet to be ascertained as the investigation is ongoing, the police said. Five persons died in the Anambra area of River Niger on Sunday when the boat in which they were travelling capsized. The police spokesman in Anambra, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the boat mishap. He told newsmen that…
A leaked document revealed that Edu directed the payment of ₦585 into the private account of one Oniyelu Bridget Mojisola. The Presidency disclosed that it is investigating the payment of ₦585.189 million grant approved by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu. Edu is currently under fire following the emergence of…
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