The Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) Testimony Parish in the Egbeda area of Oyo state has solicited financial contributions to buy new cows after thieves carted away the ones meant for a harvest celebration. In an appeal on its Facebook page, the church disclosed that the stolen cows, bought at N1.9 million, were meant for…
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo has constituted a 14-man state Assets Verification Committee to probe the administration of former governor Godwin Obaseki. A statement by the chief press secretary to the governor, Fred Itua on Sunday in Benin, said the committee members would be inaugurated on Tuesday, November 26, 2024. Itua listed the members to…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged African youths battling drug and substance addiction not to hide their plight but to seek help to be free from the ills. He also admonished the youths to stay away from drugs, warning that it can destroy not just their dreams but also their lives. Obasanjo gave the advice…
The police in Borno on Friday recovered eight unexploded devices from the Dala and Gwange areas of Maiduguri. A statement by ASP Grace Michael, its spokesperson, said that the recoveries followed a distress call about some unidentified objects suspected to be explosives near an uncompleted building in Dala-Abuja Talakawa Area, Maiduguri. Our Explosive Ordnance Disposal…
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has appointed veteran broadcaster Sulaiman Aledeh as the Managing Director of the state-owned Edo Broadcasting Service (EBS). The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Fred Itua, who announced the development in a statement on Saturday, November 23, 2024, said Aledeh’s appointment is with immediate effect. Itua described the appointee as…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum says the party remains a formidable force on the political landscape of Nigeria. Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State and Chairman of the forum stated this at the end of its meeting on Saturday in Jos. Mohammed said that the party would soon overcome all its challenges, adding…
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has accredited additional foreign schools to write the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). This is contained in a statement by NECO’s Acting Director, Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani, on Saturday in Abuja. Sani said the development was aimed at broadening the Council’s…
Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has approved the payment of N70,000 new minimum wage for civil servants in the state. Buni, in a statement by his Director-General, Press and Media Affairs, Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, in Damaturu on Saturday, said the payment would take effect from December. According to Mohammed, the approval is contained in…
President Bola Tinubu is to depart Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Saturday, for Abuja after attending the 19th G20 Leaders Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The President is due to arrive at the Presidential Wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at 10.00 p.m. (Nigerian time). Tinubu had attended the G20 Leaders Summit where…
An Ogun Special Cultism Court sitting in Abeokuta on Friday sentenced a 24-year-old man, Sodiq Okeowo, to seven years in prison for belonging to a secret cult. Okeowo, with no fixed address, was convicted on a two-count charge of conspiracy and belonging to an unlawful society. The Magistrate, Mrs O.O Adebo, held that the prosecution…
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