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Rotary Executes N68m Worth of Impactful Projects in Plateau The Rotary Club of Jos Central, has executed 17 impactful projects valued at N68 million. Mr Kayode Fasua, the club’s outgoing president, who made the disclosure on Friday evening, at a dinner/award night, said that the projects, spread across Plateau, were in line with Rotary International’s […]

CAF Announces New Dates for AFCON, WAFCON The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced dates for the CAF TotalEnergies African Cup of Nations (AFCON) and the Women African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) billed for Morocco. CAF Executive Committee ratified the dates at a meeting on Friday and published them on its website, with AFCON […]

The Department of State Security (DSS) has released Pius Awoke, Esq., a lawyer, and his cousin Onyiba Emmanuel Chinonso, a computer science student at Ebonyi State University, who had been in their custody for three years. The release took place today in Abuja, with NBA President Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, OON, SAN, and some national officers […]

The Director General of the Nigeria Army Resource Centre, Major General Garba Wahab has said that the judiciary arm of the government has one of the keys to eradicating insecurity in the country. The country has been plagued by various forms of insecurity, resulting in the deaths, abductions, and displacement of millions of citizens. However, […]

Mrs Olubunmi Kuku, Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has launched an initiative to eradicate touting, extortion, and illicit activities at airports. In response to ongoing concerns about passenger harassment and illegal practices, Mrs Kuku has established a dedicated task force aimed at ensuring a smooth and pleasant travel experience […]

The Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress have called on the Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, to immediately withdraw policemen from the 23 local government council secretariats of Rivers State. Rising from an emergency joint state administrative council meeting in Port Harcourt on Friday evening, the two unions frown on the directive […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested two former employees of Union Bank in Makurdi, Benue State, on allegations of stealing N4,199,500 from a deceased customer’s account. The EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement released on Saturday in Abuja. The suspects, identified as Idah Ogoh and Agbo Okwute, were apprehended […]

Jibrin Samuel Okutepa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), expressed his disappointment and concern over the unlawful detention of Pius Awoke Esq, a Nigerian lawyer from the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Abakaliki branch. Awoke was reportedly arrested in 2021 for an unclear offense and spent nearly three years in detention before being released on June […]

AN Abuja-based journalist, Joel Waksi, was found dead on Wednesday, June 19, five days after he was declared missing. Waksi, an On-Air Personality (OAP) with Atar Communication, owners of Liberty TV/Radio reportedly left the office around 9 p.m. on Friday, June 14, and was supposed to return to work at the station’s Mpape office by […]

The National Identity Management Commission(NIMC) has warned Nigerians against the usage of portals belonging to data harvesters to register for National Identity Numbers (NIN). The Commission maintained that its systems are intact, secure and not compromised. NIMC, in a statement by its Head of Corporate Communications, Dr Kayode Adegoke, said there was no exposure of […]

A year after the leadership of the opposition Labour Party was separated with the incumbent National Chairman, Julius Abure and the Deputy National Chairman of the party (South), Lamidi Apapa laying claim to the mantle of leadership, both camps have agreed to sheath their swords and work together. Loyalists from both camps were torn apart […]

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has opened up on while he did not challenge his removal as the Emir by the former governor of the state, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje in March 2020. Sanusi, a former governor of Nigeria’s Central Bank, who spoke in an interview with Sun Newspaper, explained that he is one […]