By Damilola Adeleke The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) says it has begun the Aviation Resuscitation Programme for Cadet Pilots and Aircraft Maintenance Engineers. A statement on Tuesday by Mr Freston Akpor, Senior Assistant on Media to the PAP Interim Administrator (IA), disclosed this on Tuesday. The statement said the training was part of efforts to…
By Damilola Adeleke Music promoter and talent manager, Paul Okoye, aka. Paul O, has revealed that late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, once told him he needed extra security because of threats to his life. Paul O disclosed this during an Instagram session with renowned on-air personality Daddy Freeze and music legend,…
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general election, Abubakar Atiku has officially filed an appeal at the Supreme Court praying to nullify the judgement of the Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC) which upheld the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 2023 Presidential polls. Atiku is asking the…
By Damilola Adeleke Gov. Alex Otti has appointed Professor Udochukwu Ogbonna as the Chairman of Abia State Board of Internal Revenue. Professor Ogbonna had headed the BIR under the administration of former Governor Theodore Orji, and while he held sway, Abia IGR for the first time witnessed a leap. The Governor also appointed theExecutive Director,…
By Damilola AdelekeThe National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says delegates from 54 African countries and 15 observer nations will converge in Abuja next week for the 31st meeting of Heads of National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies, Africa, (HONLAF) to discuss new trends and partnerships to curb the global drug scourge. A statement by the…
A journalist, Mustapha Usman, has been assaulted by some Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officers near the Corps’ Zone 7 FCT Command office in Abuja on Monday while on official duty. The reporter, who was beaten by the FRSC personnel, had his identification card confiscated while he was trying to report an incident around Wuye…
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, on Tuesday, vowed, on behalf of the Federal Government, to achieve 20,000 megawatts of power generation in the next three years. Although the nation is still struggling to sustain a 4,000MW electricity generation, Adelabu insisted that President Bola Tinubu administration will meet the 20,000MW target by 2026. Adelabu, who…
The management of popular radio station, Fresh FM 106.9, in Ekiti State, has banned the airplay of all songs under the banner of the Marlian Records label. Fresh FM’s Head of Production and Music Content, Oluwaseunfunmi Williams, made the announcement in a statement made available on Tuesday. “Following the public outcry from the general public…
Stunning happening rocked Big Brother Naija All Stars as housemate, Ilebaye, has emerged as the Head of House (HoH) for this week. The housemate, Ilebaye beat Angel to win the endurance game on Monday during the arena games. As Head of House for this week, she has qualified for the finale of the reality show….
The Federal Government’s meeting with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Monday ended in deadlock as the two parties could not reach an agreeable resolution. The meeting followed NLC’s threat to embark on an indefinite strike. Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong and his colleague in the Ministry, Minister of State for Labour and…
The Zamfara Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Monday dismissed the petition filed against the state governor, Dauda Lawal by the All Progressive Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate, Bello Matawalle. The Tribunal Chairperson, Justice Cordelia Ogadi, who led two other members, dismissed the petition for lack of merit and inability of the petitioners to prove…
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume has solicited the support and understanding of all and sundry to get the nation’s economy out of the doldrums. Akume, represented by Dr Dapo Oyedemi, Senior Special Adviser to the SGF, made the call at the Nigerian Institute of Management Chartered (NIM) 2023 Annual…
Pep Guardiola said Manchester City have not done “anything special” by winning just one Champions League as the holders prepare to launch the defence of their crown. City won the top prize in European club football for the first time in June, beating Inter Milan 1-0 in the final in Istanbul to complete a historic…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the use of concrete technology in roads construction across the country. The Minister of Works, Mr. David Umahi, briefed State House correspondents on the approval. He said the President also approved the construction of a coastal route with a 50-meter wide visibility stretch, under a Public-Private Partnership arrangement, starting from…
President Bola Tinubu has arrived New York for the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 78). The Boeing 737 conveying the President and his entourage, touched down in New York on Sunday. The President was received by Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN); Amb Tijjani Muhammad-Bande and Minister of Foreign…
China has sent its Foreign Minister Wang Yi to pay Russia a visit on the grounds of security and will be in Russia from Monday to Thursday the Foreign Ministry said in a brief statement. The foreign diplomats said his stay in Russia would be for strategic security consultations. Just after the visit that sparked…
The leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have signed a charter establishing a defence alliance. Ministerial delegations from the three Sahel countries announced at a press conference where the charter took place on Saturday in the Malian capital Bamako. “Today, together with the Heads of State of Burkina Faso and Niger, I signed the…
Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo, a critic of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has pledged to believe in and support the ruling party if they can get justice for late singer, Mohbad. Mohbad, the feel good crooner and the late singer died on Tuesday at 27 in a controversial manner. Reacting to the grief and speculation…
Nigerian singer Abiola Ahmed Akinbiyi, popularly known as Bella Shmurda, has cancelled his Canada tour following the death of Mohbad, his friend and frequent collaborator. It was previously reported that Mohbad died under controversial circumstances on Tuesday, September 12, 2023. Bella Shmurda, whose Canadian tour was scheduled to commence soon, announced the cancellation of the…
Former West Ham United attacker, Frank McAvennie, has commented on struggling Manchester United defender Harry Maguire, insisting that the centre-back may never play for the Red Devils again. Maguire’s time at Manchester United has been turbulent since he joined the club from Leicester City in 2019. The England international used to be a regular starter…
In a bid to expand his administration’s economic development agenda for aggressive investment attraction, President Bola Tinubu has scheduled to meet with the global leadership of transnational firms, such as Microsoft, Meta Technologies, Exxon Mobil, General Electric, and others. The meeting will be on the sidelines of the 78th Session of the United Nations General…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says the present corps administration will ensure complete real realization of the five percent deductions in road traffic deaths and injuries across the country. The Corps Marshal, FRSC, Mr Dauda Biu, said this during the 2023 Special Marshals Sectoral workshop on Saturday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria…
A man has been arrested in the Royal Mews next to Buckingham Palace. Police were alerted to a person climbing a wall and entering the prohibited area at 1.25am on Saturday. Following a search, a 25-year-old man was detained by officers outside the stables in the Royal Mews, which backs on to the palace garden….
The UK Home Office has announced that visit visa to the United Kingdom for less than six months will now cost £115 (about N111,878.28 ) as opposed to £15 (14,592.70) effective October 4 . The cost of a student visa has also increased, rising by 286 percent, from £127 (N123,537.58) to £490 (N476,677.59). The government…
The Third Mainland Bridge’s anticipated partial closure for repairs has been postponed by the Lagos State Government indefinitely. The government had scheduled the bridge’s shutdown for two Sundays to enable periodic maintenance on it. The Third Mainland Bridge was originally scheduled for closure on Sunday 17th and Sunday 24th September, 2023. The commissioner for transportation…
35 people have been arrested by the Anambra State Government’s Joint Taskforce (JTF) on Security on suspicion of participating in different crimes in the state. They were detained by members of the Anambra Vigilante Group AVG and the Special Joint Task Force (JTF) that is leading Operation Clean and Health Anambra (Ocha Brigade). The suspects…
In order to allow herders to graze freely and prevent farmers/herders conflicts, the Nigeria Police Force’s Bauchi State Command has urged farmers in the state to harvest their crops right away. This was said in a statement provided to journalists on Saturday by SP Ahmed Wakili, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Command….
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Mele Kyari, says the company has made a profit of N18.4 billion in the first quarter of 2023. Mr Kyari disclosed this at the resumed investigative hearing of the house of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on the Acquisition of OVH Energy by the…
The death of a new-born baby, who was allegedly poisoned by her biological father, left residents of the Doka community in Tofa LGA, Kano, in a state of shock and grief. Three months after allegedly perpetrating the crime, the suspect, 28-year-old Misbahu Salisu, was arrested. Misbahu was said to have confessed to feeding the new-born…
The Anambra Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has reported a tragic accident at Odumodu Junction in Nteje-Awka, resulting in the loss of five lives. The incident, which occurred at 7:30 a.m., involved a commercial bus and a trailer carrying a container. According to Mr. Adeoye Irelewuyi, the state Sector Commander, the…
A tragic incident occurred at Miracle Junction in Ifite, Anambra State, where a stray bullet, suspected to have been fired by cultists, claimed the life of a first-year student at Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) in Awka. The victim, a female student named Uche Jovita Chigozirim, was fatally hit by the stray bullet. A fellow student,…
