In a press briefing held in Abuja on Wednesday, Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, assured the public that the Federal Government, through the implementation of the long-awaited Oronsaye Report, is focused on streamlining government agencies and parastatals, not on workforce reduction. Idris emphasized that President Tinubu’s commitment to responsible governance is evident…
In a swift response within less than 24 hours of Barrister Olumide Akpata securing candidacy under the Julius Abure-led national leadership of the Labour Party for the September 21 Edo State governorship election, the opposing Alhaji Lamidi Apapa-led faction has introduced its own candidate for the impending electoral contest. DNEWSINFO can confirm that Akpata clinched…
In a recent development, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) revealed that certain areas within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are set to undergo a seven-hour power interruption. The disclosure came from Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, in an official statement on Saturday. Mbah conveyed that the scheduled power outage is imperative…
In the aftermath of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade, a tragic shooting unfolded in Missouri, resulting in the loss of one life and leaving 21 individuals wounded. Among the victims, eight faced critical conditions, seven sustained injuries classified as life-threatening, and notably, nine children were among those affected, with all anticipated to…
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, wants a review of outdated laws to improve performance in the information sector. Alhaji Idris made the plea during an interactive session with members of the Senate Committee on Information and National Orientation at the National Assembly in Abuja Alhaji Idris urged the Senate to…
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr. Fidet Okhiria, says staff of the corporation are involved in ticket racketeering. Mr Okhiria disclosed this when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Finance for the 2024–2026 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP) interactive session. He said those involved have…
Bello Maitama, a former Minister of Commence is dead. Alhaji Bello Yusuf Maitama was a former senator from Kano and served in the Shagari government from 1979 to 1983. He passed away in the early hours of Friday. Alhaji Hussaini Dalhatu, a family friend of the deceased’s family, informed Newsmen that the Sardauna Dutse burial…
The African Union (AU), has expressed ”utmost concern” over the latest outbreak of Israeli-Palestinian violence. Chairperson of the AU Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat said in a statement that it has ”grave consequences” for the lives of civilians and regional peace. ”Denial of the fundamental rights of the Palestinian people, particularly that of an independent and…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Abbas Tajudeen, has condemned the attack by suspected bandits on Anguwar Dankali community in Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State, that reportedly left four people killed and five injured. In a press statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Krishi, the Speaker said: “enough…
Forty people are missing following a boat accident that occurred along the River Niger in the Yauri local government area of Kebbi State. Confirming the incident to Radio Nigeria in Birnin Kebbi, Yauri local government council Chairman Alhaji Bala Mohammed said the boat, which was carrying 50 people and luggage, was coming from Kasabo village…
Spain has experienced a mournful moment as fire gutted a nightclub in the southeastern region of Murcia, killing 13 people. The incident, which has not yet been fully explained, broke out early on Sunday. Police and emergency services raided the scene, trying to manage the situation as they located the badly burned bodies. The death…
Nigerian Navy Ship Beecroft has arrested eight stowaways from a Tanker Ship, CHARMINAR PANAMA en route Europe from the country, in the early hours of Thursday. The Commander NNS Beecroft Commodore Kolawole Oguntuga made this known while handing them over to the Nigeria Immigration Service Lagos seaport and Marine Command in Apapa. Commodore Oguntuga represented…
The Lagos State Government arraigned a man, Stephen Monday, before an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court for allegedly defiling his lover’s four-year-old daughter. According to Dr Babajide Martins, the Director of Public Prosecution, DPP, who told the court that the defendant committed the offence at No 5, Ayeloja Street, Ikorodu, on February 14,…
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…
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 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 Federal Government has launched Nigeria’s own Sub-National Food Systems Dashboard to eradicate all forms of challenges confronting food security across the country. Launching the platform in Abuja, the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Aliyu Abdullahi explained that the initiative was one of the eight cardinal objectives of the President Bola…
Police in Kebbi has intercepted two trucks carrying Cannabis Sativa (Indian Hemp) worth over N600 million as well as 7,500 live cartridges, at Tsamiya Maje in Bagudo local government area of the state. Parading the suspects at the Command’s Headquarters in Birnin Kebbi, the spokesman, SP Nafiu Abubakar, said officers at the Border Drill, while…
The United Nations representative to Sudan, Volker Perthes has announced his resignation. Mr Perthes reported to the UN Security Council that the Sudan conflict, which erupted between rival military factions in April, risked becoming a full-blown civil war. This is coming more than three months after the embattled North African nation declared him unwelcome after…
The Mayor of the Eastern Libyan port city of Derna, Abdulmenam Al-Ghaithi has estimated that between 18,000 and 20,000 people have died in flooding. Mr Al-Ghaithi told al-Arabiya Television that his estimate was based on the number of districts that were entirely destroyed when two dams burst. Spokesperson for the United Nations Office for the…
The award has been previously won by notable figures, including former Kenyan vice president Kolonzo Musyoka, South African politician Lindiwe Sisulu, and Nigeria’s Labour Party presidential candidate in the last election, Peter Obi. Bambi is a media personality who has made a significant mark in journalism and has earned recognition as an award-winning African…
At least, 40 civilians were killed on Wednesday following an air raid on the war-ravaged Dafur region in Sudan, a medical source confirmed. The strike hit two markets and some neighborhoods in the city, the medical source who pleaded anonymity out of security concerns, disclosed this to AFP from a hospital in Nyala, the capital…
Danny Masterson, a US actor, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for raping two women. Masterson rose to prominence in the early 2000s after appearing on ”That 70s Show,” a TV show that was aired at the time of his crimes. Judge Charlaine Olmedo, according to foreign media, enabled his victims to read comments…
Nigeria’s decade-long insurgency in the North-Eastern part of the country has cost her $100bn. In a statement, United Nation’s Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said the aforementioned amount spanned between 2008 and 2021. According to UNICEF, the long term economic impacts of the conflicts could be seen in areas of death and injury, loss of livelihoods, displacement,…
Fire broke out on Wednesday morning at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria with the primary gateway section of the airport being affected. Firefighters have been swiftly mobilised to contain the fire while passengers and airport personnel have been evacuated from the affected building. Meanwhile, the incident has affected…
Rivers State Government has close down the Daar Communication subsidiaries, both Africa Independent Television, AIT, and Raypower FM operations in Port Harcourt. The media organization on its official X on Sunday, announced that the State Government shut down its operations through contracted telecommunications engineers accompanied by armed security operatives. “The contractors disconnected the wave guard…
President Bola Tinubu has called on the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs to be in the forefront of his administration’s National Re-orientation Agenda. The President sought their input in Abuja when executive members of the Council, led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, paid him a solidarity visit. Speaking to State House…
Three black people have been killed after a white man wielding a high-calibre handgun attacked a store in the US city of Jacksonville, Florida. Local authorities described the crime as racially motivated. The gunman was said to be dressed in a tactical vest and is believed to have killed himself after committing the crime. Jacksonville…
Pro-democracy activist, Hon Mike Msuaan, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to consider providing fuel subsidy removal palliatives to students in higher institutions of learning across the country. Speaking after receiving a distinguished service award as a True Nationalist in Abuja, he emphasized that extending these palliatives would help alleviate the effects of the…
President Bola Tinubu has urged the United States to ensure its policy’s are intentionally collaborative with independent African democracies when under attack from anti-democratic forces. The President gave the advice in Abuja when he received the US Presidential Envoy and Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ambassador Molly Phee. This would help to avert…
Borno state governor, Babagana Zulum has donated the sum of N36.4 million to the newly-posted National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in the state. Governor Zulum announced the donation when he visited the Corps members at their temporary orientation camp in Maiduguri. He declared that each of the 1,215 Corps members would receive N30,000 as…
