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Egypt giving top priority to Nigeria in evacuation approval – Envoy

On: May 5, 2023

By Ismail Abdulaziz Mr Nura Rimi, the Ambassador of Nigeria to Egypt, says Nigeria is being accorded top priority by the Egyptian government in the granting of evacuation approval for its citizens fleeing Sudan. Rimi told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) on Thursday that the feat was achieved because ofContinue Reading

Reps ask INEC to clean up voter’s register

By: Rabi'u Sani Ali

On: May 5, 2023

In: Politics

By EricJames Ochigbo The House of Representatives on Thursday urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to clean up the voter’s register by removing names of dead people. This followed the adoption of a motion by Mr Leke Abejide (ADC-Kogi) during plenary. Moving the motion, Abejide alleged that the registerContinue Reading

Navy warns pirates to stay clear of Nigerian waters

By: Rabi'u Sani Ali

On: May 5, 2023

In: Defence/Security

By Sunday Bassey The Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Eastern Naval Command, Rear Adm. Olusola Oluwagbire, has warned pirates to stay away from Nigerian waterways. Oluwagbire gave the warning on Thursday during his maiden visit to NNS Jubilee in Ikot Abasi Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom and other units. “WeContinue Reading

Army rescues two more Chibok girls in Borno

By: Rabi'u Sani Ali

On: May 4, 2023

In: Defence/Security

By Hamza Suleiman The Nigerian Army on Thursday said it had rescued two additional girls from the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, nine years after their abduction by Boko Haram in 2014. The Theatre Commander, North-East Joint Operation Hadin Kai, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Ali, disclosed this while briefing newsmen at theContinue Reading

Punch has taken its Buhari animus to a new low – BMO

By: Rabi'u Sani Ali

On: May 4, 2023

In: Politics

By Ali Baba-Inuwa The Buhari Media Organisation BMO has described Punch newspaper’s editorial on the Buhari years as a skewed and unfair assessment of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. The group said in a statement signed by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju and Secretary Cassidy Madueke that the editorial was aContinue Reading

FG releases 1,564-page compendium on Buhari’s achievements

By: Rabi'u Sani Ali

On: May 3, 2023

In: General News

By Rotimi Ijikanmi The Federal Government has released a 1,564-page compendium detailing the numerous achievements of the Administration of President Muhammadu Buhari from 2015 to 2023. The compendium, which came in two volumes and documented by the Ministry of Information and Culture was made available to newsmen on Wednesday inContinue Reading

N30bn suit: Court grants ARCON leave to serve summons on Facebook owners

By: Rabi'u Sani Ali

On: May 3, 2023

In: Judiciary

By Mufutau Ojo A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON), leave to serve writ of summons on Meta Platform, social media giant and owners of Facebook. The court gave the nod pursuant to an application by ARCON in a pending N30Continue Reading

FG canvasses effective implementation of Action Plan on Ageing

By: Rabi'u Sani Ali

On: May 3, 2023

In: General News

By Ahmed Ubandoma The Federal Government has canvassed for effective implementation of the national action plan on Ageing in Nigeria. The Director-General, National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC), Dr Emem Omokaro said this on Tuesday in Abuja. She stated this during a 2-Day Training Workshop for Desk Officers on the ImplementationContinue Reading

Flood: 13,000 Nigerians benefit from FG’s relief interventions

By: Rabi'u Sani Ali

On: May 3, 2023

In: General News

By Ahmed Ubandoma The Federal Government says over 13,000 Nigerians benefited from its various flood relief interventions across the affected states in the country. Dr Nasir Gwarzo, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development disclosed this on Tuesday. He was speaking during a meeting withContinue Reading

AirPeace, NAF begin evacuation of stranded Nigerians in Sudan

By: Rabi'u Sani Ali

On: April 29, 2023

In: General News

By Ahmed Ubandoma The Federal Government on Friday said the Nigerian Air Force (NAF C-130H) plane and Airpeace plane have been cleared to fly Egyptian airspace for the evacuation of Nigerians stranded in Sudan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this followed the outbreak of war between theContinue Reading

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