By Sunday John The Nasarawa State Government has said it will demolish structures built on water ways as part of measures to prevent flooding. Mr Yakubu Kwanta, the State Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, made the disclosure while briefing newsmen on Saturday in Lafia after the August environmentalContinue Reading
By Bridget Ikyado Victims of rape and other forms of gender-based violence have been asked d to report to the relevant authorities to get help and justice. Ms Elizabeth Bumkeng, a victim of rape and author, made the call at her book launch in Abuja on Saturday. Continue Reading
By Aminu Garko The Kano State Commissioner for Higher Education, Dr Yusuf Kofarmata, has advised students of Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, to avoid drug abuse. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director of Information, Ministry for Higher Education, Malam Sunusi Kofar Na’Isa, inContinue Reading
By Joshua Olomu Omolara Omojola, a 24-year-old contestant representing Ekiti in the 2023 Queen of Peace Nigeria International Pageant has been crowned Queen of Peace Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Omojola, a graduate of Tourism and Hospitality Management from Ekiti State University, was crowned theContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade Prof. Joseph Utsev, Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, says there is no immediate threat of flooding, calling on the government at all levels to put measures in place to prevent flood emergencies. Utsev told newsmen in Abuja on Friday that the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) hadContinue Reading
By Sani Idris The Community Monitoring Team (CMT) of a Pan African NGO, Connected Development (CODE), says on Friday that community members are not benefitting from constituency projects due to poor implementation. Mrs Ladi Bonat, Coordinator of the CMT in Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State, stated this duringContinue Reading
The National Secretary Farouk at the middle during the News conference Angela Atabo The Julius Abure faction of the Labour Party(LP) says the claim by Lamidi Apapa that the court has affirmed him as the authentic National Chairman of the party is false. Malam Umar Farouk, the National Secretary ofContinue Reading
Rukayat Moisemhe Alhaji Tijjani Borodo, newly elected President, Chartered Institute of Directors (IoD) Nigeria, says his strategic agenda is aimed at promoting corporate governance excellence in various sectors of the Nigerian economy. Borodo, at a media parley on Friday in Lagos, said his strategy hinged on a three pointContinue Reading
Terrorists By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has vowed that the military would hunt down and bring to justice, all terrorists, bandits and enemies of the state. Musa said this on Friday in Abuja, at the burial of military personnel who died recentlyContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Armed Forces on Friday laid to rest the remains of military personnel killed in action and in the recent crash of the Nigerian Air Force MI-171E Helicopter in Niger. The burial ceremony was conducted for 20 of the deceased personnel at the National MilitaryContinue Reading
