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El-Rufai hails NAF for improved security in Kaduna

On: January 6, 2023

By Sumaila Ogbaje Gov Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has commended the heroic performance of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in the restoration of relative peace in the state. El-Rufai gave the commendation when he paid a courtesy visit to Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air MarshalContinue Reading

Election duty: INEC assures corps members of security

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: January 6, 2023

In: Politics

By Folasade Akpan The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mr Mahmood Yakubu, says the commission will continue to place premium on the security of corps members on election duty. Yakubu said this on Friday in Abuja when he led management staff of the commission to pay a courtesy visitContinue Reading

Sanwo-Olu seeks support for families of fallen heroes

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: January 6, 2023

In: General News

By Oluwatope Lawanson/Florence Onuegbu Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has urged Nigerians not to only remember the nation’s fallen heroes, but also to give adequate support to the families they left behind. Sanwo-Olu gave the advice during the Dedicated Jumaat, in commemoration of the Year 2023 Armed Forces RemembranceContinue Reading

Academy to establish football school in Abuja, export talents abroad

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: January 6, 2023

In: Sports

By Emmanuel Afonne Prestige Football Academy, an Abuja-based club, said on Friday it had intensified plans to establish a football school in the FCT, to enable youths to develop their football talents. The Manager of the academy, Uchendu Nwabara, said in a statement that the football institution, when completed, wouldContinue Reading

Al-Yolawi cautions Muslims against unlawful sexual intercourse

By: Salisu Sani Idris

On: January 6, 2023

In: Religious

By Salisu Sani-Idris The Chief Imam of Area 10 Garki, Abuja Mosque, Sheikh Yahya Al-Yolawi has cautioned Muslims against indulging in unlawful sexual intercourse to avoid severe punishment in this world and in the hereafter. Al-Yolawi made the call while delivering his Jumma’at sermon titled, ‘Evil Consequences of Fornication andContinue Reading

New NAF spokesman assumes office

By: isaac aregbesola

On: January 6, 2023

In: Defence/Security

By Sumaila Ogbaje The newly appointed Director of Public Relations and Information (DOPRI), Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Commodore Wapkerem Maigida, on Friday took over office following the recent posting and redeployment by the service. Maigida, who was the Commander of 551 NAF Station in Jos, took over from AirContinue Reading

Nonicoms boss urges service providers to leverage on benefits of AfCFTA

By: Ismail Abdulaziz

On: January 6, 2023

In: General News

By Ismail Abdulaziz Alhaji Umar Abdullahi, Managing Director Nonicoms Telecommunications, has urged service providers to leverage on benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) to grow the sector in the region. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja, Abdullahi saidContinue Reading

INEC sets up committees for national situation room, collation centre

By: Ibrahim Lawal

On: January 6, 2023

In: Politics

Abuja, Jan. 5, 2023 (NAN) The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has established committees for National Situation Room and Collation Centre for the 2023 general elections. The commission disclosed this in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, on Thursday inContinue Reading

Alarm over national debt unnecessary – DMO

By: isaac aregbesola

On: January 5, 2023

In: Economy/Business

By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Debt Management Office (DMO) says the alarm created around the country’s projected public debt by a segment of the media was unnecessary. The Director-General, Mrs Patience Oniha, said this in a statement to react to reports by a segment of the media that the nextContinue Reading

2023: Appeal Court rejects application to reinstate Al-Mustapha, others as AA candidates

By: isaac aregbesola

On: January 5, 2023

In: Judiciary

By Taiye Agbaje The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Thursday, rejected an appeal by the sacked Chairman of the Action Alliance (AA) party, Chief Kenneth Udeze, seeking to reverse the nullification of the candidacy of retired Maj. Hamza Al-Mustapha and others. A three-member panel of the appellate court, led byContinue Reading

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