By Funmilola Gboteku Havilla University (HUNI), a privately-owned institution, has partnered New Horizons, an information technology training company, to expand Information and Communications Technology (ICT) related programmes in the school. The Chancellor of Havilla University, Mr Jones Tangban, made the announcement during a ceremony held to induct the ChiefContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has commiserated with the family of late retired Maj.-Gen. Aderonke Kale, the first female Major General in the Nigerian Army who passed away on Wednesday in London. This is contained in a statement by the Director, ArmyContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The President, Alumni Association of the National Institute (AANI), Amb. Emmanuel Okafor, has mourned the passing of the first female Major General in the Nigerian Army, Aderonke Kale. Okafor, in a statement by the Publicity Secretary of AANI, retired Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, in Abuja, described theContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The Arewa PDP Support group, a political pressure group in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has threatened a peaceful protest over the failure of the party to recognise Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the new National Secretary of the party. A statement signed on Saturday in Abuja by YahayaContinue Reading
By Nathan Nwakamma The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Bayelsa says its Supervisory Presiding Officer (SPO), abducted on Friday, has regained his freedom. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the SPO was abducted by gunmen on his way to the Registration Area Centre – 06 (Ossioma) inContinue Reading
Kogi guber: INEC suspends election in 9 RAs over malpractices By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended election in nine Registration Area (RAs) in Kogi over of incidences of electoral malpractices. The commission confirmed this in a statement issued by the National Commissioner and Member, InformationContinue Reading
By Isaac Aregbesola Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 14 suspected vote buyers in Otueke, Adawari playgrounds in Bayelsa and at various polling units in Imo and Kogi. EFCC Spokesperson Dele Oyewale said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. According to him, theContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The uploading of results from polling units for Saturday’s governorship elections in Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo is in progress. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that as at 5:55pm, 1,417 polling units results for Bayelsa, representing 63.15 per cent of the 2,244 expected polling units results,Continue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, said all negative perceptions about doing business in Nigeria would be removed. He stated this during a meeting with the Captains of the Saudi Arabian Industry at the Nigeria-Saudi Investment Roundtable. He said that with the newContinue Reading
Friends and well wishers of Malam Ali M. Ali, the newly appointed Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), on Friday hosted him to a dinner to celebrate his appointment to lead Africa’s largest news agency. The dinner, which was put together by the “Majalisar Kakumi” group, attracted topContinue Reading
