A member of the House of Representatives from Plateau State, Yusuf Gagdi, has gifted his daughter, Aisha, a new Sport Utility Vehicle as a gift on her graduation from a secondary school, Lead British International School Abuja. Aisha was said to have excelled in her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, and to mark the achievement, her…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to hold state governors, their deputies and others to account over cases of electoral violence, bribery, vote-buying, and conspiracy during the 2023 general elections. According to a statement issued by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, on…
At least one person has been confirmed dead in an accident that occurred along the Nteje-Awka-Onitsha Expressway in Anambra State. According to FRSC in the state, the incident happened on Saturday opposite its Unit Command in Nteje. Those directly involved in the crash were a driver identified as Chinweuba Chidiebere with a Toyota Camry number…
Another group of 58 Nigerian women and children have been rescued from human traffickers in Ghana, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has said. The Chairman of Nigerians In Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) Board of Trustees in Ghana, disclosed said this in Accra, Ghana when the NiDCOM boss, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, visited the trafficked victims The…
This decision comes after the government raised concerns that Dangote’s newly built refinery in the country would give him a monopolistic advantage. Africa’s wealthiest individual, Aliko Dangote, has scrapped plans to invest in a new steel plant in Nigeria. This decision comes after the government raised concerns that Dangote’s newly built refinery in the country…
Baby Yasine, who was reportedly delivered by Cesarean section after his 9-months pregnant mother succumbed to her injuries sustained during an overnight Israeli strike on Nusseirat in the central Gaza Strip, is caressed by his grandfather as he lies in an incubator at the Al-Aqsa Martyr’s hospital in Deir el-Balah on July 20, 2024. –…
Only a few states appear to have received the 20 trucks of rice palliative earmarked for each of the 36 states by the Federal Government and the issue is causing anxiety. A survey at the weekend shows no northern state apart from Kano had received the consignment of rice while in the South-West, only Oyo…
A total of 23 communities from 10 LGAs in Abia State have been picked to benefit from the Abia State Agency for Community and Social Development Project, as approved by Governor Alex Otti. The projects that were submitted to the state government as the most important needs in their localities, are to be constructed in…
The State Governor Dist. Senator Hope Uzodimma has re- echoed that the security of lives and properties of Imo citizens and other residents in the state is paramount to his administration. Governor Uzodimma who was represented by the Secretary to the Government of lmo state, Chief Cosmas Iwu, disclosed this, during the passing – out…
The Senator representing Abia North Senatorial Zone, Orji Uzor Kalu, has proposed a constitutional amendment to make the Senators, House of Representative Members and House of Assembly Members sit on a part-time basis in the face of serious economic challenges facing Nigeria. Senator Kalu who spoke to News Central TV said it won’t be a…
