The Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has revealed that over 4,000 inmates are still locked up in various correctional facilities across the country for their inability to pay fines. The Minister made this declaration while hosting the European Union Ambassador to…
Over 50 percent Nigerian girls are not attending school at the basic education level, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has raised the alarm. The alarm was raised by the Education Manager at the UNICEF, Jutaro Sakamoto, during an Education Conference organised…
The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Environment, Mr. Ibrahim Idris has charged implementing Ministries, Department and Agencies of the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) to ensure proper supervision and monitoring of projects to achieve delivery of their mandate to…
Interior Minister, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has said every institution, commercial and social recreation centre should have certified fire and safety personnel. The Minister said the personnel must go through drills from the National Fire Academy, Sheda, Abuja even as he suggested the…
The Neo Black Movement (NBM) of Africa, a global humanitarian organization, has put smiles on the faces of many orphans from two orphanage homes in Asaba and its environs. The orphanage homes visited by members of the NBM of Africa, Asaba branch,…
The sector commander Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) RS 5.2 Delta state CC. Udeme Bassey Eshiet has urged drivers/ road users to be conscious of their driving as we entered the EMBER months. The commander stated this at the 2023 EMBER months…
-From SUNNY A. DAVID: The Stakeholders in Fegge, Onitsha South Local Government Area of Anambra State have decried the sudden transfer of the former Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Fegge Police Station, CSP Rabiu Garba. In the statement issued by the stakeholders,…
Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State has congratulated immediate past Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Bashorun Askia Ogieh, on his birth anniversary. Governor Oborevwori in a statement by his Chief Press…
-By Pastor Joseph Obaro IKUPA (Worldwide Publicity Secretary) The Worldwide President of the Ambrose Alli University Alumni Association Worldwide, Ekpoma, Dr. Clifford Omozeghian yesterday Sunday 10th September 2023 inaugurated the Ikeja branch of the association with Calistus Onwura as the branch Chairman….
The Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettimahas called for unity between diverse leaders and other stakeholders across the northeast in order to address challenges facing the geo-political zone. The VP made the call on Saturday in Maiduguri while declaring open the 8th meeting…
Governor Sheriff Oborevwori must have been in the mind of the French writer Rouget De Lisle(1760-1836) when he wrote “come children of our nature land, the day of glory has arrived”The governor has completed his hundred days in office and his morning is showing an excellent take…
Nigeria and Ghana have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) towards boosting production of agricultural produce. The MoU was signed betwen a Nigerian company, EGTA Investment Limited and a Ghanaian conglomerate, Jospong Group of Companies, at the Ghana High Commission in Abuja…
The Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima has unveiled three new schools and a primary healthcare centre executed by Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum within 100 days of his ongoing second term rule. Shettima began his project inaugurations on Friday with Shuwari…
The United Nations Inter Agency Group on Youth has reassured of its commitment to investing on young people in the area of green economy to ensure Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This was made known at the discussion organised by the UN Information…
…AS BOZIMO, EREBE EMERGE SPECIAL SPEAKERS -By Onoriode Etatsemi: The 63rd Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has ended with the immediate past Attorney General/ Commissioner for Justice, Sir Isaiah Bozimo and the Solicitor- General/Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice…
The Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has given a marching order to the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), demanding the swift clearance of over 200,000 pending international passport applications in two weeks. The Minister gave the order during a meeting with top…
Fourteen suspects vandals and scavengers have been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the ongoing clampdown on vandals of street and traffic lights, including manhole covers within the Federal Capital Territory (Abuja). According to a…
… Signs law on rape, thuggery… Signs 7 other Laws Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Wednesday signed into law nine different Bills passed by the State House of Assembly, one of which was the “Borno State Social Investment Bill” which…
Over the past five years, USAID has promoted private sector-led economic growth in Nigeria by facilitating $205 million in debt and equity investments for Nigerian agribusinesses. This was revealed on Wednesday when the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded West Africa Trade…
-By Shedrack Saxon Udu, PGD: The 7th National Youth Games originally billed for 7 to 17 September, 2023 has been rescheduled to to take place from 20 to 30th September, 2023 in Asaba.This information was made clear in a telephone chat with…
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has flagged off the 2023 tree-planting campaign with 1.2 million trees expected to be planted across the state. The exercise, conducted at the premises of the Borno State University Teaching Hospital on Monday, according to a…
Abuja, Nigeria, 4th September 2023 — ActionAid Nigeria said it was appalled by the recent actions taken by the Rivers State Government to “unlawfully” shut down the operations of Africa Independent Television (AIT) and Raypower FM in Port Harcourt. A statement on…
The Ijaw Youths Network (IYN) has raised an alarm that there is an ongoing battle by some desperate oil thieves to sabotage ongoing war against them spearheaded by Tantita Security Services Limited, calling on the Federal Government and all Nigerians to give…
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has unveiled yet another Vocational Training Institute at Shani town, in the southern part of the state. At the commissioning at the weekend was Emir of Shani, Alhaji Mohammed Nasir Mailafiya. The Institute has 14 workshops…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted various quantities of ephedrine, skunk and nitrous oxide, popularly known as laughing gas concealed in semovita packs and dry pepper being shipped to South Africa and Kenya through the Murtala Muhammed…
–BY DENNIS OTU: They were expectant. They longed for a relief. They had gone on borrowing here and there to make ends meet. Going to work every day had become a major problem to many of them, no thanks to the untold…
-By Albert OGRAKA: The Odion of Emevor Kingdom, HRH CHIEF (DR.) JOHN HOLT OLOGHO has disclosed that efforts and mechanism are being made to install a Gas Turbine in Emevor Kingdom. This projection, according to him, has been tabled and deliberated on, since the project needs help…
Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited has cleared the air over the incident at the Lekki area of Lagos involving its operatives and some Nigerian Navy personnel on August 29. The firm explained in a statement that its personnel who were on the…
The Ijaw Youths Network has slammed critics of High Chief Government Ekpemupolo popularly known as Tompolo, over the pipeline surveillance contract awarded to his firm, Tantita Security Services Limited, by the Federal Government in 2022. TSL has since August 2022 been in…
Respected Human Rights Activist, Femi Falana has called on Nigerians not to leave violation of their fundamental human rights to God to judge, but insisted that they should approach the court to file a case. Speaking in Abuja at a programme: “A…
…installs her as Immunization Ambassador and Nutrition Champion of Delta State. The Delta State Primary Health Care Development Agency (DSPHCDA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have pledged to collaborate and support the programmes of the You Matter Charity Foundation of Her…
…Appoints Ogbedo as Director-General, You Matter Charity Foundation Wife of Delta Governor and Founder, You Matter Charity Foundation, Deaconess Tobore Oborevwori has reassured Deltans that the development plans of His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori as encapsulated in the MORE Agenda, will…
Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has charged agency heads on the need to walk their talk as the country is at a critical point and in dire need of transformation. Speaking at a brief with the Acting Comptroller General of Immigration,…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has unveiled an enhanced e-Passport Production Centre in Kaduna, Kaduna State. At the official commissioning ceremony on Tuesday at the Kaduna State Command, the Executive Governor of Kaduna State who was represented at the event by his…
–By Austen Akhagbeme: There has been a growing concern recently in Africa about the return of the era of military coup d’etats as was witnessed in the late sixties and seventies. The recent military overthrow of President Ali Bongo of the mineral-rich…
The need for synergy and collaboration of all security agencies towards safety of schools across the country has been reiterated. Speaking at the training of 91 officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on viable strategies to keep schools…
Yobe State Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni has said the state has every reason to appreciate the Almighty God in spite of the upheavals. Speaking on the 32nd anniversary of the creation of the state, the governor who congratulated the people of…
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Saturday directed remodeling of the State’s Specialist Hospital in Maiduguri, with new structures to be built. Zulum also ordered rehabilitation of ‘Buba Marwa House’ which serves as an accommodation for medical doctors working with Specialist…
-By Harrison Akamule: Former Commissioner of Energy, Delta State, Barrister Newworld Safugha congratulates Governor Sheriff, his deputy and Deltans for Delta State at 32 years, saying the state has done well in terms of infrastructure and other critical sectors of the economy. Spending…
