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By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Sept. 3, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed the construction of barracks for workers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) across the country. The Chairman of the NDLEA, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, revealed this to State House correspondents after briefing President Muhammadu Buhari on …

By Lucy Ogalue Abuja, Sept.  3, 2021 The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, says work will soon commence for the construction of Bonny Deep Seaport. Amaechi, in a statement by the Director of Press and Public Relations,  Ministry of Transport, Mr Eric Ojiekwe, disclosed this when he visited the proposed …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Sept. 3, 2021 Governor of New Jersey, Philip Murphy on Friday announced two more deaths from hurricane Ida, noting that many residents died in their cars, trapped by rapidly rising floodwaters and drowned without means of escape. The remnants of Hurricane Ida caused flash flooding …

By Hilary Akalugwu Nsukka (Enugu State) Sept 3, 2021 A lawmaker, Rep. Pat Asadu, has commended the Enugu State House of Assembly for passing the anti-open grazing bill. Asadu, representing Nsukka/Igboeze-South Federal Constituency, made the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Nsukka on Friday. …

William Attah, Gombe Gombe State Governor, Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya has said that the consistently expanding roles of States and Local Governments in the last 29 years has made it mandatory for an upward review of the revenue allocations to the two tiers of Governments. According to the Governor, there has …

By Dennis Udoma, Uyo Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), Akwa Ibom State Branch has called for more funds to the 36 States and the 774 Local Government Areas in the country. It also advocates reduction in the allocation of funds to the Federal Government in the new revenue sharing formula being …

I have a dream!! I dream that one day, the clattering of gunshots in our nation will be muted by roaring voices of patriotic Nigerians singing the national anthem. I see men, women; young and old, displaying total loyalty and solemnly fulfilling the oath enshrined in our national pledge. I …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Sept. 3, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden has approved emergency declarations in the states of New York and New Jersey, paving  way for the states to receive much-needed federal assistance. The devastating storm in the North-Eastern U.S. in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida killed no …

*Awards N10 Million damages against Ugochukwu Uba Momentum swings in favour of Nigerian business mogul Valentine Ozigbo as the Court of Appeal Awka Division sitting in Abuja in its judgement delivered today, Friday, September 3, 2021 declared him the authentic governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the …

September 3, 2021 Like the common saying, “different strokes for different folks,” the prevailing economic crunch, appalling state of insecurity and rising deaths occasioned by ravaging Cholera and Covid-19 do not count in the reckoning of lonely and desperate single women who long for conjugal fulfilment. In their priority, anxiety …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday formally received the report of the Forensic Audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), with a vow to implement to the letter, recommendations of the report, saying,” the Federal Government will initiate criminal investigation, prosecute and recover all funds not properly utilized for the …

When Samuel Ioraer Ortom took office as the executive governor of Benue state in 2015, he probably had no desire to be anything more than a governor i.e. Do his best in terms of promise-keeping, and, possibly, seek a second term. But none of us can tell what is in …

The Holy Ghost Service of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) holds Friday, September 3, 2021 at the Redemption Camp, Lagos Ibadan Expressway with the theme, God Bless You Part 8 and the subtheme, You Shall Be Fruitful. The special Service, which is dedicated to those trusting God for the …

New York, Sept. 3, 2021 The devastating storm in the north-eastern United States (U.S.) in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida killed at least 36 people, local authorities said on Thursday. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said on Thursday evening that “at least 23 New Jerseyans have lost their lives to …

The news came like a thundering typhoon last week. For the first time in its 44 years history, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) had made a profit. Net profit after tax stood at N287 billion in Year 2020, sequel to the completion of the statutory Annual Audit exercise. What …

The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has stated that Nigeria cannot achieve its economic potential unless there is very clearly defined, well formulated and articulated fiscal and monetary policies to support entrepreneurship and the private sector for economic turnaround. …

By Ugonne Uzoma Owerri, Sept. 2, 2021 Septuagenarian elder statesman, Dr. Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, on Thursday announced his retirement from partisan politics, saying he felt accomplished in his political career. Iwuanyanwu said this at a news briefing in Owerri, adding that he had no regrets venturing  into politics. He said, “I …

By Ifeoma Aka Enugu, Sept. 2, 2021 Enugu State House of Assembly has passed the anti-open grazing bill brought before it. The bill which is for a law to prohibit open grazing, regulate cattle ranching and for connected purposes was passed during the Assembly plenary in Enugu on Thursday. The …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has explained that concerted efforts by the Corporation and some Federal agencies to combat the menace of smuggling of petroleum products have been largely hampered by existing arbitrage fueled by the prevailing huge price differentials in pump price of petrol in Nigeria and neighbouring …

The Governments and residents of New York and New Jersey in the United States of America (USA) have today, Thursday, September 2, 2021, started counting the costs as the IDA’s remnants unleashed deadly, unprecedented floods that overwhelmed the two states as well as Pennsylvania and some other parts of the North …

By Muhammad Nasir Sokoto, Sept.1, 2021 USAID has trained at least 65 members of Sifawa Community in Bodinga Local Government Area of Sokoto State on how to prepare nutritious meals using locally-available food. The training, conducted in collaboration with an NGO, Breakthrough Action Nigeria, aims at saving pregnant women and …

Berlin, Sept. 2, 2021  Cristiano Ronaldo claimed a scoring world record on Wednesday when his late brace, after missing an early penalty kick, gave him a tally of 111 international goals. The brace lifted Portugal 2-1 over Ireland in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Faro. The 36-year-old Ronaldo …

Just over a decade ago, if anyone had predicted that we would find ourselves in the mess that we are currently embroiled in, such prognosis would have been dismissed with a wave of the hand and rightly considered as doomsday prophecy. At the moment, it is hard to point at …

Justice Tijanni Garba Ringim of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, ordered the interim forfeiture of the sum of N5, 318,517,789.48 found in the account of a company, Kaiser Strategic Services Limited. Justice Ringim gave the order, following an ex parte application filed …