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From: Ruth  Yarnap Bauchi Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has condemned attacks on traditional leaders in the state which is as a result of some politicians who are inciting youths to cause mayhem, stressing that the situation is overheating the polity. The Governor said this during the official presentation of …

… Says Matawalle is a dedicated Governor  Governor of Borno State and chairman of Northeast Governors Forum, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, was in Gusau, Zamfara State, on Monday on behalf of governors of Adamawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe States to show empathy and solidarity over recent attacks on communities …

Nestlé Nigeria’s Maggi cooking show is sizzling in the South West of Nigeria. ‘O Ta Lenu’, the third in the series of Maggi cooking shows retains the same MasterChef style which MAGGI introduced as ‘Muna Kwarya’ in Northern Nigeria and ‘O setigo’ in Southern Nigeria last year. O Ta Lenu …

The Federal Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy through the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has empowered People Living with Disabilities (PLWD) in Rivers State with free laptops after training them on digital skills and innovation. The ministry urged them to key into its drive to grow the economy …

Mr. Preye Ketebu-Brown, Vice President, World Assembly of Youth (WAY) on Sunday urged, Executive Secretary of Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) Mr. Simbi Wabote to ignore smear campaigns against him. Ketebu-Brown described allegations of breach of the Code of Conduct for public office holders as frivolous, as the …

A former Commissioner for Information and Orientation in Bayelsa, Daniel Iworiso-Markson has described the late Prof. Lawrence Ekpebu, who died on January 2, 2022 as an accomplished scholar and diplomat. He said that aside from his rare feat of being the first African graduate of the prestigious Harvard University in …

Ten customers of Fidelity Bank Plc have become N1million richer having received their cash prizes for emerging winners in the January draw of the Bank’s Get Alert in Millions savings promo, season 5 (GAIM 5). The prizes were presented on Thursday, 27 January 2022 at an event held at Fidelity …

By Dorcas Elusogbon Ile-Ife (Osun), Jan. 31, 2022 The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife branch, on Monday commenced an indefinite strike over non-payment of Earned Academic Allowance (EAA) to its members by the university’s authorities. This is contained in a communique issued after the …

    By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, Jan. 31, 2022 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says fresh registration in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) hit 5,353,744 on Monday. The commission disclosed this in its weekly update on the Quarter 3 week 4 in Abuja on Monday. INEC also disclosed …

Applicants at the UK Visa Application Centre at Mobolaji Bank-Anthony Way, Maryland on Monday By Oladele Eniola Lagos, Jan. 31, 2022 Thousands of visa applicants on Monday besieged Lagos offices of VFS Global, United Kingdom (UK) Visa Application Centre, following resumption of visa application processing by the British mission. The …

By Kadiri Abdulrahman Abuja, Jan. 31,2022 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday gave out N23.2 billion in loans to 28 beneficiaries, as it inaugurated its new “100 for 100” Policy on Production and Productivity (PPP). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the PPP was initiated by …

By Abiodun Lawal Abeokuta, Jan. 31, 2022 Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, on Monday, announced automatic employment and donation of N1 million each to the two best graduating students of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a total of 6,257 students graduated at the …

By Nicholas Dechi Makurdi, Jan. 31, 2022 The Director, Benue Fire Service, Mr. Donald Ikyaaza, has confirmed a fire incident at Obasanjo Mango Farm at Howe, Gwer Local Government Area. Ikyaaza confirmed to journalists in a telephone interview in Makurdi on Monday that the fire gutted the farm at 2 …

  By Muhammad Nasir Sokoto, Jan. 31, 2022 Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, on Monday expressed his desire to join the 2023 presidential race under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Tambuwal, who made his intention known during the state PDP stakeholders’ meeting, said the decision is …

***Lawan says Senate’ll be rigid on increased revenues to reduce budget deficit, borrowings    President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Monday, said that revenue generating agencies of government are capable of generating and remitting N3 trillion naira annually to the coffers of the federal government if efforts are made to …

Nigerians have been encouraged to embrace and sustain saving culture as one of the strategic and shrewd approach to make headway in the country’s distressed economy. The Managing Editor/CEO, Premium Eagle Media Limited, publishers of The Eagle Online newspaper, Dotun Oladipo, gave the advice at the 2022 Annual General Meeting …

Former representative of Rivers South-East Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, has appealed to Senator Bennett Birabi to treat his fellow Ogonis with respect and avoid going to the public space to tear them down. Abe, who made the appeal in a statement posted on his …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Command on Friday, January 28, 2022, returned eleven houses recovered in different parts of Enugu to Chief Arthur Eze. The properties, according to a statement by Wilson Uwujaren, Head, Media & Publicity, EFCC were recovered by the EFCC from the duo …

By Christian Njoku Calabar, Jan. 31, 2022 Residents of Cross River have called on the Federal Government to revoke the licence of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) for alleged poor performance and exploitation of consumers. The residents who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday …

By Stanley Nwanosike Before the last two years, drug abuse and use of hard drugs was at a manageable level in the South-East. Before this period, those in the habit of drug abuse engaged in excessive intake of medications; while those in hard drug use indulged in taking the ubiquitous …

By Isaiah Eka Uyo, Jan. 31, 2022 Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom, finally ended months of speculations and permutations with the announcement of one of his cabinet members, Mr. Umo Eno, to succeed him as Governor in 2023. The Chief Press Secretary/Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, …

Monday, 31 January, 2022) How do you address a people who create a situation and then turn round to play the victim? The National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Alhaji Bello Abdullahi Bodejo, talked tough in a Sun newspaper interview at the weekend. He said any southerner hoping to …

Polemics, without unduly or intentionally sounding hypercritically alarmist; but equally, not without good reasons to pretend otherwise and implicitly imply there is no cause for alarm; is seriously concerned on the burdensome, increasing worrisome spectres and prospects of what lies ahead as the ultimate political fate of Abia State in …

By Emmanuel Mogbede Abuja, Jan. 31, 2022 Dr Salihu Lukman, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has called for the sanctioning of party leaders working to undermine the national convention slated for Feb. 26. Lukman, immediate past Director-General of Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), an umbrella body of serving …