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Top political leaders and other dignitaries flocked around legal luminary, Barrister Theo Nwaigbo and his wife for their thanksgiving ceremony/child dedication on Sunday, October 25, 2020. It was joy unlimited and overflowing thanksgiving to God for His goodness to the Nwaigbo family. Among the top politicians that graced the event …

The House of Representatives Committee on Gas Resources has applauded the Mallam Mele Kyari-led Management team of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for its achievements in the areas of gas infrastructure development, gas supply obligations for the domestic market and the NLNG Train 7 Project. A press release by …

By Nicholas Obisike Enugu, Oct. 30, 2020 (NAN) Youth groups in the South East have called for a review of the indiscriminate mounting of road blocks in the region by security agencies. This is contained in a communique issued in Enugu on Friday at the end of a meeting between …

  By Abujah Racheal Abuja, Oct. 31, 2020 The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 170 new COVID-19 cases with three coronavirus related deaths recorded in 10 states and Federal Capital Territory in the last 24 hours. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Friday. …

President Muhammadu Buhari Friday held a video conference with Mr Charles Michel, President of the European Council, during which the latter reiterated Europe’s support for Nigeria’s Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the next Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). This is according to a statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser …

Paris, Oct. 31, 2020 Paris St-Germain’s Brazil forward Neymar will be sidelined until after the international break in mid-November, the French club’s coach Thomas Tuchel said on Friday. This development follows his injury against Istanbul Basaksehir in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday. Neymar came off with a thigh muscle …

Rivers State Governor,  Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has challenged members of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) to always hold public office holders accountable to the people. Governor Wike gave the charge when the national leadership of the Guild paid  him a courtesy visit at Government House,  Port Harcourt on Friday. …

By Aderogba George Abuja, Oct. 29, 2020 Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Thursday said that for Nigeria to overcome the challenges confronting it poverty and unemployment must first be addressed. The Governor said this on Thursday in Abuja at the National inauguration of a project tagged “Project 20 …

By Solomon Asowata Lagos, Oct. 30, 2020 The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says the bid round process for its 57 marginal oilfields in the country is still ongoing. Mr Paul Osu, Head, Public Affairs, DPR, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos that the bidding …

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the gruesome vehicle accident in Mgbowu, Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State, in which scores of people died, most of them school pupils. President Buhari, in a statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity) condoled with families …

William Attah, Gombe Gombe State Chairman of the Police Community Relations Committee, Malam Kabiru Ibn Muhammad has commended the Gombe State Governor, Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya, for approving N5 million pocket allowance for the State’s contingents undergoing Police Constabulary training in Jos, the Plateau State capital. In a chat with our …

By Aderogba George Abuja, Oct. 29, 2020 The Comptroller-General (CG) of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Muhammad Babandede, has told officers of the service to avoid issues capable of tarnishing the image of the service. A statement signed by the service Public Relations Officer, Mr James Sunday on Thursday …

The Bayelsa government has adopted a technology based approach and assembled a team of experts in its workforce to tackle perennial flooding in the state capital. Subsequently, Commissioner for Works on Thursday, visited parts of Yenagoa metropolis, the State capital, that are flooded, with team of Engineers, Surveyors and the …

It was very touching, poignant, as President Muhammadu Buhari met with all living former heads of state on October 23, 2020, to discuss the state of the nation. For about two weeks, the country had been suffused with unrest, later violence, precipitated by what began as legitimate protests against police …

Following Thursday’s accident that occurred at Mgbowo in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State, which left about 21 school children dead, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has condoled with the bereaved families, the government and people of …

From: RuthYarnap,  Bauchi Governor Bala Abdulkadri Mohammed of Bauchi state  has inaugurated a 17 man judicial panel of inquiry to investigate the human right abuses  by the Special Anti-robbery squad of the Nigeria Police force in Bauchi State . While Inaugurating the panel at Government House Bauchi, he said  that …

President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja appealed to Nigerians to desist from actions and comments that could jeopardise the unity and progress of the nation. Launching the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day (AFRD) Emblem and Appeal Fund, President Buhari said this year’s occasion reminds Nigerians of the need to guard …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Sokoto Zonal Office on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 re-arraigned the Chinese duo of Meng Wei Kun and Xui Kuoi before Justice Saleh Kogo Idrissa of the Federal High Court Sokoto for fraud. They were docked on a three-count charge of conspiracy and money …

Celebrated educationist and highly respected Church and community leader, Chief Dr. Sir Ignatius Njoku will be committed to mother earth today, Thursday, October 29, 2020 in his home town, Orieagu Nsu, Imo State, Nigeria. Chief Sir Dr. Njoku, a Knight of St. John International, was based in New Jersey, United …

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has appealed to members of the Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA) to halt their planned attacks on oil facilities in the region. According to him, going ahead with their threat would create economic setback for the country and additional environmental degradation …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Oct. 28, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday met behind closed doors with former Minister of Defence, retired Gen. T. Y. Danjuma, at the State House, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Sunday Aghaeze, the Personal Assistant to the President (Photography), confirmed …

By Lucy Ogalue Abuja, Oct. 28, 2020 The maritime sector has the capacity to generate more than 1.6 trillion dollars annually if properly harnessed, Mr Bashir Jamoh, Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency(NIMASA), has said. Jamoh stated this on Wednesday while delivering a lecture on Maritime Security and National …

By Francisca Oluyole Abuja, Oct. 28 Dr Uchechukwu Ogah, the Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development, has endorsed Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the position of Director-General, World Trade Organisation, describing her as eminently qualified for the top job. Ogah made this known in a statement issued by Mr Timothy …