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By Emmanuel Mogbede Abuja, Aug. 22, 2019 The Minister of State, Ministry of Environment, Mrs Sharon Ikeazor, has assured pensioners that she will continue to speak for them at the Federal Executive Council (FEC). Ikeazor, the out-going Executive Secretary, Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD), gave the assurance on Thursday in …

By Mohammed Mamman Nangere (Yobe), Aug. 22, 2019 The Federal Ministry of Environment says 35 per cent of Nigeria’s land mass has been eroded by desertification with more areas still threatened. The Minister of Environment, Dr Mahmud Mohammed, spoke on Thursday at the 2019 commemoration of the World Desertification Day …

By Edith Ike-Eboh Abuja, Aug. 21, 2019 The Secretary General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Mr Mohammad Barkindo, has congratulated  Mr Timipre Sylva on his appointment as Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources. Barkindo disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday. He described  the newly-appointed …

The Enugu State Government has condemned the alleged murder of a woman in a farmland at Nchatancha community in Emene, Enugu East Local Government Area. In a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Simon Ortuanya, the government condoled with the family of the deceased and charged the …

By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom Umuahia, August 22, 2019 The Abia State Advisory and Merit Award Council has formally declared its support for power shift to Abia North Senatorial District in 2013. The Chairman of the council, Dr Anagha Ezeikpe, said this on Thursday in Umuahia during a press conference organised as …

By Diana Omueza/Ibironke Ariyo Abuja, Aug 21, 2019 President Muhammadu Buhari has directed ministers to be relentless in delivering services that are vital to the objectives of the present administration. The president said this on Wednesday in Abuja during the swearing-in ceremony of ministers at the Council Chambers of the …

The panel set up by the military high command to look into strained inter-agency relations between the Nigerian Army and the Nigeria Police is worried over a trending video of the purported confession of the re-arrested notorious kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Wadume, in police custody. The panel was constituted by the …

The Nigerian Army has dismissed Lance Corporal Ajayi Johnson, who was arrested for killing an Okada rider, Mr Chimaobi Nwaogwu at Umoukereke Ngwa Community of Abia State on 7 August, 2019. A statement by Colonel Aliyu Yusuf, Deputy  Director, Army Public Relations, 82 Division, Nigerian Army, said that Johnsonhad also …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Aug. 20, 2019 The two-day Presidential Retreat hosted by President Muhammadu Buhari came to an end on Tuesday, with a charge from the president to the Ministers-designate to rise to the challenging responsibilities of ministerial office. A statement from the Special Adviser to the President on …

By Joy Kaka Abuja, Aug. 20, 2019 The Nigerian Embassy in Ukraine has petitioned the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Police Department in Kharkiv demanding full investigations into the circumstances surrounding the alleged stabbing to death of a Nigerian, Gbolade Ejemai. Ejemai, a medical doctor was allegedly stabbed …

Washington, Aug. 20, 2019  U.S. President Donald Trump has lauded Britain’s new Prime Minister , saying that he is “going to be very important for the UK,” ahead of their first official meeting this weekend at the G7 in France. “I think he is going to be a great prime …

By Isaac Ukpoju  Lafia, Aug. 20, 2019 Suspected armed robbers on Tuesday attacked the convoy of Nasarawa State Deputy Governor, Dr Emmanuel Akabe, killing three policemen and a civilian. Akabe was on his way to Abuja on an official engagement when the convoy ran into the robbers who were operating …

By Adekunle Williams Lagos, Aug. 20,2019 Rep. Nnolim Nnaji, Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Aviation, on Tuesday expressed concern over the planned closure of Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. Nnaji said in Lagos that the closure would have adverse effect on socio-economic activities in the South-East region. The News …

Foremost technology giant, Zinox Technologies Ltd. has partnered with EdVigor, an outreach of Harvard-trained resource experts versed in the development of learning curriculum, to re-train over 1000 tertiary school teachers, even as the company has underlined its determination to take its message of responsible citizenship-leadership to teachers across other states …

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Tuesday, joined Bishop Callistus Onaga of the Catholic Diocese of Enugu and other members of the clergy to bid the late Rev. Fr. Paul Offu farewell as he was laid to rest at the Holy Ghost Cathedral, Enugu, after a burial Mass. Rev. …

Former governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Tuesday urged his supporters and the general public to remain calm and law-abiding as there was no cause for alarm. Ambode, in a statement by his media aide, Mr. Habib Aruna, spoke against the backdrop of a search by the Economic …

Operatives of the Nigeria Police have re-arrested the notorious kidnap kingpin, Alhaji Hamisu Bala Wadume. He was re-arrested in the late hours of Monday, August 19, 2019 in his hideout at Layin Mai Allo Hotoro area of Kano State. A statement by DCP Frank Mba, Force Public Relations Officer,  recalled that …

Nigerian Youths at the International Youths Day (IYD)   Lagos, Aug. 20, 2019 The European Union (EU) said it would continue to prioritize provision of opportunities for Nigerian youths in the areas of education, agriculture and human capital investment. The Head of EU Delegation to Nigeria, Amb. Ketil Karlsen, said …

All roads led to Alausa – the seat of Lagos State Government – on Tuesday for an August occasion. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu constituted the state’s Executive Council, with the swearing in of 35 cabinet members who took the oath as Commissioners and Special Advisers. The event, held at Adeyemi Bero …

COMMISSIONERS:  Mr. Rabiu Olowo Onaolapo (Finance) Mr. Tunji Bello (Water Resources and Environment) Mrs. Folashade Adefisayo (Education) Prof. Akin Abayomi (Health) Dr. Idris Salako (Physical Planning and Urban Development) Mr. Gbenga Omotoso (Information and Strategy) Mrs. Bolaji Dada (Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation) Mr. Lere Odusote (Energy and Natural Resources) …

By Leonard Okachie Umuahia, Aug. 20, 2019 Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday closed his defence at the National and State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, Abia. Abaribe, the second respondent in the petition filed by the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and …

Zenith Bank Plc, the sole sponsor of the Nigerian Female Basketball League has hailed the Nigerian female basketball team, D’Tigress, for emerging champions of the FIBA Women’s Afrobasket 2019 in Dakar, Senegal, defeating the host nation 60-55 points in the final match to retain the coveted trophy. Speaking on the …

The President General of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief John Nnia Nwodo, has commended the Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and the Enugu State Police Commissioner for the speed and enthusiasm with which they have addressed recent security challenges in the state. Chief Nwodo, in a statement, said that arrest of …

There appears to be more troubles coming for the immediate past governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha and his family as the incumbent Governor, Emeka Ihedioha, has put together a Judicial Commission of Inquiry on lands and related matters. It is believed that Okorocha and his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu, who …

By Stanley Nwanosike Enugu, Aug. 17, 2019 The Nigerian Army has urged South-East and Cross River state residents not to panic over massive movement of troops, military vehicles and weapons as it holds a week-long military exercise. The Deputy Director, Army Public Relations 82 Division, Col. Aliyu Yusuf, made the …