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By Muhammad Nasir Sokoto, Dec. 4, 2021 The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto State has called on the State Government to reconsider its decision on Public Private Partnership (PPP) for the reconstruction and management of the Sokoto Central Market. Alhaji Sadiq Achida, the state APC Chairman, made the appeal …

William Attah, Gombe The Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Gombe State, Mr. Moses Kyari, has described the raging supremacy feud in the party between the State Governor, Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya and a former Governor, also a serving Senator, Muhammad Danjuma Goje, as the flexing of …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit asking the court for “an order of perpetual injunction to restrain President Muhammadu Buhari and the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami from unlawfully shutting down telecommunication networks in any part of the country.” In the suit number …

turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 On Tuesday, November 30, 2021, Prof. Adebanji Stephen Akintoye, erstwhile chairman of the Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-determination (NINAS), announced his resignation both as leader and member of the organisation. Akintoye also pulled his Yoruba self-determination group, Ilana Omo Oodua (IOO), out of NINAS while …

By Stanley Nwanosike Enugu, Dec. 4, 2021 Police have arrested and are investigating two brothers, Chima Nnamani and Michael Nnamani, for alleged involvement in serial raping of a nine-year-old minor within Enugu community. The two brothers, who are from the same biological parents, hail from and live within the Akpawfu …

By Mateen Badru Lagos, Dec. 4, 2021 The Lagos State Police Command on Saturday said investigation into the death of Sylvester Oromoni of Dowen College, Lekki, is currently ongoing. The Lagos Police Command, in a statement issued by CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, said that although no formal report had been made …

Ibadan, Dec. 4,2021: Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has reassured the family of late Itunnu Babalola, a Nigerian who died in Cote d’Ivoire prison, that the Federal Government of Nigeria will give necessary support to ease the burden of losing a breadwinner in a family. The …

A lecturer in the Department of Mass Communication at Tansian University, Umunya, Anambra State, Mr. Nze U. Nze, has described the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, as a “true, tried and tested change agent.” Nze was speaking Friday at the …

… To set up Committee on damages Borno Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has visited the 1,000 units housing estate in Maiduguri which was hit on Saturday morning by a rocket launcher believed to have been fired by Boko Haram/ISWAP terror groups. He also said he was setting up what he …

By Adémólá Òrúnbon The former Ogun State Governor and Chieftain of All Progressive Congress (APC), Chief Olusegun Osoba has thrown his weight behind direct primary as a means of selecting candidates of all political parties as contained in the newly passed electoral act amendment bill. Osoba while addressing a delegation …

turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 A saying of the elders is that for as long as lice persist on the head, blood will be a common feature on one’s fingers. That is one reason why we are dwelling on the vexed issue of religious bigotry in the South-west again today. The …

By Nathan Nwakamma Yenagoa, Dec. 4, 2021 The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) has dismissed as “guess work” claims from several parties on the volume and the cause of ongoing leak from Aiteo’s oilfield at Nembe, Bayelsa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Bayelsa …

President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday in Dubai declared that Nigeria remains the most viable and attractive investment destination in Africa, adding that the country is on the path of becoming the continent’s leading industrial and trading nation. Addressing a trade and investment forum at Dubai Expo 2020, organised by Nigerian Arabian …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Dec. 4, 2021 World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday urged countries not to panic but to prepare for the likely spread of COVID-19’s Omicron variant as scientists continue to study it. Speaking in Geneva, WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier stressed that data suggesting that Omicron was …

The Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has called for more inclusiveness of the people with disabilities in society by way of policies formulation to better their lives and give them increased access to healthcare, education and other amenities. Obi, …

Multiple bomb explosions early Saturday rocked Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, PRNigeria gathered from credible local sources. The explosions occurred at 1,000 Estate, and Ngomari Airport Road. The attack, PRNigeria learnt, was launched by ISWAP terrorists from Duwari, a village close to Maiduguri. The terrorists fired mortar bombs at the …

As a follow-up to the first part of this piece, this “ember” season is proving to live up to its billing of throwing up bizarre challenges. At a time when Nigerians are grappling with the burdens of inflation, not to mention the rampaging insecurity which has made the oxygen we …

By Sunday Bassey Eket (Akwa Ibom) Dec. 3, 2021 Dr Dominic Ukpong, the Special Adviser on Heath Matters to Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom, said 44 people had so far died of COVID-19 in the state. Ukpong made the disclosure at the maiden Eket Christmas Festival on Friday. “It …

By Abujah Racheal Abuja, Dec. 3, 2021 The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, has reviewed the country’s international travel protocol amid the emergence of a new variant of coronavirus, “Omicron”. The PSC Chairman, Mr. Boss Mustapha, said this in a statement, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria …

By Abujah Racheal Abuja, Dec. 3, 2021 The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, has authorised vaccine booster against the pandemic for eligible Nigerians. Dr Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Director, National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja, that the decision …

The KEFFES Rural Development Foundation (KRDF) on Friday announced disciplinary measures against three members over their alleged role in a botched effort to derail the foundation. Chief Christopher Tuduo, an ex-officio member, who announced the decision of KRDF to newsmen after the meeting where the decision was taken said the …

Amid the global surge in cases of COVID-19, President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, stressed the need for world leaders to work together and reinforce partnerships to limit the catastrophic consequences of the pandemic. Speaking at Nigeria Day during EXPO DUBAI 2020, the President, according to …

Nigerian military troops in the North-East yesterday eliminated no fewer than 24 terrorists of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) extremist sect. The terrorists, PRNigeria gathered, met their waterloo after attempting to attack a military base in Rann, a town ravaged by insurgency, in Borno State. Two military …

On Saturday, December 4, 2021, the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife, will honour 60 graduates of the institution, to mark the 60th Anniversary of the great citadel of learning. Glad to get a personal letter from the 11th Vice Chancellor, Prof Eyitope Ogunbodede, informing me that I am one of …