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By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Jan. 11, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the government and people of Anambra over the passing of Prof. Chukwuemeka Ike, renowned author, scholar and traditional ruler of Ndikelionwu Kingdom. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in …

 By Shuaib Sadiq Kaduna, Jan. 10, 2020 The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Friday said a combined team of DPR, KEPA and other agencies have recovered mutilated bodies of three more victims of the Jan. 4 Kaduna gas explosion. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the recovery …

Nigerians have been advised to imbibe the ‘fruits of the Spirit’ and fear of God as laid down by Jesus Christ “so that insecurity, joblessness, economic crisis, political and social upheaval can become a thing of the past in the country”. Giving the admonition in Ondo, Ondo State last weekend …

By Chijioke Okoronkwo Abuja, Jan. 10, 2020 Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau, says the 19 Northern states have gone far in their efforts to introduce community policing in the region. Lalong spoke with State House correspondents after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. …

By Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma Lagos, Jan. 10, 2020  MTN Nigeria Communications Plc on Friday said its case with the Federal Government over alleged revenue indebtedness of N242.24 billion and $1.28 billion had been withdrawn. MTN Nigeria stated this in a regulatory filing to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) signed by its …

  By Ifeoma Aka Enugu, Jan. 10, 2020 Mr Geoffrey Mba, Chairman, Enugu State House of Assembly Committee on Information, has said that the speedy passage of the 2020 Appropriation Bill was meant to restore the budget system in the state. Mba said this in an interview with the News Agency …

By Philomina Attah Abuja, Jan. 10, 2020 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has urged the public to disregard an online publication which speculated that the Commission had arraigned former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over alleged fraud of N75.3 billion. In a statement on Friday in Abuja by the Commission’s …

  By Douglas Okoro Abakaliki, Jan. 10, 2020 The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi State said it viewed with great concern, the reported claim by Gov. Dave Umahi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that he also belonged to APC. The governor was quoted to have told his audience …

  By Emmanuella Anokam Abuja, Jan. 9, 2020 The Federal Government on Thursday reconstituted the board of Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and appointed Mr Ademola Seriki as board Chairman with effect from Jan. 7. A statement issued in Abuja by Mr Ibrahim Haruna, Deputy Director, Press of the ministry, said …

Jeddah, Jan. 9, 2020 Atletico Madrid pulled off a stunning turnaround to beat FC Barcelona 3-2 in an enthralling Spanish Super Cup tie in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Thursday. They thus booked their place in the final of the revamped competition where they will face Real Madrid on Sunday. Argentine …

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in State House, Abuja met with the leaderships of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, as well as the Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPCN) and the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS). Receiving the leadership of the CPCN and NCS led by its president, Prof. …

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is set to again honour stakeholders at the annual dinner and awards night scheduled to take place in Lagos on Saturday, January 18, 2020. This is as the Director General of the Agency, Dr. Dakuku Peterside extolled the role of stakeholders in …

Bayelsa government on Wednesday evening resolved the rift between Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) and Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) which led to power cut since Dec 23, 2019. Mr Kenedy Olorogun, Chairman, Central Zone of the IYC , who confirmed the development in a telephone interview said the youths …

2019 has been one of the best years for both human and cargo transportation in the past 30 years. Only a few accidents have been reported on air, at sea and on rails; and even the few mishaps recorded hardly claimed human lives. Road transport is always the sore thumb, …

Township Councilman Charles Onyejiaka made history January 6 when he became the first West African to be voted in as Deputy Mayor of Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. Onyejiaka (D-Ward 3), has been a member of the Council since 2016, when he was selected to fill the …

Vancouver, Canada, January 6, 2020 Authorities in Chad should release journalist Ali Hamata Achène, and stop pursuing criminal defamation and retaliatory cases against reporters, the Committee to Protect Journalists has said. Police arrested Achène, a reporter with the privately owned Dja FM radio station, in Mongo, the capital of Chad’s …

Nigerian troops have repelled Boko Haram attacks in a deadly clash in Monguno Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno State. The terrorists have repeatedly attacked Monguno but failed in their several attempts in the past to overrun the garrison town. Intelligence sources informed PRNigeria that a patrol team of the …

  The Enugu State Executive Council (EXCO) has awarded contracts for more infrastructural developments in the urban and rural areas, worth over N1.1 billion. This is in furtherance of the state government’s renewed vigour in providing democracy dividends to the people of the state. It would be recalled that the …

By Dennis Udoma, Uyo The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) will honour the Chairman, Senate Committee on Oil and Gas, Senator Bassey Albert today, Thursday, January 9, 2020 in Abuja for ending the dispute in the Escravos Gas To Liquid (EGLT) project with Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL. NNPC, in a …

A notorious gun runner, Samson Salau, has described how he buys and sells AK-47 guns and pistols to rampaging armed robbers and bandits who have been terrorizing some States in the North. In a video clip obtained by PRNigeria, Salau made the confession in Hausa while being interrogated by DSP …

  The United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, has keyed into a social protection model introduced by Governor Babagana Umara Zulum in enforcing his ban on political thuggery in Borno state. The intervention was disclosed on Thursday at the Sports Centre in Maiduguri in the presence of the Governor who was …

Manchester (UK), Jan. 9, 2020 (Reuters/NAN) Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola needed only 15 minutes in training to get the tactical changes which led to Tuesday’s 3-1 win over Manchester United, playmaker Kevin De Bruyne said. The 3-1 win was in the League Cup semi-finals on Tuesday. Guardiola opted to …

Governor Emeka Ihediohan of Imo State, on Monday, swore-in Dr Abraham Nwankwo as the Chief Economic Adviser to the State. Dr. Nwankwo, before his appointment had served as Director-General of Nigeria’s Debt Management Office, DMO, from 2007. He had joined the agency as an Assistant Director in 2001. He holds …