By Kingsley Okoye President of the Senate, Mr Godswill Akpabio, has expressed sadness over the death of Nigeria’s first indigenous chartered accountant, Chief Akintola Williams who died on Sept 11, in Lagos at age 104. Akpabio in a condolence message on Tuesday in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Media, Public Affairs and Communications, Mr […]
By Mohammed Baba Busu Mr Joshua Audu-Gana, the member representing Edati/Lavun/Mokwa Federal Constituency of Niger State, in the House of Representatives, says he will appeal the judgment of the election petition tribunal. The News Agency of Nigeria (MAN) reports that delivering judgment on Monday, a three-member tribunal headed by Sylvester Godspower agreed with the […]
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said that he would invite his Russian and Chinese counterparts, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, respectively, to the next G20 summit, which will take place in Brazil in 2024. In the aftermath of the G20 summit in the Indian capital of New Delhi, the country’s prime minister, Narendra […]
Russia is considering resuming production of T-80 tanks, state-owned television channel Zvezda, which is operated by the Defence Ministry, reported on Monday. Alexander Potapov, the boss of tank-maker Uralvagonzavod, said that his company was tasked with resuming production of T-80 tanks. “This is the task, or at least the military has set it for us,’’ […]
Rescue teams from Spain, Britain and Qatar began supporting Moroccan rescuers in areas that have been affected by the powerful earthquake that struck the North African country, Moroccan news agency MAP reported on Monday. Britain sent 60 search and rescue experts, along with equipment and four search dogs to support the Moroccan-led operations, British Ambassador […]
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has slammed Mr Phrank Shuaibu, an aide to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar for accusing Vice-President Kashim Shettima of aiding and abetting Boko Haram insurgents during his tenure as governor of Borno. Shuaibu had on Sept. 8 accused Shettima of aiding and abetting the insurgents during his tenure as governor […]
Insurgency By Salisu Sani-Idris Abuja, Sept. 9, 2023 (NAN) The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, on Saturday in Maiduguri lamented that Boko Haram insurgency had inflicted damages in the North-East, to the tune of $9billion. The Director, Information, Office of the Vice President, Mr Olusola Abiola, in a statement, said Shettima stated this while inaugurating […]
By Yakubu Uba The North-East Development Commission (NEDC) has presented palliatives worth N15b to the six states in the region, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The states are Borno, Adamawa, Yobe, Gombe, Bauchi and Taraba states. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the food and non-food items were presented to the […]
Bayo Sekoni Some riverine communities in Osun, Ondo and Ekiti States have sought the Federal and state governments intervention to mitigate the menace of flooding and erosion. Residents in the communities told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a survey conducted in the states that though there hadn’t been any lives lost to […]
Ehigimetor Igbaugba Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River says his administration has secured a private sector investment of 15 million dollars for the Ayip Eku Oil Palm Estate in Akamkpa Local Government Area of the state. Otu said this when he spoke in Calabar at a media pally to mark his 100 days in […]