The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday said it would welcome Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode into its fold, if he decided to dump the All Progressives Congress. (APC). The Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Taofeek Gani, made the assertion in an interview with the NewsContinue Reading
The police command in Enugu state on Thursday, said the recent sit-at-home order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) should be disregarded and urged residents to go about their normal businesses. The Commissioner of police in the state, Mr Mohammed Danmallam, said this in Enugu on Thursday duringContinue Reading
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says no fewer than 9, 822 Stranded Nigerians were assisted back home by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) from 10 different countries in 18 months. The Zonal Coordinator of NEMA, South West Zone, Alhaji Yakubu Suleiman, disclosed this while receiving another batch ofContinue Reading
Mr Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SFG), said on Friday that the government had earmarked N800 million for the execution of ecological projects in Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria. Mustapha made the disclosure as the Special Guest of Honour at the 13th Annual General AssemblyContinue Reading
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has scheduled its screening and physical fitness assessment on recruitment for Sept. 24 to 29. Mr Bisi Kazeem, the FRSC Public Education Officer, said in a statement on Friday that the screening would be conducted in all the state capitals. Kazeem advised applicants toContinue Reading
Ahmed Mabudi, the Acting Director-General of Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), said the rumor making rounds about the release of water from the Lagbo Dam by Camaroonian authorities was untrue. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports there were circulating reports that people living along the water banks of theContinue Reading
Gov. Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara has revealed that a total of 2,385 people were killed by armed bandits in the state from 2011 to date. The governor made the disclosure on Monday in Gusau at the opening of a Special Town Hall Meeting on Security organised by the Federal GovernmentContinue Reading
By Ishaq Zaki The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has adopted a former member of the House of Representives, Alhaji Bello Matawallen-Maradun as its governorship candidate in Zamfara. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the candidate emerged through consensus after stakeholders of the party unanimously adopted him at a meetingContinue Reading
September 9, 2018 5:31 pm by aderemi.bamgbose – Nigeria – Group threatens election boycott over 10-year-old power outage Blackout By Remi Bamgbose Okitipupa (Ondo State), Sept. 9, 2018 (NAN) Some youths in Okitipupa, Ondo State, under the aegis of Bring Back Our Light, say the people of their area may not participate inContinue Reading
