General News (Page 608)

(FLOWERBUD NEWS)  The Police Command in Enugu State said no police station was burnt in the state as being speculated in the social media. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Ebere Amaraizu, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Sunday.Continue Reading

(FLOWERBUD NEWS)  The functions of the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Abba Kyari, with respect to ministers has not changed the Presidency says. Reacting to media criticisms of President Buhari’s directive to ministers to channel all correspondence through the Chief of staff, the Presidency stressed that itContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUD NEWS) Iranian women will be allowed to attend a men’s football World Cub qualifying match in the Islamic Republic of Iran in October, the official IRNA news agency quoted a Sports Ministry official as saying on Sunday. While foreign women have been allowed limited access to matches in Iran,Continue Reading

(FLOWERBUDNEWS)  Alhaji Ibrahim Goni, Conservator-General (CG), National Parks Service (PKS), says the seven National Parks across the country are fully equipped and prepared for fun seekers and persons wishing to have enjoyable holiday. “The parks are ready; they are being upgraded to meet international standards. Nigerians seeking fun are welcome,”Continue Reading

(FLOWERBUD NWEWS)  Senator Dino Melaye said on Friday that he will appeal the judgment of the Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal which nullified his election as senator representing Kogi West in the Nigerian Senate. It would be recalled that Melaye was declared the winner of the Kogi West Senatorial electionContinue Reading

The New World of Women Culled from CriticUnion Among the virtual ‘flooding’ of the ocean of directors are names like Reema Kagti who is successfully striding across mainstream cinema in recent times, having debuted with the delightfully entertaining Honeymoon Travels Private Limited,  Meghna Gulzar whose output is far from prolific butContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUD NEWS) Scores of Nigerians have been arrested in U.S. by the Federal Bureau of Intelligence (FBI) in a major conspiracy to steal millions of dollars through fraud schemes and launder the money through a Los Angeles-based network. The arrest comes few days after Forbes celebrated Nigerian young billionaire, ObinwanneContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUD NEWS) A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Centre for Peace, Transparency and Accountability has urged the reappointed Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, to justify his reappointment by remaining steadfast in the reforms he initiated in the nation’s education sector. The Centre in a statement signed by its Executive Director,Continue Reading

(FLOWERBUD NEWS) The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) is developing  a Diaspora mortgage housing scheme to assist Nigerians living abroad to own homes in Nigeria, the Managing Director, Mr Ahmed Dangiwa, says. Dangiwa spoke in Abuja on Thursday when Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission,Continue Reading