UniAbuja VC mourns Dadakuada music legend, Jaigbade Alao
Vice-Chancellor of University of Abuja, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, has commiserated with the family of the late Dadakuada music maestro, Alhaji Jaigbade Alao, who died in the early hours of Monday at the age of 121. This is contained in a condolence message by the university’s Head of Information and University Relations, Dr Habib Yakoob, on […]
Nigeria is leading rice producer in Africa – Foundation
Syngenta Foundation For Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA), an Abuja-based NGO, says Nigeria is the leading rice producer in Africa with 70 per cent growth in production in the last decade. Mr Isaiah Gabriel, Country Programme Manager of SFSA, said this in an interview with the News in Nigeria (NAN), on Tuesday in Abuja. He said the […]
Court orders NECO to reinstate dismissed staff member
The National Industrial Court has ordered the National Examinations Council (NECO) to reinstate a dismissed member of staff, Malam Ibrahim Musa . The reinstatement of the claimant as ordered by the court, was to the position or rank he ought to be at the judgment date. Delivering judgment, Justice Olufunke Anuwe, also declared that the […]
Be magnanimous in victory, traditional ruler urges politicians
Oba Michael Obatuga-Adetoye, the Jegun of Idepe-Okitipupa Kingdom, in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State, has urged politicians not to renege on their electioneering promises to the masses. The royal father said that the expectations of Nigerians were high and all politicians needed to do their best in giving succour and making life more […]
Sultan urges Muslims to look out for Ramadan crescent, seeks peaceful coexistence
Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has directed the Muslim Ummah to look out for the crescent of Ramadan 1444 AH, from Wednesday, March 22. He gave the directive at a Ramadan Symposium organised by the Sultanate Council in Sokoto on Tuesday. He urged […]
Tribunal receives 20 NASS election petitions in Oyo
The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in Oyo State, said it had received 20 petitions from aggrieved political parties and their candidates in the state. The Tribunal Secretary, Mr Ibrahim Sada told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Ibadan that the petitions were filed within the 21-day period allowed by law. Sada […]
Petrol price increased by 54.76% a litre in one year – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), has said the average retail price of a litre of Petrol increased from N170.42 in February 2022 to N263.76 in February 2023. It made the declaration in its Petrol Price Watch for February 2023 released in Abuja on Tuesday. According to it, the February 2023 price of N263.76 represented […]
Kalu says ‘Emi lokan’ (It’s my turn) to be Senate President
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Kalu, has declared his intention to contest for Senate presidency in the 10th National Assembly. Kalu, who won re-election to represent Abia North in the Senate, told journalists at the National Assembly. The ruling All Progressives Congress has a majority in the Senate, having secured 57 seats. Others […]
Fire guts lace fabrics shops in Onitsha market
An early morning fire on Tuesday razed a two-storey building housing the Onitsha main market Police Station and shops selling lace fabrics. Firefighters battled for hours to contain the inferno as some of the traders salvaged their goods while others watched in tears as the fire consumed their shops. Spokesman of Anambra Command of […]
Gunmen kidnap 19-year-old girl, demand N10m ransom in Ondo
The Police Command in Ondo State has confirmed the abduction of a 19-year-old girl, Adetutu Okinbaloye by gunmen from her home in Imoru community, Ose Local Government Area of the state. SP Olufumilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, the command spokesman confirmed the incident to newsmen on Tuesday in Akure. “The DPO confirmed that the monarch of the town […]
