6,146 driver’s licences unclaimed in Delta – FRSC
The Delta Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Bassey Eshiet, says no fewer than 6,146 permanent driver’s licences have yet to be claimed by their owners in the state. He made the revelation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Asaba on Monday. He decried the attitude of some […]
Sudan: East African leaders to mediate conflict
Three East African presidents are planning to travel to Sudan as mediators in a bid to resolve the outbreak of violence between rival military camps. Kenya’s President William Ruto, South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and Djibouti’s President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh will arrive in the Sudanese capital Khartoum “at the earliest possible time,” the Kenyan government […]
FAAN tells passengers to make contingency plan over aviation strike
The Management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Chapter, has urged intending passengers and stakeholders to make contingency plans in order to avoid missing their appointments. The management said in a statement on Monday in Abuja, that any inconvenience that could be experienced was highly regretted. The statement […]
Buhari, Chadian leader deplore crisis in Sudan
President Muhammadu Buhari has said the ongoing fight, which erupted in the Sudanese capital between the military and powerful para-military, Rapid Support Forces, RSF, is unwelcome. Malam Garba Shehu, the president’s spokesman in a statement, said Buhari stated this when the Transitional President of Chad, Gen. Mahamat Idriss Déby -Itno, visited him in Makkah, Saudi […]
TRACE officer kidnapped on Lagos-Ibadan expressway
An officer of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Popoola Olasupo, was on Sunday abducted at Fidiwo axis on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that Olasupo was kidnapped at about 6:30 am on Sunday while going to his duty post. It was also gathered that the police […]
BREAKING: Sylva emerges APC governorship candidate in Bayelsa
The All Progressive Congress (APC) Governorship Election Committee for Bayelsa State has declared immediate past Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and former governor of the state, Chief Timipre Sylva as its standard-bearer for the November 11 2023 governorship election. The chairman of the committee, Major General Ahmed Jibrin(rtd), who announced the results at the […]
Zulum extends Borno teachers’ retirement age by five years
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has extended the retirement age of teachers in the state by five years. This is contained in a circular from the Borno State Teaching Service Board signed by the Permanent Secretary, Malam Yusuf Garga. According to him, ”The attention of all teachers is hereby drawn to the fact that […]
Police arrest two for allegedly stoning driver to death in Ondo
The Nigeria Police, Ondo State Command, on Tuesday said it has arrested two suspects who allegedly stoned a 35-year-old man, Olorunfemi Tope, to death in Akure. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that angry mob on Monday stoned Tope to death, when his alleged reckless driving caused an accident that resulted in the death […]
Thank God Ayu didn’t quit before the elections, says Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has mocked a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Iyorchia Ayu over the party’s failure in the 2023 presidential election. Wike, who championed the call for Ayu’s resignation in the lead-up to the elections, claimed the Benue-born PDP chieftain has no electoral value. Ayu He said […]
Buhari mourns Ex-NUC boss, Abdulkadir
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the family of the late Prof. Idris Abdulkadir, describing him as a scholar par excellence and a towering statesman. The late Abdulkadir was Professor of Veterinary Surgery and Medicine and former Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC). In a condolence message by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu on Monday […]
