FG predicts severe flooding in 30 states
• 74 LGs may be affected By Ese Awhotu with agency report The Federal Government has predicted severe flooding across states in the country. In specific terms, the federal government said no fewer than 74 Local More...
Court voids criminal charges against Gbajabiamila
By Vivian Okejeme Abuja A Federal Capital High Court, yesterday, quashed the criminal charge brought against the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Femi Gbajabiamila at A Grade 1 Area Court Karishi. Justice More...
Niger Gov. appoints NTA Mary Berje CPS
From Yakubu Mustapha, Minna. The Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has approved the appointment of Mrs Mary Noel Berje of Nigerian Television Authority NTA as the new Chief Press Secretary. In a statement More...
N2.5bn DSO project: Lai Mohammed fails to appear in court
By Vivian Okejeme Abuja Former Minister of Information, Prof Lai Mohammed, yesterday failed to appear before Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo Giwa, to testify in the trial of the Director General of National Broadcasting More...
USAID provides $243m to improve human dev’t in Nigeria
By Ochiaka Ugwu The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced $243 million in additional assistance to support Nigeria in reaching its development goals. In a statement released yesterday by More...
I left no debt in Zamfara, says ex-gov. Yari
Abdulaziz Yari, the immediate past governor of Zamfara State, has said he left no debt or liability to the new administration under Bello Matawalle. Mr Yari made this known at a news conference organised at the More...
World Drug Day: 10m Nigerians use cannabis – UNODC
The United Nations on Drug and Crime (UNODC) said cannabis is the most widely used drug globally with an estimated 188 million people having used the drug in the previous year. UNODC Country Representative, Oliver More...
SAN tasks legal practitioners on dedicated service to clients
From: Femi Oyelola, Kaduna A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Wole Agunbiade has said It is the duty of a legal practitioner to devote his attention, energy and expertise to the service of his client and, subject More...
Police parade woman who faked kidnap to raise funds
From Oluseyi Dasilva A middle-aged woman, Yemi Samuel was paraded by the Kwara Command of the Nigerian Police for feigning her kidnap. The woman was said to have left home into hiding claiming that she was kidnapped More...
Extend health insurance scheme to tertiary services, NMA tells Delta govt.
From Nosa Akenzua, Asaba Nigerian Medical Association ( NMA) Delta State has challeged government to expand its health insurance scheme to tertiary health services. Dr Omo Ekeneam, the state chairman of the association More...