Plateau earmarks N1bn for LG polls
Plateau State Government has earmarked N1 billion for the conduct of elections in four Local Government Areas of the state in its 2020 budget. The state Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Sylvester Wallangko, disclosed during the breakdown of the budget on Monday in Jos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the state had in October 2018 More...
Man beheads own mother
The police in Imo State have arrested a 47-year-old man, Sunday Agwim, for allegedly killing his mother, Christiana Agwim. The incident happened at Umuobom in Ideato South Local Government Area of the state. The More...
Buhari condemns gunmen attack on Plateau community
By Lawrence Olaoye President Muhammadu Buhari condemned in strong terms the gunmen attack on Mangu Local Government in Plateau State. According to a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday by his spokesman, More...
Court stops INEC from conducting by-election in 14 Edo Assembly seats
By Vivian Okejeme, Abuja The Federal High Court, Abuja Tuesday stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from conducting fresh election to replace 14 House of Assembly members-elect yet to be More...
Hisbah recovers 11 abandoned babies, 63 children in Kebbi
The Kebbi State Hisbah Committee has said it recovered 11 abandoned babies and 20 abducted single and married women in 2019. Abubakar Muhammad, the state Director of Shari’a/Hisbah, told the News Agency of Nigeria, More...
Nigerian maize in high demand in USA, Bangladesh, says MAN
From Lawal Sa’idu Funtua, Katsina The National Chairman of Maize Farmers Association of Nigeria, Alhaji Bello Abubakar has disclosed that due to the closure of the nation’s borders and improved More...
N7bn Govt House project causes uproar in Zamfara
The Northern Youths Assembly (NYA) has advised Zamfara Government to shelve its proposed N7 billion Government House project in the best interest of the people. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Mannir More...
NiMet predicts dry, dusty atmosphere for Tuesday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) on Monday predicted a dry and dusty atmosphere over the entire country for Tuesday. NiMet’s Weather Outlook released in Abuja forecast dust haze conditions over the northern More...
Reps urge security beef up in Michika after attacks
By Christiana Ekpa House of Representatives member, Hon. Zakariah Nyampa has enjoined the authorities to beef up security in Michika in Adamawa State to avert the recurrence of the attack by members the Boko Haram More...
Kaduna explosion: Buhari mourns Atomic Energy Chairman, others
By Lawrence Olaoye President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed deep sadness over the gas explosion which led to the death of the Chairman, Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission, Professor Simon Mallam, his son and three More...