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Hon. Michael Ibe Nwoke, the Executive Chairman of Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has emerged the chairman of Association of Local Governments of Nigeria,(ALGON) in the state. Others that emerged as new…
Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu is set to commission Osusu Road in Aba South Local Government Area, Ebenma and Egege Roads in Aba North LGA, on Friday, 1st January, 2021. In a press release signed by the State Commissioner for Information, Chief…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Thursday reiterated its earlier directive that only passengers will be allowed into airport terminals. FAAN management disclosed this in a series of tweets on the agency’s official handle. The agency also urged all travellers…
The Akwa Ibom State Government has withdrawn from the ongoing investigation process into the alleged molestation and sexual abuse of a student of Deeper life high school in the state, Don Davies. Recall that the mother of the victim, Mrs Deborah Okezie…
Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has expressed delight for the completion of the newly constructed Osusu Road, Aba. The Governor who made this known in a statement on his handle on Thursday said it will last a long time and…
Churches in Cross River State have rescheduled their cross-over programs following the new COVID-19 restrictions in the state. Our correspondent reports that some churches commenced their cross-over services by 11am as against the usual vigil programs of the past. Leaders of the…
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Thursday claimed that his Eastern Security Network, ESN, will operate without the support of Southeast governors. Kanu said ESN revolved around the people and not Southeast governors or politicians. The IPOB…
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the 2021 appropriation bill into law. It would be recalled that the 2021 appropriation bill was passed by the National Assembly last week monday before embarking on its holiday. The President on new year’s eve signed the…
Suspected armed robbers have shot dead a man near the old premises of Union Bank in Oleh Community, Headquarters of Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State. The deceased is simply identified as Omamuzo, a.k.a, Apere, ND REPORTERS can report. Details…
France has reintroduced airport transit visa (ATV) for Nigerians and citizens of certain countries, who will be travelling to the United Kingdom (UK) from January 1, 2021. An ATV gives a traveller access to pass through the international zone of an airport,…
Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company has sealed a deal with the federal government to take-up all automobile Research and Development (R&grin’s) results at the National Agency for Science & Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and convert them to automobile products for commercialisation. The agreement was…
LAGOS-The major ethnic organisations in the country, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Afenifere, Middle Belt Forum and the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), have come together in a common front ahead of the 2023 presidential election. ND REPORTERS gathered that the…
There are indications that the Federal Government may be on course to meet and perhaps, surpass the projected oil revenue target in the 2021 budget if the recent rise in the prices of crude oil is sustained into the new year. Investment…
The Force PRO, CP Frank Mba, has been promoted to the Commissioner of Police by IGP Mohammed Adamu. He was decorated with his new rank by the IGP and assisted by DIG Aminchi Baraye on Wednesday 30th Dec 2020 at Force Headquarters,…
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday confirmed that eleven patients died as a result of COVID-19 related complications in the last 24 hours. NCDC disclosed this via its Twitter account, adding that 1,016 new infections of the virus were…
Late Justice Sylvanus Nsofor, Nigeria’s immediate past ambassador to the US, has left the host country on his final journey back home. His casket, draped in the Nigerian flag, departed the Dulles International Airport, Washington, on Wednesday morning aboard a Delta Airlines…
The House of Representatives has proposed a bill that will legalise the cultivation, sale and use of cannabis better known as marijuana or Indian hemp in Nigeria. The bill, which has already been read the first time and was slated for second…
The Cross River State Governor, Prof Ben Ayade, has signed the 2021 appropriation bill into law. The budget, christened, ‘Budget of Blush and Bliss, has a total sum of N281.9billion, a sharp reduction from the previous budget size of over 1.01trillion. Speaking…
Nigerians in Italy have cried out over “racist policies”. The National Union of Nigerian Associations in Italy (NUNAI) raised the alarm in a statement by Hodge Samson, the President, and Douglas Osawaru, the Secretary. They said a recent comment of a former…
A Coalition of South-East groups has condemned threats by the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s to governors of the region following their opposition of his militia outfit named “Eastern Security Network”. The coalition also lauded southeast governors for…
Gunmen on Wednesday shot dead one Adams Amakel,in Sapele, Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State. ND REPORTERS gathered that the deceased, popularly referred to as Ten over Ten, was killed after he opened a new hair dressing saloon in the area….
Wang Yi, Foreign Minister of China will be in Nigeria on an official visit from January 4 to 5, 2021. The country’s Embassy in Nigeria confirmed this on Wednesday via its Twitter handle, @China_emb_ng. The visit was at the invitation of Minister…
The village head of Ikot Obio Inyang, Etinan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Emem Akpan has been sacked over alleged fraud and other criminal activities peddled against him. The community, through Ikot Obio Inyang Development Association (IKODA), in a…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Wednesday, said no date has been fixed for the commencement of sales of the application documents for its 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, who…
The Warri South Council Chairman, in Delta State, Dr. Michael Tidi has dissolved all revenue subcommittees in the council with immediate effect. The council boss has also directed security agents to arrest any group or individual who parades as a revenue agent…
The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) says it is currently investigating a video circulating on social media alleging that fake COVID-19 results could be obtained at the institute. Recall that the Lagos State Government had on Tuesday raised alarm over the…
The Special Adviser to the Cross River State governor on Presidency and National Assembly Matters, Divine Amina Arong, has resigned her appointment. Devine Arong’s letter of resignation was contained in a letter she sent to Governor Ben Ayade through the Secretary to…
As an atmosphere of confusion continues over the Ohanaeze Ndigbo election, an Imeobi of the Igbo apex organization has been scheduled to hold in Owerri, the Imo State capital, tomorrow, Thursday, December, 31, 2020. This is coming after a similar one was…
The Federal Government has warned Nigerians against self-medication for COVID-19, stressing it could lead to body organs damage. The Director of Hospital Services, Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), Dr Adebimpe Adebiyi, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of…
The Federal Government has suspended the passports of 100 in-bound airline passengers who failed to take their post-arrival COVID-19 test. Mr Boss Mustapha, Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, made this known at the PTF national briefing on Tuesday, in Abuja….
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has cancelled New Year crossover service in its churches nationwide. This is coming after the Christian leadership in the country directed worship centres to respect governments’ directives on New Year crossover services. The President…
The Senate has expressed concerns about payment of N968.8 million by the Defence Ministry for production and supply of medals and ribbons for the armed forces at independence anniversary without approval from the Federal Executive Council (FEC) and Ministerial Tender Board (MTB)….
Nigeria’s major opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said many Nigerians who are already fed up with the misrule of President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are yearning for its (PDP) return to power in 2023….
President Muhammadu Buhari is not leaving any stone unturned in the renewed efforts to tackle youths’ unemployment and general improvement of the economy through conversion of all research results and innovation’s technology outputs on the shelves of research institutes to job creation…
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has been named the best-performing stock market among the 93 equity indexes being tracked by Bloomberg across the world. The all-share index which opened at 38,800.01 inched higher by 310.16 points or 0.80 percent to cross the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Tuesday, tendered in evidence before the Federal High Court in Abuja, the nomination form Governor Godwin Obaseki filled and submitted for the purpose of the governorship election that held in Edo State on September 19….
The International Criminal Police Organisation, popularly called Interpol, has traced a €500,000 COVID-19 fraud to Nigeria. The organisation made this known in a statement on its website titled, ‘Unmasked: International COVID-19 fraud exposed’. According to the statement, the scheme was coordinated using…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said that the nation’s health system is struggling to cope with the increasing number of coronavirus infections daily. The centre warned that the nation would pay in January for disregarding the health protocols. Speaking at…
Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 749 new coronavirus infections in the country. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, in a tweet via its Twitter account, said the new infections were recorded in 17 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). According to…
Popular Nollywood Actress, Omoni Oboli has reacted to the spate of false rape accusations on social media lately. Recently, a lady had accused a man on social media of raping her at 14-year-old, which generated reactions and backlash. However, the suspect came…
Big Brother Naija, BBNaija 2018 reality star, Cee-C has reacted to rumours that she is in a relationship with the son of a former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha. Reports, which emerged on social media, had it that Cee-C is presently…
The 2nd Batch of 485 Special Police Constabulary have passed out from the Police Training School in Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State. The graduates (recruits) from Akwa Ibom State were officially pronounced Special Constabulary (Community Police Officers) by the…
The Enugu State House of Assembly has passed the State’s 2021 budget of One hundred and sixty-nine billion, eight hundred and forty-five million, seven hundred and fifty-eight thousand, five hundred naira (N169,845, 758,500.00)only, for assent by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi. IGBERE TV…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that Nigeria maintained its lead as the biggest economy in Africa, in terms of the size of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). But globally, the IMF, in its recently released World Economic Outlook (WEO),…
Since it was reopened on December 1, 2020, the Akwa Ibom Christmas Village has created a value worth over N1 billion, according to the State Government. A statement by Orman Esin, the Commissioner for Tourism, Akwa Ibom State said that the Village…
More than 70 personnel of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) are currently in China on a special training. They have been in the Asian country for four months and will return next week. The contingent will be deployed to activate the 203…
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has issued new instructions for applicants to obtain their National Identification Number (NIN). The spokesman for the Commission, Kayode Adegoke, gave the new instructions in a statement on Tuesday titled, “NIMC adopts booking system for NIN…
Okezie Ikpeazu, the Governor of Abia State, has signed the 2021 Appropriation Bill into law. The bill, which was passed by Abia State House of Assembly on Tuesday, was presented to the Governor by the Clerk of the House, Sir John Pedro…
A Coalition of 92 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) led by Centre for Credible Leadership and Citizens Awareness (CCLCA), has blamed politicians for insecurity in Nigeria. NAN reports that Nwambu Gabriel, Director-General, CCLCA spoke at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday. Gabriel…
There was palpable tension in Delta State as gunmen on Tuesday shot to death a generator mechanic, Kelvin Asaboro. The incident occurred at Uduerhe Street by the Palace of the Ovie of Ughelli Kingdom, HRM. (Dr.) Wilson Ojakovo Oharisi III. The gunmen…
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, felicitated with new World Boxing Federation (WBF) International Super Featherweight Champion, Ridwan Oyekola, “The Scorpion’’. Buhari, in a congratulatory message issued by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja, joined all Nigerians to celebrate the historical feat…