Governor Bala Mohammad of Bauchi State on Wednesday appointed Dr Musa Mohammed as his Principal Private Secretary (PPS). This was contained in a statement issued by Mr Muktar Gidado, the Senior Special Assistant (SSA), Media, to the governor. It said that Gidado, until his appointment, was an Associate Professor, Public Management, with the Federal University, […]

Erling Haaland told Manchester United of his ‘desire’ to join the club before performing a U-turn to sign for Borussia Dortmund in the January transfer window, according to reports. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s search for attacking reinforcements in January initially began with Haaland, with the ex-RB Salzburg man becoming Europe’s hottest property after netting 28 times […]

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) have agreed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on an e-fulfilment centre for e-services, e-commerce, e-governance and e-agriculture. The two organisations agreed on this during a courtesy visit by the NIPOST management to the NCC’s headquarters on Wednesday in Abuja. The Post Master […]

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has commiserated with Mrs. Flora Alanta, state Commissioner for Women Affairs, and her family over the death of her husband, Prophet Alex Alatan. Okowa, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Olisa Ifeajika on Wednesday in Asaba, said that the demise of Alatan, a prominent Benin-based cleric, was […]

Amid rising cases of kidnapping and armed robbery, the Kogi Government said it had devised new strategies to flush out the perpetrators and their collaborators. The state Commissioner for information and communication strategy, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, disclosed this to newsmen in Lokoja on Wednesday. Fanwo, who spoke shortly after the state executive council meeting, said […]

Adam Lallana’s representatives have been approached by Leicester City over a possible summer move, according to reports. The England international has only started three matches in the Premier League this season for Liverpool, providing a goal and an assist. Lallana is out of contract in the summer after spending six years at Anfield following his […]

The coalition of the Edo State Civil Society Organisations (CSO) has called on the state government to strip the Nigeria police of the power to prosecute criminal suspects in order to end the violation of citizens’ right. The CSO made the call in Benin on Wednesday during a one-day working group meeting on accountable governance, […]

By Bashir Bello – Kano The Kano State Road Traffic Agency, KAROTA says it has seized three trucks carrying about 1,800 bags of fake/expired flour powder at Singer Market, in Fagge Local Government Area of the state. It also said it has arrested one person in connection with the seizure while the other person fled. […]

Emeka Anaeto – Business Editor The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) may have come under pressure from dealers of fake and sub-standard products following the Agency’s intensified efforts to rid the country of such products. SON’s Head of Public Relations, Rilwan Bola Fasina, told some journalists on Wednesday in Lagos that the Agency is facing […]

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the sum N10.2 billion for the Tada-Shonga Irrigation project in Shonga, Kwara State. The Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman Adamu, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after FEC meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Adamu said the ministry […]