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Murder of Sowore depicts country’s worsening insecurity  – Ortom

Murder of Sowore depicts country’s worsening insecurity – Ortom

By Peter Duru – Makurdi Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has said the gruesome murder of Olajide Sowore, the younger brother of Sahara Reporters’ publisher, Omoyele Sowore by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen illustrated the worsening insecurity in the country. The Governor in a statement Monday in Makurdi by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver […]

No plans to shutdown telecom services in Katsina – Govt

No plans to shutdown telecom services in Katsina – Govt

The National Communications Commission (NCC) has refuted a social media story claiming that the commission had ordered telecom service providers to shutdown their services in Katsina state. Alhaji Abdu Labaran, the Director General (DG) media to Gov. Aminu Masari disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Monday, in Katsina. READ ALSO:NCC Report: Globacom […]

Qatar 2022 Race: Confident Super Eagles land in Mindelo, as Musa eyes 100 caps

Qatar 2022 Race: Confident Super Eagles land in Mindelo, as Musa eyes 100 caps

By Tony Ubani The Super Eagles’ contingent for tomorrowy’s FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifying tango with the Blue Sharks of Cape Verde landed on the island of Mindelo on Monday morning, after a four-hour flight from Lagos aboard a special jet of Air Peace airline. There were 21 players on board, following the departure […]

Our leaders unpatriotic, owe allegiance to Chad, Niger, others — Mailafia

Our leaders unpatriotic, owe allegiance to Chad, Niger, others — Mailafia

A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, has that Nigeria was drifting towards being a failed state and may soon become ungovernable to the ruling class, putting the blame at the feet of the country’s leaders, who he said were unpatriotic.

At Cambridge, Bawa advocates global action against financial crimes

At Cambridge, Bawa advocates global action against financial crimes

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has advocated collective and collaborative approach by authorities around the world in dealing with the challenges of financial crimes which, he noted, is a global scourge as no nation is spared its virulence.

FG flags off environmental sanitation response to the Cholera outbreak

FG flags off environmental sanitation response to the Cholera outbreak

By Joseph Erunke ABUJA-THE federal government, Monday, flagged off environmental sanitation response to Cholera outbreak in the country with a call on local government council chairmen not only to engage graduates of Environmental Health as volunteers but also employ more environmental health officers environmental sanitation services. The flag off of government’s  response activities to the increasing […]

2023: God will give Nigeria President with good heart like Buhari ―Umahi

2023: God will give Nigeria President with good heart like Buhari ―Umahi

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru GOVERNOR Dave Umahi of Ebonyi state, Monday prayed that God should give Nigeria a president “who has good heart like President Muhammadu Buhari for the good of this country.” The governor also said that the people of South East are grateful to President Buhari for what he described as mega projects the […]

Nigeria needs good leadership for unity, sustainable growth – Okowa

Nigeria needs good leadership for unity, sustainable growth – Okowa

Delta State Governor  Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, on Monday, said Nigeria was in need of good leadership that would entrench desired unity, sustainable growth and development currently lacking in the nation. Okowa made this known at the 2021 Sam Epelle Memorial Gold Paper Lecture organized by the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) at Orchids Hotel, […]

Court dismisses FIRS’ suit seeking to stop Rivers from VAT collection

Court dismisses FIRS’ suit seeking to stop Rivers from VAT collection

By Davies Iheamnachor, Port-Harcourt A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has dismissed a suit by the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, seeking to stop the Rivers State Government from commencing collection of Value Added Tax, VAT. FIRS in suit no FHC/PH/CS/149/2020 had approached the court seeking a Stay of Execution on […]