…leads 305-member campaign council By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Governor and the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, National Campaign Council for November 16 Ondo State Governorship election, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has assured leadership of the party that the committee would win the forthcoming governorship election with at least 80 per cent of the […]

Mr Justine Shaku, the Chairman, Katsina-Ala Local Government Area in Benue, says the continuous activities of criminal elements within the council left many schools, markets, and primary health clinics closed for more than one year. Shaku told Newsmen on Tuesday that all social infrastructures within the council were also damaged. He explained that “over 20 […]

As Black History Month continues in Scotland, the Heriot-Watt University and FJSS Group have demonstrated the importance of celebrating diversity, fostering community engagement, and building bridges of understanding between cultures by honouring AI Leader, Abel Aboh and 99 others.  FJSS Group is a powerful grassroots group championing racial equality and diversity within the Scottish justice […]

By Ugochukwu  Alaribe UMUAHIA- Abia State House of Assembly has challenged the Abia state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Union, NLC, to provide evidence of a bill in which they alleged that the state government plans to seize 90% of the local council allocations. The NLC had alleged that the state government is planning to […]

The National Petroleum Authority of Ghana says it is proposing to import refined petroleum products from Dangote Refinery to boost its energy security and sustain business cooperation with neighbours.

Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, Chief Executive Officer, NPAG, said this at the 2024 OTL Africa Downstream Energy Week on Tuesday in Lagos.

Recall that Wike and Fubara have been at loggerheads since the latter assumed office as governor in 2023, just as Fubara had said that his rift with Wike is tied to a tussle over power and control in Rivers State.

The Police Command in Imo says it has detained 17-year-old Jesse Chidebere, a student of Imo State University (IMSU) for faking her abduction and death. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement issued in Owerri and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday. […]

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – THE abductors of the Rector of the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary of the Catholic Diocese of Auchi in Ivhianokpodi, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, Rev. Fr. Thomas Oyode, are reportedly demanding a N200 million ransom for them to release Oyode who was kidnapped on Sunday by […]

He said that actual petrol consumption levels in Nigeria could decrease but were unlikely to drop significantly.

A government report on Tuesday showed that the number of suicides among elementary, junior high and high school students in Japan remained high in 2023. According to the country’s 2024 Suicide Prevention White Paper, the number of elementary to high school students, who committed suicide in Japan, stood at 513 in 2023, against the record […]

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Ogun State government has shut down Obada Grammar School, Obada, Idi-emi over the death of Master Monday Arijo, an SS2 student of the school. This followed the arrest and suspension of the teacher allegedly responsible for the death of the student on Friday last week as a result of corporal […]

He said the encounter would draw the curtain on the race from Group D for slots at the 35th AFCON finals to be held in Morocco from December 2025 to January 2026.

The New Zealand government has moved to fast-track overseas doctors’ registration as part of a plan to address the long-term doctor shortage. Health Minister Shane Reti said on Tuesday that “while we work to build our own, home-grown health workforce, internationally qualified specialists continue to have a critical role in providing quality health services for […]

Nigeria’s refining sector is set for significant growth with the issuance of new licenses by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA).

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called for a State of Emergency on power outage, lamenting that over the past week and still counting, most parts of the northern states of Nigeria have been battling with sustained electric power supply outages, leading to near total paralysis in economic and social activities in […]