The presidency has spoken on the report of fire outbreak recorded at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja which caused panic on Saturday, March 6, 2021. According to a press statement issued by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, and made available on Sunday, […]
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The Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria (AIB-N) on Sunday confirmed the crash of an aircraft belonging to the Nigerian military at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The General Manager, Public Affairs of AIB, Mr Tunji Oketunbi, confirmed this on Sunday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
The Cross River Environmental Protection Agency has warned residents of Calabar against dumping of refuse from moving vehicles on major roads in Calabar metropolis. Director General of the Agency, Mr Erasmus Ekpang, gave the warning in a press release issued on Saturday in Calabar.“In line with Gov. Ben Ayade’s passion […]
The Police Command in Anmabra has arrested one Miss Rejoice Raymond, 39 and Mrs Chidi Nwafor, 80, for allegedly subjecting three minors to physical and emotional torture. The State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Haruna Mohammed disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Awka. Mohammed said the suspects were […]
The Federal High Court Abuja, on Tuesday, adjourned the arraignment of Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu, charged for alleged N7.1 billion fraud until June 7. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was to arraign Kalu, following a Supreme Court order that he and his co-defendants in fraud charge be retried, […]
The Federal Government has extended the ongoing National Identification Number (NIN) and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) integration exercise by eight weeks, with a new deadline of April 6, 2021. According to a press release issued in Abuja by Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, Director, Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission and Mr. Kayode […]
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) recorded 994 road traffic accidents in 2020, Mr Gora Wobin, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in the FCT, has said. Wobin disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday. He said that the figure represented 14 […]
Moses Okorie The Founder and Chief Executive of a non-governmental organization (NGO) ‘The Number Two Initiative for a Healthy Environment’, Hajiya Fati Eryaye Abubakar, has called on government at all levels, corporate organizations as well as other NGOs to join hands in eradicating the menace of open-defecation and plastic pollution […]
“Pigba is a prototype of what community should be doing in terms of environmental sanitation. This is an encouragement and we must participate. I will go through your request and make a memo to the chairman”
While paying tribute to the Acting General Manager for utilizing his wealth of experience to boost the quality of the newspaper, he commended its government house reporter, for his unparalleled diligence and dedication to duty, adding that more could still be achieved.
