News as it breaks
In a bid to foster stronger community ties and enhance public safety, operatives of the Nasarawa State Police Command embarked on a large-scale sanitation exercise across major towns, including Lafia and Karu, as part of activities marking National Police Day. Commissioner of Police, Shetima Jauro Mohammed, while addressing officers in…
In a symbolic handover ceremony held at the NNPC Towers in Abuja on Friday, Mr. Bayo Ojulari officially assumed duties as the new Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), succeeding Mr. Mele Kyari. Speaking at the brief event, Chief Corporate Communications Officer,…
The Delta State Government has emphasized the need for collective and proactive measures in mitigating the impact of flooding and other environmental hazards across the state. Addressing a press conference in Asaba, the Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, underscored the importance of community engagement,…
Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has reiterated his administration’s dedication to youth empowerment through sports, particularly football, as a strategic tool for development and social order. The Governor made this pledge while receiving the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Musa Gusau, who led a delegation…
An early morning fire has ravaged 18 offices at Northwest University, Kano, causing significant structural damage but no reported casualties. The inferno, which broke out on the eighth floor of the university’s nine-story administrative building, completely destroyed seven offices and a corridor, while 11 adjoining offices sustained minor damage. According…
In a decisive operation, the Mining Marshals have successfully dismantled a heavily fortified illegal mining site in Rafin Gabas, Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. According to a statement issued by Segun Tomori, Special Assistant on Media to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, the illegal site had long…
Bauchi State has received over 2.5 million doses of the Novel Oral Polio Vaccine (NOPV) ahead of its April immunisation campaign, targeting children aged zero to 59 months. The State Cold Chain Officer at the Bauchi State Primary Health Care Board, Bappa Mohammed Jika, confirmed the development during an inspection…
At least ten people lost their lives on Wednesday as armed assailants launched coordinated attacks on five communities in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. The latest violence comes just six days after a deadly assault on Ruwi community, where ten individuals were killed and three others wounded while…
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, has announced plans to present evidence supporting her allegations of sexual harassment against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, the senator stated, “At the right time and at the right space, I will present the evidence…
President Kashim Shettima has departed for Dakar, Senegal, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the country’s 65th Independence Day celebrations. Senegal marks its independence annually on April 4, commemorating its liberation from French colonial rule in 1960. The celebrations, held at Place de la Nation in Dakar, feature parades, cultural…
