News as it breaks
23/3/22 Aspirants/PMB President Muhammadu Buhari has hosted APC members aspiring to be National Chairman of the party to a dinner. The outcome of the closed-door interaction was not disclosed, but our correspondent reports that it was a deeper reconciliation effort aimed at persuading the aspirants to sincerely accept a consensus…
The Federal Government has established a Transitional learning centre at the Wassa Internally Displaced Persons Camp in the Federal Capital Territory to accelerate learning of IDPs children. Inaugurating the learning facility in Wassa the National Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons Hajiya Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim explained that…
24/3/22 Kaduna/PMB President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the terrorist attacks on four locations in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State in which two soldiers and tens of others were killed. In a statement by the Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, President Buhari sees…
23/3/22. Judgement/Umahi The embattled Governor of Ebonyi State, Mr. David Umahi, says he is confident that he will come out of his current challenges victorious. Governor Umahi stated this in Abuja while responding to correspondents’ questions about the his next line of action against the court judgment that terminated his…
Airline Operators of Nigeria have blamed the incessant flight delays in the country on poor infrastructure and circumstances beyond their control. The Chairman of United Nigeria Airline, Mr Obiora Okwonkwo, gave the reasons at a public hearing organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation in Abuja. Mr Okonkwo…
23/3/22 LAGRIDE PILOT One thousand brand new saloon and sports utility vehicles have been unveiled as the pilot vehicles of the Lagos ride taxi schem, otherwise known as LAGRIDE. The e-hailing taxi scheme is part of a joint venture between the state government and a Chinese car Manufacturing Company, which…
The House of Representatives has turned down the report of its Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) which probed the importation of adulterated fuel into the country for failing to do a thorough job. The House took the decision during the consideration of the report at the Committee of the Whole…
The National Youth Service Corps has directed married Prospective Female Corps Members to report for registration at the Orientation Camps in their husbands’ state of domicile, irrespective of the states indicated on their call-up letters. It also said they must report to camp with their marriage certificates, evidence of change…
Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State says the immediate past Governor, Chief Willie Obiano did his best and that his administration will continue on the foundation he laid.Professor Soludo who was speaking in an interview on Arise News Television described Chief Obiano as honourable.He explained that they met in August,…
The new Governor of Anambra State, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo says the economy of the State is in bad shape. Professor Soludo stated this while on an interview on Arise News television. He said that from the audited account of the state ending December 31, 2021, there was about N300…
