A former Branch Manager of Ekondo Microfinance Bank, Uyanga, Cross Rivers State, Augustine Effiong Bassey, has been given a five year prison sentence for diverting the sum of N27.3 million belonging to the bank for his private use. Justice Adie A. Onyebueke of the Cross River State High […]
President Mohammadu Buhari has promised to include more women in the governance of the country, saying it will ensure the spread of development across Nigeria. The President made the promise at the State House Abuja on Thursday, when he received a group of Nigerian Women led by the […]
Due to the shortfall from the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) as well as low Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), the government of Niger State has slashed the salaries of civil servants and political appointees, beginning from the month of November, 2020. The State governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, has […]
The 2020 terrorism report released by the Global Terrorism Index (GTI), has retained Nigeria as the third most terrorised country in the world. According to the report, the number of deaths as a result of Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria increased by 25 percent from 2018 to 2019, […]
The Senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial District, Elisha Abbo, has decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). This was contained in a letter tittled, “Movement of God’s people from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress,” which he submitted to […]
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has urged youth in the state to embrace Information and Communication Technology (ICT), saying it is a dependable path to self reliance. Governor Ortom gave the charge on Wednesday at Aper Aku Stadium Makurdi,while declaring open the Benue Youth Summit 2020. He […]
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau, has expressed optimism that Plateau United FC will be crowned CAF Champions in the 2020/2021 season. The governor made this known on Wednesday, when he visited the team during their training session at the Zaria Road Stadium in Jos. The boys from Plateau […]
People who claimed to have participated in the looting, vandalisation of warehouses and other public and private properties under the guise of looking for palliatives in the aftermath of the recent #ENDSARS protest, have returned the items in their possession to the government of Plateau State. The looters […]
President Mohammadu Buhari, has assured the Republic of Chad that Nigeria will always be there to support them as neighbours. The President gave the assurance in Abuja on Tuesday, while receiving the Special Envoy from President Idris Deby Itno of Chad. According to a statement by the Special […]
The 2020 edition of the National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST), was on Monday, declared opened in Jos, the Plateau State. Declaring the event opened, the Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Bako Lalong, said Plateau State was honoured to host […]
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