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Ortom – Benue currently under siege, Akume remains my leader

NewsDeskNgApr 25, 2024April 25, 20240

Chief Samuel Ortom, the immediate past governor of Benue State, has said the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator George Akume, remains his leader and mentor in politics. The former governor stated this during the celebration of his 63rd birth anniversary, organised by his former appointees in...

Passengers stranded as fuel scarcity hits Kaduna

NewsDeskNgApr 25, 2024April 25, 20240

Passengers going to work on Thursday were stranded following the scarcity of fuel across Kaduna State. Those who were fortunate to get buses paid double their normal transport fares to their various destinations. Newsmen observed that some filling stations across the Kaduna metropolis were shut while those open were filled...

School Feeding: FG partners international organisations to restructure programme

NewsDeskNgApr 25, 2024April 25, 20240

The Nigerian Home Grown School Feeding Programme, on Thursday got a boost with a partnership between the Federal Government and the Partnership for Child Development (PCD), Imperial College, London, to get value for money, end hunger and malnutrition among school children. Yetunde Adeniji, The Senior Special Assistant to the President...

I’ll vote Trump president, Biden’s leadership harming us – Israel minister

NewsDeskNgApr 24, 2024April 24, 20240

Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs, Amichai Chikli, on Wednesday said he would vote for the United States, US, Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump against President Joe Biden, if allowed to participate in American election. Chikli explained that Biden’s policies and leadership are weak and they are “harming Israel.” He explained...

Wike vs Fubara: Rivers Finance Commissioner, Kamalu resigns

NewsDeskNgApr 24, 2024April 24, 20240

Isaac Kamalu has resigned as River State Commissioner of Finance after he was redeployed to the Employment Generation and Economic Empowerment Ministry by Governor Simi Fubara. Kamalu, who served as commissioner for Budget and Economics under former Nyesom Wike and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, disclosed this on...

US wants 36 months jail term for Binance founder, Zhao

NewsDeskNgApr 24, 2024April 24, 20240

United States prosecutors in a court filing on Tuesday said the founder of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Changpeng Zhao, should serve 36 months in prison. According to Reuters, the development came after Zhao pleaded guilty to violating laws against money laundering. He is expected to be sentenced on...

Abia Govt says newly constructed road not washed off

NewsDeskNgApr 24, 2024April 24, 20240

The Government of Abia State says there is no truth in a recently circulating video on social media that storm water washed off one of the new roads recently constructed by the administration of Governor Alex Otti. Otumchere Oti, the Commissioner for Works, Abia State, stated this on Tuesday, while...

Nigeria’s brand now sellable to global community

NewsDeskNgApr 24, 2024April 24, 20240

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun on Tuesday said various policies put in place by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration aimed at putting the country on the right economic trajectory have started yielding positive results. According to him, Nigeria has now become an attractive brand that is sellable in...

NCDMB: Refusal to increase budget by N30bn caused my sack, Wabote alleges

NewsDeskNgApr 24, 2024April 24, 20240

The immediate past Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) Engr. Simbi Wabote, has revealed that his refusal to increase 2023 budget of the agency by N30 billion was responsible for hi sudden sack by the federal government last year. Wabote, in a statement Wednesday in Abuja, said...

Anambra community rejects newly elected monarch, urges Soludo to cancel election

NewsDeskNgApr 24, 2024April 24, 20240

Crisis is gradually brewing in Ihite Community of Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, following a disagreement over selection of a traditional ruler. Already, some members of the community led by the community’s traditional council have disowned a new king, Mr Timothy Ifurunwa, who was last weekend elected...