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Nigeria’s Hajj Commission battles Ramadan Umrah visa shortage

NewsDeskNgMar 26, 2024March 26, 20240

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, confirmed a shortage of Umrah visas on Tuesday. A statement signed by NAHCON’s Assistant Director of Public Affairs, Fatima Sanda Usara, said the commission “will continue to work tirelessly in collaboration with relevant stakeholders to find a satisfactory resolution to the visa inaccessibility.”...

Okuama massacre: Spare innocent residents – Bayelsa leaders beg military

NewsDeskNgMar 26, 2024March 26, 20240

Chief Ayebatari Easterday of Igbomotoru, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, has appealed to the military to protect innocent residents as they search for masterminds behind the killing of 16 soldiers in Okuama, Delta State. Easterday made this appeal in an interview with newsmen in Yenagoa on Tuesday. He spoke against...

Court rules Omehia not entitled to benefits of former Rivers Gov

NewsDeskNgMar 26, 2024March 26, 20240

A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has delivered judgment on the contentious issue of Celestine Omehia’s entitlement to pension benefits from the state government. The court ruled against the demand by the Rivers State Government and the Rivers State House of Assembly for Omehia to refund over...

NSA should have transferred Binance officials to EFCC – Ex-DSS director, Amachree

NewsDeskNgMar 26, 2024March 26, 20240

A former assistant director of the Department of State Services, DSS, Dennis Amachree, has said the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, should have transferred fleeing Binance executive Nadeem Anjarwalla to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Amachree made this statement in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics...

Interrogate those claiming to have ties with bandits – Bishop Kukah to Nigerian govt

NewsDeskNgMar 26, 2024March 26, 20240

Bishop Matthew Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto has called for a thorough interrogation of individuals who claim to have close ties with bandits, stating the need for decisive action by the Federal Government to address the insecurity plaguing the northern regions of Nigeria. While speaking in an interview...

Lagos PDP chair Aivoji backs state police

NewsDeskNgMar 26, 2024March 26, 20240

The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Lagos State, Mr Philip Aivoji, has expressed support for state police. He made this remark in an interview with newsmen on Tuesday in Lagos, saying the problem of insecurity would be reduced substantially if state police were adopted in the country....

Escape of Binance executive from custody in Nigeria embarrassing – Security expert, Adetayo

NewsDeskNgMar 26, 2024March 26, 20240

A National Security and Intelligence Expert, Seyi Adetayo, says the escape of Binance Executive Nadeem Anjarwalla from custody in Nigeria is an embarrassment to the country. Adetayo, a former Department of State Security staff member, disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television on Tuesday. Recall that the office of...

You need painkillers to go through Aba-Port Harcourt Road

NewsDeskNgMar 26, 2024March 26, 20240

Minister of Works, David Umahi, has lamented the state of the federal road connecting Port Harcourt and Aba. Umahi directed contractors working on federal roads in the South-East and South-South to accelerate work while ensuring compliance with contract specifications. He further stated that the federal government managed to save more...

Tinubu presides over FEC meeting

NewsDeskNgMar 25, 2024March 25, 20240

President Bola Tinubu is currently presiding over the Federal Executive Council, FEC meeting. The meeting is taking place at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja. Vice President Kashim Shettima; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, George Akume; the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation,...

Nigerian govt happy with 1st biodiesel plant in Calabar – VP Shettima

NewsDeskNgMar 25, 2024March 25, 20240

Vice President Kashim Shettima, represented by his Special Adviser on Economic Affairs, Tope Fasua has described Cross River State as the economic harbinger of Nigeria going by the arrays of energy potentials she is endowed with. He made the comment when he spoke at the Energy Cross River Expo 2024...