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Kaduna state governor Uba Sani has mourned the death of Mr. Herbert Wigwe, the Chairman/CEO of Access Corporation, his wife and son, in a helicopter crash. He said the country has lost one of its most innovative entrepreneurs. The Governor in a statement said he received with shock and deep...

The Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government in Exile, Simon Ekpa, says Biafrans are ready to exit Nigeria as over Two million Biafrans have voted for self-referendum less than weeks into its recently launched E-voting platform. The Finland-based lawyer and separatist Ekpa disclosed in a statement on Saturday that...

State Chairmen’s Forum of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has called for the arrest and prosecution of Ben Jerry for alleged impersonation of the Kogi State Chapter Chairman of the Council. In a statement on Saturday, Chairman of Chairmen and Chairman NYCN OYO STATE Chapter, Comrade Abdulsalam Quadri...

Two students of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, overnight lost their lives in their sleep after inhaling exhaust fumes (carbon monoxide) from a running electricity generating set. Mr Williams Aya (SP), the Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO) who confirmed the incident in a telephone call said the generator was placed close...

The governor of Benue state, Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia has directed the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. F.B. Mnyim to immediately institute a libel suit against Nigerian Concord Newspaper and it’s publisher, Aare Abiodun Oluwarotimi. The decision was taken during a meeting between the governor and members...

The Nasarawa State Government said it would distribute about 20, 000 bags of rice to vulnerable households aimed at cushioning the prevailing economic hardship being experienced across the state. Governor Abdullahi Sule disclosed this while commissioning a newly established public primary school built by the Chairman of Keffi Local Government...

The Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani in a landmark deal, officially sealed the Kaduna Mutual Accountability Framework (KaMAF) in collaboration with the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO). The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which took place on Thusrday, signifies a strategic alliance to propel Kaduna into...

The Cross River Centre for Excellence, CRICE, has lauded Sen. (Dr.) Stephen Odey for his “unprecedented achievement” when he served as chairman of the State SUBEB. Odey is the Commissioner for Education in the state.Speaking in Calabar on Thursday, coordinator of the CRICE, Solomon Oqua, said the records of the...

Citizens Awareness Against Corruption and Social Vices Initiative (CAACASVI), an Anti-Corruption Civil Society Organisation (CSO), has written a petition to President Bola Tinubu over the board of the Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA)’s interference and demand for unlawful privileges. A copy of the petition made available to newsmen on Thursday in...

The Cross River State Executive Council has approved the payment of WAEC fees for 16,301 indigenes of public schools in the state. The State Government will be offsetting the payment with N440, 127, 000 (Four Hundred and Forty Million, One Hundred and Twenty-seven Thousand Naira) being for students writing the...