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By Augustine Aminu The father-in-law of Worthy Brother Thomas Abutu, KSM, from the Central District Sub-Council, Abuja; WO2 Dennis Majali, was on Friday buried in his hometown, Imane in Olamaboro Local Government of Kogi State. Brother Abutu described his father-in-law, late Majali as a man who feared God and impacted...

Nigerian troops have raided a suspected illegal mining site run by Chinese expatriates in the Ibeno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. This was disclosed by Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations while briefing newsmen on Thursday at the Nigerian Defence Headquarters, Abuja. He said the raid...

Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has been commended for its efforts and commitment towards checkmating and curtailing the influx and proliferation of small arms and light weapons in the country. This is according to a statement issued on Thursday by NAF’s Spokesman, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet. This commendation was given by...

In a bid to ensure access to functional mass transportation system, the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike has declared commitment  towards overhauling the moribund Abuja Urban Mass Transport Company Ltd (AUMTCO) , in spite of the challenges of funds being faced by the Administration.  Wike, who asserted this yesterday  when the...

The Federal Government has engaged new companies to as Service Boat Operations Monitoring Agents in the pilotage districts of Lagos, Warri, Bonny/ Port-Harcourt and Calabar effectively ending the monopoly enjoyed by maritime giant, INTELS, on the sector. The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) on Wednesday okayed the Nigerian Ports Authority...

The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority on Monday received members of the House of Representatives who were in Lagos to inspect projects undertaken by the Authority and their impact on the economy. Key areas of focus for the Lagos visits were Healthcare, Infrastructure and Agriculture. The Ad-hoc Committee was constituted by...

The Senior Pastor of Steams of Joy, Jerry Eze, has received special recognition from the State of Georgia in the United States after his recently concluded crusade. The convener of the New Season Prophetic Prayers (NSPPD) was awarded after over 20,000 persons attended his event. The highly anticipated conference saw...

The attention of Workers Rights Protection Network (WORP) has been drawn to the latest issue emanating from the Reps Ad-hoc Committee Investigating alleged job racketeering of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and Mismanagement of IPPIS, chaired by the Hon. Yusuf Gagdi and the utterances emanating from, the former Desk Officer...

The Police Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has warned Nigerians against fighting in public. In a statement released on his official X, (formerly Twitter account) Friday, Adejobi advised Nigerians that such act could ultimately get them jailed. He tweeted, “We need to remind Nigerians of the offence called affray....

Governor Bassey Edet Otu has commended President Bola Tinubu for acting decisively on the Cross River State nominee for the Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC). Otu gave the commendation, Friday, after the president redressed the earlier nomination of an opposition member as the state representative on the commission’s board. “I...