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By Isaiah Eka A High Court in Uyo on Thursday granted bail to Prof. Ignatius Uduk, who was recently sentenced to three years jail term for electoral offences. The presiding judge, Justice Okon Okon admitted Uduk to bail following an application for bail on Thursday, by his counsel, Chief Kalu Umeh (SAN). Umeh prayed the…
By Emmanuel Antswen Mr Peter Uche, a member of the Benue State House of Assembly (APC/Guma), says he has facilitated the sinking of a motorised borehole in Yogbo community of the constituency. Uche told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Makurdi that he has concluded arrangements for a medical outreach to address…
By Dan Nandom The Tinubu Stakeholders Forum (TSF) has commended President Bola Tinubu on the ongoing bold and transformative initiatives amidst improvements being made in the education sector. This follows the Federal Government’s plan to reconstruct 195,000 classrooms nationwide by 2027 as well as other initiatives aimed at repositioning the sector. In a statement signed…
By Blessing Odega The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has commenced two days free medical outreach in Amper-West community, Mangu Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. Mr Jonathan Yavala, NYSC State Coordinator, said at the commencement of the outreach on Wednesday that the essence of the NYSC Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers (HIRD), was to…
By Thompson Yamput Constituents of Kogi Central Senatorial District may have begun recalling Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, as signature collection reportedly started in some areas of the district. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports on Wednesday in Lokoja that constituents gathered at various signature collection points across the five Local Government Areas comprising the…
By Austyn Ochu Humanity is given to dreaming dreams: it is either in the unconscious, by processing ideas and sensory information in our sleep or through random brain activities geared towards finding creative solutions to problems. Either way, Dreaming is as old as man. It is a universal phenomenon that is either divinely inspired or…
By Admin Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday strongly criticized the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, calling it an act of political manipulation and bad faith. Atiku, in a statement posted on his official Facebook page, accused President Bola Tinubu of playing a partisan role in the ongoing political crisis…
By Admin Text of the Broadcast by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, declaring State of Emergency in Rivers state on Tuesday 18 March 2025 Fellow Nigerians, I feel greatly disturbed at the turn we have come to regarding the political crisis in Rivers State. Like many of you, I have watched…
By Admin A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Justice Equity and Transparency Group, has expressed concern over the prolonged adjournments in the alleged kidney harvest case involving Noah Kekere and Yusuf Abdulahi. The group, in a statement signed on Tuesday by its North Central Zone Coordinator, Barr. Silas Ibrahim, decried the persecution of the defendants in the…
By Taiye Olayemi The Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp) has assured the National Pension Commission (PenCom) that its members will comply with the recent directive to settle all pension benefits within three working days. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the National Pension Commission has mandated Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs)…
