Ephemeral News

By Isaiah Eka Chidera Ezeakor who won the event at MTN Champs in Benin City and finished 2nd to Favour Ashe at the Lagos leg, raced to the overall fastest time of 10.35 seconds a new Personal Best in the Senior men’s preliminaries in Uyo in the ongoing event. The MTN Champs which is ongoing…

By Chioma Ugboma Mr Dapo Okubanjo, Member of the Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI), says the recent hike in electricity tariff for some users is a pro-poor development and not a burden on majority of Nigerians. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Federal Government through the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC),…

By Stephen Adeleye Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi on Wednesday swore in 10 new judicial officers with a promise to uphold judicial independence in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the judicial officers, three of whom are women, comprised of four High Court Judges, five Khadis of Sharia Court of Appeal…

By Blessing Odega The Nigerian Institute of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV), Plateau branch, has advised the state government to leverage property or land taxation to boost its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). Mr Emmanuel Adeleke, Plateau NIESV Chairman, gave the advice on Friday in Jos at its annual lecture with the theme “Evaluating the Current…

By Thompson Yamput The Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU) in Anyigba has resumed its Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) programme after a decade-long suspension. This is contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Health, Dr Abdulazeez Adams, on Thursday in Lokoja. The resumption, he said, followed the National Universities Commission (NUC’s)…

By Peter Amine Joy Yakubu of Team Benue has won three medals to strategically place the state on the medals table at the ongoing 22nd National Sports Festival (NSF) in Ogun. Yakubu did the state proud by winning three bronze medals in the weightlifting super heavy +87kg category at the ongoing NSF-tagged ‘Gateway Games 2024’….

By Aderogba George The Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Malam Ali-Muhammad Ali has appealed to the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) to curb the menace of fake journalists. The managing director made the call on Friday in Abuja when he received a delegation of the NUJ led by Dr Abimbola Oyetunde,…

By Isaiah Eka Mr Ubong Ekwere, new Zonal Commander, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Uyo Zonal Commnad, has pledged to uphold the agency’s core values. Ekwere who made the pledge on Tuesday in Uyo, while taking over the leadership of the zone from his predecessor, Mr Emmanuel Awhen, also promised…

By Taiye Agbaje An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness, Femi Remigus, on Monday refused to confirm the legality of bank entries in the trial of Ali Bello, the Chief of Staff to Gov. Usman Ododo of Kogi. Remigus, a compliance officer at Zenith Bank Plc, denied knowing if associated bank transfers in the…