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Abuja International Conference Centre Renamed After Tinubu
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has renamed the Abuja International Conference Centre as the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre. The Minister also disclosed that other halls in the facility had been renamed after Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, House of Representatives Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, and Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kekere-Ekun. Wike stated this...
Skit Maker Ijoba Lande Returns Home After Missing For Four Days
Skit maker Ganiyu Kehinde aka Ijoba Lande who was declared missing four days ago has been found. His wife had declared the comedian missing on Sunday. She said, “This is to inform the public that IJOBA LANDE left home to an unknown destination on the 26th of march around 9:00 pm, and up till now we can find him we have...
Benin Electricity Company Says Ondo, Ekiti Will Witness Two Months Power Interruption
Electricity consumers in Ondo and Ekiti States are to endure power outage for two months due to maintenance of infrastructures on the Osogbo/Akure – Ado – Ekiti 132kV line by the Transmission Commission of Nigeria (TCN). According to a public notice posted on the social media handles of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC), the maintenance work will take effect...
Oyo Govt Suspends Traditional Ruler
The Oyo State Government on Friday announced the suspension of the traditional ruler of Ido town in the Ido Local Government Area of the state. Mr. Suleiman Olanrewaju, Chief Press Secretary to the state governor, Mr Seyi Makinde, disclosed in a statement that Oba Babalola Gbolagade, the Onido of Ido, was suspended on Thursday. READ ALSO: Police Arrest 8 Suspected Highway...
Nigerian senator appoints 118 ‘aides’
A Nigerian senator, Bulus Amos, representing Gombe South Senatorial District, on Thursday said he has approved the appointment of 118 constituency aides. These aides were picked across the forty wards in Balanga, Billiri, Kaltungo and Shongom LGAs of the senatorial district, Mr Amos said through his spokesperson, Abdul Lauya, on Thursday. The 118 appointees comprised two personal assistants drawn from each...
NCF Plants 184,000 Trees To Restore Nigeria Forest Cover
The Nigerian Conservation Foundation has stated that it planted 184,000 trees in 2024 across different ecosystems to advance its goal of restoring Nigeria’s forest cover to 25 per cent by 2047. This was recently revealed during the Dialogue, which coincided with the 36th Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Conservation Foundation, where members and other stakeholders convened to discuss the...
FG To Meets Unions, NiMet Workers Over Strike
Nigerian Meteorological Agency worker's protest has disrupted flight activities at the Lagos, Abuja, and Kano airports on Wednesday. At the Lagos airport, XEJET, Aero Contractors, and Ibom Air operated as scheduled, while Air Peace did not. In a statement posted on its X handle, Air Peace stated that following the strike by NiMet staff, it had to suspend its operations. The statement,...
Anti-Corruption: Akpabio Begs Newly Appointed EFCC Chairman Not To Use Him As Example
There was laughter in the Senate on Wednesday when Senate President Godswill Akpabio told the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede, not to use him as an example in the anti-corruption fight. Olukoyede, who appeared before the Senate for screening on Wednesday, had cited Akpabio’s name as an example in his presentation on...
Over 80 Father-Daughter Rape Cases, Recorded In Anambra During Lockdown
About 80 cases of rape were reported in Anambra State during the lockdown, the ABN TV reports This was disclosed by Mrs Nkechi Anazodo, the Director of Child welfare services in the State Ministry of Women Affairs on Monday. She said, “Sexual violence has become the order of the day, especially during this period of lockdown. “The most worrisome is that some...
Abia Govt Cancels December Environmental Sanitation, Urges Residents To Keep Surroundings Clean
The Abia State Government has announced the cancellation of the Monthly Environmental Sanitation Exercise earlier scheduled to hold on Saturday, December 20, 2025. The announcement, signed by the Honourable Commissioner for Environment, Mr. Philemon Asonye Ogbonna, was made public as part of measures for the festive period. Despite the cancellation, residents have been strongly advised to maintain proper hygiene by cleaning...
