By correspondent in Abuja. The National Commission for Persons With Disabilities (NCPWD) has advocated for the enforcement of five percent employment opportunities for Persons with Disabilities(PwDs)as enshrined in the Nigerian constitution. Mr James Lalu, Executive Secretary, NCPWD made the advocacy on Tuesday in Keffi local government area of Nasarawa state during a town hall meeting…
By correspondent in Minna. The prime suspect ,,,Suspect speaks on how the lecturer was killed. The police in Niger state,north central Nigeria, has arrested a teenager, Joy Afekafe, as the prime suspect in the gruesome murder of a lecturer of the Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna, Dr. Funmilola Adefolalu. Our correspondent in Minna reports…
By Dada Ahmed in Lokoja. Late Oba Julius Olufunsho Joledo, JP.the Elulu of Mopaland. The Peoples Democratic Party,PDP, says it received the news of the death of the Elulu of Mopaland and Chairman, Mopamuro Local Government Traditional Council, HRM. Oba Julius Olufunsho Joledo, JP with a heavy heart. Chief Dayo Akande,the Akogun of Mopaland, the…
By Dada Ahmed in Lokoja. The Ebira Peoples Association, EPA, has mourned the death of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, HRM, Dr.Abdulrahman Ado Ibrahim, who died in Abuja on sunday during an illness, aged 94 and whose three-day Islamic prayer, for the reposed soul, was observed in Okene,north central Nigeria on Tuesday. EPA, the apex association…
By Ijeoma Obioma. The Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre (DIGC), Paul Enenche, has assured Nigerians that God would intervene in the current economic hardship faced by citizens. Enenche made the remark during an interview with journalists in Makurdi on his arrival at the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) airport for an ongoing crusade in…
By Mohammed Baba Busu. The Etsu Nupe,Alhaji Yahya Abubakar. The Etsu Nupe and Chairman, Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Yahya Abubakar, has described the passing of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Dr Ado Ibrahim as a huge loss to Ebiraland, Kogi state and Nigeria as a whole. The Etsu Nupe who spoke at the…
By correspondent in Abuja. Sen.Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The first female Senator from Kogi state in 32 years, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan emerged on Tuesday, following the judgment of an Appeal court in Abuja,Nigeria’s capital. According to our Correspondent in Abuja,the Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, has upheld the ruling of the election petition tribunal which removed Abubakar…
By Ijeoma Obioma in Makurdi. The Dangote Cement, Gboko plant in Benue State has donated foodstuff and other essential materials to different vulnerable in its host community in the state. The donations were part of the company’s weeklong activities for its annual Sustainability Week to mark the year 2023. The company visited the NKST Christian…
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