Interior Ministry Partners NASS Library Trust Fund On Intellectual Infrastructure The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Tuesday received the Executive Secretary of the National Assembly Library Trust Fund, Rt. Hon. Henry Nwawuba, on a courtesy visit to the Ministry for collaboration to promote strategic communication on national information architecture and intellectual infrastructure The visit emphasized the importance of knowledge management, research, and collaboration in advancing Nigeria’s internal security and legislative effectiveness. In his remarks, Dr. Tunji-Ojo, a former member of the House of Representatives, welcomed his colleague and friend with whom he had shared legislative responsibilities in the…
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NEC Has Affirmed Anyanwu As PDP National Secretary The acting national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum says the party’s national executive committee (NEC) has affirmed Samuel Anyanwu as the national secretary. Damagum spoke in Abuja on Monday after the NEC meeting held at the party ‘s headquarters. The NEC is the highest decision-making organ of the PDP. “We just rose from our 100th NEC meeting. It was a one-agenda meeting to discuss the outcome of our interaction with INEC as regards the national secretary,” Damagum said. “We all agreed that senator Anyanwu will continue to act…
Oyetola Charges New NPA Governing Board, Management To Cooperate, Pursue Positive Reforms Adegboyega Oyetola, The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, has called on the newly inaugurated Governing Board of the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) and it’s Management to cooperate and work harmoniously to build on the positive reforms being pursued to develop the country’s economy. He made the call when he officially inaugurated inaugurated the newly constituted Governing Board of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), at the Ministry’s Conference Room in Abuja, on Monday. He said, the inauguration marks a significant milestone in the Federal Government’s ongoing efforts to…
Lightning Strikes Kill Cows Worth N100million In Ogun There was tension in Ogun state, the Baale of Osara, Obantoko, Abeokuta in Odeda Local Government Area on Saturday as worth of the 32 cows killed by thunder and lightning during downpour is about N100m Chief Afolabi also said given the circumstances surrounding the death of the cows, some Sango priests would come around on Monday (today) to perform some rituals and appeasement after which the corpses of the animals would be buried and supervised by the officials from the state government. The community leader disclosed this while speaking with our correspondent…
GOMEP To Visit Anambra For 2-Day Media Project Tour, Present Award To Governor Soludo The Guild of Online Media Editors and Publishers (GOMEP) Nigeria has announced a scheduled two-day official visit to Anambra State, as part of its 2025 media project assessment tour. The visit, which runs from Friday, June 27 to Saturday, June 28, 2025, will also feature the presentation of an award to the Executive Governor of Anambra State, His Excellency, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR. This development was made known in a press statement issued on Monday by Comrade Dominic Edem, the National Spokesperson of GOMEP and…
TCN Restores Electricity to the Northeastern States The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has successfully restored normal bulk electricity supply to the Northeast after completing the connection of the new Bauchi 330/132kV Transmission Substation to the national grid, through the 330kV and 132kV Jos-Bauchi-Gombe Transmission Lines. The lines were initially switched off to enable TCN to energize the new Bauchi Substation – one of the biggest substations in the region – to the grid. The transmission lines have now been reconnected back to the grid. Consequently, supply to the northeast has been restored since the 19th of June at about…
Real Reason Gunmen Abducted High Court Judge In Yenagoa The Police Command in Bayelsa on Sunday confirmed the abduction of Justice E.J. Umokoro in Yenagoa, the state capital. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Musa Mohammed confirmed the alleged kidnap of the Judge on Sunday in Yenagoa. “Umokoro, a judge at Bayelsa State High Court was on Saturday evening abducted from his car at a fast food outlet at Ekeki area of Yenagoa. “The command has deployed tactical teams and drones to trail and arrest the hoodlums,” he said. The News Agency of Nigeria learnt that the gunmen fired sporadically…
War Looms As Iran Vows To Retaliate US Aggression On Nuclear Sites ‘In Ways Beyond Enemy’s calculations’ The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has vowed to respond to US attack on Iran’s three nuclear sites “in ways beyond the calculations of the aggressor”. In a statement on Sunday, the IRGC said the US, in full coordination with the Zionist regime, carried out “a military and illegal strike on the peaceful nuclear facilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran.” “This action is a clear violation of the UN Charter, international law, the NPT treaty, and the fundamental principles of respect for…
US Starts Evacuation Of Citizens The United States has begun evacuating its citizens from Israel amid the country’s ongoing war with Iran. The development was announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday by U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee. “Urgent notice! American citizens wanting to leave Israel – US Embassy in Israel @usembassyjlm is working on evacuation flights & cruise ship departures,” he wrote. “You must enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) (mytravel.state.gov/s/step). You will be alerted w/ updates.” Naija News House had earlier reported that US President Donald Trump claimed that the country had total control over…
Informants Who Aided Herders’ Deadly Attack Arrested Dr. Peter Mbah, Enugu State Governor, has reiterated that the state remains one of the safest in Nigeria despite recent attacks and what he described as a campaign of misinformation aimed at tarnishing its security profile. Governor Mbah made the assertion on Wednesday during a courtesy visit by the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 13, AIG Abayomi Oladipo, to the Lion Building, Enugu, even as the government confirmed that the police in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area have arrested two suspects linked to the deadly assault on farm settlements in…