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UK pledges support for Borno’s 25-year Development Plan
By Michy Abraham in Maiduguri
The United Kingdom on Tuesday pledged to support the Borno State’s 25-Year Development Plan.
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has on November 14, 2020 launched a 25-year Development Plan for the…
FG, TIIM Africa Sign MoU To Empower Young people
The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a venture capital company, TIIM Africa to empower 100 startups in the country.
The ceremony which was held at the ministry in…
Ondo Deputy Speaker Ogundeji removed
The Ondo State House Of Assembly Deputy Speaker, Mr Iroju Ogundeji, has been removed.
This followed the lingering crisis rocking the State Assembly.
The members of the Assembly who took the action at the plenary of the House on…
Gombe House of Assembly Speaker impeached, Majority leader removed
The Speaker of the Gombe State House of Assembly, Ibrahim Abubakar has been impeached.
This was done through voice votes by 16 members out of 24 members of the House of Assembly, comprising 20 APC and 4 Peoples Democratic Party…
BREAKING: Court orders arrest of Maina’s son, Faisal
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday revoked the bail granted Faisal Maina, the son of Abdulrasheed Maina, and ordered his arrest for jumping bail in his trial on money laundering charges.
Justice Okon…
Just in:#EndSARS Protest: Senate recommends 1%VAT for affected states
The Senate on Tuesday, resolved that the Federal Government should cede one per cent VAT collection as compensation to states which suffered destruction as a consequence of the #EndSARS protests.
The Senate's resolution followed…
Fulani herdsmen invade Falae’s farm, destroy crops
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae on Monday said some Fulani herdsmen invaded his farm and destroyed harvested crops worth millions of naira.
Falae said he had reported the development to…
FG asks CNN to probe authenticity of its report on Lekki killings
The Federal Government has asked US-based Cable News Network (CNN) to conduct an exhaustive investigation into its ‘investigative’ report on the Lekki killings to determine the authenticity of the report titled 'How a bloody…
Gunmen invade ABU, abduct staff
Gunmen on Monday invaded the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in Kaduna State and abducted staff of the university.
It was gathered that the incident took place around 1:00 pm.
Director of Public Affairs of the ABU, Mallam…
Court jails six foreigners, one Nigerian, for oil theft
A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Monday sentenced six foreigners and a Nigerian to seven years imprisonment for oil theft.
The verdict delivered by Justice J. K, Omotosho followed three years of…