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Benue state Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Mr Ekpe Ogbu, has been kidnapped. Our correspondent, gatherer that Ogbu, a former Chairman of Ado Local Government area, in Benue south senatorial district, was kidnapped at the notorious Adankari Junction along the Otukpo-Ado road at about 9pm on Sunday. It was …

RCCG “Now, let me tell you one little secret,” Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) told the congregation at the Special Prayer Session With RCCG Family for Gratitude, Forgiveness and Mercy on Friday at the Redemption City. They did not have to wait …

Obasanjo Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former president of Nigeria says the oil and gas sector can no longer feed the growing population of Nigerians. The former Nigerian leader spoke at the weekend when the leadership of the apex socio-cultural group in Tiv land of Benue State, Mzough U Tiv (MUT) paid …

Femi Falana Femi Falana, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has argued that the redesign of the naira may be illegal if President Muhammadu Buhari did not seek approval of the national assembly for the funds used for the initiative. Falana, in a statement on Sunday, said the president’s endorsement of …

Funke Egbemode, Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation during the administration of Gboyega Oyetola in Osun State, has described the incumbent governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke’s allegation of looting of government property as unfair and shameful. Egbemode was reacting to the videos released in which the new government claimed that some …

Abiodun and Rufai The Ogun State government on Sunday said Bidemi Rufai did not bring any business concern to the state during his short stint as a special assistant to Governor Dapo Abiodun. The state government also debunked a news report that Rufai was being paid $2,000 as an aide …

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa on Friday dissociated himself from the allegation by President Muhammadu Buhari that some governors were involved in diverting local government funds. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Olisa Ifeajika, at a news conference in Asaba said Okowa’s administration had remained transparent and …

Mahmood Yakubu, INEC Chairman The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the procedure and dates for collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) across the nation. Festus Keyamo, INEC’s Commissioner for Information and Voter Education Committee, said collection of PVCs will commence nationwide from December 12, 2022 to January 22, …

#image_title Aisha Buhari, Nigeria’s first lady, has withdrawn case against a final year student of the Federal University, Dutse, Aminu Adamu. Adamu, 24, was arrested by the police in Dutse for allegedly publishing a defamatory statement on his Twitter handle against Mrs Buhari. In the allegedly offending tweet, Adamu, who …

The Lagos State Government through its Office of Public Private Partnerships gives update on the construction of the 4th Mainland Bridge in Lagos. Speaking at a media brief in Lagos today, the Special Adviser to the Governor on PPP, Mr. Ope George gave a brief history of the proposed 4th …