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Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has shut down Nkwo Nnewi Spare Parts Market for one week, following their defiance to government’s order to begin opening markets on Mondays. A press release by the Anambra State Commissioner for Information, Dr Law Mefor, stated that the Special Adviser to the Governor on Trade and Markets, Chief Evarist Uba, shut the market …

The Federal Government has insisted that many of the terrorists responsible for killing Nigerians are foreign nationals who infiltrated the country through its porous borders. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, made the assertion on Sunday while addressing participants at the First Plenary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) held at St. Gabriel’s Chaplaincy, …

  Reports indicate that around 10 people remain trapped in the airport’s control tower. The fire that erupted at the old terminal of Murtala Muhammed International Airport continues to rage, as firefighters work tirelessly to bring it under control. Reports indicate that around 10 people remain trapped in the airport’s control tower. SaharaReporters first reported the blaze at the facility, …

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has called on the National Assembly to urgently review its stance on electoral reforms, advocating for the mandatory real-time transmission of results. The conference stressed the need to restore dwindling citizens’ trust in the nation’s democracy. ​Most Rev. Lucius Ugorji, the Archbishop of Owerri and outgoing President of the CBCN, made the call …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has alerted the public about a suspected revalidated batch of SMA Gold First Infant Milk Formula (900 grams) being sold in Kaduna State. NAFDAC on its official X handle on Sunday said the suspected product was found with altered expiry dates and linked to infant gastrointestinal distress in a four-month-old …

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 20 suspects over sundry electoral offences during the Saturday Federal Capital Territory (FCT) local government elections. The commission’s Spokesperson Dele Oyewale said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. According to him the suspects were arrested across the FCT, for offences ranging from obstruction of officers, vote buying, …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, says the outcome of Saturday’s area council elections reflect President Bola Tinubu’s visionary leadership. Wike made the remarks during a broadcast in Abuja on Sunday, thanking Tinubu for strengthening residents’ confidence in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the APC won five of …

Nigeria won 6.2 million dollars arbitration case against the European Dynamics UK Ltd, an international technology contractor, had entered into a dispute through the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP). This is contained in a statement by Mr Kamarudeen Ogundele, Senior Assistant on Communication and Publicity to the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN. The ministry …

…The game symbolizes possibilities, says Okpebholo   Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that there is no sustainable development without peace and unity, and that sports provides the platform to attain it. According to him, Nigeria’s development can’t be complete without sports which he described as a “platform for discovering talents and a symbol to promote peace and unity.” …

Host State Team Edo, made a powerful statement on Day One of the swimming events at the ongoing Niger Delta Games, dethroning traditional aquatic powerhouses Delta, Rivers and Bayelsa to emerge the toast of the poolside. At the Aquatic Centre of the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, the Heartbeat State swimmers rallied from an early setback to cart away six of the …