In a crucial clarification that has intrigued the polity, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has finally addressed the concerns surrounding the timing of the results for the 2023 presidential election. After a suspense-filled wait, President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was announced as the victor of the fiercely …
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THE Special Adviser on Media to President Bola Tinubu, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, has quit his position. Ngelale, in a statement on Saturday, September 7, 2024, said the decision was informed by medical reasons. The presidential spokesperson, who doubles as Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action, said he had on Friday …
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THE Federal Government has announced plans to establish Blood Collection Centres in all 774 local government areas, including the FCT to ensure availability of blood during medical emergencies and transfusions. Abdullahi Haruna, Head, Media and Publicity, National Blood Service Agency (NBSA) made this known in a statement on Saturday in …
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THE Kebbi State Police Command has confirmed the killing of a suspected bandit and the arrest of two others in an operation aimed at curbing banditry in the state. In a statement released on Friday, the command’s spokesperson, Nafiu Abubakar, reported that three AK-47 rifles and ammunition were recovered during …
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THE Edo State Police Command has arrested one Jonas Ehis, nearly two years after his alleged involvement in the attack and kidnapping at the Igueben train station. The 26-year-old was also taken into custody for the murder of Gazali Hassan on August 31, 2024, following the theft of his motorcycle. The …
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NEW details have surfaced on why the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, and the NLC Secretary General, Emmanuel Ugboaja, were re-invited by the Nigeria Police Force after an initial summons. Trojan News recalls that Ajaero was initially invited over allegations involving “criminal conspiracy, terrorism financing, treasonable felony, subversion, and cybercrime.” …
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A former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kola Ologbondiyan, has called on the party’s acting National Chairman, Umar Damagun, to step down in order to help resolve ongoing internal conflicts within the party. Speaking in an interview with Saturday PUNCH, Ologbondiyan stressed that Damagun’s resignation would …
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NO fewer than one hundred and fifty-two terrorists were killed in recent operations by troops of the Nigerian army. The Defence Headquarters disclosed this in a Friday statement stating that the criminal elements were eliminated while 109 others were captured during the past week. The military high command further indicated that …
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Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang THE Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, has declared the dissolution of the 17 Local Government Transition Implementation Committee Chairmen, effective from September 6, 2024. This development was confirmed in a statement signed and released on Friday by Gyang Bere, the State Director of Press and Public …
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THE National Universities Commission has given the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, Kogi, full approval to run Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) ,LL.B. Law and four other programmes. The other four programmes that received the nod of the commission included Physiotherapy, Radiography, Agriculture and Agricultural Engineering. …
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