Taraba state governor, Agbu Kefas, has approved the payment of N50,000 medical allowance to members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) posted to schools across the state. The Taraba state Commissioner for Information and Re-orientation, Zainab Usman, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. She said the governor also approved N25,000 as accommodation allowance…
The federal government said it would prosecute Daily Trust Newspaper for falsehood and inciting journalism capable of causing disaffection. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this on Saturday in Abuja at a joint briefing with the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Abubakar Bagudu to shed light on the Samoa Agreement….
Ten people have been killed in an attack by bandits in Kulben community, Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. A resident of the community, Moses Fwan, confirmed the attack to The PUNCH on Monday in Jos. Fwan said the incident happened on Sunday night, adding that the criminals set several houses ablazed before fleeing…
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have lamented the skyrocketing cost of living and the continuous free fall of the naira. Speaking with journalists after their meeting on Monday in Abuja, the PDP Governors Forum and Bauchi governor, Bala Mohammed, said Nigeria is “almost on the road to Venezuela” due…
Former military Head of State, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, on Thursday, expressed regret over the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, describing it as the most difficult period of his life. Babangida said this at the official launch of his memoir, ‘A Journey in Service,’ in Abuja. He described the election as credible, free…
The Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu will not attend the third edition of Arise TV town hall meeting slated for December 4. Spokesman of the Bola Tinubu campaign organisation, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. The statement said,Tinubu will not attend any presidential debate or town…
