A federal high court sitting in Abuja has restrained the Inspector General of Police from reinstating the democratically elected, but suspended chairmen of the 17 Local Goernment Areas of Plateau. The court was ruling on an ex parte motion filed by the Plateau state government urging it to prevent the police from giving vent to…
Eight traders from Kanke Local Government Area of Plateau state on a business trip to Jigawa state have died in a fatal motor accident. Thirteen others were said to have sustained serious injuries in the incident which occurred on August 29, 2023, in Ringim. The traders were said to have traveled to Jigawa state for…
The chief of defence staff (CDS), Christopher Musa has vowed that the military will hunt down bandits who killed 22 soldiers in Niger state. Speaking on Friday at the burial ceremony of the soldiers at the national military cemetery in Abuja, Musa said burying personnel is one of the most difficult days for every commander. He…
Newly elected President of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Dr. Ike Neliaku, has vowed to flush out quacks in the profession. In his acceptance speech after he was declared winner of the election which held in Abuja during the annual general meeting of the NIPR, Neliaku said the institute will no longer condone…
Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan on Thursday evening failed in her bid to retain the women’s 100m hurdles gold medal of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, clocking a dismal 12.62 to finish 6th in the race won by Jamaican Danielle Williams in 12.43 secs. The effects of the suspension clamped on Amusan by the Athletics…
President of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Mukhtar Sirajo, has urged the federal government to ensure transparency, accountability, fairness and equity in the distribution of palliatives aimed at ameliorating the effects of petrol subsidy removal. Speaking at the opening of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the NIPR on Thursday in Abuja, Sirajo…
