archiveJuly 2021

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has ordered television and radio stations in Nigeria not to divulge “details” of the activities of bandits, terrorists and kidnappers in their reports. The regulator specifically directed radio and television stations not to “glamourise the nefarious activities of insurgents” during their daily Newspaper Reviews. As...

Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has advocated the retention of the Press Council Act in the Constitution. Ortom, who made the request on Friday during an interactive session with newsmen in Makurdi, said that under no guise should the Act be expunged from the constitution. “There is no basis gagging...

The military is set to bury a former Provost Marshal of the Nigerian Army, Major General Hassan Ahmed, who was shot dead by unknown gunmen in the Abaji area of Abuja late on Thursday night. Gunmen were said to have shot at the vehicle the deceased officer was traveling in....

 The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has assured Nigerians of petroleum products availability during the Sallah holidays.Mr Paul Osu, Head, Public Affairs, DPR, gave the assurance in a statement issued on Friday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Federal Government has declared July 20 and...

The Nigerian Air Force on Thursday said that the long-awaited first batch of six A29 Super Tucano aircraft, ordered by the Federal Government from the United States, were on their way to Nigeria. The fighter jets, bought following the award of a $329 million foreign military sales contract to SNC...

Former Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, has said that the decision of the Senate to subject INECs constitutional power to conduct elections to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), and National Assembly is patently unconstitutional. Tambuwal, who is also the governor of Sokoto State, in a statement he issued...

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed shock over the rejection of electronic transmission of election results by the Senate.The party stated this in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja on Thursday. Ologbondiyan said the PDP and indeed majority of Nigerians were shocked...

The Presidency has reacted to the recent prophecy by Primate Elijah Babatunde Ayodele of Inri Evangelical Spiritual Church, where he claimed that Nigeria’s corporate existence would not survive till 2040. The renowned prophet, during the launch of the 2021/2022 edition of the “Warnings to the Nations,” a compendium of prophecies...

Contrary to insinuations of Nigeria being a hopeless state, the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has said that the country has the potentials of emerging as foremost nation of the world. The Chairman, NIPR Integration, Peace and Security Committee, Dr. Ike Neliaku, disclosed this on Thursday at the Committee's...

Christ Life Church of the Sword of the Spirit Ministries, Ibadan, which is under the leadership of Bishop Francis Wale Oke, will hold its 30th Women Convention next week. The 3-day event themed: 'Victory at Last', which will have Rev Mrs Mercy Ezekiel as the Guest speaker, is slated for...