By Andrew Orolua Nnamdi Kanu’s family on Wednesday demanded an outright ban of News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, from coverage of Nnamdi Kanu’s trial court sessions or allow live streaming of trial proceedings to guarantee fairness , transparency, and accountability. A statement signed by Prince Emmanuel Kanu for the Kanu Family, expressed the family’s “deep […]
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has approved the appointments of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) for nine government agencies under the supervision of the Ministry of Information and Culture. The appointments include those of Mr Buki Ponle as the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria; Prof Sunday Ododo as General Manager/CEO, National […]
The Coordinator, Lagos Zonal Office of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Alhaji Idris Muhammed, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos. Muhammed said the Nigerians arrived at the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at 3.30a.m on board a chartered Libyan Airlines aircraft. He […]
The Senate on Thursday confirmed the appointment of Modibbo Tukur as the pioneer Director of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU). This followed a presentation of report of the Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes by its Chairman, Sen. Chukwuka Utazi, at plenary. President Muhammadu Buhari had in a letter to the President of […]
The Benue Police Command has released a reporter of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Mr Emmanuel Antswen, who was picked up on Friday over a story on the protest at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp at the International Market, Makurdi. NAN recalled that the IDPs at the Makurdi International market camp had on […]
As several people trekked long distances to felicitate with winners of the just concluded 2015 general elections, two people have commenced trekking from Makarfi to Kaduna to sympathise with Gov. Muktar Yero. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Yero lost the Kaduna State Governorship seat to Malam Nasir El-Rufai during the April 11 […]
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), on Sunday, said that the 50 per cent reduction in electricity tariff by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) does not affect residential consumers under the R1 and R2 tariff categories. This clarification is contained a statement issued by Malam Ahmed Shekarau, head, Public Affairs of the company, in Abuja. The statement said that […]
The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) has refuted the allegation that it collected N12 billion from President Goodluck Jonathan to favour his second term bid and challenged the author of the rumour to provide evidence. The organisation also threatened legal action if the author failed to substantiate, withdraw the publication and apologise to JNI. This was […]
The Nigeria Police on Thursday announced the death of a former Inspector-General of Police, Mr Muhammadu Dikko Yusuf. In a statement issued in Abuja by the force spokesman, Mr Emmanuel Ojukwu, Yusuf, aged 84, died on April 1. NAN reports that late Yusuf was the third indigenous Inspector-General of Police and served between 1975 and […]
A Federal High Court, Lagos, on Tuesday, adjourned till April 20, a fundamental rights’ enforcement suit filed by former governor of Lagos state, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, against the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah. Tinubu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), had sued Minimah over the deployment of soldiers to lay […]
Gombe residents on Tuesday urged security agencies and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies to take measures which would ensure the neutrality of their officials in the general elections. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), they said that the neutrality of the commission and security operatives in the […]
The Head of AU’s Liaison Office to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Amb. Abdou Abarry, on Tuesday said that his office would support Nigeria in ensuring peaceful, non-violent and credible elections. Abarry spoke with a correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. He said that the African Union, given […]
Mr Steve Oru, the Minister, Niger Delta Affairs ministry, says the outstanding liabilities on the capital projects of his ministry at present, has hit the N41.7 billion. The minister said this on Thursday in Abuja when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Oru said that the liabilities were recorded due to the […]