The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, will declare open the 56th Bible Society of Nigeria (BSN), which runs from 24th to 28th July. A statement by the organisation said the meeting, which would start with a divine service, will be held at the Cathedral of St. Barnabas Anglican Cathedral, Muritala Way, Ilorin. “The president and Board Chairman of BSN, Bishop …

The operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps said it had arrested no fewer than eight persons caught while transporting suspected stolen petroleum products in Ajah Beach in Lagos State on Tuesday. The suspects were said to have been apprehended during a routine patrol of the Anti-vandal unit of the agency’s state command. The command Public Relations Officer, …

The leadership and members of the National Assembly (NASS) have been urged to prioritise enacting legislation to protect whistleblowers and a new audit law. Setting an anti-corruption agenda for federal legislators, Civil Society Organisations, the Progressive Impact Organisation for Community Development (PRIMORG) and Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) also warned lawmakers against efforts to “whittle down the powers of …

President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of Infrastructure Support Fund (ISF) for the 36 states of the Federation as part of measures to cushion the effects of the petrol subsidy removal on the people. According to a statement on Thursday by the President’s Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Mr. Dele Alake, the approval was disclosed at the …

Guinness World Record (GWR) has dissociated itself from attempts by a Nigerian, Tembu Ebere to cry for 100 hours. Ebere had experienced temporal blindness from his attempt at the longest-crying individual world record. Ebere reportedly confirmed his health status in an interview with the BBC. He said that he began experiencing severe headaches, puffy eyes and a swollen face from …

The Senate on Thursday sought protection for local manufacturers of metres following the approval of a $155 million World Bank loan for the National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP) of the Federal Government. The resolution was a sequel to the motion sponsored by Senator Victor Umeh (LP, Anambra Central) during plenary. Presenting the motion, Umeh noted that it is the duty …

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Commissioner of Police, Haruna Garba has decried the cost of fuelling patrol vehicles in the nation’s capital. He complained that there are fewer vehicles and drivers to patrol the nation’s seat of power. During the visit of the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of zone 7, Adebowale Williams, to the command on Thursday, Garba …

The Shehu of Borno, Royal Highness Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai has called for sustained daily prayers for divine intervention over the shortage of rainfall in parts of the state. Special prayers for rain were offered on Sunday and Monday across the state. According to a statement on Thursday by the Secretary of the Borno Emirates Council, Zanna Kazalma, the Shehu …

Against the backdrop of hardship occasioned by the removal of subsidy on petrol, the leadership of the College of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has directed its members to go to work only twice a week. COEASU also said if nothing was done urgently to arrest the hardship faced by its members, the devastating effect of the situation on ground …

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, granted an application by the Federal Government to protect the identity of the witnesses lined up to testify against an alleged terrorist collaborator, Tukur Mamu. The Kaduna-based cleric and publisher is facing trial in connection with the terror attack on a Kaduna-Abuja train in March last year, leading to the death of …