The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has announced plans to launch the maiden Niger Delta Sports Festival, aimed at fostering sports development and youth engagement across the region. The event will be held from April 1 to April 9, 2025, at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State,
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The 6th Division of the Nigerian Army has announced the destruction of 12 illegal refining sites, the arrest of 16 suspects, and the recovery of approximately 70,000 litres of stolen petroleum products in the Niger Delta region.Additionally, troops working alongside other security agencies demobilized six boats and intercepted nine vandalized
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Governor of Yobe State, Hon Mai Mala Buni, has authorised the release of 30 inmates from five correctional facilities across the state.In a statement on Tuesday, Alhaji Saleh Samanja, the state's attorney general and Commissioner for Justice, said the decision was based on recommendations from the advisory council on Prerogative
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Anietie Udobit, SokotoThe Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, UDUTH, Sokoto, has successfully performed its first kidney transplant.The groundbreaking procedure was performed by a team of highly skilled medical professionals, marking a significant milestone in the hospital’s commitment to advancing medical services in Nigeria.Sources within UDUTH confirmed that both the donor
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaSenator Barau Jibrin, Deputy President of the Senate, has announced a scholarship programme for 1,000 students to pursue degree programmes in ICT-related fields through the Barau I. Jibrin Foundation (BIJF).The scholarship recipients will be the first batch of students to enroll at seven newly established study centres of
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Anietie Udobit,AbujaPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja on Wednesday for Paris, France.He is scheduled to hold a private visit in the European country en route to Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital.A statement on Wednesday by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga said, “In Addis Ababa, President Tinubu will join African leaders
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The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has elected members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) at its 2025 elective National Convention in Lagos yesterday.The convention, which drew delegates and officers of the party from the national and state levels, produced Dr Agbo Major as the new national chairman of
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Anietie Udobit, BeninEdo State Governor, Sen. Monday Okpebholo, has assured the people of Edo of his administration's commitment to fighting crime in the state.He made this statement when he received the new Commissioner of Police in Edo State, Betty Enekpen Isokpen Otimenyin, stressing that his administration is committed to tackling
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The Katsina State Elders Forum has called for the immediate and unconditional release of Professor Usman Yusuf, the former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).Professor Yusuf, an acclaimed hematologist and bone marrow transplantation expert, was invited back to Nigeria from the United States to lead the NHIS.
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Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has celebrated the court judgement which declared him innocent in the medical forgery case brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).Fani-Kayode said he is happy to be free after 18 long and difficult years of prosecuting the case.Naija News recalls
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