Six persons have died in an accident on Tuesday involving a truck and Sienna vehicle along Calabar-Ogoja highway in Cross River. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Mr Abdullahi Hassan, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar that one person...
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The Labour Party (LP) candidate for Mbaitoli-Ikeduru Federal Constituency, Mr Uche Ogbuagu, has appealed to INEC to assign unbiased, uncompromised staff for the supplementary election scheduled for Saturday in Imo. Ogbuagu made the call on Tuesday at his Akabo, Ikeduru, country home while briefing the media ahead of the...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says it has received 104 stranded Nigerians from N’Djamena, Chad Republic at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano. The Coordinator, Kano Territorial Office of the Agency, Dr Nuradeen Abdullahi stated this while receiving the returnees on Tuesday in Kano. Represented by Suleiman...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) to dismiss a petition filed by Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, saying the reliefs sought are not grantable. INEC, the 1st respondent, stated this in its reply filed on Monday night...
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Madinah, Saudi Arabia to commence eight-day official visit to the Middle East country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Presidential aircraft conveying the Nigerian leader and some of his aides departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja at 9:10 a.m, on...
Some bank customers said they still prefer the use of Fintech companies like OPay, PalmPay and others for their electronic transactions in spite of fraud allegations against the companies. Some of the customers who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday, described the platforms...
The 2.4 bilion dollars revenue probe over alleged illegal sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil export from 2014-2015 is not a witchhunt, says Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Gbajabiamila made the clarification at plenary on Tuesday in Abuja, during the House of Reps...
The Commissioner of Police in Plateau , Mr Batholemew Onyeka, said that the state House of Assembly would remain sealed till security threats within and around the assembly complex were tackled. Onyeka stated this on Tuesday in Jos while addressing newsmen on why it was sealed by security personnel...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday that the economic prospects of emerging market and developing economies were on average stronger than advanced economies. “On average, growth is expected to be 3.9 per cent in 2023 and to rise to 4.2 per cent in 2024,” the IMF said...
The Pastor of the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Movement, known as Chosen, Lazarus Muoka, says the the church does not demand money from the people in rendering online services. Muoka, aware of how tricksters use various online platforms to dupe people, made the clarifications on Tuesday during the church’s...
The National Population Commission (NPC) has assured that the 2023 National Population and Housing Census will be the best ever conducted in the history of the country. NPC’s Federal Commissioner in Gombe State, Mr Abubakar Danburam, stated this in Gombe on Tuesday during the inauguration of a 16- member...
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has condemned the “abhorrent” attack which claimed the lives of three members of a British-Israeli family. Lucy Dee, 48, died on Monday from injuries suffered during the terrorist attack in the West Bank on Friday which killed her daughters Rina, 15, and Maia, 20....
The Eastern Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy on Tuesday announced that it had arrested 27 vessels involved in illegal bunkering and crude oil theft, while 294 illegal refinery sites were deactivated. Rear Adm. Ibrahim Dewu, the immediate past Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Eastern Naval Command, disclosed this in...
Like every new invention which comes with opportunities and challenges, the passage by the National Assembly and signing into law of the Petroleum Industry Bill into law about two years ago, by the President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government, after about 17years of protracted back and forth debates, was...
The Nigeria Police, Ondo State Command, on Tuesday said it has arrested two suspects who allegedly stoned a 35-year-old man, Olorunfemi Tope, to death in Akure. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that angry mob on Monday stoned Tope to death, when his alleged reckless driving caused an...
Prince John Mayaki, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Edo State, has faulted the argument of Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba that the leadership of the 10th Senate should be zoned to the South-East region based on historical precedent and the constitution’s recommendation for equity and justice in...
“Gambling may be an exciting and enjoyable hobby, but it can turn into an addiction if you don’t know when to quit. Learn to see the warning symptoms.”> Introduction Gambling is one of the many pastimes people can engage in. However, it all started as a fun-filled side attraction...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A former Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission (NUC), Emeritus Professor Peter Okebukola, has expressed shock over the sudden death of Emeritus Professor Nimi Briggs in the early hours of Easter Monday. Describing the late Mimi Briggs as one that was endowed with superb...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have kidnapped a 60-year-old man and shot two others in Gangarbi village of Rano Local Government Area of Kano State. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Manman Dauda, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Zamfara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), has impounded three trucks carrying precious stones. The Commandant, Muhammed Muazu, disclosed this at a news briefing in Gusau on Monday, saying that the trucks, loaded with precious stones, were intercepted in Gusau on their way to...