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Israeli security forces clashed with Palestinians for a second consecutive night at a Jerusalem holy site during a convergence of Islamic and Jewish holidays. Groups of young Palestinians set off fireworks and threw stones at police officers on Wednesday night as they tried to barricade themselves inside the al-Aqsa...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Outgoing British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Her Excellency Catriona Wendy Laing, says she’s fascinated by Nigeria, particularly the music, dance, culture, and she’s had “a fabulous time here.” She spoke Wednesday during a farewell visit to President Muhammadu Buhari at State House, Abuja, after...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Nasarawa State Police Commissioner, CP Maiyaki Baba, has presented cheques worth thirty six million, nine hundred and twenty three thousand, nine hundred and eighty four naira, forty eight kobo (N36, 923, 984. 48) to eight deceased police officers families in Nasarawa State. CP...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with Borno State Ministry of Health (MOH) have organized a three day capacity building training workshop for Borno state media personality and social media influencers on health and behavioral change reporting. The WHO Acting Emergency Manager, Dr. Samuel...
When I joined A&M Group three years ago as the company’s Chief Marketing Officer, I knew building a purpose-driven culture and marketing strategy would require both hard work, authenticity, resilience, productivity, spirit of team work and strategic planning. But being an authentic and a Marketing strategist wasn’t always easy...
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), has expressed concern over rising cases of fatalities and incidents at retail outlets across the country. The Executive Director of NMDPRA, Dr Mustapha Lamorde raised the concern at his meeting with industry stakeholders in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. Represented by...
A Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, on Wednesday, remanded a leader of Igbo community in Lagos State, Eze Ndigbo Fredrick Nwajagu, for allegedlly threatening to bring the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to the state. The Chief Magistrate, Mr Peter Nwaka, ordered that the defendant, aged...
Very Rev. Samson Awoyode, the Dean, Cathedral of Saint Philips Anglican Church, Ayetoro, Ile-Ife, has charged Christians to emulate the spirit of meekness, love and perseverance of Jesus Christ. Awoyode gave the charge during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, in Ile-Ife. He said that...
Eight hundred and fifty million people across the world do not have proof of identity, with half of the number being people in Sub -Saharan Africa, an official of the World Bank, Mr Christian Bodewig, said on Wednesday. Bodewig is Practice Manager for Social Protection and Jobs, West and Central Africa,...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved two contracts worth N15.3 billion for the supply an installation of information and communication technology (ICT) components and digital assistance devices for the 2023 population census. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu made the disclosure...
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, says the Nigerian Army has the capacity and moral strength to deliver on its constitutional mandates of defending the nation. Yahaya said this on Wednesday in Abuja, at the closing of the Chief of Army Staff First Quarter Conference, 2023. While...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the Taliban ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations (UN), describing it as violation of their inalienable fundamental human rights. Guterres in a statement by his Spokesperson, Mr Stephane Dujarric, said the latest escalation of the de facto authorities’ suppression of...
The police command in Lagos State says one Inspector was killed and a Divisional Police Officer seriously injured while enforcing the ban on the use of motorcycles (Okada) in some parts of the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this on Wednesday in his verified Twitter handle,...
The Federal Operations Unit, Zone ’C’, Owerri, of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) intercepted contraband goods valued N2.8 billion between January 25 and March 25. The unit also arrested 13 suspected smugglers during the period. Acting Comptroller of the NCS in the zone, Mr Kayode Kolade, a Deputy Comptroller...
The police command in Ogun on Wednesday, paraded 24 suspected cultists, who were allegedly responsible for various cult clashes and armed robberies in different parts of the state. SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), paraded the suspects at the Command’s headquarters in Eleweran, Abeokuta. Oyeyemi...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has appealed to the British Government to temper justice with mercy over the conviction of former Nigerian Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, for organ harvesting. Obasanjo made the appeal in a letter dated April 3, 2023 , and made available to...
The Council of Elders, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has resolved to petition Pres. Muhammadu Buhari over the Igbo profiling in Lagos State since commencement of the 2023 general elections. The group also said they would send protest letter to the National Assembly and other relevant agencies to express their feelings...
The draw for the knockout stages of the 2022/2023 African Champions League was conducted by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Wednesday in Cairo, Egypt. Below are the fixtures: Quarter-finals: Simba (Tanzania) vs Wydad Casablanca (Morocco) Al Ahly (Egypt) vs Raja Casablanca (Morocco) Chabab Belouizdad (Algeria) vs Mamelodi...
Real Madrid reached the Copa del Rey final for the first time since 2014 on Wednesday night in Barcelona. A Karim Benzema hat-trick and a Vinicius Junior strike earned a 4-0 Clasico victory over FC Barcelona at Camp Nou and a 4-1 triumph on aggregate. Eder Militao’s own goal...