The Parish Priest of St. George’s Catholic Church, Omu-Ekiti, Rev. Fr. Micheal Olofinlade, who was abducted on Saturday, has regained his freedom. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Paramount ruler, Owajumu, of Omu-Ekiti, Oba Adeyeye Ogundeyi, disclosed this to journalists on Tuesday in Omu-Ekiti. Oba Ogundeyi...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) Sector 4 ( Niger Republic ) while on patrol along Kara – Diffa Road have arrested four persons suspected to be Boko Haram/ ISWAP logisticians conveying about 1000 litres of fuel cleverly concealed in plastic bags...
An FCT high court, Apo on Tuesday fixed Jan. 23 to hear a motion filled by Alhaji Jibrin Tatabe of the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) challenging alleged substitution of his name for the Borno central senatorial district. Tatabe filed a motion before Justice Bello Kawu alleging that an affidavit...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Murtala Muhammed Airport Command (MMAC) has intercepted hard drugs, military and police hardwares at the cargo section of the domestic wing of the airport. The Customs Area Controller of the Command, Comptroller Sambo Dangaladima, said this at a media conference on Tuesday in Lagos....
The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has urged Nigerians to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and vote for the APC in the upcoming general elections in February. Tinubu made the call in Ilorin on Tuesday at the APC Presidential campaign rally held...
Kwara residents on Tuesday abandoned their businesses to welcome the APC presidential candidates, Sen. Bola Tinubu and Alhaji Kashim Shetima at the llorin international Airport. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that thousands of residents of Kwara were happy and deliberately abandoned their businesses to assemble at the...
By Esther Alexander- (Abuja) Participants at a one day conference have called for more collaboration from all stakeholders to end the issues of human trafficking in Nigeria. They made the call on Tuesday at a press conference organized by The Sisterhood is Global Institute and it’s Gloria Steinem Equality...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State on Tuesday visited a 110-year old village head of Beli in Shira LGA, Muhammad Inuwa, where he pledged to construct 120-kilometer road from Kilbore-Beli-Zigau-Bukul. The project is to be constructed by Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP)....
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Network Against Child Trafficking Abuse and Labour (NACTAL) on Monday submitted a Memorandum to the National Assembly House Committee on Human Rights on the amendment of the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act (TIPPEA) of 2015. Submitting NACTAL’s position during the...
Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, says the quality of political conversations among gladiators will determine the outcome of the Feb. 25, general election. Gbajabiamila said this at the resumption of the House seating for the 2023 legislative session in Abuja on Tuesday. He said as the country...
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi says he will continue to showcase President Muhammadu Buhari’s achievements, in spite of stiff opposition by some people. Umahi said this in Abakaliki when he inaugurated several projects executed by the National Obstetric Fistula Centre (NOFIC) Abakaliki. The governor said that Buhari has done...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo, says it will suspend its campaign over attack on the home of Mr Ikenga Ugochinyere, the party’s House of Representatives candidate for Ideato North/South. This is contained in a statement by Mr Ray Emeana, the party’s State Secretary in Abuja on Tuesday....
President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate seeking confirmation of appointment of seven members of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC). The letter was addressed to Senate President, Ahmad Lawan and read shortly after the commencement of Tuesday’s plenary. “Appointment of members of Independent...
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) says it will spend $8.3 billion to fight poverty, disease, and inequity in 2023. This is contained in a statement signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the foundation, Mr Mark Suzman, on Tuesday in Lagos. Suzman said the budget was the...
Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp on Tuesday said he was not being “too loyal” to long-serving players who are underperforming at the club. Klopp pointed out that a lack of adequate replacements has meant he has to keep picking them. Liverpool have failed to mount an English Premier League (EPL)title...
Mr Linus Odey, Paramount Ruler of Bekwarra Local Government Area of Cross River, says his Akwarinyin- Abu community and 15 others drink water from the same stream with cows. He stated this when the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Sandy Onor campaign team met with...
Service Compact with all Nigerians (SERVICOM) has expressed concern about the lack of teachers, poor learning environment among other challenges as major setback in some Federal Unity Schools across the country. Mrs Nnenna Akajemeli, National Coordinator of SERVICOM, made this known when she presented the second phase of SERVICOM...
Solomon Dalung, former Minister of Youths and Sports Development, says the 2023 general election is about the quality of candidates and not their political parties. Dalung, also Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate for Langtang North/Langtang South Federal Constituency, stated this on Tuesday in Jos when he interacted with newsmen....
The capture of the stronghold represents one of their most significant victories since launching an offensive against the Islamist group last year. Defence Minister Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur said in a broadcast on state-owned television that government forces on Monday took the port town of Harardhere as well as the...
Islamist militants have kidnapped around 50 women searching for food in Burkina Faso’s northern province of Soum, a hotbed of jihadist activity, on Jan. 12 and 13, the government said on Monday. The women were kidnapped in separate incidents on Thursday and Friday as they foraged for food, in...