By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – The Kwara State Police Command has arrested a Chief Medical Director of Kaiama General Hospital, Dr Adio Adebowale, in Edo after he had allegedly killed his girlfriend and one other lady in Kwara. The Command Spokesman, Ajayi Okasanmi, disclosed this in a statement issued...
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Five governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) opposed to the current status quo within the party on Sunday met at the Government House, Enugu apparently on a new strategy for the party. The Gov. Nyesom Wike led group were received at the Akanu Ibiam Airport by the Enugu...
The Federal Government has cautioned the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over disobeying the order of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) to call off its ongoing strike. Dr Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, gave the advice in a statement signed by Mr Olajide...
Josephina Otabor, known as Phyna, on Sunday emerged winner of the television reality show, Big Brother Naija, Season 7. This year’s season tagged “Level Up” saw 28 housemates compete for the grand prize worth N100 million. Phyna edged out the five other finalists Bryan, Bella, Adekunle, Chichi and Daniella...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Governor Aminu Tambuwal has urged Sokoto State University lecturers to resume academic activities without further delay or loss their salaries from now on. He said: ”’Lecturers of the Sokoto State University are to resume work if indeed they have the interest of the state...
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, All Progressives Congress(APC) 2023 presidential candidate has appointed Gov. Aminu Masari of Kastina State as Campaign Senior Adviser on Administration and Government. The former two-term Lagos State governor, also appointed former governor of Sokoto State, Sen. Aliyu Wamakko as Senior Adviser Special Duties. According to the...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has reported additional 41 new cases of Monkeypox disease between Aug. 29 and Sept. 4, from 12 states of the Federation. The NCDC via its official website on Sunday said that the 12 states were: Lagos (14), Abia (7), Imo (6), Ogun...
Igosave, whose real name is Otaghware Otas Onodjayeke, has done something about his bald spots. The comedian and actor took to instagram today to reveal he got hair transplant. He shared a recent photo of him with a full head of hair, complete with full edges. In the caption, he...
The Presidency says after over 40 years of promises by successive administrations, the stage is almost set for the inauguration of the Second Niger Bridge. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the bridge would be inaugurated after its completion by the...
Former Super Eagles Captain, Sunday Oliseh, has been appointed as FIFA’s Technical Expert for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Oliseh who also previously coached the Nigerian senior football team will work with former Arsenal boss, Arsene Wenger, and German legend Jurgen Klinnsman. Taking to social media to announce the development,...
New York City Mayor, Mr Eric Adams, on Saturday evening joined Nigerians from all walks of life to celebrate the 62nd independence anniversary of their homeland. Adams, in his speech at the Independence Day Carnival, paid glowing tribute to Nigerians for their resilience and unique social and cultural life....
Burkina Faso’s self-declared military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore said on Sunday that the situation was under control, urging people to refrain from acts of vandalism targeting the French embassy, a statement read on national television said. The West African nation remained on edge after Traore accused President Paul-Henri Damiba...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has thwarted an attempt by a 32-year-old businesswoman, Mrs Pamela Odin, to traffic 2.150kg tablets of Rohypnol through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Abuja. The Director, Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, made the announcement in a statement...
At least 15 million Nigerians are benefitting from water supply projects in different parts of the country. The Minister of Water Resources, Malam Suleiman Adamu, made this known on Sunday while answering questions on Sunday, as a guest on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja. Adamu...
The three leading presidential candidates in the 25th February 2023 Nigerian presidential election, Peter Obi, Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu, on Saturday, took their campaign ‘fight’ to Nigerians in the United States. The Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the support groups for Abubakar, Obi...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has allocated a recreational park to the Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC), the umbrella body of the various employees’ unions in the Federal Capital Territory Administration. Announcing the allocation in Abuja at the weekend,...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested an ex-footballer, Okafor Emmanuel Junior at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, on his arrival from Sao Paulo, Brazil via Addis Ababa on board an Ethiopian airlines flight with 1.40kg crack cocaine concealed in his bags. NDLEA...
Veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie and his wife, Josephine, have celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary. The event to mark the 53rd anniversary took place at the Base Landmark Event Centre, Enugu on Saturday, October 1, 2022. The event was graced by Enugu State Goverenor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, the deputy governorship candidate...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami has said a beautiful Nigeria is possible through the proliferation of Entrepreneurship and Industrial Hubs across the Federation, noting that the adoption of this model would create all-round economic transformation. In his...
Security forces fired tear gas at dozens of rock-throwing protesters outside the French embassy in Burkina Faso’s capital on Sunday, according to an AFP journalist, as unrest simmered in the West African country following its second coup this year. Supporters of Burkina’s newest putsch leader had gathered outside the...