At least 174 people died at an Indonesian football stadium when thousands of angry home fans invaded the pitch and police responded with tear gas that triggered a stampede, authorities said Sunday. The tragedy on Saturday night in the city of Malang, which also left 180 injured, was one...
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The Director-General, Nigerian Institute of Leather and Science Technology (NILEST) Zaria, Prof. Muhammad Yakubu, said Nigeria’s total exports of leather products hit $800 million this year. Yakubu stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. He said that by 2018 to...
Nigeria 1914 Exhibition, a showcase of historical portraits, artifacts and paintings, which chronicles Nigeria’s history from the 1914 amalgamation through the 1960 Independence debuted in the nation’s capital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the opening ceremony of the week-long exhibition was held on Saturday night at...
The police in Lagos State, on Sunday said that a mob carried out jungle justice on two men, who allegedly robbed a POS attendant at Igando area of the state. The command’s Spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident in his verified Twitter handle monitored by the News Agency...
The Federal Government says it plans to enforce the mandatory water test policy for drilling of boreholes and other water projects. The Minister of Water Resources, Malam Suleiman Adamu, announced this on Sunday when he appeared as guest on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) interview forum in Abuja....
Ukrainian troops said they had retaken the key bastion of Lyman in occupied eastern Ukraine, a stinging defeat that prompted a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin to call for the possible use of low-grade nuclear weapons. The capture came just a day after Putin proclaimed the annexation...
A total of 66,761 water schemes providing potable water to Nigerians have been developed by the President Mohammadu Buhari led administration since it came to power. Announcing this on Sunday while featuring as a guest on NAN forum in Abuja, Suleiman Adamu, Minister of Water Resources said the schemes...
The Police in Lagos State have begun investigation into the death of a 36-year-old man allegedly mauled by two German dogs belonging to a church in Lagos. The Police Public Relations Officers (PPRO) of Lagos Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The truths of history often reveal themselves to us by a ruse. A president who in 2015 happened on us on a mantra of ‘Change’ is today the object and embodiment of a clamour for decisive urgent change. Call him Mr. Change and pronounce it anyway you like, something...
The former Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru is among the list of 437 Nominees for the National Honours Awards 2022. The Awards will be presented by President Muhammadu Buhari on October 11, 2023 at the State House Abuja. In the list, PRNigeria observed that the title...
By SUCCESS SOLOMON, Jos – The presidential candidate of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso has said reasonable electorates should not vote for either the All Progressive Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) during next year presidential election. He said: “Every reasonable Nigerian will...
……They keep under-rating us, but we’ll surprise them on election day – Bauchi Labour Party Chairman By ARMSTRONG ALLAHAMGANI, Bauchi – The State Chairman of the Labour Party, Barrister Hussaini Saraki, has said that their Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, will shock and surprise all those saying that they have...
By SAM ADZEGEH, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has reiterated that he holds no personal grudges against President Muhammadu Buhari, but insisted that he only criticizes the President’s inability to put an end to the prevalent insecurity in the country and particularly in the state. The Governor...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it has always been open to dialogue that will bring lasting solution to all areas in contention in its face-off with the federal government. It , however, regrets that the protracted strike by its members has taken this long without solution....
The Deputy Chairman (South) of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Emma Eneukwu, says the ruling party remains committed to making Nigeria a safe haven for all, irrespective of political affiliations. Eneukwu said this in an Independence Day message he issued to newsmen in on Saturday in Enugu. According to...
The vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Delta’s Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa says the crisis within the party would soon be resolved. Okowa made the declaration in Abuja on Saturday after a meeting with the Acting Chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT), Sen. Adophus Wabara. He...
Nigerians from different spheres of life in the South-East have blamed the parlous state of the nation’s economy on corruption and insecurity. The people spoke in separate interviews by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) to evaluate how the economy has fared as the country marks its 62nd independence...
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom of Benue on Saturday charged National Assembly members of the state’s extraction to revisit a contract awarded by deceased President Umaru Yar’Adua for the dredging of River Benue, but was not executed Ortom gave the charge in Makurdi after he inspected areas submerged by...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Ethiopian Minister of Transport and Logistics, Mrs Dagamawit Moges has commended Nigeria for choosing Ethiopian Airlines as the preferred partner for the establishment a national carrier. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday by Mr James Odaudu, Special Assistant on...
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Saturday said even after 62 years of independence, Nigeria is still striving to attain freedom from terrorism and poverty. Sanwo-Olu said this during the Independence Day parade, to commemorate the 62nd National Independence Day Celebration of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The...