The National Association of Seadogs, Sahara Deck Abuja City Centre, has called on government at all levels to enforce the compulsory education policy, to tackle problem of out-of-school children. Mr Olamide Oni, the association’s head, made the during the week in Abuja at a news conference to commemorate the...
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Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Saturday welcomed hundreds of defectors from the All Progressives Congress to the Peoples Democratic Party. Those at the event in Port Harcourt, the state capital, include PDP Chairman in Rivers, Desmond Akawor; former Board of Trustees’ member of the APC, Sam-Sam Jaja;...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Theatre Commander, North East Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Hadin Kai, Maj.-Gen. Christopher Musa has said that about 79,000 repentant Boko Haram insurgents have so far surrendered to the Nigerian military in recent time Maj. Gen. Musa made this known in Maiduguri while...
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) on Saturday explained why its Director-General, Mrs Aisha Dahir-Umar, did not appear before the House of Representatives committee on Finance on Thursday. A statement signed by the commission’s head of Corporate Communications Department, Mr Abdulqadir Dahiru, in Lagos stated that the director-general was absent...
The Commissioner for Lands and Housing in Oyo State, Mr Olusegun Olayiwola, says the state government will investigate the cause of the collapse of a four-story building at Bodija area of Ibadan that occured on Thursday morning. Olayiwola said this when he led some government functionaries to the scene...
The Lagos State Police Command says it has reduced crime to the barest minimum in the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, gave the assurance during an interactive session with journalists in Lagos on Saturday. He said that criminal activities in the state had dropped much...
By KEMI BUKOLA, Abuja – Nollywood actress Uche Elendu has urged born again Christians to let the world know that all good things come from God She said, ”they should show off their wealth God has blessed them with on social media.” The renowned actress, who took to her...
The Police Command in Kogi on Saturday said two more corpses had been recovered from the attack by bandits on traders in Bagana village, Omala Local Government Area, Kogi. The spokesperson of Kogi Police Command, SP William Ovye-Aya, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja that the...
Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, wife of All Progressives Congress (APC) 2023 presidential candidate says she will give voice to the voiceless if she becomes the country’s next first lady in 2023. She said this on Saturday in Abuja when she visited Karon-Majigi Ward of Gwarimpa and Yar Goje Community of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has approved the release of N10m and a house to the bereaved family of Babagana Mallam Tela famously called Kadau who was the overall commander of the ‘Civilian JTF’ in Bama LGA, before he was killed by Boko...
At least 20 passengers were burnt to death when a bus collided with another vehicle and caught fire in Oyo state, police and an official said Saturday. The accident at Lanlate in Ibarapa area of the state on Friday, was described as “…a fatal accident. We counted over 20...
With a trumpet fanfare and gun salutes, Charles III was officially proclaimed king at a pomp-filled ceremony on Saturday, at which he pledged to emulate his late mother Queen Elizabeth II and serve for the rest of his life. A court official wearing a feathered bicorn hat declared Charles...
The Chinese community in Nigeria on Friday celebrated its 2022 Mid-Autumn Festival, the upcoming Chinese National Day and Nigeria’s Independence Day in a colorful event in Lagos. The event, which was opened by the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Cui Jianchun, had dignitaries from all walks of life. In his...
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) says a 28-year-old Nigerian student has been reported missing in Northern Cyprus since Aug. 2. The commission said this in a statement issued in Abuja by its Head of Media, Public Relations and Protocol, Mr Abdur-Rahman Balogun. Balogun said that the disappearance of...
Ahead of Nigeria’s 2023 general elections, the European Union (EU) has reaffirmed its commitment in launching, on Sept. 12, the sum of 39 million Euros towards the EU-Support Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU- SDGN). The bloc made the commitment in a statement issued by its delegation on Saturday to...
Dr Leo Zekeng, Country Director, UN Joints Action Against HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), says the intervention of Global Fund has helped to reduce new HIV infections globally by 45 per cent. Zekeng said during the 7th replenishment preconference on Saturday in Abuja that Global Fund was indispensable in the fight against...
Amnesty International and National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) have agreed to collaborate to strengthen the legal cover for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). This is contain in a statement issued by the Head, Media and Publicity Unit, NCPWD, Mr John Mbanefo, on Friday in Abuja. Both parties agreed...
The Police Command in Oyo State says the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is handling the investigation of the decomposing body of a landlord found in his bedroom at Awotan, Apete area of Ibadan. It would be recalled that skeleton of the landlord later identified as Aderemi Abiola was...
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi has hailed the bravery of Zuggu residents in Maiyama Local Government Area, for routing some bandits who attacked the community. This is contained in a statement issued on Saturday in Birnin Kebbi by Bagudu’s Special Adviser on Media, Malam Yahaya Sarki. The governor who...
By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Lagos – Two American Coaches, Marvin Menzies (Head Coach, University of Missouri) and Ricky John (Coach, Iona University) will storm Nigeria this weekend for a training programme for Nigerian basketball coaches. The training will hold at the Indoor Sports Hall, National Stadium, Lagos on the 12...