Abia Warriors Coach, Bethel Orji, said his team’s 0-2 loss to El-Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri in Saturday’s finals of the President Federation Cup was due to fatigue. Orji said this in an interview on the sidelines of their defeat in the finals of the oldest Cup competition in...
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The African Union (AU) has said no fewer than 65.4 million children in 51 countries now benefit from School Feeding in Africa, with Nigeria standing out in implementation of the programme. Ms Kefilwe Moalosi, Project Manager for Nutrition and Food Safety, Africa Union Development Agency-New partnership for African...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Youths in Plateau State have been called upon to utilize social media to highlight government accomplishments and promote peace. This appeal was made during the Social Media Day celebration, themed “Uniting the Digital Space to Support Governor Mutfwang’s Good Governance Strides and Peace...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Benneth Igweh, has ordered a clampdown on vehicles plying roads in the territory without number plates. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, made this known in...
Between Nairobi’s glamorous city centre and its surrounding inner city slums of tin shacks and shanties, democracy and good governance have been shocked into a rude awakening. Central Nairobi is the abode of fancy five star hotels, conference centres, ornate government offices and parliament buildings. If you...
No fewer than six people have been killed with 15 others injured in a suicide attack in Gwoza, Borno. Tragedy struck when the suicide bomber detonated an Improvised Explosive Device (IEDs) in Gwoza town. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the attack occurred at a busy...
Airport users were on Saturday astonished as a couple, Olamide Alli and Abiodun Agboola, took their wedding vows at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal II (MMA2) Lagos State. The terminal is operated by Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Ltd. (BASL). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the barricaded...
A brace by Nasiru Salihu on Saturday earned resilient El-kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri a win against Abia Warriors in the finals of the 2024 President Federation Cup. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the win was the third in the finals of the oldest cup competition...
The Esu Karu of New Karu in Nasarawa State, Mr Luka Panya-Baba, has called for peaceful coexistence among communities and the nation at large. Panya-Baba made the call at the celebration of his 20th Anniversary on the throne, on Saturday in Karu, Karu Local Government Council of Nasarawa...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has commended President Bola Tinubu for recently signing an Executive Order (EO) to transformed the country’s health sector. The commendation is in a statement by the Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, issued to newsmen in Abuja...
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has commiserated with the families of the two policemen killed in Aba by yet-to-be identified gunmen. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that on Friday, four policemen were attacked by hoodlums at Opobo Road in Aba, leading to the death of the...
The Esu Karu of Karu Chiefdom, Mr Luka Panya-Baba, on Saturday conferred the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, with the traditional title of Bakuku. Panya-Baba conferred the title in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, at the celebration of his 20th Anniversary on the throne as the traditional...
Sen. Shehu Sani has decried the poor state of public schools in the north of Nigeria and expressed fears of an imminent collapse if the situation continued. He spoke during the 40th anniversary of Government Science College, Kagara, organised by the Kagara Old Boys Association (KAGOBA), Class of...
The Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 General Elections, Mr Peter Obi, says investment in the coutry’s health sector remains “critical”. Obi said this on Saturday, when he paid a solidarity visit to Holy Rosary College of Nursing, Emekuku, near Owerri. He said that with an...
A Bayelsa State High Court sitting in Yenagoa has sentenced a 41-year old man, Baridapsi Needam, to 14 years imprisonment for raping and impregnating his daughter. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the victim gave birth to a baby girl in pendency of the trial. The...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Mr Babatunde Fashola, former Governor of Lagos State, on his 61st birthday. President Tinubu in n statement by his spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, described Fashola as a highly esteemed lawyer, administrator, author, essayist, and a public officer per excellence....
The Deputy Registrar, Federal College of Education (Technical), Akoka, Lagos State, Mr Christopher Olamiju, has urged the Federal Government to intervene in the crisis rocking the institution over agitation for removal of the provost. Olamiju made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has bagged an outstanding award for the support of the development and growth of Micro, Small and Medium -Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) in Benue State. This award is coming few months after the Governor had collected an...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cross River Agrotourism Festival and International Expo (CRATFEX), Asu Abang has said the intention of CRAFEX is building stronger food system and fight against hunger in Nigeria. The CEO stated at official unveiling of2024 CRATFEX, which was...