The Milk Booster, a company that produces lactation products that help increase breast milk supply, on Friday introduced the first MilkBank in Nigeria in commemoration of the 2022 World Breastfeeding Week. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme of the 2022 World Breastfeeding Week was :...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has joined the entertainment industry, particularly artistes and musicians, in commiserating with ace instrumentalist, singer and song writer, Bongos Ikwue, who lost his wife, Josephine Ifeyinwa, 73. In a condolence message by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Friday in Abuja,...
Level 1 housemates of the ongoing television reality show, Big Brother Naija, season 7, on Friday won the week two wager challenge. Biggie, the coordinator of the show after announcing the winner gave each housemate in the level 1 house “1,500 pocket naira”, which would be used to purchase...
Residents have uncovered a kidnappers’ den opposite The Nigeria Police Force Headquarters in the Central Business District, Abuja. The den is located inside thick bush off the expressway Security agents were said to have invaded the hideout and arrested one of the suspected kidnappers. A video taken at the...
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) to produce more solar cells to boost the alternative power sources in the country. Chief Executive Officer of NASENI, Prof. Mohammed Haruna made this known to State House correspondents after briefing the president on the...
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Friday reserved judgment in the case involving two men: Ogbor Eliot, and Kelvin Chris, charged with attempted N1.8bn oil fraud for Sept.13. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo adjourned the case following the adoption of the final written address of the counsel. The News Agency of...
The Police Command in Edo has arrested a constable, Victor Osabuohign, caught allegedly engaging in an extortion conversation with a road user in a circulated video on the social media. ASP Jennifer Iwegbu, the command`s Deputy Public Relations Officer, announced this in a statement in Benin on Friday. Osabuohign...
Lawmakers representing Nigeria at the ECOWAS Parliament have threatened to withdraw their membership following a breach of a resolution passed by the house to suspend all recruitment process and other irregularities. This is coming following the allegations of lopsided recruitment exercise at the ECOWAS parliament which is manifestly skewed...
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that government had recognised that some of the security challenges confronting Nigeria were imported by foreign elements. Buhari, who was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, stated this at the Graduation of Course 30 of the National Defence...
Men of the Ondo State security network agency, the Amotekun Corps, have apprehended over 150 suspected invaders of northern extraction in Akure, the state capital. The persons were intercepted around 6:30 am on Thursday, along the Akure/Ado-Ekiti Highway during a stop and search operation by the corps. The drivers...
ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Governing Council of Shehu Shagari College of Education, at its 79th meeting held Friday, has approved the reopening of the college on Monday, 8th August, 2022. Recall that the college was shot down indefinitely by Governor Aminu Tambuwal, 86 days ago after mobs killed...
A serving Colonel in the Nigerian Army, Nicholas Ashinze, has won the ‘Brazilian Government Prize for the Best Project on Science and Technology. He received the prize at the National Defence College Nigeria, NDC, Course 30 Graduation in Abuja, on Friday. The College, established in 1992, also celebrated its...
Two people were killed and two more were in critical condition on Friday after a lightning strike near the White House the night before, police in the US capital said. The lightning hit Lafayette Square, a small park across the street from the White House, shortly before 7:00 pm...
A businesswoman, Maria Yakubu, on Friday dragged her husband, Gana Yakubu, to a Customary Court sitting in Nyanya, for allegedly spreading charm on her bed. The petitioner said this in a divorce petition she filed against her husband at the court. “Since we finished building our new house and...
Despite winning the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, League Cup, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup and earning a whooping £180,000, Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold has revealed he still lives with his parents and helps with chores at home. Aged 23, Trent Alexander-Arnold has developed into...
An up coming Nigerian rap musician, Esimaje Eyeyi, a.k.a Frizzy has claimed to be the number one rapper in the country. The Delta, Warri born musician told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja that there was nobody to look up to among Nigerian rappers. Frizzy,...
Taiwan blasted its “evil neighbour next door” on Friday after China encircled the island with a series of huge military drills that were condemned by the United States and other Western allies. During Thursday’s military exercises, which continued Friday, China fired ballistic missiles and deployed both fighter jets and...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed grief over the death of the former Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mustapha Balogun. The president’s condolence message was contained in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina on Friday in Abuja The...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Nigeria Army, 8 Division on Friday commenced an investigation into the death of a police officer in an unfortunate incident that occurred between some soldiers and policemen around Ojo, Lagos State. The Division’s spokesman, Maj. Olaniyi Osoba, who expressed regret over the death...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Ethiopian Airlines, the largest aviation group in Africa, has partnered with the globally leading online booking platform GetYourGuide, to offer passengers an unforgettable travel experience. This partnership provides Ethiopian Airlines’ customers easy access to book travel activities alongside their flight. Passengers will have the...