By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Theatre Commander Joint Task Force (JTF) North East Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), Major General Christopher Musa and other Christians faithful of the theatre on Sunday held an interdenominational church service to commemorate The Nigeria Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) 2022. The interdenominational church service...
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Port Harcourt Area ll Command, Onne Port, has generated N115.26 billion between January and June 2021. The Customs Area Controller, Mr Auwal Mohammed, made this known on Sunday in a statement signed by the spokesperson of the command, Mrs Ifeoma Ojekwu. Mohammed said that...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the recruitment of 197 various medical professionals to boost the human resources and efficient service delivery of the health sector in the state. A statement by Mrs The Public Relations Officer of Kwara Health Management Board,...
Ram sellers in Benin City, Edo, on Sunday decried low patronage amidst the high cost of the sacrificial animal, less than a week to the celebration of Eid-el Kabir festival. A Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who visited the 2+2 Cattle Market, Eyaen in the Edo...
Following are the results of Match Day 36 fixtures played on Sunday in the 2021/2022 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), and dates of Match Day 37 fixtures: MFM FC 1-2 Niger TornadoesWikki Tourists 2-0 Akwa UnitedRivers United 1-0 Kano PillarsKwara United 3-0 Nasarawa UnitedRemo Stars 1-0 Enyimba InternationalPlateau United...
President of Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, on Sunday announced that the confederation’s Executive Committee has resolved that the African Super League will kick off in August 2023. Motsepe who said the league would be launched in Tanzania this August also said other details of the competition,...
The CAF Champions League final will now be played over two legs, the competition’s owners, Confederation of African Football (CAF), announced on Sunday in Rabat. The decision was taken during the confederation’s Executive Committee meeting held on the sidelines of the ongoing 12th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON)....
The Executive Committee of Confederation of African Football (CAF) has decided that the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Côte d’Ivoire be postponed to 2024. CAF President Patrice Motsepe, who made the announcement on Sunday in Rabat, Morocco after the committee’s meeting, said the competition would hold in...
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom’s convoy on Sunday was involved in a road accident in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The governor’s Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Terver Akase, who made this known in a statement on Sunday, said no life was lost in the incident. According to...
A Political support group, under the aegis of Obi Campaign Mobilisation Team, on Sunday drummed support for Peter Obi, Labour Party’s Presidential candidate ahead of 2023 general elections. The group also called on eligible voters to take advantage of the ongoing voters registration to get registered to enable them...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – No fewer than. 56,000 bandits have so far surrendered to the Nigerian Army since Operation Hadarin Daji began in the north Western states of Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara and Katsina. Maj General Uwem Bassey, who is the General Officer Commanding, 8 Division, Nigerian Army, Sokoto...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has commended the Nigerian Police Force over the recent rescue of 50 abducted children, who were being held by a church at its premises in Ondo Town. The UNICEF Nigeria Representative, Peter Hawkins, who gave the commendation in...
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has condemned the alleged act of electoral misconduct involving a corps member, Orji Nkenna and some staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun State. This is contained in a statement by the NYSC Director, Press and Public Relations, Mr Eddy...
Accuses States of being ill-advised, beggarly and lazy By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The powers of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, (FIRS) to recover unremitted taxes deducted by States and Local Governments are well in order, and accords with the country’s fiscal laws. The Global Economic Policy Initiative (GEPiN),...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of 18 persons in an accident involving two Mazda buses and Previa bus around Isara Bridge on Lagos-Ibadan express road. The FRSC Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) , Bisi Kazeem disclosed this in a statement...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 22 blocks of heroin, with street value of over N4.5 billion at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja....
Mr Ifedayo Adedipe, Ondo Central Senatorial Candidate on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the crisis rocking the party will not stop it from winning the 2023 general elections. The senatorial candidate is optimistic that the crisis trailing the opposition party after its presidential primary election...
Dr Mansur Muhammed Dansadau, the Medical Director of Dansadau General hospital in Zamfara State alongside two other health workers who were abducted in Dansadau emirate have been released by their abductors. It was gathered that they were released on Friday night after seven days in captivity after the sum...
The oil and gas industry is the mainstay of Nigeria’s economy, providing thousands of direct and indirect jobs and contributing substantially to the nation’s foreign reserves. It is a known fact that oil alone accounts for 40 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 70 per cent...
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) says he never asked Christians to buy guns for self-protection. “I never asked Christians to go and buy guns. Samson in the Bible did not fight with guns,’’ the renowned cleric said on Sunday at...