The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) on Monday issued new regulations for Internet platforms available in Nigeria. A statement signed by NITDA spokespers.on, Hadiza Umar, said the new code was designed to protect the “fundamental human rights of Nigerians and non-Nigerians living in the country as well as...
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ARMSTRONG ALLAHMGANI, Bauchi – The National Vice President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Prophet Isa El-Buba, has said that it will be exercise in futility for any political party to present a Muslim/Muslim presidential ticket to Nigerians in the 2023 general election. He said the move is...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), has announced the restoration of electricity supply within all the states within the South-East, its franchise coverage area. The Head, Corporate Communications, EEDC, Mr Emeka Ezeh, announced this in a statement issued on Monday in Enugu. Recall that...
Shehu Dikko, the 2nd Vice President, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has described Nigeria’s 10-0 win over Falcons and True Parrots of São Tomé and Príncipe as a morale booster. Dikko made this known on Monday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos after the...
The introduction of Artificial Intelligence-driven semi-automated VAR offside technology remains on course to be used at the World Cup in Qatar. That is the message from The International Football Association Board (The IFAB), the organisation that determines the laws of football. Offside decisions using VAR have been taking up...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Stakeholders have called on the party’s leadership to narrow the search for its 2023 Vice Presidential candidate to a northern Christian. Malam Aliyu Audu, National Coordinator of the group, made the call at a news conference on Monday in Abuja. He added that...
African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) has disbursed 150 million dollars to First Bank of Nigeria Ltd., under it’s Pandemic Trade Impact Mitigation Facility (PATIMFA). Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications, FirstBank, Mrs Folake Ani-Mumuney, said this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. According to the statement, the President...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The National Publicity Secretary, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Dr Emmah Isong has warned electorates in the country not to allow monetary inducement determine their choice of candidate for the 2023 general elections Dr. Isong gave the warning while filing questions from journalists...
When Lord Aton, the British historian, stated that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely he had some leaders like Governor Dave Umahi in mind. The governor of Ebonyi State reminds one a lot about the Lord of the Manor, the English lord who enjoyed manorial rights (the rights...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – A middle age man has been reportedly beaten and set ablaze by irate youths in Chinade town in Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi State for allegedly stealing a motorcycle. A source in Chinade who spoke to journalists in confidence said that the incident happened...
Liverpool have reached a deal with Benfica to buy the Uruguay striker Darwin Nunez for an initial 75 million euros (£64 million), the Portuguese club said on Monday. The transfer could eventually rise to 100 million euros, Benfica said in a statement, eclipsing Liverpool’s club-record £75 million paid to...
Bitcoin tumbled Monday to an 18-month low under $23,000 in a broad cryptocurrency crash, as investors shunned risky assets in the face of a vicious global markets selloff, just seven months after the virtual unit surged to a record high. The world’s most popular crypto asset also took a...
Napoli striker Victor Osimhen scored four goals as the Super Eagles spanked Sao Tome and Principe 10-0 in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier on Monday to give Nigeria their biggest win in history. Osimhen opened the score sheet in the 9th minute of the tie, before...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – A joint security operatives including the police and military have foiled a mission by bandits on the Kaduna-Abuja Highway on Monday. The Kaduna State Police Command’s spokesman, DSP Mohammed Jalige, who confirmed the incident in a statement, said The team killed one of the...
The former Secretary General of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Mr Anthony Sani, has advised the All Progressives Congress (APC) not to run a Muslim-Muslim ticket in the 2023 presidential race. Sani give the advice while interacting with some newsmen on Monday in Jos, adding that a Muslim-Muslim ticket would...
Gunmen have abducted Rev. Fr. James Kantoma, the Parish priest of St. Anthony Catholic Church, Angware, Jos East Local Government Area of Plateau. DSP Alabo Alfred, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, confirmed the abduction to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Jos....
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated former Head of State and Chairman of the National Peace Committee, Abdulsalami Abubakar, on his 80th birthday, June 13, 2022. The president, in a statement by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina on Monday in Abuja, joined family members, friends...
The Labour Party (LP) Presidential flag bearer, Mr Perter Obi, unexpected attendance of The Lord’s Chosen two-day crusade in Lagos elated faithful at the crusade ground. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports on Monday that the crusade ground was electrified at the sight of Obi, with shouts of...
The Police Command in Oyo State, says the command had begun a manhunt on the abductors of Bishop Oluwaseun Aderogba of Jebba Diocese, Kwara State, his wife and driver. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Adewale Osifeso, stated this while confirming the incident in a statement...
Barring any last-minute changes, APC Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, and his PDP counterpart, Atiku Abubakar, will on Wednesday, June 15, and Tuesday, June 14, unveil their running mates for the 2023 Presidential election. According to reports, Tinubu will conclude his consultations with APC Governors on Tuesday, June 14, and...