Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra says Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the terrorist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), is unhappy with the killings and enforcement of the protracted sit-at-home order in the South-East. The order has always been enforced by groups claiming to act on his...
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…Warns of vulnerability to new Android trojan apps By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has alerted telecom consumers and members of the public on an ongoing cyber-vulnerability that allows a nearby hacker to unlock vehicles, start their engines wirelessly and make away with the cars....
Members of the All Progressives Congress in Kaduna State have begged former the national leader of the party and presidential aspirant, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to pick the state governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, as his running mate in the 2023 presidential race. Tinubu had last Thursday visited Kaduna to canvass...
The defeat for Chelsea meant a third straight FA Cup final defeat for Chelsea and a second cup final loss this season after Liverpool’s Carabao Cup victory in a similar fashion. Liverpool won 6-5 in the shoot-out following an enthralling 0-0 draw after extra-time at Wembley on Saturday. Despite...
By ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto- The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Reverend Matthew Hassan Kukah, has appealed to Christians in Sokoto to remain law abiding and pray for the return of normalcy in the state. Bishop Kukah made the appeal in his reaction to the current development in Sokoto,...
The 8th edition of the prestigious African Magic Viewers Choice Awards took place at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island with its usual glitz and glamour. AMVCA is a gathering of industry professionals and lovers of African movies and television. Without further ado, here is a video of...
By OLA MUDOPE, Akure – The Governing Council of the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA has appointed Professor (Mrs) Adenike Temidayo Oladiji of the Department of Biochemistry, University of Ilorin, as the eighth substantive Vice Chancellor of the University. Professor Oladiji succeeds Professor Joseph Fuwape, whose term ends...
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), says if he is elected president of Nigeria, he would work with the National Assembly to restructure Nigeria. Abubakar said this on Saturday in Calabar while addressing party delegates and stakeholders as the party prepares for its May...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Cross River State Government has urged religious leaders, traditional rulers, parents, schools, churches, and caregivers to support public enlightenment campaigns meant to eradicate Polio Virus Type Two amongst children and reduce childhood diseases. Addressing mothers, caregivers, teachers, and students at the flag-off of the...
Nigerian singer Teni Apata is making headlines after she took to her Twitter handle to announce she was looking for a nanny for four dogs However, minutes after tweeting, with many already showing interest in taking up the job, Teni, in another tweet, revealed she was getting documents together...
Aisha, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in Abuja charged stakeholders in the All Progressive Congress (APC) to rally support for female Aspirants of the party. She gave the charge at a summit of APC female aspirants ahead of the party’s primary elections. She said the summit aimed...
No fewer than 15 reggae musicians on Saturday in Lagos excited their fans in a musical festival held in honour of late reggae legend, Bob Marley. The musical festival featured renowned artistes like King Wadada, Baba Fryo, Mervellous Benji, Lamlam, Black Cymean, Faya, Bclean, Benja O, Bunny as well...
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Saturday said he would end banditry in six months, if elected as the president in 2023. Wike, a presidential hopeful on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), made the declaration in a press statement issued by Mr Kelvin Ebiri, his Special...
Dr. Bukola Saraki, one of the presidential aspirants on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has vowed to restructure Nigeria if elected president in 2023. Saraki made the vow on Saturday in Benin, while addressing PDP national delegates from the state ahead of the presidential primaries. He...
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers and PDP presidential aspirant on Saturday, said that he remained the only PDP aspirant that could win against the ruling APC. Wike, in company of some PDP chieftains, made this remark when he met national delegates of the Lagos chapter of PDP in Ikeja....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Head of Mission of the Multinational Joint Task Force(MNJTF), Ambassador Mamman Nuhu has commended troops of the MNJTF for their efforts in the ongoing Operation LAKE SANITY, urging them to sustain the onslaughts against Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists. Amb. Nuhu, who is...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has implored disengaged soldiers to fulfil their commitment in defending the territorial integrity of Nigeria as espoused in their oath of allegiance. He stated this during a valedictory buffet organised in honour of year...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the new President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed. Zayed was elected President by a Federal Supreme Council to succeed his half-brother, the late Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed. The president’s congratulatory message is contained in a...
Pastor Emmanuel Maaaji of the First Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), Tunga Magajiya, Niger, has confirmed the arrival in Magajiya of the body of the slain student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, Miss Deborah Samuel, for burial. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the late...
BY PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has submitted his presidential nomination and expression of intention forms at the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Secretariat in Abuja. The submission which took place at the office of the National Organizing Secretary of the party, was...