The National Emergency Management Agency has confirmed the recovery of two dead bodies and rescue of 23 persons from Ebute Metta three-storey building collapse. The Zonal Coordinator Southwest, NEMA, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. Farinloye said the recovered...
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The Nigeria Police Force has launched a manhunt for a lady who claimed to have had sex with a dog in a viral TikTok video. The Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, said posting bestial-natured videos online won’t be tolerated. Adejobi also vowed that the police would apprehend the...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured the nation that it will spare no effort in ensuring that elections conducted by the commission continue to get better, freer, fairer, more credible and more inclusive. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the pledge in a message he released to...
BY SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Chief of Training and Operations (CTOPS) – Navy, Rear Admiral Solomon Agada has charged officers and ratings of Naval Base Lake Chad (NBLC) Baga, Borno State to be extra vigilant and sustain the current tempo against Boko Haram, ISWAP terrorists and other criminal...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum on Sunday affirmed that the state government has cleared all backlog of pensions, leave grants, gratuities and outstanding salaries of workers in the state. The governor stated this on Sunday during the 1st May 2022 Workers’ Day celebration held...
President Muhammadu Buhari in the course of this week advised those planning to rig the 2023 general elections to perish the thought or regret their decisions. He vowed to use every legitimate means to protect the votes of Nigerians. The president gave the advice at a dinner he had...
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that the battle waged against terrorists, who falsely masquerade under the name of Islam is approaching its conclusion and “victory is within sight”. The president gave the assurance in his Sallah message to Nigerians as the Holy month of Ramadan reaches its end...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has seized a total of 47 cartons of suspected fake Tramadol, comprising 2.3 million tablets, weighing 1222kg in Zaria, Kaduna state. The NDLEA spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi, who said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, added that the...
The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), Nigeria has described workers in the country as the engine that can drive the country toward achieving her development objectives. Princess Gloria Akobundu, the Chief Executive Officer of AUDA-NEPAD, said this in a statement by Mr Abolade Ogundimu, her Media Assistant in Abuja...
A Nollywood Actor, Femi Adebayo, says his new epic movie, titled ‘King of Thieves’ known as Agesinkole, generated over N170 million in its first three weeks premiere at the cinema. Adebayo disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Ilorin. He said...
Rather than seek election under the umbrella of the PDP in 2023, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar will do well to visit the United States of America to resolve his lingering corruption allegations which have led Senator Jefferson to jail. The outcome of an investigation against him and his “former” wife...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered travellers’ cheques in different foreign currencies with a total value of N1,157,670,469 at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos State. The NDLEA Director, Media & Advocacy, Mr. Femi Babafemi, revealed this in a...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has arrested no fewer than 18 suspected internet fraudsters popularly known as “Yahoo boys” in Lekki area of Lagos State. The EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, who disclosed this in a statement, said the suspect were arrested following...
Yul Edochie, the Nollywood actor, on Saturday noted that he’ll sort out any issues arising in his family amicably, as it was his personal problem. This was as the actor also appreciated his fans for their concern and support towards his family in the past few days. The actor...
A reporter with PRNigeria, Mohammed Dahiru Lawal, has missed the opportunity to participate in this year’s edition of the Mandela Washington Fellow in the United States of America after approval of his travel expenses by the US Government. Reason: officials of both the National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, and...
Some youths whose commercial motorcycles were impounded and thereafter destroyed by officials of the Directorate of Road Traffic Service, DRTS, are now holding the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, to ransom. PRNigeria learnt that some of them have embraced crimes to make ends meet. This is because the seizure of...
Police in central China announced the detention of nine people on Sunday over a collapsed building, as increasingly desperate rescuers comb the debris for any survivors. The building, in Changsha city, housed a hotel, apartments and a cinema. It caved in Friday afternoon, leaving a gaping hole in the...
Ms Funmi Adeogun, a Lawyer, on Sunday urged states to ensure implementation of a memorandum on financial autonomy for the Judiciary Adeogun, who is the Treasurer of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL), on financial autonomy for the judiciary made the call in...
The National Bureau of Statistics(NBS) has revealed that women still do not have equal access to decision making and power-sharing at all levels in the country, compared with their male counterparts. This is according to a report released by the NBS on Gender Statistics Quarterly Bulletin for the First...
The Nigerian Army, says members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) are using pictures of fake soldiers arrested by Nigerian army troops recently to malign the institution. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said that...