By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has received a comprehensive briefing on the coup attempt to oust President Umaru Sissoco Embalo of Guinea-Bissau, but which was aborted by loyalist forces. On the sidelines of the African Union Summit of Heads of State and Government holding in Addis...
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Basketball fans were thrilled on Saturday as Rivers Hooper’s beat the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Basketball team, 79 -71, to emerge champions of the Crown Elite Basketball Championship in Lagos. The Hooper’s who are also the National team champions of the elite league, were made to work hard to...
President Muhammadu Buhari had on Jan. 25 approved 18-month suspension of the removal of fuel subsidy, following consultations with stakeholders in line with the current economic realities in the country. The removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, was earlier scheduled to take effect...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to use his “good offices and leadership position to urgently review and rescind your reported approval for security agencies to access people’s personal details via NIN-SIM linkage without due process of law.” SERAP...
Three crew members from the oil vessel that exploded in Delta State have been found alive. The management of Shebah Exploration & Production Company Ltd (SEPCOL), confirmed this in a statement on Sunday following the fire outbreak that engulfed the FPSO Trinity Spirit at the Ukpokiti Terminal in the...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The General Officer Commanding 82 Division, Major General Taoreed Lagbaja has warned officer and men of 82 division that no act of indiscipline will be tolerated in the Nigeria Army as its mark the end of 2021 West African Social Activities (WASA) and the beginning...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says a total of 1322 ad-hoc staff have been trained in readiness for elections in Kuje Council of the FCT. The INEC Electoral Officer (EO), Mrs Zainab Gbefwi, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kuje, after...
A Presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Mrs Patience Key has vowed to achieve 50 per cent representation of women in politics if elected in the 2023 presidential election. Key told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York that Nigerian women deserved...
The Chief Of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has said that the Nigerian Army (NA) is set to deliver optimum services in the new year, having been satisfied with the achievements of 2021. COAS Yahaya said this during the occasion of the 2021 Nigerian Army Finance Corps (NAFC),...
The Emir of Jama’are in Bauchi State, Alhaji Muhammadu Wabi III, is dead. Alhaji Sama’ila Yusuf-Jarma, the Chairman, Jama’are Local Government Council, confirmed the death to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Sunday in Bauchi. Yusuf-Jarma said that Wabi, 92, died at about 12:15 am on Sunday at...
By HARUNA AHMED, Dutse – House of Representatives Member for Birnin Kudu/Buji Federal constituency of Jigawa State, Hon. Magaji Da’u Aliyu, has said the unfortunate recent attack on his convoy in the State, was sponsored by his political detractors who were threatened by the record of his sterling performance...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government has called on land owners within the urban and rural areas in Maiduguri and Local Government Headquarters to register their property, upgrade land titles and ensure proper documentation of the land before they loose their property. The state government also warned...
Christopher Danjuma, the head coach of Nigeria’s national under-20 women football team, says they are going back to the drawing board in spite of a convincing win over their opponents. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Falconets on Saturday defeated the Junior Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon...
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, says Africa is “a source of hope” for the world, highlighting the examples of the African Continental Free Trade Area and the decade of financial and economic inclusion for African women. Guterres also said that in the last 20 years, the African Union (AU)...
The Minister of Defence, retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, says the Federal Government is committed to providing more platforms for the military. This, he said, was to sustain the tempo of operations against insurgency, banditry and other security challenges across the country. Magashi gave the assurance at the end of...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Saturday confirmed the release of the Director-General, Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr Osita Okechukwu, who was detained over alleged fraud. Spokesperson for the commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that Okechukwu was released on...
Olivier Giroud scored a quickfire late double to earn AC Milan a dramatic 2-1 win over Inter Milan at San Siro on Saturday. The victory moved his side within a point of the Serie A leaders. AC Milan had taken just one point from their previous two matches and...
By YAKUBU SOLOMON, Abuja – Some of Africa’s football legends, including former Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) winners will take on the field against Refugees in a friendly match on Sunday. Officials of CAF and FIFA will also be participating in the friendly match. A statement by CAF said...
The Rescue Nigeria Mission, a movement mobilising for the emergence of Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi as Nigeria’s next President, on Saturday, held a town hall meeting with women and youths in Kano. The coordinator of the movement in Kano State, Mr Abdul Amat-Maikwashewa, said the Kogi governor had...
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike on Saturday said the country will tremble when the South makes a declarative statement concerning the 2023 presidential election. This is according to a statement signed by Wike’s spokesperson, Kelvin Ebiri. Governor Wike reportedly made the assertion at a grand reception organised in his...