Da Gyang Balak, the District Head of Vwang, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau, who was abducted by gunmen has regained his freedom from his abductors. Maj. Ishaku Takwa, the Media Officer of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), maintaining peace in Plateau and environs, confirmed the development in a...
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The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Iyorchia Ayu, has urged Nigerians to keep faith with the party, saying that is poised to produce the nation’s next president. Ayu gave the assurance on Sunday in Port Harcourt at the gala night hosted by Gov. Nyesom Wike...
On the one hand, there is a sense in which it can be said that political leadership in Lagos has come of age. Supporting this claim is the ongoing Greater Lagos Vision, by the Governor Babajide Sanwoolu led state government, which has formulated some far reaching sustainable development programmes...
Posters of Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike have flooded parts of the nation’s capital, Abuja. The posters, which carried Wike’s bold picture and name, surfaced on Monday. They were strategically posted on public infrastructures like traffic kiosks, airports, Asokoro and the Federal Secretariat. The posters were sponsored by “Northerners For...
A nine-year-old girl was attacked and killed by a crocodile while walking on a riverside path with her sister in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province, a search official said on Tuesday. The sisters were walking home after bathing in the Batang Masang river in Agam district on Monday morning when...
Super Eagles defender, Chidozie Awaziem, says he is very happy to be back in the team after sustaining an injury that kept him on the sidelines for quite a while. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Awaziem resumed training with the team on Monday ahead of preparations...
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), on Monday launched a comprehensive response plan for the Horn of Africa as more than US$ 138 million is needed to assist rural communities affected by extended drought in the region. A third consecutive year of poor rains is posing a major...
The League Management Company (LMC) has banned the supporters of Katsina United Football Club from the club’s home matches during the ongoing 2021/2022 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). Nasir Gide, the club’s spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Katsina. “The ban was conveyed in a letter...
Mr Ikechukwu Tabansi, a chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance in Anambra, has advised residents not to expect so much from Prof. Charles Soludo’s first year in office as governor. Soludo, a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), won the Nov. 6, 2021 governorship election...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Monday inaugurated 10 governors, including Governor Babagana Zulum and some Federal officials as members of the National Blue Economy Project Committee. Governors of Rivers, Lagos, Delta, Akwa Ibom, Ogun, Ondo, Cross River, Bayelsa, and Edo States, as...
Super Eagles defender, Chidozie Awaziem, on Monday resumed training with the team ahead of preparations for Nigeria’s final Group D game against Guinea-Bissau. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Awaziem who was cleared by the medical team after recovering from an ankle injury participated in a training...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed the dates and the times for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Cote d’Ivoire 2023 and FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, African Qualifiers. A statement on the CAF official website on Monday said it. “CAF today confirmed the dates and...
No fewer than 600 Women groups, drawn from different parts of the country, will on Tuesday, Jan. 25, converge on Abuja for a solidarity walk for Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi. The walk is tagged: “One Million Women March for GYB (Gov. Yahaya Bello). Dr Hanatu Adeeko, Global Coordinator...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Bringing together top officials from Federal and State governments, international agencies alongside other stakeholders, the Buhari Administration is set to further explore the economic opportunities available through oceanic and marine resources around the country. This is as Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, inaugurated an...
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila believes the current constitutional provision where the educational qualification for elective offices is pegged at secondary school certificate should be increased. The Speaker made the comment while delivering a paper titled ‘Building Back Better: Creating A New Framework For Tertiary Education...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – No fewer than 16 kidnapped victims have been rescued by operatives from The Kaduna State Police Command in the Chikun Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesman, Mohammed Jalige, who revealed this in a statement issued on Monday, said the bandits tried...
The Federal Government has again filed amended charges against the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), in the amended application, it filed before a Federal High Court, Abuja, presided over by Justice Binta Nyako, increased...
Bayern Munich’s record-setting striker Robert Lewandowski retained FIFA’s top men’s player title Monday at “The Best” of 2021 ceremony as Barcelona captain Alexia Putellas collected the award for best women’s player. The 33-year-old Lewandowski, who set a Bundesliga goal record last season, won the trophy for the second time,...
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has revealed why banditry will not end soon in the state. The governor attributed the continued attacks by bandits on innocent residents of various communities in the state to the activities of some individuals. He made the remarks on Monday while briefing State House...
The Federal Government has cautioned Nigerians to beware of the activities of fraudsters claiming to be disbursing Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Survival Fund of 80, 000 naira. A statement issued on Monday by Mr Tola Johnson, Coordinator, Project Delivery Office (PDO) of the Federal Government’s MSME Survival...