Burkina Faso began two days of mourning on Sunday after 41 people died in the latest attack by suspected jihadists in the troubled and largely unprotected north. A bloody six-year-long jihadist campaign has claimed around 2,000 lives and forced 1.4 million from their homes in the formerly peaceful West...
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Gunmen have kidnapped a former gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Uche Nwosu. Nwosu, a son-in-law to former Governor Rochas Okorocha, was whisked away by the abductors who dressed in security uniform at St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Eziama in Obaire, Nkwerre Local Government Area of Imo State....
Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities said Sunday that women seeking to travel anything other than short distances should not be offered transport unless they are accompanied by a close male relative. The guidance, issued by the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, also called on all vehicle...
Victor Tale, the Captain of Super Sand Eagles said he would like the COPA Lagos beach soccer tournament to make a come back in 2022. He said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. NAN reports that the eight edition of the COPA...
The federal government has a burning desire to increase its tax revenue to enable it provide critical infrastructure and stimulate economic growth in the country. However, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), the principal organ of government responsible for tax administration in the country, is having a tough time...
COVID-19 did not look kindly on Nigeria on Christmas Day as it hit 1,305 persons and took 21 lives. Sixteen of the lives lost were recorded in Imo. The 21 deaths recorded on Christmas Day increased Nigeria’s death toll to the virus to 3,014 from the 2,993 level of...
By MARK JANG, Jos – Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the traditional ruler of Gindri, Mr Charles Mato, in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State on Sunday. Maj. Ishaku Takwa, Media Officer of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), the military task force maintaining peace in the state,...
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says electricity has again topped its 2021 consumer related complaints chart just like in 2020. The Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Mr Babatunde Irukera, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday that banking related complaints were...
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has said the joint committee tackling violation of consumer rights in the money lending industry will shut down illegal businesses at the commencement of its enforcement. Mr Babatunde Irukera, the Chief Executive Officer of FCCPC, told the News Agency of Nigeria...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Following a suit instituted by a group- All Youths Reoriented Initiative of Nigeria (AYRION) on the 5th day of November 2021, with suit number: FHC/AB/FMC/100/21 at the Federal High Court, Abeokuta, against the Medical Director of Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Abeokuta, Ogun State; Prof....
Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s retired Archbishop and anti-apartheid icon, has died aged 90. Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and veteran of South Africa’s struggle against white minority rule, died on Sunday. “The passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is another chapter of bereavement in our nation’s farewell to a...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – In the spirit of national unity, Governors Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi and Muhammad Badru Abubakar of Jigawa State on Saturday paid their Cross River State counterpart, Professor Ben Ayade a Christmas visit. Also on the entourage of the governors was former Jigawa Governor, Seminu Turaki....
Senegal’s coach Aliou Cisse has named a squad he hopes will finally bring him an Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title which has eluded him for over two decades. The 45-year-old tasted defeat in a final first as captain in 2002 where he missed a penalty kick in the...
Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard will miss the team’s next two English Premier League (EPL) matches after testing positive for COVID-19, the English club said on Saturday. Gerrard, 41, who joined the club last month, will miss both Sunday’s home game against Chelsea and Tuesday’s trip to Leeds United...
The Federal Government has said it may suspend the salaries of 1,173 of its workers by January over the failure to upgrade their records on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System. This is according to circular marked HCSF/PS/CMO/POL.III/T/62, which emanated from the Office of the Head of Civil...
Over 101 million telecommunication subscribers risk disconnection if the December 31 deadline for the National Identity Number and Subscriber Identity Module data verification is not extended. A source in the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria told our correspondent on Friday that only about 90 million subscribers had...
Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has said that Christians have equal rights as their Muslim counterparts which should be respected. Mohammed said this when the state Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Abraham Damina, led the Christian communities on a Christmas homage to him in Bauchi on...
The world’s most powerful space telescope on Saturday blasted off into orbit, headed to an outpost 1.5 million kilometres (930,000 miles) from Earth, after several delays caused by technical hitches. The James Webb Space Telescope, some three decades and billions of dollars in the making, left Earth enclosed in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum represented by his deputy, H.E Umar Usman Kadafur has commended the troops of operation Hadin Kai for their tireless efforts in restoring permanent peace in the state. The governor stated this during the Chief of Army...