The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has called on Nollywood celebrities to join hands in the fight against human trafficking as they play a vital role in the society. The Director-General (DG), Dr Fatima Waziri, made the call at the premiere of the movie...
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Gunmen invaded a Cherubim and Seraphim Church at Obada-Oko, in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State in the early hours of Sunday, while worshippers were holding a vigil. They kidnapped three worshippers and escaped with them into the bush. The victims, identified as Ifeoluwa Alani-Bello, Adebare Oduntan, and...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Federal Polytechnic Bauchi has dismissed 30 of its students for examination malpractice and for forgery of their certificates. The Rector of the institution, Sanusi Gumau, who was flanked by the Chairman of the Governing Council, Barr. Isaac Abbot Ogbobula, disclosed this at a press...
Gombe United FC plans to finish among the top four in the 2021/2022 season of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), its Chairman, Dr Larry Daniel, said in Gombe on Monday. Daniel told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that to achieve the aim, the club had recruited 12...
An FCT High Court sitting at Apo has discharged the former Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr Mounir Gwarzo, from offence of conferring unfair and corrupt advantage on himself. Delivering the ruling, which came by an application for a no- case submission, Justice Olukayode Adeniyi held...
Libya’s High National Elections Commission (HNEC) has announced a plan for the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections. According to the plan, the polling day for the first round of the presidential elections is determined in the Commissioner’s proposal that is approved by the House of Representatives (parliament), Imad Al-Sayah,...
A cargo plane crashed at the airport in Puncak district of Indonesia’s eastern province of Papua on Monday, killing the pilot and injuring the co-pilot, spokesperson of the Indonesian Transportation Ministry Adita Irawati told Xinhua in a text message. The incident occurred when the small plane operated by PT...
A pair of sneakers worn by NBA superstar Michael Jordan early in his career sold for nearly $1.5 million on Sunday, setting a record price at auction for game-worn footwear, Sotheby’s said. The white leather shoes with the red Nike swoosh and soles were worn by the iconic player...
Armed forces detained Sudan’s prime minister over his refusal to support their “coup” on Monday, the information ministry said, after weeks of tensions between military and civilian figures who shared power since the ouster of autocrat Omar al-Bashir. Civilian members of Sudan’s ruling council and ministers in Hamdok’s transitional...
AS Roma coach Jose Mourinho was sent off to the stands as his side ended Napoli’s winning start to the Serie ”A” season following a 0-0 draw on Sunday. Napoli came into the contest having won their opening eight Serie A matches this season and dominated much of Sunday’s...
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has promised to recapture all inmates who escaped from the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) Custodial Centre, Abolongo, Oyo State. A statement by the Media Adviser to the Minister, Mr Sola Fasure, stated that Aregbesola made the promise while on an inspection visit to...
Barcelona condemned abuse from fans aimed at coach Ronald Koeman on Sunday as he left Camp Nou following the team’s 2-1 defeat by Real Madrid. Koeman is a Barca legend after scoring the winning goal in the 1992 European Cup final but he has been under heavy pressure as...
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insisted he is the right man to manage Manchester United despite a historic hammering by Liverpool on Sunday as Mohamed Salah scored a hat-trick in a 5-0 rout at Old Trafford. For the first time in Premier League history, United trailed 4-0 at half-time and lost...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted three days sunshine and cloudiness from Monday to Wednesday across the nation. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja, predicted sunny conditions on Monday with cloud patches over the Northern region during the forecast period and prospects of morning thunderstorms over...
Sen. Andy Uba (APC), one of the main contenders of the November 6 Anambra Governorship election, has made a strong promise to Anambra citizens of transformational governance if elected as the next governor. Uba made the vow in a press statement signed by his Director Media and Publicity, Mr...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari would on Monday depart for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to participate in the investment conference organised by the Future Investment Initiative Institute. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, confirmed this in a statement issued in Abuja....
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 165 new infections and 26 additional deaths from COVID-19 pandemic on Sunday. The NCDC in an update via its website on Monday morning, said the 165 additional cases indicate an increase from the 159 cases...
Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri has sais the state had concluded arrangements to disburse its scholarships for the 2021/2022 academic session. Fintiri made the disclosure at the 24th, 25th, and 26th combined convocation ceremony of Modibbo Adama University (MAU) Yola, on Saturday. According to the Governor, this was part...
The 36 Speakers of the Houses of Assembly, under the Conference of Nigerian Speakers, have met in Katsina to discuss and proffer solutions to the lingering security challenges in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the conference was the third quarterly meeting of the speakers...
Nigeria’s sole representatives in the 2021/2022 CAF Champions League, Rivers United, on Sunday crashed out after succumbing to a lone-goal defeat in the hands of Sudan’s Al Hilal Omdurman in Egypt. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Sudanese side booked a slot in the group stages...