Director-General, Tinubu Support Group (TSG), Alhaji Umar Mohammed, has called on Nigerians to support the group to ensure the actualisation of a Bola Tinubu presidency in 2023 for a new and better Nigeria. He made the call on Saturday in Abuja, while inaugurating the Tinubu Support Group and its...
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The Kogi State Police Command have arrested three suspects believed to belong to a gang of kidnappers terrorising motorists on Itobe-Anyigba highway. They are Danlami Shauibu, Kabiru Amodu and Adejoh Tijani all of Adumu village in Ofu Local Government suspected to be responsible for series of kidnappings in the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the Ilori family on the passing of Justice Samuel Ilori, the ninth Chief Judge of Lagos State. In a statement issued by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, the president joined the Lagos State government, the Bar, and the...
Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, has called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on national security in order to bring an end to the loss of lives and properties in the country. He made the call on Saturday in Katsina while declaring open the 2021...
Dr Adeyemi Onabowale, Chairman, Reddington Hospital Group, has commended Access Bank Plc for its diverse support aimed at improving access to and service delivery in the healthcare sector. Onabowale gave the commendation at the official inauguration of Duchess International Hospital, a newly 100-suits state-of-the-art health facility, on Friday at,...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday tasked University of Ilorin to play a leading role in research and production of vaccines locally. The president gave the charge through Prof. Ignatius Onimawo, who represented him at the 36th convocation of the university held in Ilorin. “The nation expects your university to...
North-East Development Commission in collaboration (NEDC) with ASHUAK Foundation have distributed food and non food items to vulnerable people on Saturday in Damaturu. Dr. Ali Abbas, the Coordinator and State Focal Person of NEDC said the items where donated on the directive of Yobe Gov. Mai Mala Buni. He...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Managing Director of Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority, Prof Adesoji Adesugba has congratulated Chief Emeka Obegbolu on his elevation to the top rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria(SAN), describing the learned silk as “a gentleman of the law worthy of his recognition”. In...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday in Abuja congratulated former governor of Kano State, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, on his 65th birthday. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement, described Kwankwaso as an outstanding statesman, brilliant administrator, quintessential lawmaker, and a humble and courageous leader....
The wife of Bauchi State Governor, Hajiya Aisha Mohammed, has expressed the state government’s commitment to partner stakeholders to ensure every child is vaccinated against polio. She said this in Bauchi on Saturday during an event organised by Rotary Club International to celebrate the 2021 World Polio Day. The...
The Nigeria Correctional Service, Oyo State Command, has said 837 awaiting trial inmates escaped from the Abolongo Correctional Centre in Oyo Town, when suspected gunmen attacked the facility. Its Public Relations Officer, Olanrewaju Anjorin, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria...
A former Facebook worker reportedly told US authorities Friday the platform has put profits before stopping problematic content, weeks after another whistleblower helped stoke the firm’s latest crisis with similar claims. The unnamed new whistleblower filed a complaint with US financial regulator Securities and Exchange Commission that could add...
By OLA MUDOPE, Akure – Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted two little girls, who are in nursery and kindergarten classes in Akure, the Ondo State capital. Confirming the incident, the state police spokesman, DSP Funmilayo Odunlami, said the abduction took place in Leo Area of Akure on...
Britain’s upcoming budget will invest almost £7.0 billion ($9.6 billion, 8.3 billion euros) on transport outside London, the Treasury said on Saturday, as part of plans to cut economic inequality. Finance Minister, Rishi Sunak will unveil the transport initiative during his autumn budget and spending review due on Wednesday....
A recent study has shown that many countries are adopting e-Health practice to improve on the delivery of health care services to the people. However, as an emerging field in the intersection of medical informatics, public health and business, this healthcare practice that is supported by electronic processes and...
Over 500 people have been confirmed died within four months, following the outbreak of Cholera in Jigawa State, Northwest Nigeria. Despite this, authorities say the state has continued to record a spike in the number of cases with over 20,000 cases confirmed so far. According to Channels TV reports,...
Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah will go head to head for the right to be billed as the Premier League’s top dog when Manchester United face arch-rivals Liverpool on Sunday. Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp risked irking United striker Ronaldo ahead of the crunch clash when he hailed Salah as...
Controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye popularly known as Bobrisky has professed love for musician, Davido. Revealing why he loves Davido, the Nigerian male barbie took to his Snapchat and said that the singer has a good heart, one that is quite rare. He also added that people who have good...
The U.S. military said on Friday that it had killed a senior al-Qaeda leader in a drone strike in Syria. “A U.S. airstrike today in northwest Syria killed senior al-Qaeda leader Abdul Hamid al-Matar,” U.S. Central Command spokesperson John Rigsbee said in a statement. “We have no indications of...
COVID-19 has become the deadliest pandemic in the U.S. history, claiming more lives than HIV/AIDS, according to news website The National. The U.S. government’s initial approach to both HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 was “denial and indifference,” The National wrote in a report published on Friday. When AIDS rampaged through communities...