Prince Kpokpogri, Tonto Dikeh’s ex-lover, has demanded that the actress undergo a drug test for smoking and heavy drinking. Kpokpogri promised to waive trial if Tonto’s drug test comes out false for smoking and drinking. He said this on his Instagram page while reacting to recent accusations by Tonto...
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BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, His Lordship Most Rev Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah today, Thursday ordained five (5) new priest into the vineyard of God’s service. Thise ordained are, Rev Charles Adigwe, Rev Bulus Bala, Rev Akor Solomon, Rev Opkara Oliver and Rev...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A 50 megawatts gas power plant being funded by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, will soon be on stream to electrify parts of Borno State, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has explained. Speaking on Thursday at a town hall meeting on insurgent attacks on...
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to intervene and secure the release of Nigerians who are being detained illegally in prisons abroad. This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep Dennis Idahosa (PDP-Edo) on the floor of the House. on Thursday, in Abuja In his...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday fixed Nov. 30 for judgment in a suit filed by deposed Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II against the Kano State government and others over alleged violation of his rights. Justice Anwuli Chikere fixed the date after counsel to parties in the matter...
No fewer than 3 suspects have been arrested by The Nigeria Police Force for their alleged involvement in the abduction of the 121 students of the Bethel Baptist Secondary School in Kaduna State. The suspects arrested according to the police are Adamu Bello, Isiaku Lawal, and Muazu Abubakar. The...
D’Tigress, Nigeria’s senior women national basketball team, on Thursday in Yaounde beat Cote d’Ivoire 72-56 to advance to the semi-finals of the 2021 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship. The Nigerian side, who are the defending champions and eyeing a third title in a row, won the quarter-final game’s first three...
Prof. Sunday Ogunduyile, Vice-Chancellor, Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, Ondo State, has warned students against indulgence in any form of vices. Ogunduyile gave the warning on Thursday at the institution’s permanent site in Okitipupa during orientation for new students. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
APC in Delta on Thursday in Asaba charged Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa to address rising incidences of inter-communal crises. The party gave the charge in a statement issued by its Caretaker Committee Publicity Secretary, Mr Sylvester Imonina. It said the state government should be proactive in handling peace-threatening issues. “Delta...
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), says it has launched a project that will address the core problem of ‘dirty money’ in Nigerian politics. Auwal Rafsanjani, CISLAC Executive Director, disclosed this in a forum in Lagos on Thursday. Rafsanjani said that the project, “Strengthening Accountability among Civil Society...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kano/Jigawa Command, says it seized 707 bags of smuggled rice and other items with Duty Paid Value of N41.3 million between July and September. The Command’s Comptroller, Mr Suleiman Umar, made the disclosure on Thursday in Kano at a...
The Kano/Jigawa Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Thursday handed 185 cartons of unregistered and expired drugs worth N200 million to the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC). The command’s Controller, Mr Suleiman Umar, handed over the drugs to Kano State Coordinator of NAFDAC,...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar- Chairman of Cross River State Anti-Tax Agency, Emmah Gospel Isong on Thursday said his team has been able to reduced drastically the issue of illegal levies in the state by thirty percent in the last one year. The chairman accused Local Government Chairman and top politicians...
The Federal Government says it is designing a master plan to develop the Gurara Dam in Kaduna State into a world-class tourism site. The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu said this on Thursday in Kaduna at the annual Kaduna State Investment Summit 6.0 with the theme, “Towards a...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – Following the order of Hon. Justice A.M. Liman of the Federal High Court, Lagos Division, the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has taken over the palatial mansion of a former Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, over indebtedness of nearly N5 billion....
China ranked the 12th globally, in the 2021 Global Innovation Index (GII), two places from the ranking in 2020, according to the index report released recently by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). The Securities Daily Wednesday reported that this was the ninth consecutive year for China to see...
The Africa Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says with a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of US$ 3 trillion, Africa will be the biggest free trade area in the world. Prof. Benedict Oramah, the President/Chairman, Board of Directors, Afreximbank, said this at the opening of the Agriculture Summit Africa 2021, hosted by...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Coronavirus booster vaccinations with BioNTech/Pfizer’s drug for the elderly and at-risk groups. The FDA announced the decision Wednesday evening, in line with a recommendation from an expert panel last week. The move means another single vaccine dose was approved in the...