The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,134,511 as of Saturday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union, in its continental COVID-19 dashboard indicated that the death toll from the pandemic...
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Police in the FCT say they have arrested two suspects in Abuja over “one chance’’ con trap, rescued a female victim and recovered N401,000. Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, DSP Josephine Adeh, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday. “One chance’’ is a...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone Six Calabar (AIG) Usman Gomna has given a riot act to criminal element in the Zone to locate elsewhere or face the full weight of the law. The AIG also warned officers and men of Akwa Ibom State Command...
Eight people were killed, and seven others remained missing as of 8:10 a.m. Sunday after a passenger ship overturned in a river in southwest China’s Guizhou Province, according to local authorities. The accident happened at 4:50 p.m. on Saturday in Zangke River in Zangke Township in the city of...
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has ordered flags to be flown at half-mast throughout the country for three days in honor of former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the official APS news agency reported. The presidency announced that Bouteflika died on Friday at age 84. Bouteflika became the Algerian foreign minister in...
The former England striker Jimmy Greaves, one of the game’s greatest goalscorers and characters, has died aged 81, his former club Tottenham Hotspur announced on Sunday. “We are extremely saddened to learn of the passing of the great Jimmy Greaves, not just Tottenham Hotspur’s record goalscorer but the finest...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – In an effort to amelorate the suffering of diabetes patient, Lions Club International District 404 A2 Nigeria has flagged off the construction of an Ultra-Modern Diabetes Screening and Treatment Centre at the General Hospital in Ogoja local government Area. The one hundred- and fifty-million-naira worth...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has observed that the upcoming Agribusiness Innovation Conference and Expo, would help to complement the administration’s efforts in providing the enabling platform for farmers to take agriculture to an enviable height before the global community. The...
Operatives from The Edo State Police Command have arrested one of its personnel who fired a shot that killed a passenger in Benin on Friday. SP Kontongs Bello, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, disclosed this in a statement he in Benin on Saturday. Bello explained that...
Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, a pro-Tinubu group under the aegis of Tinubu Support Group, Asiwaju Women Cooperative Society (AWCS) was on Sunday inaugurated across the six geo-political zone of the federation with the aim of creating food bank across all the Local government of the federation. Speaking...
The Senate Chief Whip, Sen. Orji Kalu, says Nigeria requires 95 per cent of national network coverage to enable electronic transmission of election results in the country. Kalu said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. Recalled that 52 senators on...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 336 new cases of COVID-19 infections with five deaths. NCDC disclosed this is an update released on Sunday, adding that the additional 336 COVID-19 infections recorded on Saturday indicated a decrease from 337 cases reported on...
President Muhammadu Buhari departed Abuja on Sunday for New York to participate in the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA76). The session opened on Tuesday, Sept. 14. The theme for this year’s UNGA is: “Building Resilience Through Hope – To Recover from COVID-19, Rebuild Sustainably, Respond...
Ten more students abducted by bandits from the Bethel Baptist Secondary School in Kaduna State have been released. The students regained their freedom on Saturday, after spending about 75 days in the custody of their abductors. They were kidnapped on July 5 when a group of armed men invaded...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi The Managing Director of the North-East Development Commission (NEDC), Mohammed Alkali, has said that ongoing construction of a cattle market in Soro Town in Ganjuwa Local Government Area of Bauchi State is meant to stop accidents which has lead to loss of lives and properties. He...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Three people have been killed in a fatal crash that occurred on Thursday afternoon along Bauchi-Darazo road in Bauchi state. NATIONAL ACCORD learnt that among the deceased are a Pastor and his wife. According to a source who spoke to our correspondent, the deceased who...
Nigerian music legend, 2face Idibia has again reacted to the crisis rocking his marriage, claiming he is only human and is prone to mistakes. Recalled that Annie called the singer out for sleeping over at Pero’s house in the US. This had caused a disagreement between Annie and Tuface’s...
Grammy award-winning singer, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has stated that he will not release any album till further notice. He made this known on his verified Instagram page via his story on Saturday, stating that he might not drop an album for a long time. The...
The Stakeholders in the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi have assured its member of returning the party back to the power in the state, come 2023 general elections. They gave the assurance on Saturday during the party State Executive Committee meeting in Abakaliki. Mr Fred Udogu, Chairman of...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – NDLEA chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, on Saturday in Abuja warned tricycle operators, popularly known as “Keke Marwa’’ or “Keke NAPEP’’ against carrying drug traffickers. Marwa said that they would lose their investments if they were caught using their tricycles to transport drug traffickers...