The Nigeria Women’s Volleyball Senior Team on Sunday defeated their counterparts Senegal 3-0 in their first game in the ongoing 202I African Seniors Nations Championship in Kigali, Rwanda. Nigeria beat the Senegalese team in all the set 25-16, 25-18, 25-22 in their opening game on Sunday. The Head Coach...
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The Sokoto State Police Command have called for calm in some communities in the state following reports that a threat letter was sent to them from suspected bandits. Written in the Hausa language, the suspected bandits mentioned five communities – Shuni, Kwanar Kimba, Rikina, and Dange, all in Dange/Shuni...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted three days cloudiness and sunshine from Monday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja predicted cloudy skies with intervals of sunshine are anticipated over the northern region on Monday. The agency further predicted chances of isolated thunderstorms over...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Cross River Government has announced that all is now set for the formal commissioning of the state-owned 10-ton per hour ultra-moderm rice mill located in Ogoja Local Government Area by President Muhammadu Buhari. The governor of the state, Ben Ayade made the disclosure recently...
Jackie B and Jaypaul, two of the housemates in the ongoing Big Brother Naija reality show have been evicted. Host of the show, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, announced this during the live eviction show on Sunday. Saga, Jaypaul, Liquorose and WhiteMoney were nominated for eviction by the housemates. There are now...
Manchester United midfielder, Paul Pogba, has been spotted dancing with Nigerian music superstar, Burna Boy, at his concert on Saturday. Pogba made an appearance at the Parklife Festival, following a 4-1 win over Newcastle United earlier in the day. The Red Devils picked up all three points at Old...
The head of 1.3 billion Catholics — in Hungary to close the International Eucharistic Congress — met Orban, accompanied by Hungarian President Janos Ader, in Budapest’s grand Fine Arts Museum. The Vatican television channel showed the pope entering the museum, but did not show images of the two men...
The Presidency on Sunday clarified the varying interpretations drawn from the concluding remarks of the President Muhammadu Buhari during his visit to Imo State last Thursday. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, explained this in a statement titled Presidency ‘What President Buhari said (didn’t...
Military troops stationed at Maganda village near Allawa in Shiroro LGA of Niger State, have reportedly killed scores of bandits trying to escape the ongoing military operation in Zamfara and Katsina states. The bandits, who were said to be escaping through the notorious Allawa Forest in their hundreds, ran...
Sen. Chimaroke Nnamani, (PDP-Enugu), Chairman, Senate Committee on Cooperation and Integration in Africa, has called for an end to the ‘sit-at-home’ order, by the proscribed IPOB in the South East. Nnamani, who made the call in a statement he issued to newsmen, on Sunday, in Abuja, noted that the...
The Chadian Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lt.-Gen. Abakar Daoud, has commended the forces of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) for their commitment to the fight against terrorism. Daoud gave the commendation when the Force Commander, Maj.-Gen. Abdul-Khalifah Ibrahim, paid him a courtesy visit in continuation of his...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ogun – Ogun State Police on Sunday said that they have arrested an ex-convict, Segun Ogundeji, who impersonated as a soldier at Sango-Ota Police Divisional Headquarters in Ogun. Police spokesman in Ogun, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, who disclosed this in a statement issued in Ota, said that...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized over 24, 311 kgs of heroin and codeine, as well as Arizona and Colorado variants of cannabis in fresh drug busts in Lagos. NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, who revealed this in a statement on Sunday, in Abuja, added that...
Nigerian musical icon, Ayodeji Balogun popularly known as ‘Wizkid’s recent album “Made in Lagos Deluxe” gave critical insight to his background in the city of Lagos. The recent album which was released August, 27, is a continuation of Wizkid’s initial “Made in Lagos” album which dropped October 30, 2020....
It was two nights of excitement in New Jersey in the United States of America on Friday and Saturday as Nigerians celebrated the rich and diverse cultures of Yoruba people. The celebration was tagged “Asa’’ (cultures). A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who attended the fiesta...
It was on August 23, 2021, that a man in a black suit walked into our office at 9.30 am. He introduced himself as the Protocol Officer in the Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy and announced that the Minister, Professor Isa Ali Pantami, would arrive at our office...
In its effort to decongest its presence in Lagos and other maritime environments, the Nigerian Navy Board has approved the establishment and relocation of non-military operational bases to the hinterlands. PRNigeria gathered that apart from the establishment of a Navy Logistics College in Kano, the board had approved the...
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ovuakpoye Evivie, has won the just concluded Delta State House of Assembly by-election in Isoko South Constituency I. INEC Returning Officer, Professor Christopher Onosemuode, declared Evivie as the winner of the poll on Saturday. Onosemuode, a lecturer from the Federal University...