The US has announced a reward of up to US$5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Antonio Indjai, the former head of the Guinea-Bissau Armed Forces. A statement by Ned Price, Spokesperson of the U.S. Department of State, said Indjai has been the subject of...
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The Zambian government has confirmed that the inauguration of President-elect Hakainde Hichilema, will be held on Tuesday, 24 August, at the Heroes Stadium in the capital, Lusaka. The event is scheduled to start at 08:00 a.m. local time, but owing to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, attendance is strictly by...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Executive Director, State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (SPHCDA), Borno State, Dr. Goni Abba has confirmed that the state has acknowledged the receipt of 66,336 doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccines for the second phase of vaccination. Dr. Abba while speaking to journalist in his...
Burkina Faso officials on Friday reported that a terrorist attack, following fighting in a remote area of Burkina Faso near the border with Mali, has left over 120 people dead. According to a government statement issued on Thursday night, 65 civilians and 58 jihadists are known to have been...
Anambra State is fast becoming the home of the good, the bad and the ugly. Recently, the state has been in the news mostly for the wrong reasons and many unsettling issues surrounding the coming governorship election scheduled for November have only served to heighten it. Political party primaries...
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived at the Yola International Airport, Adamawa to pay a condolence visit to the family of the late Ahmed Joda. The late Joda was the Chairman of the Buhari Transition Committee in 2015. Buhari is also expected to first visit the palace of the Lamido...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari, has, upon the recommendation of Education Minister, Adamu Adamu, approved the reappointment of the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Olanrewaju Oloyede and the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abubakar Adamu Rasheed....
The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has hailed the recent Appeal Court judgment affirming its operatorship of the Oil Mining License 11 (OML 11), describing it as a huge victory for Nigeria. The Corporation gave the commendation, in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Garba Deen Muhammad, in Abuja,...
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Lawal Abubakar, has called for effective interagency collaboration and cooperation, to deepen security and safety of lives in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, said in a statement on Friday, that the commissioner made...
The Federal Government says about 794kms of road have been priotised for construction by eligible companies through Road Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment Investment Tax Credit Scheme. The Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this in Washington DC during his on-going engagement with various global media outlets,...
The Federal Government has revealed that from the 10 demands put forward to lift Twitter suspension, the microblogging and social networking platform has acceded to seven. Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed disclosed this in Washington DC during his on-going engagement with various global media outlets, global think tanks...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Media Practitioners in Cross River State under the auspices of the Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria (MPAN) has decried the high rate of taxation in the state. The practitioners made this known during a rally to mark this year’s World Photography Day which had as...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has hailed the recent Appeal Court judgment affirming its operatorship of the Oil Mining License 11 (OML 11), describing it as a huge victory for Nigeria and the beginning of addressing decades of host community restiveness. The Appeal...
The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, has enjoined Itsekiri king makers to strictly adhere to their tradition and customs during the coronation of the new Olu of Warri, Tsola Emiko. He spoke late Thursday when the Uwangue of Warri, Chief Gabriel Awala, led a...
Anita Okoye, wife of Nigerian singer, Paul Okoye, popularly known as Rude Boy, has filed a petition for divorce. This was revealed in a leaked petition which cited irreconcilable differences as the basis of the irretrievable breakdown of the seven-year-old marriage. Recall that Rude Boy got married to Anita...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has called on stakeholders to take urgent steps to reduce the rate of drug abuse in the state especially among women. The State Commander of the NDLEA, Segun Oke, stated this during a Public Enlightenment and Round Table...
By MARK JANG, Jos – The Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have warned members of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria led by Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky against protest in any part of the state. The Military Information Officer, Maj. Ishaku Takwa, gave the warning in a statement...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a 35-year-old tricycle rider for allegedly attempting to kidnap two pupils of Family Support Programme Primary and Secondary School, GRA, Katsina. NSCDC spokesperson in Katsina State, DSC Mohammed Tukur, while parading the suspect,(name withheld), at the command’s premises, said...
By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja – The Comptroller-General of Immigration (CGI), Muhammad Babandede, has frowned at Thursday’s misunderstanding between some Personnel at the Oyo State Command Office of the Service and officials of the Ibadan North Local Government Area. Reacting to reports of the incident, Babandede said he ws disturbed...
President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed not to exit the government as a failure at the end of his second term in office in 2023. He made the declaration during a crucial closed-door meeting with service chiefs held on Thursday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The National Security Adviser...