By OLA MODUPE, Ibadan – Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, on Monday, kick-started the distribution of five Million insecticide-treated nets to people across the 33 Local Government Areas of the state. He also explained that his administration will continue to deliver accessible, affordable, and qualitative healthcare for all indigines...
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PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, under its spiritual leader Olumba Olumba Obu has began the disbursement of N20 million for the training and empowerment of 230 Nigerian youths. Under the first phase, more than 70 youths from Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta,...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – All eyes are on Sokoto as lovers of justice patiently await Chief Magistrate Shu’ aibu Ahmad judgement on a case of abetment, indecent act, sales and printing of obscene book in the form of circulating nude video filled against Amimu Hayatu Tafida, a son...
Some stakeholders in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, (UNN) have reacted to the recent online video that went viral over the alleged poor condition of Nkrumah Hostel in the institution. The people bared their minds on the issue in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
Bordeaux and Super Eagles striker Samuel Kalu who collapsed on the pitch on Sunday has been doing fine, club teammate Remy Oudin said on Monday. Kalu went down during the French clubside’s 2-2 draw against hosts Marseille in a 2021/2022 French Ligue 1 fixture at the Stade Velodrome. The...
Kayvee a contestant in the ongoing Big Brother reality show has withdrawn from the show over unspecified challenges Big Brother on Monday told housemates that Kayvee was unwell and has withdrawn from the show In a brief read by the Head of House, Pere, Biggie said Kayvee has consulted...
An Afghan combat aircraft late on Sunday crashed in the south of neighbouring Uzbekistan. The aircraft was hit by an air defence system while illegally crossing the border, the Uzbekistan Ministry of Defence said on Monday, according to Uzbek media. The accident happened after the Taliban took control of...
Ahmed Audi, Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has warned the 267 graduates of the Corps against accidental discharge. Audi gave the warning during the Passing out Parade of the 267 Batch 7 officers of the armed squad on Monday in Abuja. The commandant...
Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), on Monday, donated 843 mobile cell phones to Department of State Services (DSS), Kaduna command. Coordinator of SON in the state, Mr Qasseem Yahaya, said that the mobile cell phones were seized from importers who violated import regulations. Mr. Yahaya said that the Nigerian...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the President-elect of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, on his victory in the presidential election of Aug. 12, 2021. The president, in a congratulatory message released by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, on Monday in Abuja...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Abulfatihi Foundation in collaboration with Borno State Fityanul Islam of Nigeria has held its annual special congregational prayers for peace, stability, unity and progress of the country, Nigeria and Borno State in particular. The special congregational prayers which is an annual event being held...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Over one month after the Bauchi State Police Command conducted an autopsy on late Dauda Danladi, who was allegedly tortured to death by police operatives, the result is yet to be released to the family, NATIONAL ACCORD reports. Recall that Danladi was reportedly arrested by...
By DAVID IROJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Petroleum Industry Bill 2021 into law. The bill was signed by President Buhari while working from home in line with COVID-19 protocol. The President’s spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, who confirmed the development, said the president is in a...
Bordeaux striker Samuel Kalu collapsed on the pitch in a French Ligue 1 game at Marseille on Sunday where temperatures hit a sweltering 30 degrees. The 23-year-old Nigerian international fainted and slumped to the Stade Velodrome surface in the early stages of the match. Worried teammates gathered around the...
Mr Gideon Shenge, General Manager, Benue State Water Board, says lack of customers is delaying the commencement of water metering the state. Shenge told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Makurdi, that the government had already acquired over 1,000 meters for installation. He said that the...
The British government will provide 320 million dollars (about 232 million pounds or N132.47 billion) to support the country’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes for the Paris Games in 2024. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, while disclosing this, said this amount would be in addition to National Lottery funding. The investment...
By DAVID IROJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the former military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), as he marks his 80th birthday. President Buhari wished the former head of state a “long and healthy life”. The president’s congratulatory message was contained in a statement issued by his...
By HARUNA AHMED, Katsina – The Borno State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Mr. Nura Umar, has called on corps members to remain calm as security had improved in the state. Mr. Umar gave the assurance during the closing ceremony of the 2021 batch ‘B’ stream...
The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan is a “failure of the international community”, Britain’s Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said on Monday, assessing that the West’s intervention was a job only half-done. “All of us know that Afghanistan is not finished. It’s an unfinished problem for the world and the world...