The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Sunday said 120 illegal migrants were rescued and returned to Libya. “Earlier today, some 120 persons were rescued/intercepted by the Libyan Coast Guards in two disembarkation operations,” UNHCR tweeted. “The individuals were returned to the Tripoli Naval Base where UNHCR...
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Zambia opposition leader, Hakainde Hichilema has emerged as the winner in the Aug. 12 presidential election, beating incumbent President Edgar Lungu. Hichilema won with 2,810,757 of the votes while Lungu got 1,814,201. Electoral Commission of Zambia Chairperson Justice Esau Chulu made the declaration in the early hours of Monday...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – A Chattered Accountant, Sani Muhammad & Co has dragged Sokoto State Government to court over his unpaid 20 percent of the N8.8billion, which he recovered for the state after painstakingly carrying out audit taxes of all federal MDAs in the state. Sani Muhammad was...
By NANA AISHA, Bauchi – The Jama’Are Local Government Area in Bauchi State, in the embattled North East of Nigeria, has taken delivery of a newly built and well-equipped 10-bedspace paediatrics ward, medical laboratory, with water facilities and water treatment plant powered by a10Kva solar system. The donation from...
Speaking on the significance of the Isese Day festival, the Ifa priest emphasised that “traditional religion is the first religion authorised by God.” Ifa worshipers in Ogun State have told Governor Dapo Abiodun to declare August 20 as a public holiday for traditionalists in the state. This, the traditionalists...
Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has left the country, local TV channel Tolo News TV reported on Sunday. Citing two sources on condition of anonymity, the TV channel reported on Sunday evening that Ghani has left Afghanistan. The report came as the Taliban outfit has ordered its members to...
Another history was made on Saturday August 13, 2021 when the Supreme Grand Knight ( SK) of the Knights of St. Mulumba inaugurated the youth arm of the Abuja Sub- Council of the honoured Order of the Knights of St. Mulumba (KSM) in a grand style. The event began...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has arrested a woman bound for Italy with 100 wraps of heroin at the departure hall of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos. The NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja,...
By OFFOR CALLISTUS, Abuja – The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has arrested a middle – aged man, Emmanuel Stephen for allegedly trafficking his 21 years old girlfriend (name withheld ) to Mali for prostitution and sexual exploitation. According to NAPTIP, the victim is...
By AISHA NANA, Yola – No fewer than 60 cholera cases have been recorded in Adamawa State. The State Coordinator, Cholera Containment Committee, Dr Selin La,ori, disclosed this at the Primary Healthcare Development Agency stakeholders’ meeting held on Sunday, in Yola. Dr. La, ori added that the meeting was...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has appealed a recent judgment of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt Rivers State on the issue of Value Added Tax (VAT)collection. This is according to a statement issued by the FIRS Director, Communications and Liaison Department,...
The United Apostolic Church of Christ (UACC) worldwide, on Sunday joined many in rejecting same sex marriage; which was gaining approval in the western world. UACC General Overseer, Dr James Bayo-Owoyemi, who described such act as satanic and inhuman said that God did not make mistake in creating male...
No fewer than 20 suspects have been arrested in connection with Saturday’s attack on Rukuba Road in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. The Force Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba, disclosed this via a statement issued on Sunday. According to Mba, the Inspector General of Police,...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- The Director-General of the Nigeria Information and Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, has said the country’s IT start-up environment is capable of generating $3 billion annually. The NITDA boss, who disclosed this in an interview with Economic Confidential noted that the development translates...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari “to urgently redirect the proposed spending of N4.8bn of public money to monitor WhatsApp messages, phone calls, and text messages of Nigerians and other people, to pay some of the salaries of striking...
The police in Zambia on Sunday appealed for calm following a spate of violence experienced in some parts of the country following elections held on Thursday. Police Spokesperson Esther Mwaata-Katongo said the police have observed an emerging tendency where violence has erupted as a result of others failing to...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has said that ongoing surrender of Boko Haram fighters has left the state with two extremely difficult situations. Governor Zulum said the situation requires diverse stakeholders including representatives of attacked communities, to come together and critically review the...
Rommy Ezeonwuka, proprietor of Rojenny Stadium and Games Village, Oba, near Onitsha, in Anambra, says Nigeria can win as many as 10 gold medals in the 2024 Olympics scheduled to hold in France. Ezeonwuka said this at an interactive session with journalists at Oba, while reacting to the just...
President Muhammadu Buhari never gave special treatment to his Katsina home state in the distribution of infrastructure, the state governor, Aminu Bello-Masari said in Katsina on Sunday. Fielding questions at the flagship interview programme of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), NAN Forum, the governor said the president considered...