By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The National Leader of The All Progressive Congress (APC) Asiwaju Tinubu has commiserated with the the family of Fawehinmi following the demise of their son, Mohammed Fawehinmi. Tinubu condolences message is contain in a statement issued to newsmen on Thursday by his media aide,...
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Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara, on Thursday, congratulated Prof. Mosobalaje Oyawoye on the occasion of his 94th birthday. The governor, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, described the elder statesman as a living legend, whose contributions to knowledge and national development were indelible. The News...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Benue State Command has arrested a man with a fabricated high calibre G3 rifle and 78 rounds of live ammunition. The Chairman, NDLEA, retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, who said this during a news conference on Thursday in Abuja noted that the...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ogun – A prominent Islamic cleric and Chief Imam of Atiba community in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Sheikh Mushafau Bakare, has been found dead. Sheikh Mushafau was reportedly abducted by unknown gunmen on Wednesday night. It was gathered that a search party was conducted when the Cleric...
Britain’s most senior police officer on Thursday said detectives will re-examine allegations against Prince Andrew due to the US civil suit against him for alleged sexual abuse. Cressida Dick, the head of London’s Metropolitan Police, said the force would review the claims, after previously opting not to open an...
NANA AISHA, Bauchi – Flood triggered by a severe downpour on Tuesday in Jama’are LGA of Bauchi state has killed five people and damaged 1,567 houses, an official said on Thursday. According to the Council Chairman of Jama’are LGA, Alhaji Samaila Jarma, said the flood from a local river...
A court in Shanghai on Thursday sentenced Gu Guoming, former head of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), Shanghai branch, to life in prison for taking bribes of over 136 million yuan (about 21 million U.S. dollars). All of Gu’s personal property was ordered to be confiscated and...
Dr Godwin Maduka, one of PDP’s aspirants in upcoming governorship poll in Anambra, has been unveiled as candidate of Accord party in the Nov. 6 election in the state Accord Chairman in the state, Chief Bartholomew Igwedibia, at a ceremony on Thursday in Awka, disclosed that Maduka would now...
No fewer than 1.3 million candidates are currently writing the National Examination Council (NECO) internal examination nationwide. Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi, the Registrar of NECO, disclosed this to newsmen on Thursday in Yola, said that he was in Adamawa to monitor the conduct of the ongoing NECO Senior Secondary School...
The Federal Government on Thursday said it was not considering a lockdown despite rising cases of COVID-19 infections across the country. Speaking at the weekly ministerial briefing organized at the State House in Abuja, Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said the number of cases were not threatening enough,...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – No fewer than 11 hostages have escaped from bandits’ camps as security operations progress in the Kaduna state. The state’s Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Thursday in Kaduna. Aruwan said, “Reports...
By UCHE UGBOAJAH – For some time now, the stories emanating from the largest political party in Africa, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), cannot be said to be palatable, at least to its members and supporters. First, it was rumoured that some governors elected on the platform of the...
Indonesia has formally apologised over an assault on Nigerian diplomat in the South-East Asia country. A viral of video of Mr. Mohammed Buba, an accredited Nigerian diplomat, being rough-handled by Indonesian immigration officials, had surfaced online earlier, prompting Nigeria to threaten to review its relationship with the country. “The...
It was George Washington, a onetime President of the United State of America(USA) who once said that, “The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive veterans of earlier wars were treated...
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu, has lamented the death of Mohammed Fawehinmi, the first child of late legal luminary and human rights activist, Chief Gani Fawehinmi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mohammed died on Wednesday at the age of 52. Kalu, in...
The Kaduna State House of Assembly has lifted the suspension of its former deputy speaker, Alhaji Muktar Isa-Hazo, member representing Basawa constituency. Isa-Hazo and three other members have been on suspension for over a year. The decision followed a motion moved by Alhaji Ahmad Muhammad, member representing Zaria Kewaye...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has facilitated the enrolment of 5,361 orphans who lost their parents to insurgency in Monguno Local Government Area. This is contained in a statement on Thursday by Zulum’s Special Adviser to the Governor on Communications and Strategy, Mr Isa Gusau....
The Federal Government has approved the establishment of an oxygen plant in Yobe, to meet the demands for medical oxygen in the country. This is contained in a statement issued by Gov. Mai Mala-Buni’s Director- General Press and Media Affairs, Alhaji Mamman Mohammed in Damaturu on Thursday. Mala-Buni said...
Chelsea have won the UEFA Super Cup after a 6-5 penalty victory over Villareal. The game ended with penalties after the score ended 1-1 after 120 minutes. Chelsea, winner of last season’s Champions League, started as the better side with about 70 per cent ball possession in the first...