Navy Capt. Suleiman Abdullahi, the Commanding Officer, Forward Operating Base (FOB), Ibaka, Mbo Local Government Area, said this when he handed over the rice to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Tuesday. Abdullahi said the 31 bags of rice were seized from smugglers on Aug. 9, on Mbo river,...
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Dr Mato Dogara, former Deputy Speaker of Kaduna State House of Assembly and member of Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), says he is pessimistic about the chances of his party at the forthcoming Lere Federal Constituency by-election in Kaduna State. Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed...
Lionel Messi’s imminent switch to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) has not had an impact on Cristiano Ronaldo’s future with Juventus, according to team-mate Leonardo Bonucci.lionel Messi’s imminent switch to Paris Saint-Germain Six-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi is expected to complete a move to PSG this week after bringing an end...
The National Film and Video Censor Board (NFVCB), says the COVID-19 pandemic has given the board new directions, in spite of the severe impacts of the pandemic on the entertainment industry. Alhaji Adedayo Thomas, the Executive Director, NFVCB made this known in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria...
Nigeria recorded an increase of N15.86 billion Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue from N496.39 billion generated in quarter one (Q1, 2021) to N512.25 billion in Q2. This is contained in the National Bureau of Statistics’ (NBS) “Sectoral Distribution of VAT Data for Q2, 2021’’, obtained by NAN on Tuesday...
Air Peace says its scheduled commercial flights from Lagos and Port Harcourt to Douala, capital of Cameroon will begin on Aug. 19. Spokesperson for the airline, Mr Stanley Olisa, said in a statement in Lagos on Tuesday that flights on its Abuja-Ibadan route would also begin on Aug. 17....
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria and Vietnam will benefit from the opportunities existing in agriculture and technology with effective collaboration in these sectors. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said the vice president received on a courtesy visit at the Presidential Villa, the...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has arrested 43 dealers and consumers of illicit substances in fresh raids carried out in Nasarawa, Benue and Ondo states. NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja that 137.55 kilogrammes of assorted drugs...
For a nation to move forward both politically and socio-economically, the leaders must demonstrate esteem for talents, actively encouraging able individuals, and honouring those who excel in their profession. And encourage their citizens so that they can go peaceably about their business, whether it is trade, agriculture or any...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja- Federal Capital Territory Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has expressed the commitment of the FCT Administration to partner the Federation of Construction Industry (FOCI) in various construction skills. The minister gave this commitment when the leadership of the Federation of Construction Industry paid...
An Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Tuesday dissolved the 29-year- old marriage of a 60-year-old trader, Mr Femi Olatunde, who accused his wife of witchcraft. The court’s President, Mr Adeniyi Koledoye, declared that it was proper for both parties to go their separate ways since they were tired...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja-As Nigeria joins the rest of the World in commemorating Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Day today, it is addressing structural, normative and operational challenges to birth registration, UNICEF has disclosed that 43 percent of the children’s birth in the country is not registered. This is...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State government has been advised to consider having an approved budget line for all child related financing which should be domiciled in a new department termed, “Social Protection Department”. Making these observations at a 3 day workshop organized by Sokoto State Ministry of...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – As part of efforts towards making Nigeria a knowledge economy and attaining food sufficiency, the Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Prof. Suleiman Elias Bogoro has called on the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T) of Obafemi Awolowo University sited in...
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has urged Muslim faithful to emulate the patience and endurance virtues of Prophet Muhammed. Prophet Muhammed exemplified the virtues when he migrated from Makkah to Madinah in 622 Year of the Common Era (CE), after enduring persecution from Makkah pagans. The year, 622...
Health officials in Guinea have confirmed West Africa’s first case of Marburg, a highly-infectious disease that’s in the same family as the virus that causes Ebola. The World Health Organization (WHO) said the virus needed to be “stopped in its tracks”. Marburg virus disease is transmitted to people from...
A South African court on Tuesday postponed a long-delayed corruption trial against former president Jacob Zuma to Sept. 9, following his hospitalisation. High Court Judge Piet Koen granted the postponement and also ordered Zuma’s team to produce a medical report by Aug. 20, and for the state to appoint...
Wildfires in Algeria have left four people dead and three others injured in Kabylia, a mountainous region east of the capital, Algiers. Algeria’s state news agency said two people died in Ait-Yenni, one in Yakourène and another in the nearby town of Azazga, in the province of Tizi-Ouzou. Videos...
Soulaimane Roussani was detained more than a year agoImage caption: Soulaimane Roussani was detained more than a year ago Jailed Moroccan journalist Soulaimane Roussani has ended a hunger strike after being admitted to hospital, his lawyer said. Mr Roussani had been refusing food for 122 days as a protest...
Lagos state witnessed an upsurge in daily new COVID-19 cases as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), reported additional 422 infections on Aug 9, 2021. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Tuesday morning, confirmed that the additional 422 cases were from nine states and...