The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has reopened its office in Calabar after it was destroyed by hoodlums who hijacked the #EndSars protest on Oct. 24, 2020. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) had earlier reported that the hoodlums destroyed the office buildings, vandalised cars, furniture, and certificates among...
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A Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Monday remanded a 21-year-old student, Chidinma Ojukwu and one other for 30 days at a correctional centre for alleged murder. Ojukwu and Adedapo Quadri, 40, are facing trial for allegedly killing the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Mr Usifo Ataga....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Uche Secondus, has vowed never to resign from his position. Mr. Secondus was reacting to a call by some PDP caucus at the House of Representatives asking him to “honourably” resign from his position....
Some experts have called on the security agencies to enforce the law prohibiting money-spraying at social gatherings in the country. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews in Abuja on Monday that the law enforcement agencies should be empowered to enforce the country’s anti-spraying law...
A Mathematics scholar, Dr Ohi Uwaheren, has described the subject at the simplest of all subjects in the school curriculum. Uhaweren, who lectures at the University of Ilorin, said that most pupils and students lacked interests in Mathematics due to the way they were being taught by their teachers. He spoke while...
As the leadership crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deepens, some support groups of the party have called for the removal of the party’s National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus. The group under the platform of Save PDP Group and Coalition of PDP Youth Groups, made the call during...
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, has expressed shock over the death of veteran broadcaster and former Head of BBC Africa Section, Isa Abba-Adamu. The governor stated this in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Abba Anwar, on Monday in Kano. Ganduje described the late broadcaster...
The Throne Room Trust Ministry, Kafanchan, Kaduna State, has provided free medical services to displaced victims of recent attacks in the Southern part of the state. Apostle Emmanuel Kure, founder of the ministry disclosed this on Monday in Zango Kataf Kaduna. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...
A 48-year-old driver, Gabriel Ojeaga, who allegedly stole a hilux pickup van worth N19 million on Monday appeared in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court. The police charged Ojeaga, whose address was not provided, with a conspiracy and theft. The Prosecution Counsel, ASP Benson Emuerhi, said that the offence contravened...
A caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party at the House of Representatives have asked their party’s National Chairman, Uche Secondus, to “honourably” resign from his position. At the PDP National Secretariat on Monday, some party members also held placards calling for Secondus’ resignation. The calls for Secondus’ resignation come...
The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all- John F. Kennedy With the prevailing harsh economic situation in the country, a state of depression that has been designed by yet to be established architects, the countdown to the next general elections appears to be...
At least 12 soldiers were killed in an ambush on Sunday in northeast Burkina Faso, communication minister Ousseni Tamboura said in a statement on Monday. The ambush targeted a joint military group, including land forces, near the village of Dounkou, Toeni Commune, in the Boucle du Mouhoun region, the...
The EU allocated more than 1.6 billion U.S. dollars for protection and education of children in Libya, as well as COVID-19 vaccination-related medical waste management, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a statement on Sunday. “EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid – ECHO has allocated approximately USD 1,672,874.91...
The Kwara Police Command said it has rescued four of the seven people abducted on Ilorin-Omu-Aran road on Saturday. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, disclosed this in a press statement on Sunday in Omu-Aran. The command said it received reports of two kidnap...
BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – A chieftain of the All Progressivs Congress (APC) in Masaka, Karu LGA of Nasarawa state, Alhaji Salihu Aramu has called on members of the public to visit any of the polling units to revalidate their voters’ card to enable them vote for APC candidates...
Not too long ago. I had a discussion with an American who is rather well informed about Nigerian affairs. I told him Nigeria was a much better country than it is today and also tried to give him my understanding of when we lost the road to the great...
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has expressed shock over the death of Mr David Ajiboye, the General Manager, Fresh FM, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. A statement issued on Monday, in Ibadan, by Mr Moses Alao, the Special Assistant (Print) to the governor made this known. Makinde described the sudden...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Troops of 25 Task Force Brigade, Operation HADIN KAI in Borno have quelled a dawn attack attempted on Damboa town in the early hours of Sunday 8 August 21 by Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province terrorists. In a statement on...
By HARUNA AHMED, Sokoto – The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Aug. 10, as the first day of Muharram 1443AH. The declaration marks the Islamic New Year 1443AH, commencing on Tuesday. Abubakar III made the...
The Niger State Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Mr Mohammed Idris, has been kidnapped by gunmen at Baban Tunga village of Tarfa Local Government Area of the state. The Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Ahmed Matane, confirmed the kidnapping to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a...