BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Senator Ibrahim Ida, (Sarduanan Katsina) has appealed to Nigerians irrespective of religion, ethnicity, political inclination and status to come together and support the government towards providing a safe and secured environment for all. Senator Ibrahim, who is the new Pro Chancellor spoke at Usmanu...
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The Police Command in Benue has arrested three suspected kidnappers in Logo Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. This is contained in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Sewuese Anene, on Wednesday in Makurdi. Anene said that the operatives of the...
Kaduna State Government on Wednesday confirmed the death of 25 persons in attacks in four communities of Kauru Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, gave the update in a statement issued on Wednesday in Kaduna. Aruwan said that...
Rangers International FC of Enugu has expressed optimism that it will wrap-up the 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season with a win against visiting Plateau United. Salisu Yusuf, Technical Adviser of the club, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Wednesday, that his team would...
The Netherlands Football Federation (KNVB), on Wednesday confirmed Louis van Gaal as the new coach of the male football national team for a third time. The 69-year-old veteran replaces Frank de Boer on the bench after the former Dutch defender stepped down following the last 16 exit at Euro 2020....
An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has granted an ex-parte motion restraining the Department of State Services and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami from arresting, the Yoruba nation agitator Mr. Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho. The court also restrained the DSS and...
The Federal Capital Territory Police spokesperson, Mariam Yusuf, has confirmed the death of Creative Director of Helenes Food Company, Emeka Eloagu. Until his death, Eloagu was a popular Nigerian chef. Talking about himself, Eloagu once said, “Chef Emeka believes in the artistry of food. He believes good food connects...
The National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja has restrained the Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, from reviewing downward the salaries and allowances of members of Association of Specialist Medical Doctors in Academics (ASMEDA). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the claimants; Dr Christopher Sakpa, Dr Momoh...
y JOY ADARA, Abuja – The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has arrested one Nurudeen Sani, a notorious trans-border human trafficker with assistance from other security agents. NAPTIP’s Head of Media, Mrs Stella Nezan in Abuja, who disclosed this in a statement listed the...
A bus collided with a lorry killing 41 people and injuring 33 more during heavy rains on Tuesday in central Mali, the government said. Such accidents are a regular occurrence in the former French colony, where the poor state of the roads has been a source of social tension....
At least 16 people were knifed to death weeks after being taken hostage in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s east, in bloodletting blamed on armed Islamists, military and local sources said on Tuesday. According to local civilian sources, the victims, who included two women, had been held by members...
FIFA’s ethics committee on Tuesday handed a year ban from football-related activities to former African Football Confederation (CAF) president Issa Hayatou over a controversial $1 billion TV and marketing rights deal with France’s Lagardere Sports which infringed competition regulations. Cameroon’s Hyatou, 74, must also pay a 30,000 Swiss francs...
The Department of State Service (DSS) on Wednesday produced all 12 detained aides of Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho before the Federal High Court in Abuja. This comes less than seventy-two hours after the court ordered the agency to produce all aides of the Yoruba Nation agitator....
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Cross River State branch of The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has shut down its operations in the state over alleged harassment by police operatives. Chairman of IPMAN, in the state, Mr. Robert Obi, who spoke on behalf of the petroleum marketers...
By YUSUF IDEGU, Jos – Violent protest erupted in Jos the Plateau State’s capital following the killing of 17 people in some communities. The protesting youths blocked tge federal highways along Polo – Gadabiu areas of Jos North Local Government Area of the state. Two truck were seen on...
The Department of State Services (DSS) says it will investigate the alleged assault on Mr Oluwagbemiga Olamikan, a Photo Journalist with the Vanguard Newspapers by its personnel. Dr Peter Afunanya, the Public Relations Officer of DSS, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja in reaction to the alleged assault on...
US President Joe Biden has called on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign after an investigation found that he had sexually harassed 11 women. Biden, at a White House press conference on Tuesday, said he believed the prominent democrat should resign. When asked if the governor should be...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said it impounded 13 vehicles, 314 bags of imported rice and some other goods, valued at more than N60 million, in Katsina State between July 8 and Aug. 3. The Acting Controller of Customs, Katsina State Area Command, Malam Dalha Wada, made this...
Senator Hezekiah Dimka (APC, Plateau Central) has condemned in strong terms, the continuous killing of people and the destruction of farmlands in Plateau by assailants. In a statement on Tuesday, said that week after another, communities of Riyom, Barkin Ladi, Bassa, Jos South and Jos East local government areas...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday said the country has recorded a total of 505 new covid-19 cases, amidst the spread of the contagious delta variant. The new infections recorded, however, indicate an increase from the 404 cases announced a day...