By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – United Nations Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in a joint statement signed by its Executive Director, Henrieta Fore and World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Director General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said one out of eight children in Nigeria dies before fifth birthday. They stated this Sunday...
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At least 15 militants have been confirmed dead as fighting planes struck Taliban hideouts and positions in parts of Hazrat-e-Sultan district of northern Samangan province on Sunday, army spokesman in the northern region Mohammad Hanif Rezai said Monday. Fifteen more insurgents sustained injuries in the sorties launched Sunday afternoon,...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Muiz Banire has described the indictment of a Deputy Commissioner for Police, Abba Kyari, in the case of international fraud, as a dent on the image of the country. Mr Banire made the remark during Channels TV’s Sunday Politics, while reacting to the suspension...
India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 31,695,958 on Monday as 40,134 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, as many as 422 deaths due to the pandemic were reported since Sunday morning, taking the total death toll...
At least four people were killed Sunday afternoon in a helicopter crash in Colusa County in the western U.S. state of California, authorities said. The Colusa County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that it received a report of the crash at 1:15 p.m. local time (2015 GMT)...
Zambian President, Edgar Lungu has deployed the army and two other defense wings to help the police in containing violence that has marred the run-up to the general elections. The Zambian leader said he has allowed the army, Zambian Air Force and Zambian National Service to help the police...
Akwa United have been crowned champions of the 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League season after producing a remarkable 5-2 victory over MFM FC in Uyo on matchday 37 in Uyo. Charles Atshimene capped a fine performance with a hat-trick and improved his goals count to 18 this season. Akwa...
Boris Johnson and Carrie Johnson expecting their second child The couple got married on May 29, 2021. They already have a son together. He was born in April 2020. Carrie announced the news on Instagram, while also revealing that she suffered a miscarriage months ago. She said that she...
The Zamfara State Government has said it would enact laws to regulate social media against spread of fake news in the state. Governor Matawalle disclosed this in Gusau on Sunday at the inauguration of the newly-elected state executives of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ). Represented by the...
Unidentified gunmen have killed seven persons and razed down 250 houses in some communities in Miango chiefdom of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau, according to a statement by the Iregwe Development Association (IDA) on Sunday, in Jos. The statement signed by Mr Davidson Malison, it’s National Publicity Secretary,...
No fewer than fifteen soldiers have been killed and six more are missing after a “terrorist” attack in southwest Niger, near the border with Burkina Faso, the defence ministry announced Sunday. The soldiers were first ambushed and later hit by an Improvised Explosive Device as they tried to evacuate...
About four persons have been killed and over 50 houses set ablazed in attacks on two village; Zanwah and Nchetahu of Miango District in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. It was learnt that the attackers were said to have invaded the villages on Saturday night killing four...
By BABARA KALU, Enugu – Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has inaugurated the 2021/2022 Executive Committee of Enugu Sports Club led by Barr. John Henry Nwosu. Gov. Ugwuanyi, who is the President of Enugu Sports Club, performed the exercise on Saturday at a colourful event held at the Club’s...
By OLA MUDOPE, Oyo – The Oyo State Government has signed a memorandum of understanding with the CSS Global Integrated Farms in Nasarawa State to train 3,300 youths from the state on agriculture and agribusiness. The state governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, made this disclosure at the Stakeholders Consultative Meeting on...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – World energy giant, Shell, has named Elohor Aiboni as the Managing Director of its Nigeria deep-water business, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) with effect from 1st August 2021. Elohor is the first female to lead a Shell exploration company in the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Sunday visited Garade, a community in Marte Local Government Area, where he distributed livelihood support to enable them meet up their needs. Recalled that the first batch of the displaced persons who are indigenes of Marte returned...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has revealed that the administration spends about N8 billion annually to manage waste in the Federal Capital City (FCC) and the satellite towns across the territory. Specifically, she said the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) spends...
Former member of the Jigawa State House of Assembly, who represented Auyo constituency, Haladu Bako Uza had regained his freedom from his abductors. An aide to the ex-Governor of the state Sule Lamido on social media, Mansur Ahmed confirmed his release, said the victim was released on Saturday around...
The Police Service Commission has suspended a Deputy Commissioner of Police and Head, Intelligence Response Team of the Nigeria Police Force, Abba Kyari, from office. According to a statement by the commission’s Head of Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, the decision was conveyed in a letter signed by Justice Clara...
BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – The re-elected Chairman of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) Nasarawa State chapter, Comrade Jimoh Musa Along has pledged to carry members along as they have demostrated high level confidence in him and other executives by returning them unopposed to be continue with...