White Money who promises to be entertaining, caught the interest of Nigerians with his vibes and sparkling personality. White Money, a businessman who imports and sells shoes, has caught the interest of many Nigerians including former housemate Omashola. Just few minutes after BBNaija unveiled 11 male housemates, Omashola picked...
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By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development have filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari and Mr Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, asking the court to “declare illegal the gag order stopping journalists and broadcast stations...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has condemned in very strong terms the kidnap on Monday of eight Nigerians, five of them members of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), in Rivers State waters. Dr. Jamoh who...
By JOHN ONAH, ABUJA-With heavy heart and utter state of despair we rise today as the Youths of Igede of Benue state to issue this press statement calling the attention of Worried by unprovoked killings of the Ukpute people of Igede of Oju Local Government Area by the Bonta...
Japan’s Naomi Osaka, the star of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony, began her quest for gold Sunday with a 6-1, 6-4 win over China’s Zheng Saisai in her first match since taking a break for mental health reasons. The second-seeded Osaka, the favourite for gold following the shock first-round...
More 28 abducted students of the Bethel Baptist Secondary School in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State have regained their freedom. The students were found inside the Tsoho Gaya Forest in Chikun Local Government Area of the state in the early hours of Sunday. It is not clear...
A piece titled ‘Women and their politically denied rights’, by this same author centered solely on the rights of women which are denied them on the political terrain but this piece will discuss how women’s lives are less valued in the society. A report concerning a woman who was...
Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari has called for massive investment in youth education and development as a way of tackling insecurity in the country. Masari made the call in a statement issued by Alhaji Ibrahim Musa-Kalla, the Press Secretary to the state Deputy Governor on Sunday in Katsina. According...
The Commissioner of Police in Imo, Mr Abutu Yaro has condemned the lynching of three alleged armed robbers by some angry mob in the state on Saturday. CP Yaro said it was against the law for anybody or group of persons to carry out jungle justice against suspected criminals....
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Federal Government has extended the deadline for National Identity Number (NIN)-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data verification to Oct. 31. This is contained in a statement jointly signed by Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, Director, Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Mr Kayode Adegoke, Head,...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday announced that it has recorded 273 additional covid-19 infections in Nigeria. The NCDC stated this on its official website, noted that it also recorded one covid-19 related death. The latest infections figure According to NCDC...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – No fewer than two corpses have been recovered following a lone fatal crash when a car plunged into a river Saturday morning, along Bauchi-Jos highway. The incident was said to have happened in the outskirts of Tilden Fulani, in Toro local Government Area of Bauchi...
About sixty-six passengers on board an Air Peace aircraft narrowly escaped death as the plane’s tyre burst on landing at the Ilorin Airport in Kwara State. The incident happened on Friday while the B737-500 aircraft with registration number 5N-BQR was taxiing to the parking bay at the airport. The...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Operatives of The Kaduna State Police Command have reportedly foiled an attack by bandits on the Maraban Jos Divisional Police Headquarters in Igabi Local Government Area of the state. The bandits had stormed the Divisional Police Headquarters on Friday night in three Sharon utility...
Esther Benyeogo has emerged the winner of season 3 of the international talent show, The Voice Nigeria, on Saturday, 24 July 2021, after 18 weeks of breathtaking performances. She gained the highest number of votes, to beat out the other top 5 talents to walk home with the coveted...
The Federal Government has handed over additional 200 hectares of farmland to farmers under its Hadejia Valley Irrigation Scheme (HVIS), a N9 billion rehabilitation project in Auyo, Jigawa. The modern irrigation farmland, which was designed for rice farming in the state, was handed over to the beneficiaries by the...
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) has declared Dele Oshinowo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of Saturday’s Local Government election in Agboyi-Ketu Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) Mrs Omoniyi Odufuwa, the LASIEC Local Government Collation and Returning Officer for the election, declared the result at the...
According to the airport authority, all 66 passengers and 6 crew members onboard were disembarked without issues on the same day being the 23rd of July.; The llorim International Airport has denied any accident involving any aircraft belonging to Peace Airline at the Airport. Mr Sam Adurogboye, the Public...
As part of efforts aimed at further simplifying tax remittances in Nigeria, SystemSpecs has collaborated with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to strengthen tax administration through its Remita Payment Gateway which powers payments on TaxPro-Max, a solution newly introduced for filing tax returns. The Remita Payment Gateway platform for private...