By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday announced that it has registered additional 238 COVID-19 cases in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official website handle on Thursday, said the country’s COVID-19 cases continued to rise for seven consecutive...
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David Alaba has taken the shirt number worn by departed Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos because, he said on Wednesday, the club told him it was the only one available. Austria’s Alaba, who can play in defence or midfield, was unveiled by Real wearing the number four worn for...
Catholic Bishops in Nigeria of the Ibadan Ecclesiastical province have said that those representing Nigerians at the National Assembly are saboteurs. According to the bishops, the lawmakers have “perfected the art of sabotaging the progress” of the people they represent. This opinion was contained in a communique issued by...
Gov. Mai Mala-Buni of Yobe has commended the Nigerian Army and other security operatives in Geidam for the ”uncommon bravery” in confronting and repelling an attempt to attack the town on Wednesday by Boko Haram. Buni made the commendation on Thursday in a statement signed by Maman Mohammed the...
At least two policemen are feared dead and a patrol vehicle and motorcycle burnt during two checkpoints attacks and shootings within Enugu State on Wednesday evening. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, confirmed the shooting, without giving further details, in a statement made available to the News...
Gov. Abubakar Sani- Bello of Niger has hailed President Muhammad Buhari for appointing Prof. Dantani Wushishi as the substantive registrar of the National Examination Council (NECO). This is contained in a statement by Mrs Mary Noel-Berje, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor in Minna on Thursday. Gov. Sani-Bello described...
Historic docklands and buildings in the UK city of Liverpool have been removed from the UN cultural body UNESCO’s list of World Heritage sites, it announced on Wednesday. UNESCO in a statement said the World Heritage Committee, holding its 44th hybrid session in Fuzhou, decided to delete the property...
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has condenmed the destruction of farmlands in some communities in the state by criminals, describing it as callous, criminal, inhuman and wicked. The governor criticised act in a statement by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr Makut Macham, on Wednesday in Jos....
Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has called on Tanzanian authorities to stop targeting the opposition and immediately release all opposition members arrested in a swoop on Wednesday. “Tanzanian authorities must end escalating crackdown on opposition party and leaders. Unless the authorities have clear legal grounds to justify these arrests,...
The Speaker, Kaduna State House of Assembly, Alhaji Yusuf Zailani, has expressed deep sadness over the demise of his royal highness, Dr Danjuma Barde, the Etsu Chikun of Kaduna, who is popularly known as (SA Gbagyi). Zailani expressed his condolence in a statement signed by his Special Adviser, Media...
By BOLAJI ISREAL, Lagos – UN1TY Limited and Livespot360, producers of the global talents reality series, have emphasised that public voting has become very crucial at this stage to keep vocalists fighting for the grand prize on the voice Nigeria 3 series, sponsored by FirstBank, Baba Ijebu and Airtel. To...
Team Nigeria will begin their quest for a first-ever medal in the Olympic Games’ tennis event on Saturday, with Funke Oshonaike taking on Liu Juan of the U.S. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Oshonaike will be playing in a preliminary round match in the women’s singles...
By OLA MODUPE, Ibadan – AD Scientific Index Limited, a leading global ranking body based in Turkey, has ranked Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso in Oyo State, as the 11th best university in Nigeria. LAUTECH was ranked as a leader among its peers in the production of...
Millions of people in southern Angola are facing an existential threat as drought aggravated by climate change continues to ravage the region, Amnesty International has warned. The organization highlighted how the creation of commercial cattle ranches on community land has driven pastoralist communities from their land since the end...
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Segun Sowunmi, has ruled out President Muhammadu Buhari’s chances of succeeding as a candidate in any election under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Sowunmi who was a guest on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Wednesday, also said he...
The Department of Microbiology, University of Benin has constituted a committee to probe the results of a female student, who marked her graduation in a controversial shirt. Some days ago, a video had gone viral on social media which featured the young lady, Peace Ufuoma, wearing a shirt that...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – The Kwara State Command of The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has arrested one Ganiyat AbdulRaheem, 30, for allegedly stealing a bundle of clothes, valued at half-a-million naira. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Babawale Afolabi in Ilorin on...
A day before the Tokyo Olympics officially opens, organisers have reported 12 coronavirus (COVID-19) cases linked to the event. The organising committee said in their Thursday update that two athletes particularly Japanese staying in the Olympic Village were among those who tested positive. Organisers said two more people from...
The scene of the accident in Ogun State. The commercial bus driver was said to have wrongly overtaken an ongoing vehicle on the motion which led to the loss of control while the bus rammed into a broken-down truck with waste disposal. About 13 persons have been confirmed dead...