By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A new centre to treat children with complicated forms of malnutrition has been opened by international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in south Maiduguri, Borno State. A statement issued Monday by the MSF Communication Officer, North East, Abdulkareem Yakubu and made...
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Fans of late Olanrewaju Fasasi, popularly known as Sound Sultan, including celebrities, gathered on Sunday for a procession and night of tributes to the musician who died at the age of 44. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that he died following a hard fought battle with Angioimmunoblastic...
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has conferred the prestigious title of Iyalode Oodua on a business tycoon of repute, Princess Toyin Kolade in his palace, Ile-Oodua, Ile-Ife. The Ijesa born business tycoon, who arrived Ooni’s palace with a large entourage first sat at the fore...
Rep. Rimamnde Kwewum (PDP-Taraba), says there has to be an immediate change in the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) if it plans to win the 2023 presidential election. Kwewum, who represented Donga/Takum/Yangtu Federal Constituency, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said its Alpha Jet aircraft returning from a successful air interdiction mission between the boundaries of Zamfara and Kaduna, came under intense enemy fire about 12. 45 p.m. on Sunday, leading to its crash in Zamfara. A statement by Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet,...
A 32-year-old trader, Elizabeth Omoike, on Monday appeared in a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing N500,000 and fabrics worth N2.5 million from her supplier. The police charged Omoike, who resides in Ijora area of Lagos, with theft. She, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge....
Veteran Nollywood actress Kate Henshaw on Monday, 19th of July celebrates her birthday as she clocks 50. To mark the celebration, Kate Henshaw took to social media to share some lovely photos, appreciating God for making her see another year. In one of her posts, she wrote, “Never would...
The Adamawa government has cancelled the 2021 Eid–el –Kabir Sallah homage due to COVID-19 pandemic. This is contained in a statement by Prof. Maxwell Gidado, Chief of Staff to Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri on Monday in Yola. He said the cancellation was to ensure full adherence to COVID-19 protocols.“I am...
Gov. Abubakar Sani-Bello of Niger has felicitated with the Muslim Ummah and urged them to imbibe sacrifice lessons of Eid-el-Kabir. In a statement by Mrs Mary Noel-Berje, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor in Minna on Monday, he charged Muslims to reflect on the lessons of the festival of...
Nigeria on Sunday recorded an increase in new Covid-19 cases after 203 infections and one death were confirmed across the country. According to data from the Nigeria Centre of Disease Control, Lagos took the lead with 186 new cases. The rest of the cases were from Edo (4), Oyo...
When it comes to COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, the voices of few reached many, according to a study. Approximately 65 per cent of misinformation about the vaccine that’s spread on social media can be traced back to 12 people, says the Centre for Countering Digital Hate in a recent report....
The Court of Arbitration in Sport (CAS) has cleared the two Russian swimmers; Alexandr Kudashev and Veronika Andrusenko to compete in the Tokyo Olympics. Their clearance is coming after a provisional anti-doping violation suspension, swimming body FINA said. The swimming body, on Wednesday, provisionally suspended the athletes based on...
A Ugandan athlete who went missing in Japan on July 16, after failing to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics has been spotted at Nagoya Station in central Japan by CCTV, news agency Kyodo reported on Monday citing a police source. Uganda’s Olympic delegation said on Friday weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko...
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, restrained the Zamfara House of Assembly from impeaching the Deputy Governor of the state, Mahdi Gusau. Justice Obiora Egwuatu gave the order while delivering a ruling in an ex-parte motion with suit number: FHC/ABJ/CS/650/2021 brought by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), through its Lawyer,...
In order to create a peaceful and conducive atmosphere at Dutse Alhaji, Abuja, the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has assured the Men of Valour and Discipline Corps (MDV) of partnership to ensure crime free environment. The Division Police Officer (DPO) of Dutse Alhaji divisional headquarters, Hussani Audu stressed the...
A 19- year old boy, Sunday Akosu, on Monday, appeared in an Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s Court, for allegedly stealing two boxes of keys and bundled of clothes worth N1.3 million. The defendant, who lives at No. 15, Ropo Owolabi St., Morgan Estate, Ojudu, Lagos, is charged with theft but...
The police in Kano State confirmed the arrest of eight men and two women for allegedly belonging to a syndicate that specialises in hacking individuals accounts to withdraw money. The Public Relations Officer, DSP Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa, disclosed this in a statement in Kano. “On July 14, at about 23:50hrs,...
The Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the UN, Prof. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, has been conferred with the Global Leadership in International Relations Award by the International Police and Veterans Foundation. Muhammad-Bande was conferred with the award at a ceremony in New York, in recognition of his outstanding performance and global...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Oladayo Amao has pledged the support of the Nigerian Air Force for the establishment of a National Research and Development Foundation (NRDF), being canvassed by the Research and Development Standing Committee (RDSC) of Tertiary Education Trust...