A driver, Obinna Loveday, on Monday pleaded with an Upper Area Court in Mararaba, Nasarawa State, to dissolve his marriage to his wife, Esther, on grounds that she was ill- tempered and violent. Loveday in his petition, said that Esther does not give him peace and always gets violent...
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Joining calls for state police, a former Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, said in Lagos on Monday that Nigeria’s policing system had failed to tackle insecurity. Speaking on “Nigerian State and the Call for Restructuring’’ at the opening of Law Week 2021 of the Ikeja branch of...
Ram sellers in Epe, Lagos State, on Monday expressed joy at the rate at which Muslim residents are buying rams preparatory to next week’s Eid-il-Kabir celebrations. Their leader, Mr Yasir Seriki, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Epe that he and his members were overwhelmed at the...
Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega has advised against the appointment of Lauretta Onochie as a commissioner of the electoral body. Jega during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today reacting to the appointment of the presidential aide, Lauretta Onochie as INEC National Commissioner,...
The Potato Farmers Association of Nigeria (POFAN) says it has signed agreement with some firms in the potato value chain to boost its production in the country. Mr Daniel Okafor, the National President of POFAN, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday...
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday ordered that a 26-year-old man, Sixtus Chinedu , who allegedly abducted and defiled a 17-year-old girl should be remanded in Ikoyi Custodial Centre. The police charged Chinedu, who resides at No. 6, Ijaye Road, Ogba, Lagos State, with abduction, rape and unlawful...
The Yobe government is to spend N1.6 billion on the ongoing construction of a Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Care Complex at the Yobe University Teaching Hospital, Damaturu. Dr Mohammad Gana, Yobe Commissioner for Health, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, threatened to issue a warrant of arrest against former Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, if she failed to appear in court by the next adjourned date. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the warning after Dr Hassan Liman, counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes...
The Peoples Democratic Party (Governors’ Forum (PDP-GF), has congratulated the Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa-lbom, as he celebrates his 55th birthday anniversary. The Forum in a statement issued by its Director-General, C.I.D Maduabum, congratulated Emmanuel on his accomplishment. Maduabum said that the forum, under the chairmanship of Gov. Aminu...
Rising inflationary rate resulting in high cost of foodstuffs is affecting Federal Government’s National Home Grown School Feeding Programme negatively. The assertion was made in Calabar on Monday by Mr Gab Okulaja, Programme Manager of the programme in Cross River when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria...
Gareth Southgate took full responsibility for England’s failure from the penalty kicks spot as Italy secured Euro 2020 glory at Wembley on Sunday. Following a 1-1 draw after 120 minutes, after Leonardo Bonucci had cancelled out Luke Shaw’s second-minute opener, it was a familiar spot-kick outcome for the Three...
The National Assembly has approved a N4.87bn budget for the National Intelligence Agency to track, intercept and monitor calls and messages on mobile devices, including Thuraya and WhatsApp. The amount is part of the N895.8bn supplementary budget submitted by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), last month and...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday announced that it has registered 12 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 168,552 confirmed cases. As at Sunday, 11 July, 2021, the public health agency recorded two...
WaterAid Nigeria, an NGO, has called for improved public, private sector investment to enhance access to quality Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services at the grassroots. The Country Director, WaterAid Nigeria, Dr Evelyn Mere, made the call in a statement by Oluseyi Abdulmalik, Communications and Media Manager of the...
Sen. Danjuma Laah (PDP, Kaduna South), has described the demise of Mr Barnabas Bala Barntex, former Kaduna State Deputy Governor, as “a colossal loss” to the country. Laah told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Sunday that Bantex, who died of a protracted illness on Sunday...
Italians wildly celebrated the Euro 2020 title of their national team which was to be received by Prime Minister Mario Draghi later on Monday. Thousands took to the streets across the country after Italy beat England 3-2 on penalty kicks to win the trophy at Wembley late Sunday for...
Chief of Defence Staff, Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabor, has described sports as the foundation for discipline and a great weapon to curb youth restiveness in the country. Irabor said this on Sunday in Abuja as a special guest at the opening of the 2021 Region 10 Sports Competition of the...
By YUSUF IDEGU, Jos – The Northern State’s Governors’ Forum (NSGF) has expressed deep sorrow over the death of former Deputy Governor of Kaduna State Architect Barnabas Yusuf Bala fondly referred to as Bantex. Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Plateau State Simon Bako Lalong in a statement...
Italy have beaten England on penalties to win the Euro 2020, denying the Three Lions their first major trophy in 55 years. The Italians defeated England 3-2 on penalties in Sunday’s Euro 2020 final as Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka missed in the shoot-out following a 1-1...