Nigeria’s table tennis star, Fatima Bello has qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics holding in France. Bello joined the duo of Edem Offiong and Olajide Omotayo, who both qualified for the Games on Friday at the African Olympic qualifying event in Kigali. Bello, who secured a maiden ticket...
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The drama of political bad manners in Rivers State is about to enter the ‘last corner’. Incumbent governor Mr. Siminalayi Fubara has dealt a survival kick after being pushed to the wall for most of his one year tenure. In quick succession, he has turned the table...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has felicitated the newly-elected Executive Council of the African Public Relations Association (APRA), elected at the 35th APRA Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM), which was held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire from May...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division, Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Haruna Ibrahim, has said drug addiction is a menace which threatens public health and results in the dissolution of human personality, promoting conditions for various forms of human degradation, whose consequences spread...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia on Saturday said the Benue State Government would soon build a flyover in Otukpo. Governor Alia stated this at a dinner to mark his 58th birthday anniversary at the Government House in Makurdi. He said the people of Benue South Senatorial District, also...
A lawmaker at the Ebonyi House of Assembly, Chief Celestine Ogba law. (LP-Onicha East) has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ogba announced his defection at a ceremony in the state APC secretariat on Saturday in Abakalikii in the presence of party leaders. He said he was...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has promised to pay the medical bills of students injured in the Obafemi Awolowo University(OAU), Ile-Ife, Amphitheatre roof collapse. The affected students are receiving treatment at the University Health Centre and the Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife. Adeleke, who was represented by the...
The Nigeria’s Under 17 female football team, the Flamingos, on Saturday defeated Burkina Faso 6-0 in the second leg of the qualify match of the 2024 FIFA Under 17 Women’s World Cup. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Flamingos dominated the match played at...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over $22,000 recovered from a convicted internet fraudster Hakeem Olanrewaju to the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI). In a Saturday statement, the EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale said the money was handed over to the FBI on Friday in...
Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday became the first team in Bundesliga history to go through an entire season unbeaten after a 2-1 home win against Augsburg extended their undefeated streak in all competitions to 51 games. Crowned Bundesliga champions for the first time in April, goals from...
River State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has inaugurated the 27.52km Andoni section of Ogoni-Andoni-Opobo/Nkoro Unity Road, to boost transportation and business in the hinterlands. The inauguration, on Saturday, in Andoni, was part of activities to mark Fubara’s first year in office. It came over two decades after the project...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has dismantled an illegal refinery with more than 100,000 liters of crude oil in Adobi settlement, Etche Local Government Area in Rivers. A statement by NSCDC spokesperson Babawale Afolabi on Saturday in Abuja, indicated that the site was uncovered by...
Dangote Cement, Airtel Nigeria and Seplat Energy have emerged the top three winners of the maiden Corporate Reporting Award, organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and NGX Regulation Ltd. (NGX RegCo). The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the award, held in Lagos, recognises...
Former Chief of Army Staff, Retired Gen. Theophilus Danjuma, has commended Gov. Agbu Kefas of Taraba for resolving the prolonged Takum Chieftancy tussle. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), reports that the resolution led to the appointment of a king after 28 years. Danjuma spoke during the inauguration ceremony...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, on Saturday commissioned the remodelled Government House Complex, Bauchi. Speaking while commissioning the magnificent edifice, Shettima, commended Governor Bala Mohammed, for his giant strides since he assumed duty in Bauchi State. He commended Governors in the North-East subregion...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – About 12,539 candidates have sat for the May Diet of the teachers’ Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE), conducted by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) across the country. This is just as the Council has warned state governments and owners of private institutions...
The trustees and members of the Benin National Congress (BNC) worldwide have issued an urgent call to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, Edo State Governor, the Minister of Education, and His Royal Majesty, the Oba of Benin, expressing grave concerns over the alleged marginalization and mismanagement within the National...
The Federal Government has constituted the governing councils of 111 federal tertiary institutions in the country. This list of the constituted governing councils was released on Saturday by the Federal Ministry of Education. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Didi Esther Walson-Jack, who released the statement...
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda has said his administration has reduced banditry to about 70 per cent in the last one year. According to the Governor, this was sequel to the robust synergy between the local security outfits and the conventional security agencies across the state. Radda, who...
Seven people were injured in an accident involving a Volvo truck, carrying cows, and two other vehicles on the Lagos -Ibadan Expressway on Saturday. The two other vehicles involved in the multiple accident, which occurred at the Ibafo area of the expressway, are a blue luxury bus and...