The Programme Manager, National Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) Expansion Plan in the office of the Vice president, Mr Dayo Adeshina, has said government is targeting installation of five gas terminals to boost LPG penetration in the country. Mr. Adeshina made this know at a special interview with the News...
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A 53-year-old man has died as he tried to rescue his son from drowning in the Upper Palatinate region of Bavaria, police said on Sunday. The man’s six-year-old son had fallen in the water while playing in the river Regen on Saturday, police said. The 53-year-old and two other...
Armed men believed to be kidnappers have abducted another traditional ruler in Ekiti, Oba Benjamin Oso, the Eleda of Eda Ile, in Ekiti East Local Government Area. A source told newsmen on Saturday in Ado Ekiti, that the traditional ruler was returning from farm with his wife on Friday,...
Burkinabe and Nigerien soldiers have neutralised more than 100 terrorists since 10 June, following a joint military operation on the borders of the two countries, the Burkinabe national army announced in a statement on Saturday. It said the joint team, which involved several hundred soldiers from both countries, also...
Former CEO Transcorp PLC, Mr Valentine Ozigbo, has emerged winner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary election for the Nov. 6 governorship election in Anambra. Mr Philip Shuaibu, Deputy Governor of Edo State and Head of the Electoral Panel who announced the result at the Dora Akunyili Women’s...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has directed the immediate suspension of ACTED, an international Non-Governmental Organization (iNGO) following Saturday’s discovery that the humanitarian iNGO was using a hotel in Maiduguri for training some persons on shooting. Zulum’s spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau, who...
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, has endorsed the idea of the All Progressives Congress (APC ) National Leader, Bola Tinubu, vying for the Nigerian Presidency in 2023. The Olubadan expressed his support while receiving members of the Tinubu Vanguard, a support group for Tinubu’s presidency project in...
By ALIYU SANI, Damaturu – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has charged troops of Sector 2, Operation Lafiya Dole, to end insurgency in the North-East region. COAS Yahaya gave the charge on Saturday during an operational visit to the troops of Sector 2 Operation Lafiya...
The world’s largest flag covering an area of 3,275 square meters has been unveiled in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The flag has a length of 75.3 meters and a width of 43.5 meters. Created by the designer of the Nigerian Flag, Taiwo Akinkunmi, the flag was unveiled on...
The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Buba Marwa has lamented over the pervasive abuse of (cannabis) substance in the country, revealing that about 10.6 million Nigerians are actively abusing the substance. Marwa said this on Saturday at the launch of War Against Drug Abuse in...
By BARBARA KALU, Akwa – An aspirant in the June 26 Anambra Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary, Dr. Tony Nwoye, has withdrawn from the process just a few hours to the commencement of the exercise. Dr. Nwoye stated that his action followed the exclusion of the party’s newly-elected...
Saturday’s Jigawa State local Government election, recorded low turnout of voters, as only a handful of voters were seen in polling units, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN correspondents who monitored the exercise in some of the council areas reports that there was voter apathy in most...
The International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP), a Non-Governmental Organization, has applauded the Federal Government for renewed commitment and reinvigoration of fight against drug abuse and trafficking in the country. The South-East Zonal Leader of ISSUP, Prof Michael Ezenwa, gave the commendation on Saturday in Enugu while speaking...
By EMMANUEL ANKELI, Sokoto – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Sokoto State Command, says it arrested 83 suspects of drug abuse from January to June in the state. The NDLEA Commander in Sokoto State, Mr Abdul Abdullahi, gave the figures while addressing a news conference on the...
Abdalelah Haroun, a Sudan-born sprinter who represented Qatar, has died in a car crash aged 24, track and field governing body World Athletics said on Saturday. Haroun was a former world junior champion over 400 metres and took bronze in the discipline at the 2017 world championships in London....
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disowned the inaugurated local government area chairmen of its Niger chapter. The party in a statement issued by its National Vice Chairman, North Central, Mr Theophilus Shan, in Abuja said the inauguration was not authorised by the PDP National Working Committee (NWC). “PDP...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has said that the modular refinery in Ologbo, Ikpoba – Okha Local Government Area (LGA) of the state was ready for production. Governor Obaseki stated this shortly after he was conducted round the facility by the Managing Director of the refinery, Mr Tim Tian....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has paid a visit to Monguno, where he inspected work at new federal polytechnic and other ongoing projects. The Governor assesed the level of destruction at Federal Government Girls College Monguno caused by the Boko Haram insurgents,...