Tonobok Okowa, the President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) says he is optimistic that the rest of the Team Nigeria’s contingent aiming to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Game will qualify. He said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of candidates who sat in more than 720 CBT centres for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination conducted between Saturday, 19th and Tuesday, 22 June 2021. Each concerned candidate is therefore advised to...
The Enugu State government, on Friday, vowed to arrest and prosecute loggers to stop the deforestation of the Milliken Hill axis of Ngwo community in Enugu North Local Government Area. The state’s Commissioner for Information, Chief Chidi Aroh, gave the warning in a statement made available to the News...
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has construction and maintenance of bridges across the country is creating new economies not known to exist in the system before. Fashola said this when a delegation of Ohafia traditional Rulers and Leaders of Thought led by Mr Awa kalu...
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has appealed for urgent resources to support thousands of people who have fled armed violence in two small towns in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the past two months. The simultaneous attacks on Boga and Tchabi, located...
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has explained why it is important for the Nigerian government to continue to borrow responsibly to fund critical projects in the country. He believes it is not feasible for the government to tax the people further in the face of the present economic...
President Muhammadu Buhari has allocated a three-bedroom flat each to members of the 1994 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) winning squad, 27 years after the federal government made the promise. Presidential aide Garba Shehu announced this in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja. “Following a memo by Minister...
No fewer than 64 people were killed and 180 were injured in an air strike on a market in Ethiopia’s war-torn northern Tigray region, a local health officer said Thursday, as the army denied targeting civilians. Details of the bloody attack on Togoga town, 30 kilometres (18 miles) northwest...
The Ebonyi Fire Service has trained 98 members of the state chapter of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Retailers (LPGRA) on proper handling of fire fighting tools and risk control measures. The retailers are members of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers.The state Chief Fire Officer, Mr Raphael...
By LEKAN AGBOOLA, Ilorin – The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has presented 20 new patrol vehicles and dozens of bulletproof vests to security agencies in the state, a gesture meant to strengthen rapid response, curb crimes and make the state safer for residents. This comes a few months...
Wonders shall never end! Even Satan will be sold online very soon. I ignored it for sometime but later decided to open this weird advert that recently kept propping up on my computer as I surf the internet. And to my surprise it was a disgusting and diabolical advert...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Emmanuel Lyambee Jime as the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers Council. Mr Jime, who holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law, brings his wealth of experience to the new role having distinguished himself in several public...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- All Progressives Congress National Stalwart, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has hailed House of Representatives Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, on turning 59. He commended him for providing exemplary and progressive leadership in the House. In a statement by his Media Office on Thursday in Abuja, Asiwaju Tinubu...
President Muhammadu Buhari will travel to London, the United Kingdom on Friday, the Presidency has said. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. He explained that the President’s trip to London was for a scheduled...
The Lagos State Police Command have arrested a university student accused of killing Usifo Ataga, the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV. Ataga was said to have been found in a pool of his blood with multiple wounds on his body after the media mogul was stabbed to death...
By YUSUFU IDEGU, Jos – Governor Simon Bako Lalong and his Nasarawa State counterpart, Abdullahi Sule were among thousands of guests that joined the Catholic faithful for the ordination of Most Rev. David Ajang as Bishop of Lafia Diocese. Governor Lalong who was accompanied by his wife Regina and...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the constitution of the Board of Federal Housing Authority (FHA) for a period of three years, reappointing Sen. Lawal Shuaibu, Zamfara State, as Chairman. The approval is contained in a statement issued by the president’s spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu...
By LEKAN AGBOOLA, Ilorin – The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday presented a first class staff of office to the new Olupo of Ajase-Ipo, Oba Ismail Yahaya Atoloye Alebiosu, 3 days after appointment. He called on traditional rulers to counsel and educate their subjects to be good...
By TENEBE ANTHONIA, Lagos – The increase in data collection and analysis recorded in the global markets presents an opportunity for Nigeria’s capital market to achieve key sustainable development targets across other sectors of the economy via digital transformation. This remark was made by the Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The European Union (EU) and The United Nations (UN) funded Spotlight Initiative has organized a 4 day training for media practitioners in Sokoto on ethical reporting and advocacy towards eliminating violence against women and girls in the state. In his welcome address, Sokoto State...