The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Sunday said they recovered N1.3 million from five suspected kidnappers arrested by operatives from the command in Abuja. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the FCT, ASP Mariam Yusuf, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. She said...
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World Health Organisation (WHO) on Sunday said total funding committed to the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT-Accelerator) partnership remains 15.1 billion dollars with a gap of over 16 billion dollars. WHO Director General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, said this at the just concluded G7 Summit at Cornwall, UK. ACT- Accelerator...
The Would Health Organisation has said blood stocks in the African region have declined over the last year as fewer people have been donating blood during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Matshidiso Moeti, (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, said it was due to travel restrictions and worries of infection that...
Kwara United FC of Ilorin on Sunday defeated Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministry (MFM) FC 1-0 to end the Lagos based Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) side’s six-game unbeaten run. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 2020/2021 NPFL match Day 27 encounter was played at...
The wife of Kebbi State Governor, Dr Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, has appealed to Nigerians to shun any form of discrimination against persons living with Albinism. She made the plea on Sunday at the distribution of COVID-19 relief support to Albinos held at the Medicaid Cancer Foundation Office in Birnin Kebbi....
State governors under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have pledged to provide the needed platform for the party to return to power at the federal level in 2023. The Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum and Governor of Sokoto State, Gov. Aminu Tambuwal, on Sunday made...
By BASSEY EFIONG, Uyo – Governors elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would meet in Uyo, Akwa-lbom State, on Monday to discuss national issues, including economy, security and good governance. The Director-General of the PDP Governors Forum, CID Maduabum, in a statement issued in Abuja...
The Abdulsalam Abdulkareem Zaura Foundation, said it has donated a 30-seater Toyota bus to the Kano Pillars Football Club (FC). The Chairman of the Foundation, Abdulsalam Abdulkareem, stated this during the presentation of the bus to the management of the club on Sunday at the Government House, Kano. Abdukareem...
Bayero University Kano (BUK), has warned its students against protesting the death of a 200-level student, who was crushed by a moving vehicle. The Secretary, Information and Publication of the University, Malam Lamara Garba, issued the warning in a statement on Sunday. He said that the deceased, Kamaluddeen Moshood...
UN on Sunday welcomed G7 nations’ commitment to immediate sharing of 870 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, supporting global access and helping to end the pandemic. The Executive Director of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Henrietta Fore, in a statement, said equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines represented the clearest...
Tax defaulters who plan to institute legal cases against the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) now have to pay 50% of the assessed amount in dispute into an interest-yielding account of the Federal High Court before the court can hear such matters. Executive Chairman, FIRS, Mr Muhammad Nami, disclosed...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Nigeria Army High Command has warned the remnants of Boko Haram insurgents in the Sambisa Forest to shun violence and voluntarily surrender their weapons to the nearest security agencies as the war has come to an end with the renewed efforts and commitments...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Igbo Leadership Development Foundation (ILDF), promoters of Project Nigerian President of South East Extraction (Project –NIPSEE) has hailed the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF), for their call for zoning of president’s position to South Nigeria at their meeting held in Abuja...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Shehu of Borno, Abubakar Ibn Umar Garba as well as members of the State and National Assembly, and security heads have paid tributes to the Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Saturday for undertaking 556 projects in two years. The glowing tributes were...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) started the week with cheerful news from the Federal Government that it was targeting to grow the nation’s oil reserves to 40 billion barrels and four million barrels production capacity per day. President Muhammadu Buhari, who stated this at the opening of the...
By OLA MODUPE, Ogun – Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a woman, Blessing Ebuneku Agoro (35) for allegedly selling her two biological daughters who are aged four and two. According to a statement issued on Sunday by the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP, Abimbola...
Nigerian-born Israel Adesanya was back to his brilliant best Saturday, defeating challenger Marvin Vettori with a show of superior striking and defending his middleweight title at UFC 263 in Glendale, Arizona. It was a masterful return to form for the New Zealander on a wild night at the Gila...
The Tinubu Support Group(TSG) has hailed the the All Progressive Congress (APC) National Caretaker Committee for the release of time table for congresses. The group through its Director General, Umar Ibrahim Muhammed in a statement on Sunday said the decision of the Committee to release the time table for...
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has joined the rest of Nigerians to commemorate the 2021 Democracy Day, with a call for the need for more respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. The Executive Secretary of the Commission Tony Ojukwu, made the call on Saturday in the nation’s...