Armed hoodlums have reportedly razed The Atta Divisional Police Headquarters in the Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State. It was learnt that the thugs equally razed the Atta Magistrate and High Court and vandalized the community’s health centre between 1 and 2 AM on Saturday. The development had...
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D’Tigers, Nigeria‘s senior men’s national basketball team, were drawn alongside Kenya, Mali and Cote d’Ivoire in Group C of the 2021 Afrobasket FIBA scheduled for Rwanda. The Nigeria News Agency (NAN) reports that the tournament will be held from August 24 to September 5. Nigeria, 2015 champions and one...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri- The Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has identified abject poverty, high inequality, environmental degradation, illiteracy as some of the root causes of Boko Haram insurgency bedeviling the country. The Governor stated this during the weekend while signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri- The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has flagged off the resettlement of 1,153 IDPs to their ancestral homes in Damboa, Bama, Abadam, Mobbar, Guzamala and Konduga LGAs of the state. This is in fulfilment of Governor Zulum’s pledge to relocate all IDPs occupying public property...
Neymar has said that Nike’s claim that it parted ways with him last year because he refused to cooperate with its internal investigation into an employee’s accusation, that he sexually assaulted her was an “absurd lie.” The allegation is the latest to stain the image of the Brazilian superstar,...
At least two people have been killed and 317 others shot and wounded during celebrations in Syria marking the re-election of President Bashar al-Assad for a fourth term, a war observer reported on Saturday. The victims were caused by gunfire fired at random by al-Assad loyalists in several areas,...
By SANI OGALA, Birnin Kebbi- The Kebbi State Governor Atiku Bagudu has said his administration would review existing maritime laws to prevent further loss of life and property. The Governor made this known in a statement issued to newmen by his special media adviser, Malam Yahaya Sarki in Birnin...
The colonel who led a military coup in the West African nation of Mali this week is now officially the country’s leader. Mali’s Constitutional Court issued a judgment on Friday declaring Colonel Assimi Goita assuming the presidency. The ruling gives Goita the power to lead the interim government and...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday announced that it has registered 63 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total numbers of infections in the country to 166,254 confirmed cases. As at Friday, 28 May, 2021, the public health agency no COVID-19-related...
The Director of Agriculture at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr. Wellington Omoragbon, has said that the Federal Government of Nigeria has boosted agricultural development in Edo. He said in an interview in Benin that the federal government’s intervention on agriculture in the state from 2015...
The efforts of the security agencies to provide security received a boost yesterday when Member representing Ikeja federal constituency, Hon. James Faleke donated 6 operational vehicles to the Nigerian Police Force, 1 to LASMA and 1 to FRSC. Hon. James Faleke, while presenting the vehicles in Lagos, said the...
Recently, Youths in the South-West region of the country endorsed the Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello as the next President of Nigeria, stating that it is time for a youth to lead Nigeria starting from 2023. Speaking at a conference held in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri- The Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has identified abject poverty, high inequality, environmental degradation, illiteracy as some of the root causes of Boko Haram insurgency bedeviling the country. The Governor stated this during the weekend while signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri- Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have reportedly repealed Boko Haram attack in Rann the Headquarters of Kala Balge LGA of Borno State, killing 10 terrorists in the process. The Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday,...
Germany has officially acknowledged committing genocide during its colonial occupation of Namibia, and announced financial aid worth more than €1.1bn (£940m; $1.34bn). BBC reports that German colonial masters killed tens of thousands of Herero and Nama people in Namibia around the early 20th Century massacres. Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko...
The remains of 215 children have been discovered on the grounds of a former boarding school set up more than a century ago to assimilate Canada’s indigenous peoples, according to a local tribe. A specialist used ground-penetrating radar to confirm the remains of the students who attended the school...
The US Coast Guard was searching Friday for 10 people missing off Florida after a migrant vessel with 20 Cubans capsized. Authorities reported late Thursday they had recovered two bodies near the Florida Keys and pulled eight people alive from the ocean. The Coast Guard said on Twitter that...
The Presidency on Friday said Nigerians would appreciate President Muhammadu Buhari after the expiration of his tenure in 2023. Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, stated this via a statement issued to mark the sixth anniversary of the current administration. “When the Administration...
The Supreme Court has dismissed the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) forgery suit against the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki. The court dismissed the suit for lack of merit. It was filed against Governor Obaseki, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The apex court’s...
Partnered with Intel and Microsoft for top-level performance Infinix, an emerging brand in the consumer electronics market, today unveiled its first flagship notebook series: INBook X1. Combining a sleek, slim and lightweight design with top performance, the launch represents Infinix’s foray into a new product category as it joins...