By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- President Muhammadu Buhari has described the death of founder of the NASCO Group, Ahmed Nasreddin, as “a great loss not only to Plateau State, but also to the entire country”. The president made his feelings known in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on...
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The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO), USA Chapter, has called on the Federal Government to urgently probe the recent recurring military plane crashes in the country. NIDO, in a statement by its Chairman, Dr Eromosele Idahosa, and the Executive Director, Ms Patience Key, on Sunday said the incident was...
The Zamfara State Police Command have said that several bandits were killed in the state on Saturday night when criminals attempted to attack Magami village of Gusau Local Government Area. This is according to a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Shehu Mohammed,...
Unknown gunmen on Sunday evening have reportedly attacked The B Division of the Nigeria Police Divisional Station and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akwa, Anambra. It was learnt that the fully armed attackers came in three Hilux trucks at about 8pm on Sunday, May 23. An eyewitness...
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Sunday that hundreds of children and families in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) district of Goma were at risk after the Mount Nyiragongo volcanic eruption. The sky turned red and lava spewed from the volcano on Saturday, causing thousands to flee...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed unwholesome foods and products worth N515.73 million in the North East. The information is in a statement signed by NAFDAC’s Resident Media Consultant, Mr Olusayo Akintola in Abuja on Sunday. Akintola, who stated that the destruction...
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the family of a former Senate President, the late Dr Chuba Okadigbo, over the death of their son, Pharaoh Okadigbo. The president’s condolence message was contained in a statement issued by his Spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Sunday. Buhari said: ”It...
Pharaoh Okadigbo, the first son of former President of the Senate, late Dr Chuba Okadigbo, has reportedly lost his life in a ghastly accident in Abuja The deceased died in Abuja when his white Camry car with Registration number RBC 70 BG ran under a stationary cocacola truck along...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto- No fewer than 12 persons have been killed on Sunday as bandits and local vigilantes clashed in Gandi Village in Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto State, locals confirmed. The bandits numbering over 50, were armed with dangerous weapons and were said to have traced...
Observers in aviation industry note that in February, a military aircraft crashed near Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, in which seven person died. They recalled that in 2021 alone, we had three crashes associated with the military — in Feb, 27, March 31 and the third one was in...
In spite of the slower pace of economic activities in the first quarter of the year (Q1, 2021), GDP grew by 0.51 per cent year-on-year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says. The NBS said this in the Nigerian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Report for Q1 2021, released on...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja- The independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has over the weekend postponed its security meeting scheduled for Monday, May 24, 2021 in honour of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Ibrahim Attahiru who lost his life in a plane crash with 10 other officers....
First Bank of Nigeria Ltd., has been awarded the 2021 ‘Retail Banking CEO of the Year Nigeria’; ‘Most innovative Retail Banking App Nigeria’ and ‘’Best CSR Bank Nigeria.’’ The Chief Executive Officer of FirstBank, Dr Adesola Adeduntan, disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of...
A member of the House of Representatives from Borno State, Abdulkadir Rahis, has sacked one of his legislative aides, Bukar Tanda for describing leader of Boko Haram terrorist group, Abubakar Shekau as a “true hero”. Following the reported death of Shekau on Wednesday, Tanda had taken to his Facebook...
The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has finalised arrangements for the camping of Nigerian home-based athletes in four locations across the country. According to the schedule for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympic games, 10 sporting events will be camped in Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt and Bayelsa from Monday,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to treat military plane crashes as a national emergency. Recalled that since January, the country has recorded three plane crashes involving military aircraft resulting in the death of at least 20...
The House of Representatives has postponed the planned security summit scheduled to hold on Monday. This was announced in a statement issued on Sunday by the Clerk of the House, Chinedu Akubueze, adding that the decision was in honour of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru...
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will celebrate 30 years of women football in the country in September by organising the first edition of the First Lady Aisha Buhari Cup Competition. The Chairperson of NFF’s Women Football Development Committee, Ayo Omidiran, disclosed this on Sunday in Abuja. She said the occasion...
The Osun State Govenor, Gboyega Oyetola has commended non-indigenes in the state for peaceful coexistence. Governor Oyetola said this during an engagement meeting with non-indigenous communities of Hausa, Igbo, Tiv, Ebira, Igede, Igala and Fulani in Osogbo. He said the socio-political and economic stability in the state was made...