The Speaker, Kebbi State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ismail Abdulmumin-Kamba, has lauded the Gov. Atiku Bagudu-led administration for completing the 17km road project in Dandi Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the road stretches from Dole Kaina to Tungar Rafi. Abdulmumin-Kamba,...
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By JOIHN ONAH, Abuja-In support of efforts to provide decent housing and bring succor to the most vulnerable members of society, the Honourable Minister of the FCT, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, recently performed the foundation stone laying ceremony for a housing estate for widows and orphans being constructed by...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), in Bauchi state, on Monday advocated for a speed limit of 30 kilometers per hour in urban or built up areas for all categories of vehicles in the state. The recommendation is contained in a statement by Mr Yusuf Abdullahi, the Bauchi Sector...
A former Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Ogun, Mr Emmanuel Olu-Alade, has urged the federal government to deduct and pay funds meant for the judiciary to the heads of the courts concerned. Mr. Olu-Alade made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
Around 42,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have fled their homes because of Israel’s air attacks on the coastal territory. They have sought shelter in 50 schools run by the UN Palestinian Relief and Works Agency in the Gaza Strip,a spokesperson for the organisation said on Monday. The organisation...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu- The Enugu State Police Command have ordered investigation into the fire incident at Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in the state. Recalled that the fire brokeout at the INEC headquarters in Enugu, located at number 1 Achi Street, Independent Layout, Enugu, on Sunday evening...
Nigerians should expect an increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirt (PMS), popularly called petrol anytime soon as the Petroleum Equalisation Fund (PEF), has concluded plans to increase petroleum transportation pricing template from N3.89k per litre to N9.11k, Daily Sun investigation has revealed. But the Executive Secretary...
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), has said it was open to discussions around investment opportunities aimed at reviving the ailing Ajaokuta Steel Company, in Kogi State. Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, had last year, hinted that the resuscitation of the Ajaokuta Steel Company...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna- The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Kaduna State Council, has dismissed as false, the claims by the state government that the union had mobilised mob to disrupt peace during the ongoing five-day warning strike. A statement by the state NLC Chairman, Mr Ayuba Suleiman on Sunday,...
The phrase that Nigerian militant group Boko Haram had been “technically defeated” is ringing increasingly hollow. Seven months into his first term in 2015 President Muhammadu Buhari coined the term, but the group and its offshoots have never gone away. The military has managed to retake territory and dislodged...
The Anambra State Police Command has sid three persons have been confirmed dead in a clash between Omor and Anaku communities in Anyamelum Local Government Area of the state. DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, Police Public Relations Officer in Anambra, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Awka on Sunday that...
Rabiu Ali scored an 80th minute winner for Kano Pillars against Adamawa United at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna on Sunday to help the Kano-based side secure a 1-0 victory in the Nigeria Professional Football League, in Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa’s first game since returning to the club....
Investors gained N150bn at the close of trading on the Nigerian Exchange Limited last week as stocks pared their losses. The NGX All-Share Index and market capitalisation appreciated by 0.72 per cent to close the week at 39,481.89 basis points and N20.58tn respectively. All other indices finished higher with...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday announced that it has registered 7 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 165,709 confirmed cases. As at Sunday, 16 May, 2021, the public health agency recorded no...
No fewer than ten persons have been confirmed killed by suspected herdsmen in Bornon Kurkur community, Bali Local Government Area of Taraba State. Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, David Misal, said the attack occurred today, adding that the situation has been brought under control. According to...
Similar to Chinua Achebe who in his booklet entitled; the Trouble With Nigeria, noted that the trouble with Nigeria is simply and squarely a failure of leadership, Raymond Anoliefo, Priest and Director, Justice Development and Peace Commission,(JDPC), Lagos, a social justice arm of the Catholic church that monitors social,...
The headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Enugu State, was on Sunday night gutted by fire barely one week after the office in Obollo-Afor, Udenu was razed. The office is located at number 1 Achi Street by Agric Bank Bus stop in Independence Layout, Enugu. The...
Tyson Fury says his world heavyweight title showdown with Anthony Joshua would take place in Saudi Arabia on 14 August. The all-British bout has been billed as one of the biggest in heavyweight boxing for decades and the winner will become undisputed champion. Joshua, 31, holds the WBA, WBO...
Attacks on police facilities in the southern part of the country appear to be worsening as more stations have come under siege by hoodlums recently. The latest of such unfortunate incidents was the attack by gunmen on Nsukwa Divisional Police Station in Aniocha South Local Government Area (LGA) of...
Sudan’s military said Saturday it has handed over to the attorney general the findings of an investigation into the killing of two demonstrators at a recent rally that called for justice for victims of violence against protesters in 2019. The Sudan Tribune reported separately that seven army personnel had...