May 1981. I was pretty much young. Radio stations were playing Bob Marley non-stop. One Love. Redemption Song. No Woman No Cry. Rastaman Vibration. On and on and on. I overheard my older cousin, now of blessed memory, discussing with a neighbour that “Bob Marley is dead”. She looked...
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Libyan coast guards has arrested more than 700 illegal migrants in the Mediterranean and sent them back to Libya. The coast guards also announced that five other migrants, including a child, died in the shipwreck of their boat, according to fishermen who rescued survivors. In a tweet on Monday,...
The Federal Government has said that it would commence the administration of the second dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to eligible Nigerians who received the first shots. The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, made this known during the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC)...
Palestinian militants fired more than 200 rockets from the Gaza Strip at Israel, the Israeli army said Tuesday morning. An army The success rate of Israel’s Iron Dome air defence system is 90 per cent, and around one-third of all rockets fired went down while still in the Gaza...
Although China’s population grew by 5.38 per cent to reach 1.41 billion people in the last decade, data from the country’s statistics office showed the birth rate was dropping even as the country aged dramatically. The results from the country’s most recent census showed that since 2010, China’s population...
The Edo State Police Command has killed three suspected kidnappers and rescued seven abducted victims in the state. According to a statement issued on Monday by the police spokesman in the state, SP Kontongs Bello, the victims were rescued after security operatives combed the Ahor forest along Benin-Auchi Expressway,...
The Nigerian Army says the troops of 17 Brigade on Monday, in conjunction with the Nigeria Police, averted a planned attack by bandits on Magama Central Mosque in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, in a statement on Tuesday, said...
The Kwara Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), says it has deployed 1,000 personnel for the Eid-el-Fitri celebration. A statement from the command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Babawale Afolabi, on Monday, quoted the Commandant, Iskil Makinde, as saying that there was an upsurge in activities...
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has urged Islamic scholars in the country to sustain the tempo of prayers for peace and progress of Nigeria. Tambuwal, in a statement by Muhammad Bello, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, gave the task when he hosted the Ulama to Ramadan...
The Oba Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has disowned two groups which he described as “impostors“ fronting for the return of artifacts which the British looted from the palace in 1897. This was contained in a statement jointly signed by the Secretary to the Benin Traditional Council (BTC), Mr Frank...
The Federal Government is considering extending the current equalisation scheme in the petrol supply system to the movement of gas nationwide. The Executive Secretary, Petroleum Equalisation Fund (PEF) Management Board, Ahmed Bobboi, disclosed this in Abuja at an interactive session with newsmen. He noted that when the policy becomes...
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has said that the fatality rate of COVID-19 in the country has reduced since the beginning of May, but should not be misinterpreted to mean we should let down our guards. Dr. Ehanire said this at the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) briefing,...
New Commissioner of Police Zamfara State Command, CP Hussaini Rabi’u has assumed duty and declared zero tolerance to Human Rights violation. The CP who was addressing newsmen during the maiden press briefing at the Command Headquarters in Gusau, advised bandits to embrace the state government’s peace and reconciliation initiative...
The Abia State Government has condemned the recent attack on the Mike Okiro Police Station located along Umuahia-Uzoakoli road, close to Ubani market by yet to be identified hoodlums. In a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information, Chief John kalu in Umuahia, revealed that the hoodlums came in...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday announced that it has registered 49 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 165,468 confirmed cases. As at Monday, 10 May, 2021, the public health agency recorded no...
Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has attended the evening Worship and Tributes for Pastor Dare Adeboye at the RCCG Redemption Camp in Ogun State on Monday. The Vice President with his wife, Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo attended the programme with other anointed ministers and church members.
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that a Ministerial delegation be sent to Ghana to resolve the lingering conflict between Nigerian Traders and Ghanaian Authorities. The delegation to be led by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo and made up of relevant stakeholders, would also engage...
The Embassy of Israel in Nigeria has donated some food items to support some Muslim families in the on-going Ramadan fasting in the country. Mr Yotam Kreiman, Charge d’ Affairs of Israel to Nigeria, who presented the items on Monday in Abuja, said that the items worth 260, 000...
The Abia State Police Command has said it has commenced full investigation into Sunday’s fire at the Ohafia office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Godfrey Ogbonna, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Umuahia on Monday that...
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has called on Nigerians to desist from any act that could lead to war in Nigeria. Oba Ogunwusi also warned those beating the drum of war in the country to desist, adding that there is no gain in warfare. The traditional ruler...