The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara has pledged to take appropriate action against members of the “True PDP” who recently set up a parallel office in the state. The state PDP Chairman, Alhaji Tukur Danfulani, said at a news conference in Gusau on Saturday that the party has...
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By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have arrested 49 Shiite members of the Proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) after a violent protest left one officer dead in Abuja. The spokesman of the command, ASP Yusuf Mariam, who confirmed this in a statement on...
India recorded more than 4,000 coronavirus deaths in a day for the first time and more states imposed lockdowns Saturday in a desperate bid to halt the devastating new surge. The 4,187 new deaths took India’s overall toll to 238,270 since the pandemic started. It added another 401,078 new...
Nigerian artiste, Oladipo Daniel Oyebanjo, popularly known as D’banj, was on Friday unveiled as Captain of the Racing Nigeria Motorsport Team. This is in preparation for the Federation International de l’ Automobile (FIA) World Championships in October. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that D’banj was unveiled at...
The Enugu State Police Command have disclosed that its operatives have arrested three suspects allegedly involved in different crimes within four days in May. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, announced the arrests in a statement issued on Saturday in Enugu. ASP Ndukwe said that the command...
The Rivers Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Isaac Ogbobula, has expressed optimism that the party would take over the state in 2023 governorship election. Mr. Ogbobula said the party had put in place structures to reunite its members across the state. He made this known during a...
The Chairman, Technical Committee on the Control of Avian Influenza, Alhaji Samaila Burga, said the Bauchi Government has killed about 27,000 birds to curtail the spread of Bird flu in the State. Alhaji Burga said the Bird Flu, also known as Avian Influenza, broke out in Bauchi and Toro...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Saturday released shortlisted names for the final screening of qualified candidates for narcotic officers and narcotic assistants cadres. In a statement by The Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, said the screening exercise, which was suspended in January due to...
The Ebonyi State Government says it would offer amnesty to bandits and other criminals terrorising the state but willing to repent and lay down their arms for peace. The Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Mr Uchenna Orji, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
It was jubilation galore as 27 kidnapped students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Kaduna were reunited with their families after 56 days in captivity. Tears of joy flowed freely from both parents and their children. At about 3pm, the entire premises of the college, located along the...
Gunmen have reportedly on attacked security checkpoints and police stations in Rivers State, with no fewer than seven security operatives feared killed. It was learnt that the hoodlums attacked a police station along the Rumuji axis of the East-West Road in the state, on Friday night. Also, the Rumuji...
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has said the supplementary budget being prepared by her ministry will cover the cost of procuring and delivering 29.588 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. According to a statement by her Special Adviser, Media and Communications...
Ahead of this year’s Eid Fitir celebration, The Borno State Government has disbursed the sum of N75 million for the physically challenged persons in the state. Can The State’s Commissioner of Youth Empowerment and Sport Development, Hon Saina Buba disclosed this on Friday during the monthly payment of Empowerment...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday announced that it has registered 39 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 165,340 confirmed cases. As at Friday, 7 May, 2021, the public health agency recorded no...
The Minister of State Mines and Steel Development, Dr Uchechukwu Ogah has revealed that plans are on to resuscitate the Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria, AISCON for sustainable commercial operations. Dr Uchechukwu, who made this known in Uyo during a two-day working visit to the state said the purpose...
The United States Government has applauded Akwa Ibom state achievements toward HIV epidemic control. The U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria Mary Beth Leonard gave the commendation when she led a delegation from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) led by Mission Director Anne Patterson visited Akwa Ibom. A statement...
Men of Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun area one Command and other security personnel on patrol have been attacked at Oja-Odan, Yewa North of Ogun State. The attack according to the public relations officer of the command, Mr Hammed Oloyede followed the interception of about Three Hundred and Twenty bags...
The World Health Organization on Friday approved the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use — the first Chinese jab to receive the WHO’s green light. The UN health agency signed off on the two-dose vaccine, which is already being deployed in dozens of countries around the world. The WHO...
UEFA has imposed sanctions, including financial punishments, against nine of the 12 clubs behind the aborted Super League project, after the clubs “apologised” and acknowledged “a mistake”. The governing body of European football on Friday said that “in a spirit of reconciliation” the nine clubs had agreed to a...