Two motorcyclists were on Friday night crushed to death in an accident involving two motorcycles and a Leyland truck opposite Forte Oil filling station around Kotopo on the Abeokuta-lbadan road. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Spokesperson, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident to the News Agency of...
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The United States on Saturday commenced the withdrawal of its last troops from Afghanistan, bringing its longest war nearer to an end but also heralding an uncertain future for a country in the tightening grip of an emboldened Taliban. US officials on the ground say the withdrawal is already...
Notorious bandit leader Auwalun Daudawa, who led the abduction of over 300 students of Government Science Secondary School Kankara, Katsina state, has been killed, government sources confirmed to Channels Television on Friday. Daudawa had laid down his arms and accepted Governor Bello Matawalle’s peace initiative on February 8. But...
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan’s northeastern coast on Saturday, authorities said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the mid-morning quake hit at a depth of 47 kilometres (29 miles) in the Pacific, off...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday announced that it has registered 55 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 165,110 confirmed cases. As at Friday, 30 April, 2021, the public health agency recorded no...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved the use of Pfizer COVID-19 in Nigeria. NAFDAC’s approval is coming a few months after it gave a nod for the use of the Oxford-Astrazeneca jabs. The Director-General of the agency, Mojisola Adeyeye announced this during...
A 47-year-old drug trafficker, Chigbogu Obiora has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos. Obiora was subsequently put under observation during which he has excreted 97 wraps of substances that tested positive to cocaine with...
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has kicked off training on vocational skills for 594 unemployed youths in Imo. The acting Director-General of NDE, Malam Abubakar Fikpo, made the disclosure at the launching of its Vocational Skills Development (VSD) Scheme on Friday in Owerri. According to Fikpo, out of...
The draw for the 2020-21 Total CAF Champions League was conducted on Friday (30 April 2021) at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. CAF Director of competitions, Samson Adamu, assisted by Ivorian legend Abdoulaye Traore, ran the draw process that revealed some thrilling encounters in the continent’s premier club...
Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has announced the date for the outdoor celebration of Ugie Odudua ceremony. This is contained in a statement, signed by Mr Frank Irabor, Secretary, Benin Traditional Council (BTC), and made available to newsmen in Benin on Friday. Mr. Irabor said the ceremony will...
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration would do all it can to defeat forces of evil marauding about in different parts of the country so as to restore peace and order. The National Security Adviser to the President, retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, said the president made this known at...
The Majority leader in the House of Representatives, Mr Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, says there was no plans by any of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Representatives to leave the party for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Mr. Ado-Doguwa, member representing Tudun Wada/Doguwa constituency in Kano State, disclosed this in a...
The Edo State Govenor, Godwin Obaseki has urged the Nigerian youths not to be discouraged following the many challenges facing the nation but rather “have hope for a brighter future for the nation”. Governor Obaseki stated this on Friday in Benin at a dinner party organised for Team Edo...
The Edo State Police Command has announced the arrest of five notorious armed robbery suspects in connection with the theft of two vehicles. This was contained in a statement on Friday issued in Benin by SP Kontongs Bello, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the command. SP Bello...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, has approved the renaming of the ongoing counter-insurgency operation in the North East from Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) to Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK). According to a statement on Friday in Abuja, The Army’s spokeman, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed...
The Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, has assured Nigerian women that the National Assembly would soon create 111 legislative seats, specifically for them. Mrs Tallen, who made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said that a bill to create 37 seats in the Senate and...
Access Bank Plc has assured shareholders of sustained dividend payout and improved performance in the years ahead. The Chief Executive Officer of the bank, Mr Herbert Wigwe, gave the assurance while addressing shareholders at the 2020 Annual General Meeting (AGM), on Friday, in Lagos. Wigwe said that the bank...
The Central Bank of Nigeria has confirmed the appointment of Mrs Beatrice Bassey, as the substantive Chair of Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN) Plc. UBN said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. The statement said that Bassey joined...
The Kaduna State Government has revealed that about 323 people were killed by bandits in the state between January and March 2021. The figure was contained in a security report presented by the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs in Kaduna, Samuel Aruwan, at the State Security Council...
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, has said the bulk of arms and ammunition used by insurgents were carted away from the Nigeria Armed Forces and other security agencies in the country. Senator Ndume who disclosed this on Thursday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics...