Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno’s blunder allowing an own goal to Everton was the decider in a 1-0 win for the visitors in the English Premier League on Friday. The only other tumult in this otherwise dull match came outside the stadium as hundreds of Arsenal fans protested in front...
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The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has revealed that Nigeria needs over a trillion naira to effectively combat malaria in the country. Dr. Ehanire, who disclosed this on Friday at a news conference in Abuja, explained that of the total sum, the country required more than N350 billion...
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed his Chief of Staff, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, as well as the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, and other relevant stakeholders to address the problem with the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN). He explained that this became necessary to ensure the...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- A group of petroleum tanker owners in Nigeria under the auspices of the Association of Distributors and Transporters of Petroleum Products (ADITOP) has commended the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for its unrelenting efforts to bring sanity into the downstream sector of the oil industry...
By LEKAN AGBOOLA, Ilorin- The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday flagged off the training course for the newly recruited 1,056 Community Police Constables for the state, while commending President Muhammadu Buhari for keying into the concept which he said would strengthen internal security architecture. Governor AbdulRazaq, who...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom on the occasion of his 60th birthday. This was contained in a statement signed by The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu on Friday. According...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu- The Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi on Thursday attended the the 46th Annual Synod, held at St. John’s Methodist Church, Amechi Awkunanaw, Enugu. Below is a picture of the Governor at the synod:
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the restoration of the leases on OMLs 123, 124, 126 and 137 to the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC which is in production sharing contract with Addax Petroleum, a company wholly owned by Government of the People’s Republic of...
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, has accused Nigeria’s politicians of funding banditry to run down the present administration. He made the allegation on Friday while briefing reporters shortly after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The governor...
The Emergency Communication Centres (NCC) established by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in both Ogun and Enugu states have been commissioned by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami. The two NCC projects were part of the seven projects inaugurated by the Minister during...
Three students of the Greenfield University in Kaduna State who were abducted by bandits suspected to be kidnappers have been killed by their abductors. The students were among those that were abducted by bandits from the private university located along the Kaduna- Abuja highway on Tuesday night. Confirming the...
By YUSUFU IDEGU, Jos- His Eminence, Cardinal John Onaiyekan and Governor Simon Bako Lalong of Plateau State were at the Al-habibiyya Islamic Centre in Guzape, Abuja to make donations to the Centre as part of the annual reachout of the Cardinal to the Muslim community. Governor Lalong who accompanied...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibadan Zonal Office has arrested a Bitcoin trader for his alleged involvement in cybercrime. Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC’s spokesperson, said this in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the bitcoin...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Adamawa sector command, says no fewer than 26 lives were lost in 108 road traffic crashes between January and April 23. The Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Friday in Yola, said 256 victims...
The outgoing Director of National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Oyo State, Mr Moshood Olaleye, has urged civil/public servants to make dedication to duty their utmost priority. He stated this in a farewell speech delivered at a valedictory programme, organised by staff members of the agency, on Friday in Ibadan....
The Boards of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on Friday approved a proposal for the clearance of about $413 million in arrears on loans owed by Sudan to the institution, marking a major milestone in the country’s re-engagement with international financial institutions and the global economy. The...
The Federal College of Education (Technical), Akoka, Lagos, is constructing a two-storey building for students union activities in reciprocity to the peaceful conduct of the union. The Provost of the college, Dr Waheed Azeez, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos that the initiative was...
The Kaduna State Project Implementation Unit, Accelerating Nutrition Result inNigeria (ANRiN), has signed a contract with Society for Family Health (SFH) to deliver integrated basic package.nutrition and adolescent health services in the state. The ANRiN Project Coordinator, Dr Zainab Muhammad-Idris, who signed on behalf of the organisation in Kaduna.on...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto- The Magajin Garin Sokoto, Alhaji Hassan Danbaba, a respected kingmaker of the Sultanate Council has confirmed the death of his mother, Aidhatu Ahmadu Bello in a Dubai hospital. Aidhatu is the second daughter of the first and only Premier of Northern Nigeria who occupied office...
Sen. Nicholas Tofowomo (Ondo South) has hailed the Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, for appointing Chief Olusola Ebiseni as its new General Secretary. Tofowomo, in a statement issued by his Media Aide, Mr Olumide Akinrinlola, on Friday in Okitipupa, said that the choice of Ebiseni would add value to Afenifere....