The major fire that erupted in Cape Town at the weekend had largely been brought under control, authorities said on Wednesday, with only occasional flare-ups now spotted. Firefighting crews were concentrating their efforts on monitoring previously burned areas to make sure they do not once again develop into a...
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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the recent town hall meeting on National security in Kaduna was to address the nation’s security challenges and the call for secession. Alhaji Mohammed said this while fielding questions at a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) flagship interview...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday said it has arrested 14 suspected internet fraudsters in Lagos This was contained in a statement signed by the commission’s spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren. According to the statement, the suspects are: Abiodun Gbolahan Seidu, Joseph Aganaga Ndubuisi, Sodimu Olawale Sikirudeen, Ohaekim Christopher,...
Rescuers retrieved four bodies of 20 missing crew members aboard a cargo vessel that ran aground off the coast of Surigao del Norte province in the southern Philippines. A spokesperson for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Wednesday. PCG spokesperson, Armando Balilo said seven sailors had been rescued....
Police in the US state of Ohio fatally shot a Black teenager who appeared to be lunging at another person with a knife, less than an hour before former officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd. The shooting occurred at a tense time with growing outrage against...
The Australian government will spend more than half a billion dollars on new clean energy projects to drive down the country’s carbon emissions. Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Wednesday that the federal budget for the financial year 2021-22 would include 539.2 million Australian dollars (416.1 million U.S. dollars)...
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted some students during an attack on a private university in Kaduna state on Tuesday night. The academic institution, Green Field University, is located along the Kaduna–Abuka Highway in Chikun Local Government Area, and also the first private university in the state established...
The Presidency has criticised the calls for secession by some group of persons, noting that President Muhammadu Buhari would not be bullied. Addressing journalists during a media parley at the headquarters of the All Progressives Congress on Tuesday in Abuja, Presidential spokesman Mr Garba Shehu said those advocating for...
EMMANUEL KEHINDE, Ilorin- A total of five hundred and thirteen (513) bags of foreign par boiled rice with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of Twenty two million, five hundred and eighty one thousand five hundred Naira, have been seized by the Strike Force Zone B, Kwara axis of the...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday announced that it has registered 120 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 164,423 confirmed cases. As at Tueday, 20 April, 2021, the public health agency recorded no...
PDP in Niger on Tuesday says former Gov. Babangida Aliyu, remains suspended over alleged anti-party activities. Party spokesman in the state, Yahaya Usman, told newsmen in Minna that Aliyu was suspended over his alleged role in truncating former President Goodluck Jonathan’s chance of winning the 2015 presidential election. Usman...
By YUSUFU IDEGU, Jos- Governor Simon Bako Lalong has been commended for his peace efforts that have restored confidence and mitigated human disasters associated with violence and conflicts in Plateau State. Speakers at a book launch on ‘Disaster and Conflict’ in Abuja, described the Governor as a peacemaker who...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) has expressed commitment to deepen its defence collaboration with the Tanzanian Armed Forces in order to address the contemporary security challenges bedeviling both countries. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor made the call during the visit...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has increased the daily supply of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) across the country from 550 trucks to 1,661 trucks to combat the build up of fuel queues in some parts of the country. A statement by the Group General Manager,...
A 12 member jury, on Tuesday, found a former police officer guilty of murder over the death of African-American George Floyd on a Minneapolis street last year. The jury took less than a day to reach their verdict, after a three-week trial that left the city on edge. Derek...
By LEKAN AGBOOLA, Ilorin- The Kwara State Government on Tuesday began the induction of at least 130 health workers who were recently recruited into the State Civil Service, a step meant to improve medical service delivery in the state. “We have recruited at least 90 nurses, 19 doctors and...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja- The Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Prof Sulaiman Bogoro, was on Tuesday, honoured with an Award of Excellence from the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). The award was presented to the TETFund boss during a two-day workshop on strict compliance with asset...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said the demise of ex-Chadian President Idriss Deby “will surely create a big vacuum in the efforts to jointly confront the Boko Haram terrorists and the Islamic State West Africa Province.” The President made the comment in a statement signed by his spokesman Garba...