The Delta State Police Command have arrested two suspected kidnappers and rescued four victims from captivity in the state. Acting Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Edafe Bright, made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday in Warri. DSP Bright identified the rescued victims as...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri- Member House of Representatives, Jere Federal Constituency in Borno State, Hon. Ahmed Satomi has doled out N47 million to better the lives of his people, particularly the less privileges in the Holy Month of Ramadan Kareem. Out of the N47 million, a total of N25...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Idiroko Unit Command, Ogun has appealed to motorists to reduce speed during the rainy season to minimise accidents. The Unit Commander of FRSC in Idiroko, Mr Olaluwoye Akinwunmi, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday...
At least 12 members of the Afghan security forces were killed in several violent overnight attacks, officials said on Tuesday. Eight police officers were killed and two wounded after militants attacked a checkpoint in Zebak district, in the country’s Northern Badakhshan province, provincial councilor Zakir Arian said. A police...
Long queues have reappeared in Abuja for the purchase of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, one month after normalcy returned to the area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that long queues returned to retail outlets in Wuse, Gwarimpa, Wuye and Kubwa expressway on Tuesday...
No fewer than 905 million COVID-19 shots have been administered worldwide, according to Our World in Data (OWID). The OWID, is a scientific online publication that focuses on large global problems such as poverty, disease, hunger, climate change and war. OWID, disclosed this on its official website handle on...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has assured the Head Coach of the Super Falcons, Randy Waldrum, of the necessary support needed to build a formidable squad that will compete for global laurels. NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, gave the assurance on Monday at a brief meeting of the...
Former US Vice President, Walter Mondale, a liberal icon who famously told voters to expect a tax increase should he win the presidency, died Monday, US media reported. He was 93 years old. No cause was given for Mondale’s death, according to reports citing a statement from his family....
The Ondo State Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Akure is set to deliver judgement in the case between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Eyitayo Jegede and Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). This comes as the Tribunal rescheduled judgement in the October 10, 2020 governorship...
By YUSUFU IDEGU, Jos- Following the approval by the Federal Government for Plateau State to participate in the ongoing National Identity Management System (NIMS) which is implemented by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) under the Digital Identity Ecosystem project, the State Government has rolled out its first NIN...
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has called on the Federal Government to allowed states to develop and operate their respective minerals and pay royalty to the central government. Wike made the call when The Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Mr Uchechukwu Ogah, paid him a...
The Katsina State Police Command has neutralised three suspected bandits and recovered 330 stolen animals. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isah, disclosed this to newsmen on Monday in Katsina. “Today, April 19, 2021, at about 04:00hrs, based on credible intelligence, DPO Kankara led a team of policemen...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said there will be no increase in the ex-depot price of petrol in May. The Group Managing Director of NNPC, Malam Mele Kyari, disclosed on Monday on the company’s social media post during a meeting he held with the National Association of...
Senator Uba Sani (Kaduna Central) says Nigeria is currently under siege by murderous non-state actors whose activities are threatening the continued existence of the country. He said the government needed to take urgent measures to deny them of the oxygen that sustained their activities. He spoke at a public...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, said poor investment in healthcare infrastructure across board was a major impediment to effective healthcare delivery in Nigeria. He pointed out that the ugly scenario was the brain driving medical tourism at a very high cost in the country. Speaking at the opening of...
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that operatives of Lagos Neighborhood Safety Corps are currently doing the work of Amotekun in the state. He spoke during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics at the Lagos House. According to him, apart from community policing, operatives of the...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says revenue generated by the Federal Government in January dropped to N807.54 billion. According to the apex bank’s monthly economic report, this represents a decline of 12.8 per cent when compared to the corresponding month in 2020. The report noted that government’s revenue...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday announced that it has registered 70 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 164,303 confirmed cases. As at Monday, 19 April, 2021, the public health agency recorded no...
The World Bank has advised Governors to adopt a digital tax collection method to reduce revenue leakage and borrowing from international financial institutions. The country representative of the World Bank in Nigeria Mr Rachid Benmassaud gave the advice at the Nigeria Governors Forum tax event in Abuja. Represented by...