By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday announced that it has registered 74 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 163,911 confirmed cases. As at Tuesday, 13 April, 2021, the public health agency recorded no...
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A 13 year-old-boy, Gbolahan Ajibola who was abducted by gunmen in Ogun state has regained his freedom. Ajibola was kidnapped on April 11 at his residence in Destiny Estate, Obada-Oko in the Ewekoro Local Government Area of the state. The Ogun State Police Command confirmed the release of the...
Paris Saint-Germain knocked holders Bayern Munich out of the Champions League on Tuesday despite Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scoring against his old club as a 1-0 defeat in the second leg at the Parc des Princes could not prevent the French giants from winning a tremendous quarter-final tie on away...
Chelsea reached the Champions League semi-finals for the first time since 2014 despite a 1-0 defeat against Porto in Tuesday’s quarter-final second leg in Seville. Thomas Tuchel’s side will play Real Madrid or Liverpool for a place in the final after producing a masterclass in game management to win...
The First Lady of Zamfara State, Hajiya Aisha Bello Muhammad Matawalle has secured appointments of Special Assistants to Governor Bello Matawalle for 20 members of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in the state. The First Lady’s spokesperson, Zainab Abdullahi, revealed this in a statement on Tuesday....
The Gombe State Government has declared 24 hours curfew on three communities in Balanga Local Government after a violent clash erupted which claimed lives and destruction of property in Nyuwar, Jessu and Tolde. The affected communities share borders with Adamawa State. The announcement of the curfew was disclosed on...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited the ex-Imo State Governor and the lawmaker representing Imo West Senatorial District, Rochas Okorocha. This is according to his media aide, Sam Onwuemeodo, who stated this in a press statement issued on Tuesday. The anti-graft agency had quizzed the lawmaker...
By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja – Former governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha, was believed to have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday evening. Okorocha is the Senator currently representing Imo West Senatorial district at the 9th Nigerian Senate. It was learnt that officials...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – Commandant of the National Defence College (NDC) Nigeria, Rear Admiral OB Daji, has commended the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru’s leadership quality in piloting the affairs of the Nigerian Army. Daji made the remarks on Tuesday when he paid a...
Many people have been confirmed injured in a gas explosion in the Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State. The incident, it was learnt, occurred at Iyasoko Street Agboju, Amuwo-Odofin. It was gathered that the incident happened around 7pm. Spokesman of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Nosa Okunbor, confirmed...
Katsina State High Court says it has embarked on visitation tour to correctional centers across the state with a view to decongesting them. The State Chief Judge, Justice Musa Danladi Abubakar stated this at the new correctional center Jibia Road Katsina. Justice Danladi Abubakar said the visit will enable...
The speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, says the leadership of the House would invite the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed next week over the industrial action by the Nigerian resident doctors. Mr Gbajabiamila stated that the meeting would be over how...
Nigeria is expected to receive six of the 12 Super Tucanos ordered from the United States in mid-July, the presidency said on Tuesday. According to presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, 14 Nigerian pilots are currently training with the aircraft at the Moody Air Force Base in Georgia. Mr. Garba posted...
•Visits victims of fire outbreak in Oro Central Market By LEKAN AGBOOLA, Kwara- The Kwara State Government says it would commence the upgrading and equipping of the Oro General Hospital within the next quarter, in order to increase the provision of health services within the area. Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq...
By TENEBE ANTHONIA, Lagos- Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited listed BUA Cement Plc’s ₦115billion 7-Year Series 1 Fixed Rate Senior Unsecured Bond issue, the first listing in the NGX era today, 13 April 2021. The listing was commemorated with a digital Closing Gong Ceremony featuring the Chief Executive Officer (CEO),...
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has met with the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye. The meeting held on Tuesday at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim Government House in Kaduna, days after some RCCG members were abducted in the state. In attendance were...
The exiled Former President of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaore, is to be tried for the murder of the man he ousted in a 1987 coup, Thomas Sankara, lawyers told AFP on Tuesday. The case was sent to the military tribunal in the capital Ouagadougou after the charges against Compaore...
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested five suspects for stealing some construction materials belonging to China Construction Engineering Company (CCEC). In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the suspects who were apprehended between Volks Bus Stop and Iyana Iba in...
A Special Investigative Panel on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence has considered two hundred and seventy-five cases in the six geopolitical zones of the country. The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, Mr Tony Ojukwu stated this in Abuja at the second public hearing on sexual and gender...
The House of Representatives has adjourned plenary for one week to Honor two lawmakers who died during the Easter Break. A member from Plateau State, Mr Haruna Murtala, died in an accident on 3rd April, while Mr Sulaiman Lere, Member from Kaduna State died on 6th April after a...