The Kano State Government on Friday said it has provided free dental and oral health services to over 16,000 patients from the five Emirate Councils in the State. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Aminu Tsanyawa, disclosed this during the closing ceremony of the free dental outreach inaugurated on March...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja- A group under the aegis of North East Youth Vanguard (NEYV), has warned against the unwarranted attacks on the chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal, Justice Danladi Umar, over an alleged assault on a security guard at Banex Plaza, Abuja. The group in a statement...
The US State Department on Friday said the US has agreed to talks next week with European, Russian and Chinese partners to identify issues involving its return to the 2015 Iran nuclear accord, nearly three years after Donald Trump pulled the US out of the deal. State Department spokesperson...
The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) Ikeja branch has unveiled its mentorship programme to address skill gaps and unemployment in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the mentorship scheme was unveiled by the past and present chairmen alongside members of the society on Thursday night...
The Catholic Bishop of Oyo Diocese, Most Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Badejo, has urged Nigerians to shun all forms of violence as Christians observe Good Friday. Bishop Badejo gave the charge on Friday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan. He called on citizens to...
No fewer than 2,619 people have been killed in various attacks by bandits in Zamfara, authorities in the state have said. The Commissioner of Information in Zamfara, Ibrahim Dosara, noted that the deaths were recorded in the state between 2011 and 2019. Addressing a press conference on Friday, Mr....
Six civilian members of an auxiliary force in Burkina Faso’s anti-jihadist campaign were killed in an ambush late Thursday in the north of the country, local and security sources told AFP. “Six were killed and another was wounded” in the attack at Dablo, an official with the Volunteers for...
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has ordered all Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), State Commissioners of Police (CPs) to ensure there is tight security of all public places and critical assets. This is in line with the IGP’s resolve to ensure Nigerians are safe during the Easter...
Manchester United have set up an online system encouraging supporters to report incidents of racism and other hate crimes. United’s “See Red” campaign follows Arsenal’s launch earlier this week of an action plan called #StopOnlineAbuse. United stars Antony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Fred have all been subjected to racist...
Police have arrested a man identified as Azeez Agboola for allegedly parading himself as a legal practitioner in Ogun State. Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, confirmed the arrest of the suspect in a statement on Thursday. The 50-year-old suspect, a resident of Oko...
The latest batch of Nigerian returnees from Saudi Arabia has alleged that the country’s consulate in Saudi Arabia is returning more citizens of the neighboring Niger Republic than Nigerians who are stuck in deportation camps in the Arabian country. The affected Nigerians who served mostly as house helps in...
The Tinubu Support Group (TSG) has urged Nigerians to use the Easter celebration to pray for the safety and wellbeing of the Armed Forces and other security personnel that are ensuring the safety of the citizens. The group, in a statement by its Head Media and Publicity, Oluwatosin Johnson,...
The NDLEA has reduced the number of Boko Haram contacts by one – It seems that Nigeria’s security forces and other anti-corruption agencies are serious with President Muhammadu Buhari’s standing order to fish out sponsors of insurgency throughout the country. Just one day after the president departed to the...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says intelligent report gathered by its surveillance aircraft, Special Forces, and ground troops indicates that its missing aircraft might have crashed. A statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, stated that the cause of the crash...
The Police Command in Niger have shot and killed three suspected kidnappers and recovered firearms at Fapo village of Lapai Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement in Minna on Saturday. ASP Abiodun said on March 14...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, FNCS, FBCS, FIIM, chaired the meeting of the Ministerial Task Force on the NIN-SIM data linkage. The meeting was attended by key stakeholders, including the EVC/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), DG/CEO of...
The Delta State Police Command has arrested three persons for vandalising armoured cables and other electrical installations at PPMC Warri Refinery. The acting spokesperson of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, who confirmed this in a statement, said the suspected vandals identified as Saturday Idoge, Sunday ishenive and Philip Ngbodi,...
The General Overseer of the Omega Fire Ministries International, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has said he and his family will not take a jab of the COVID-19 vaccine. The clergyman, as seen in a viral video, said his decision is based on something he saw medically about the vaccine. Lamenting...
Members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors have asked the National Assembly to enact laws that will ban government officials from seeking healthcare overseas. NARD President, Dr Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, stated this on Thursday while speaking on PUNCH Live interview programme. He said until the legislature makes a law...
By YUSUF IDEGU, Jos – The tax appeal tribunal, North East zone sitting in Bauchi, Bauchi state is battling to resolve tax disputes worth over N3 billion. The disputes involved ten various organisations majority of whom are banking industries and hospitality industries. During the sitting of the court, chairman...