By JOHN ONAH, Abuja- The Federal Capital Territory Administration has disbursed a total sum of N3,736, 038, 550.20 billion to the six Area Councils in the FCT and other stakeholders as its share of statutory allocation for the month of February 2021, The FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu...
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I never had expected that opinion articles about the Niger Delta, a region bedeviled by tremendous odds with an improbable chance of survival, will precisely in a space of four days come from me in this quick succession as I have other pressing concerns to comment on. But this...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja ‘ Media professionals in Nigeria have been advised to stop glorifying certain emergency heroes and ethnic champions whose stock in trade is to promote primordial interests to the detriment of the corporate existence of the nation. The advice is contained in a communique issued at...
• Bandits attacked church on March 21, kidnapped five persons, says Hayab The Christian Association of Nigeria, Kaduna State chapter, has said no fewer than 100 residents of the state are in different kidnap camps. The state CAN Chairman, Rev. Joseph Hayab, in an interview with The PUNCH on...
The Federal government, on Tuesday, warned Nigerians to undergo tests before taking anti-malarial treatment, because not all fevers are symptoms of malaria. The Chief Community Development Officer, Advocacy Communication and Social Mobilisation guidelines (ACSM), National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), Chinelo Ogbodo, gave the warning at the review meeting of...
The wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Tuesday advocated the use of traditional medicine as an integral part of health care services. Consequently, she urged Nigerians to embrace traditional medicine for the treatment it offers through the use of natural plants and herbs. Mrs. Buhari, who...
The Kwara Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a 55-year old man, Abdulraheem Jimoh, for allegedly defiling a 12-year old girl at Mayegun area of Alagbado, Ilorin. NSCDC Public Relation Officer (PRO) in the state, Babawale Zaid, paraded the suspect before newsmen, on...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday said it has registered 121 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 162,762 . As at Tuesday (30th, March 2021), the public health agency recorded seven (7) COVID-19-related...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- The National Leader of The All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Tinubu has said he made an error while advocating for the recruitment of more youths into the Nigerian Army, police, in a bid to adequately tackle the nation’s security challenges. Tinubu, who made the clarification...
It is unnecessary for President Muhammadu Buhari to transmit power to the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, the Presidency has said. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, stated this on Tuesday when he featured as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today....
By CALLISTUS OFFOR Abuja- Two directors of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Bako Wakil and Oluwatoyin Asaju have been conferred with the Fellowship of the Nigerian Institute of 0Electrical and Electronic Engineers (FNIEEE). Wakil, is the Director, Technical Standards and Network Integrity, while Asaju is the current Director, Spectrum...
By CALLISTUS, OFFOR Abuja- It was a very comfortable evening’s work for the Super Eagles who ended their qualifying campaign for the Africa Cup of Nations with a 3-0 triumph over Group L’s bottom side, Lethoso. A goal from Man of the Match, and constant danger, Victor Osimhen in...
One person identified as Muhsin Abdallah was feared killed on Tuesday when the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command dispersed protesting members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) at Maitama, Abuja. FCT police command was however silent over the incident even as the sect alleged that the deceased...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday ordered the service chiefs to identify the leaders of the bandits and kidnappers and take them out to restore confidence in the areas affected. The president gave the directive as a first assignment to the service chiefs and declared that he would no longer...
“You may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I’ll rise”. Maya Angelou was so right. These profound words do ring true today when we look at the recent coward attacks by terrorists against defenseless Mozambicans. There’s so much at stake in Mozambique, where the separatist militia...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja-The Oju II Unity Forum, on Tuesday, condemns the unwarranted attack on the executive Governor of Benue State, Dr. Samuel Ortom and call on the Security Agencies to hunt for the perpetrators of this heinous act and immediately bring them to book. In a statement by...
The European Union (EU) has called for justice against the killers of three women medics vaccinating the locals against polio in the Afghan city of Jalalabad, security forces on Tuesday. Three female medics vaccinating the locals against polio were killed by unidentified gunmen in Jalalabad, security forces told Sputnik....
The Director-General, Defence Research and Development Bureau, AVM Ubrufih Uzezi, on Tuesday, appealed to the National Assembly to increase its annual budgetary allocation for research and development. Uzezi made the appeal when the Senate Committee on Defence, led by its Chairman, Sen. Aliyu Wamakko visited the bureau in Abuja,...
German leaders would discuss the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, after several states said they would stop giving the shot to people under 60 following further reports of a rare brain blood disorder. Health Minister, Jens Spahn, would talk with his regional counterparts at 1800 CET (1600 GMT), a...