Two persons were feared killed on Tuesday following a clash between two factions of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Akure, Ondo State capital. An eyewitness disclosed that the clash which started around 8 a.m was bloody, with some persons matcheted and about two persons feared...
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The Ogun House of Assembly on Tuesday, elected Mr Akeem Balogun (Ogun Waterside) as its new deputy speaker. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Balogun’s election which was unopposed, was supervised by the Clerk of the House, Mr Deji Adeyemo during plenary. Balogun’s election followed his nomination by Mr...
Super Eagles Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, has invited 24 players in preparation for 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying battles with Benin Republic and Lesotho scheduled for March 27 and March 30 respectively. A statement issued by Ademola Olajire, Director of Media and Communications, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), said...
The United Kingdom has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to return the sum of £4.2 million assets stolen by former Delta State Governor, James Ibori to Nigeria. This was announced on Tuesday by the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Laing at...
The attainment of universal health coverage (UHC) in Africa is in peril due to disruptions triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic and inadequate financing, a new report has said. According to the State of UHC in Africa report, only 48 per cent of the continent’s population, or about 615 million...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Coalition for Good Governance and Rule of Law (CGGRL) on Tuesday, passed a vote of confidence on The Director General and Chief Executive of The Industrial Training Fund (ITF), Joseph Ari for entrenching transparency and accountability in operations. The group, at a press conference in...
A 29-year-old man, Baba Stephen, was on Tuesday arraigned before a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly stealing an Infinix cell phone worth N150,000 and N50,000 cash. Stephen, a resident of Constitution Road, Kaduna, is standing trial on a two-count charge of criminal conspiracy and theft. The Prosecutor, Insp....
The Ebonyi Judicial Panel of Inquiry investigating alleged police brutality and other related extra-judicial killings on Tuesday confirmed receipt of 62 petitions. The Chairman of the panel, retired Justice Alloy Nwankwo, made the confirmation while addressing newsmen in Abakaliki. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the eight-member...
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has supported 200 rice farmers in Niger with free inputs for dry season farming. Mr Zegi Ahmadu, the state Coordinator of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development disclosed this on Tuesday during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Haunted by the two deadly crashes of Boeing 737 Max jets and his agency’s role in approving the plane, veteran Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) safety engineer Joe Jacobsen is stepping forward publicly to give the victims’ families “a first-hand account of what the truth is”. In a detailed letter...
Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa on Tuesday described the claim that the N3 billion Agricultural loan obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was diverted as false and cheap blackmail. Diri, who reacted to the allegations on Tuesday noted that the smear campaign was aimed at arm twisting...
The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Prof. Abayomi Fasina, on Tuesday, assured female students in the institution of his administration’s readiness to build more hostels for them. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that Prof. Fasina gave the assurance at a meeting he held in Oye-Ekiti...
Members of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 on Monday in Abuja received jabs of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines during its weekly national briefing. The PTF team includes the Chairman, Boss Mustapha; Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire; Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed; Minister of Environment, Muhammad...
The Nigerian Army says it does not deploy its troops along ethnic or religious lines in the ongoing operations in dealing with terrorism, banditry, and other security challenges confronting the nation. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, said this in a statement on Monday in reaction to...
The CAF Emergency Committee rose from a meeting on Monday, March 8, 2021, in Rabat, Morocco, to cancel the 2021 Under-17 Total Africa Cup of Nations. The Committee cited constraints faced by some of the participating member associations as well as the host country, including the fact that the...
The Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO) Group, has called for the continued recognition of the achievements of women to societal development. Dr Osarenren Emokpae, Chairman, Board of Directors, LAPO, made the call during the 9th edition of the organisation’s Outstanding Women Leadership Award held in Benin. Emokpae said women...
Enyimba coach Fatai Osho has thrown down the gauntlet to the 15 other CAF Confederation Cup contenders by declaring that his Nigerian club can lift the trophy this season. “We have a good chance of winning this competition,” he said ahead of matchday 1 on Wednesday when the last...
Stakeholders at a public hearing on Monday, expressed support for the bill seeking to establish a Federal University of Medicine and Health Sciences in Bida, Niger. The bill which sought to provide qualitative education in medicine, health sciences and other related matters was sponsored by Rep. Musa Abdulahi (APC-Niger)....
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has again secured the release of ten kidnapped victims without ransom. The victims who had been in captivity for over three months and two weeks said they were abducted in the Gwaram community of Talata Mafara Local Government Area of the state. Among them...