By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri- The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Ibrahim Attahiru has given 48 hours ultimatum to the Nigerian soldiers deployed to theater Command, Operation Lafiya Dole’ to recapture Marte LGA of Borno state which was recently attacked and taken over by Boko Haram terrorists on...
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Similar to every new invention which comes with opportunities and challenges, when candidates preparing for the University of Lagos Post UTME, got the news about the University’s Management decision to allow candidates write the test from any location of their choice, it elicited two sets of reactions. For a better...
The following teams are through to the group stage of the 2020/21 CAF Confederation Cup after matches were concluded on Sunday in the second-leg, play-off round, played across Africa. The qualifiers are defending champions RS Berkane of Morocco, Raja Casablanca of Morocco, Enyimba of Nigeria, Pyramids of Egypt, CS...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it is deeply saddened by the fatal crash of a military aircraft, Beechcraft KingAir B350i, at Basa village near Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The party said this in a statement by Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, the National Secretary of APC’s Caretaker and Extra-ordinary...
Governor Abubakar Sani-Bello of Niger State says it has secured the release of 53 abducted passengers of the state-owned Niger State Transport Authority (NSTA) who were kidnapped by armed bandits in Rijau on February 14. Governor Abdullahi had received the abducted passengers at the Government House, Minna, on Sunday...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 521 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 152,074. The NCDC disclosed this on Sunday on its official Twitter handle. The country’s daily COVID-19 infection rate has dropped below 1,000, for the...
Mountain of Fire and Miracles FC of Lagos on Sunday secured a 2-0 victory over visiting Adamawa United FC in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Match Day 11 encounter. The match which took place at the Agege Township Stadium, Lagos, saw Adeyinka Najeem putting the hosts in front...
The United Kingdom (UK) says every adult in the country should get a first coronavirus vaccine jab by July 31. The new target, according to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, would be reached at least a month earlier than was previously planned. The announcement came on Sunday as the government...
Brazilian football legend, Ronaldinho’s mother reportedly passed away after testing positive for Covid-19. Dona Miguelina, aged 71, was hospitalised after testing positive for the virus in December 2020, in their home city of Porto Alegre. Ronaldinho’s former club Atletico Mineiro confirmed her death on Twitter on Sunday, February 21,...
The All Progressives Congress APC has extended its ongoing membership registration and revalidation for three weeks. This was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary, National Caretaker Committee of the party, Senator John Udoedehe in Abuja. The statement explains that the extension is due to the overwhelming turnout...
Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun has blamed some sections of the conventional media and the social media for the escalation of ethnic tension threatening the unity of the country. Governor Dapo, who spoke with State House correspondents after meeting President Buhari in Abuja, noted that the media had...
The Imo state police command says a former Governor of the state and the representative of Imo west senatorial district in the National Assembly, Chief Rochas Okorocha was invited to the station for questioning over his alleged violent entry into the premises of an estate in Owerri that was...
Tanzanian President John Magufuli has finally acknowledged that his country has a coronavirus problem after claiming for months that the virus had been defeated by prayer. On Sunday, the populist leader urged his people to take precautions and even wear face masks — but only locally made ones. Over...
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Vice Marshal Oladayo Amao, has instituted an investigative panel to determine the remote and immediate causes of the accident. An update statement by Air Vice Marshal Ibikunle Daramola, Director of NAF Public Relations said, “While the panel has commenced its work,...
Manchester City moved a step closer to the Premier League title as Raheem Sterling’s early goal gave the runaway leaders a 1-0 win against Arsenal on Sunday. Pep Guardiola’s side made it 18 successive victories in all competitions thanks to Sterling’s second-minute header at the Emirates Stadium. With 13...
Goalkeeper John Noble scored the decisive kick as Enyimba Football Club of Aba beat Rivers United 5-4 via penalties to reach the group phase of the CAF Confederation Cup. The People’s Elephant got into the contest with a 1-0 aggregate from the first leg in Aba. Cyril Olisema’s goal...
A Senior Special Assistant to Delta State Governor on Youth development, Okiemute Sowho, has been killed by Gunmen in Sapele, Delta State. Sowho, who until his death also served as an aide to the state commissioner for Agriculture who was reportedly shot at a close range around 6 pm...
Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has lifted the ban on Boeing 737 MAX aircraft and given it the approval to operate in Nigeria’s airspace. The American aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, grounded the aircraft with two major accidents involving the aircraft type which led to the death of many passengers. The...
Borno State Government in partnership with Kano State has sponsored 200 girls orphaned by the decade-long insurgency for the continuation of their studies in Kano State. The State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Zuwaira Gambo who made this known when members of ‘HeforShe’ Gender Champions paid...
Concerned PHCN Pensioners (CPP) have appealed to the Federal Government to intervene over shortfalls in payment of pension benefits to its members by the Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Ltd./GTE (NELMCO). The CPP executives, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigerian (NAN), on Sunday in Lagos, alleged that...