The Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI has linked Instagram celebrity, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, a.k.a Hushpuppi, to North Korean hackers said to be the biggest bank robbers in the world. The Justice Department in a detailed statement released on Friday, February 19, alleged that Hushpuppi took part in a “North...
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has described as misleading reports in the media that the Republic of Benin is aspiring to be the 37 State of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. A statement by the ministry says the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama in the presence of his...
International mother tongue day is celebrated worldwide on the 21st of February every year. The idea to celebrate the day was the initiative of Bangladesh. It was approved at the 1999 UNESCO general conference. It was formally recognized at the United Nations General Assembly with the adoption of the...
Insurgents believed to be members of Boko Haram have hoisted their flag in parts of Marte local government in Borno State, according to military sources. The insurgents repeatedly attacked the local government within the week. On Friday, the insurgents attacked neighbouring Dikwa Local Government Area. But they were repelled...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru has again for the third time in about three weeks, visited the Theater Command Headquarters of Operation Lafiya Dole, in Maimalari Cantonment Maiduguri on operational visits to assess operational activities, equipments, logistics and welfare of the troops at the...
…Back end to open grazing… South-West governors and traditional rulers met in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, on Saturday, to appraise the security situation of the zone. Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State and chairman of the South-West Governors’ Forum, who spoke at the end of the meeting said that...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), denied at the weekend, a report suggesting that it allocated 383 million new phone number to operators in the first quarter of 2021. The Commission’s Director of Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, made the denial in response to a...
*As NYSC lauds governor’s contributions to its success story By LOUIS AMOKE, Enugu – Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, yesterday, received the six National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members from the state who were among recipients of the President’s NYSC Honours award in Abuja, on February 11, 2021,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri- The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has distributed relief materials to some Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) who were affected by the Tuesday fire disaster that left 3 persons death including a minor at Customs House IDPs Camp in Maiduguri. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the relief...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says Nigeria did not exit the latest recession by accident, but with “hardwork, foresight and deliberate planning by government.” The Information Minister stated this on Saturday when he featured on a Channels Television programme, “Sunrise Daily,’’ in Abuja. Recalled that...
The Nasarawa State Government has donated 400 hectares of land to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Awe and Keana LGAs, for agricultural purposes, with a view to addressing food insecurity. While handing over the land to the representatives of UNDP, The Special Adviser to governor Abdullahi Sule...
The Zamfara Utd Football Club has beaten Kebbi Utd FC by 2-0, to chalk up its second win on the trot, at the ongoing Nigerian National League (NNL). The match was played at the Sardauna Memorial Stadium, Gusau, under Covid-19 restrictions. In a statement issued on Saturday in Gusau...
Players and officials of Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL side, Adamawa United were attacked by unknown gunmen on the night of Friday along Benin-Ore Expressway According to Punch, the players were said to be on their way to Lagos ahead of their match against MFM FC when they were...
…Thanks President Buhari for the recognition Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, has received the six National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members from the state who were among recipients of the President’s NYSC Honours award in Abuja, on February 11, 2021, for distinguishing themselves creditably in the service of...
A wave of airstrikes by government ally Russia killed at least 21 Islamic State group jihadists in the Syrian desert over the past 24 hours, a monitor said Saturday. The 21 were killed in at least 130 airstrikes “carried out over the past 24 hours by the Russian Air...
The main opposition-Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) appears to have woken from its slumber, when some prominent members of the party paid a solidarity visit to former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan(GEJ) at his Abuja home on February 18. The delegation led by former Senate President, Bukola Saraki was comprised of another...
Two people have died from gunshot wounds after security forces opened fire at protesters in Myanmar’s second-largest city on Saturday, emergency workers told AFP. On Saturday, hundreds of police and soldiers gathered at Yadanarbon shipyard in Mandalay, by the Irrawaddy river. Their presence sparked fears among nearby residents that...
The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), in Bauchi state, Mr Yusuf Abdullahi, on Saturday, said that two people had lost their lives, while four others were seriously injured in an auto crash in Ningi LGA of the state. Mr Abdullahi, who disclosed this in an interview with...
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested one Miss Rejoice Raymond, 39 and Mrs Chidi Nwafor, 80, for allegedly subjecting three minors to physical and emotional torture. The State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Haruna Mohammed who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Akwa, said the suspects...
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has said that the Thursday military raid of Orlu and Orsu Local Government Areas of Imo State marked the beginning of the second Nigeria/Biafra war. IPOB which made the declaration in a press statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary Emma Powerful, said...