By SENATOR ANTHONY AGBO, (APC, Ebonyi) Several national, societal and individual factors infringe on the burden of leadership in Africa and our nation, Nigeria in particular which combine to deny us the classic record of achievements which the western nations and other developed nation-States have recorded over the centuries...
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The Niger State Government has confirmed the kidnapping of innocent citizens by bandits along Zungeru-Tegina Road on Sunday February 14, 2021, describing it as “shocking and disturbing”. In a statement, Commissioner of Information and Strategy Niger State, Muhammad Sani, Idris confirmed that the abducted persons were on board a...
Herders’ AK-47: Don’t vilify me, instead, admonish Govs escalating crisis – Bauchi gov. tells critic
Herders’ AK-47: Don’t vilify me, instead, admonish Govs escalating crisis – Bauchi gov. tells critic
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi Following reactions and counter-reactions that have trailed his statement that fulani herders carry Ak-47 for defence, Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has told his critics that rather than vilifying him, they should admonish governors fueling the crisis in the country. The Governor, in a statement, signed...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has begun distribution of relief materials to the 1,717 households affected by the 2020 flood disaster in 15 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Taraba State. Mr Kadiri Moses, the Assistant Head of Operations NEMA, Yola office, said on Monday in Jalingo that the...
The Nigeria Civil Defence and Security Corp (NCDSC) says it recovered 4,050 metres of power cables worth N5 million from vandals in Ningi Local Government Council in Bauchi State. Ag. Commandant of the NCDSC in the state, Michael Atunde-Ade, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
American superstar rapper Nicki Minaj has lost her dad Robert Maraj in a hit and Run accident in New York. Mr Maraj was said to be walking on the road between Roslyn road and Raff Avenue, when he was hit by a vehicle heading Northbound. Cops said the driver...
Internet connection in Myanmar is returning to normal after a full-blown shutdown amid ongoing protests against the military takeover, traffic tracker Net Blocks reported on Monday. On Sunday, the watchdog confirmed that a near-total internet shutdown was in effect in the country starting from 1:00 a.m. local time (18:30...
The Director of Social Communications, Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, Rev. Fr. Anthony Godonu, has said that the Ash Wednesday service this year would be a little different from that of previous years. The Priest who disclosed this to newsmen on Monday in Lagos, said that the difference was to...
The United Nations (UN) on Monday said at least 65 media professionals and human rights activists were killed in a series of targeted killings across Afghanistan over the past three years. A UN Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA) report, which covers the period between Jan. 1, 2018, and Jan....
The rest of America, including President Joe Biden, has joined a community in the southern state of Florida in remembering the 17 lives lost three years ago in the Parkland school shooting massacre. On Valentine’s Day in 2018, Nikolas Cruz, a former student of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School...
-Earmarks N500b for tertiary institutions in Nigeria- By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri- The Federal Government has expressed its commitment to improve the competitiveness of Nigerian Universities to be among top global ranking Institutions in areas of research and development. The Chairman Board of Trustees of Tertiary Education Fund TETFUND, Alhaji...
The All-Progressives Congress (APC) is said to be considering giving a joint ticket to former President Goodluck Jonathan and Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, for the 2023 presidential election. According to a SaharaReporters story, Jonathan is being considered as a strong voice in the southern region, while El-Rufai is...
The following are results from the first-leg, play-off round of the 2020/21 CAF Confederation Cup, played across Africa this weekend. The first-named teams hosted the first-leg. Enyimba, Nigeria 1-0 Rivers United, Nigeria FC Platinum, Zimbabwe 0-1 ASC Diaraf, Senegal Raja Casablanca, Morocco 1-0 US Monastir, Tunisia Nkana, Zambia 2-0...
The Bariga Police Division of the Lagos State Police Command has arrested four members of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) for allegedly beating up and stabbing one Tochukwu Chidi to death. This was contained in a statement signed on Sunday by the Lagos State Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent...
The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Sokoto State has resolved to boycott the forthcoming Local Government Elections in the state. In a statement signed by the caretaker chairman of the party in the state, Isah Acida, alleged that the composition of the state Independent Electoral Commission were all PDP...
More than Two thousand five hundred women in Kwara State have received the sum of N20,000 each under the Federal Government Special Cash Grant for Rural Women. Inaugurating the programme in Ilorin the Kwara State capital, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Umar-Farouk, said...
Sudan says Ethiopian troops crossed into its territory, in what Khartoum has labeled an act of “aggression”. The military incursion, which was announced by the Sudanese Foreign Ministry on Sunday, marks the latest flare-up in a long-standing border dispute between Addis and Khartoum. Describing the reported incursion as an...
Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle of Zamfara state has strongly condemned any act of ethnic discrimination and regional dichotomy in the country. The governor who also assessed and sympathize with the victims of the ethnic attack called on President Muhammadu Buhari to take decisive action on the spate of violence...
By GRACE AUDU, Abuja – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Sunday it recorded 520 new cases of COVID-19 across the country. The latest NCDC update indicated a little drop in new cases as additional 5 deaths was also recorded from the deadly infection. According to...
President Muhammadu Buhari has re-stated his administration’s commitment to protect religious and ethnic groups in line with its responsibility under the constitution. This is contained in a statement by the Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu. The statement is in reaction to reports...