Nigeria on Sunday has recorded 506 new cases of the novel coronavirus, according to the Nigeria Centre of Disease Control (NCDC). The figure was the lowest in over two months. However, the NCDC said 20 more deaths had been recorded across the country. To date, 139,748 cases have been...
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The Commandant of the Oyo State Security Network Agency (Amotekun Corps), Retired Col. Olayinka Olayanju, has declared that Ibarapaland is safe and free of killers and kidnappers. Col. Olayanju, who disclosed this in a statement in Ibadan on Monday, said he would personally lead anyone interested in taking a...
As a second historic impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump draws near, Senators are looking forward to get it over within one week, media reports said. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell are still trying to get a deal on the organisation of the...
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), a human rights organisation, has commended the Kano State Government for banning an Islamic Scholar Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabarah for alleged inciteful preaching The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Kano State Government banned Nasir-Kabara, for inciteful preaching on Feb. 4. The...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due on Monday to appear before Jerusalem’s District Court for the opening of the corruption trial against him. Monday’s proceedings, which is the evidence stage in the trial, is the second time that Netanyahu will appear in court, having first done so last...
Nigeria’s flagship privately operated airport terminal, Dr. Wale Babalakin’sMurtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2, (MMA2), Lagos is embarking on a massive upgrading of its X-ray machine and air conditioning systems for passengers safety, security and comfort. According to a press statement by the spokeman of Group Corporate Affairs Manager of...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has justified the ban on cryptocurrencies, saying it fuels illicit financial flow and terrorism. In a statement, Osita Nwanisobi, Acting Director, Corporate Communications, CBN, said the ban on cryptocurrencies will not have any negative impact on Fintechs as there are other robust platforms...
In furtherance of the need to promote the business activities of its foremost agent banking platform – Firstmonie Agents – Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, has announced the provision of loan facilities – up to one million naira – to its banking agents....
Three ‘Almajirai’ children, whose names were yet to be identified alongside eight others were burnt to death after a petrol tanker exploded in Gawu community in Abaji Area Council, Abuja. Daily trust report that Gawu community, shares boundary with new-Gawu in Suleja, Niger state. Among those that also lost...
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Defence, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) would come out stronger after the ongoing membership registration and revalidation exercise. Speaking after revalidating his membership at the Gidan Ja’oje polling unit in Wamakko, Sokoto State, he said the party would...
Following the rising insecurity across the country, some senators have insisted that the establishment of a state police system remained the only solution to the unfortunate development. The senators who spoke in separate interviews with newsmen in Abuja, also allayed the fears of possible abuse of the structure by...
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has dismissed suggestions that he is being touted as the country’s next president, noting that only God knows Nigeria’s next leader. Mr Amaechi who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics explained that he is focussing on his job as a minister...
A former presidential candidate, Kingsley Moghalu, has said that $500 million worth of Bitcoin has been traded in Nigeria within the last five years. Mr. Moghalu who was once the Head of Directorate of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (a unit which he says is in charge of the...
Former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks Jr. has died after battling prostate and other cancers, a spokesman said on Sunday. He was aged 67 years. According reports, the former boxing heavyweight champion died Friday night. The report added that, his wife, Brenda Glur Spinks, and a few close friends and...
Nasarawa State Government has appealed to resident doctors in the state to rescind their decision to embark on strike for the common good of humanity. Chief Medical Director, Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, Lafia, Doctor Ikrama Hassan made the appeal during a press briefing in Lafia. Dr Ikrama Hassan called...
Thousands have continued to protest for the second day in Myanmar’s main city, Yangon, as an internet shutdown imposed by the military fails to stop growing anti-coup rallies. “We don’t want military dictatorship,” the crowds chanted while protesting, as others carried pictures of detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi...
The Speaker of the House of Representative, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, on Sunday commiserated with Alhaji Abdullahi Salame (APC- Sokoto), who was attacked by gunmen at his residence in Sokoto state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Salame, who represent Gwadabawa/Illela Federal Constituency, was attacked by gunmen on...
There was a mild drama at the Fulfilling World Foundation Church, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Saturday as the senior pastor, Essay Oggory, refused to wed a couple after they arrived 5 minutes late to the venue of their wedding. In a viral video trending online, the pastor can...
The two factions of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State have reconciled their differences and agreed to form a formidable force ahead of future elections. Dr Mikailu Barau, a chieftain of the party, announced the reconciliation in an 11-point resolution at the end of a meeting on...
At least one person has been confirmed dead and others injured in a clash between Ilobu and Erin-Osun communities over land dispute in the Irepodun LGA of Osun State. It was learnt that some residents have fled their homes and there are still gunshots in some parts of the...