The immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has officially pulled out of the Nigerian Army in a parade at Mogadishu Cantonment, Asokoro, Abuja, on Friday. As part of the military tradition in honouring a retiring Chief of Army Staff, the event involved a march past by...
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China plans to stop recognising British-issued passports for Hong Kong citizens, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday. This is coming amid a dispute between Beijing and London about a security law implemented in 2020. China will no longer recognise the passports as travel documents or proof of identity...
Investigations into the Jan. 16, oil spill around the Funiwa offshore facilities off the Bayelsa Atlantic coastline, has taken regulators and environmentalists beyond Chevron’s facilities to nearby `Auntie Julie platform’. The team, which had on Jan. 23 visited communities affected by the oil spill in Koluama in Southern Ijaw...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ebonyi has confirmed that three persons died and six others were injured in an accident in the state on Thursday.Mrs Stella Uchegbu, the FRSC Sector Commander in the state, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday.Uchegbu said that...
Award winning actress and fashion model, Cicely Tyson, has died at the age of 96. Cicely was first discovered by a photographer and went on to become a very successful fashion model. In 1951, she made her acting debut in the TV series Frontiers of Faith. She then made...
Kano State Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, says his state will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) for the development of grazing area for herdsmen in the state.Ganduje said this when he visited the NABDA headquarters in Abuja.The governor said with the collaboration the...
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) on Friday urged stakeholders in the education sector to ensure that the curriculum of schools reflected emerging technologies needed for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). Mr Kashifu Inuwa, the NOA Director-General, said this at the National Olympiad Award in Abuja on Friday....
The safe-haven U.S. dollar fell on Thursday as risk sentiment improved after data showed that U.S. jobless claims fell in the latest week, while dire gross domestic product figures met expectations. The U.S. economy contracted at its sharpest pace since World War II in 2020 as COVID-19 ravaged services...
A 36-year-old bureau de change operator, Mukthar Ahmed, on Friday appeared in a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly giving his customer fake 6,400 dollars. The police charged Ahmed with conspiracy, fraud and stealing.The prosecution counsel, Insp Ben Ekundayo, told the Court that the defendant committed the offence with...
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in The Bronx, a few miles uptown from the UN Headquarters in New York, a UN statement said. In a Tweet, Mr. Guterres expressed his gratitude and good...
Mbwas Mangut, the assistant coach of Rangers International FC, Enugu, has charged his players to go all out and defeat Sunshine Stars of Akure in their Day 7 match of the ongoing Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). Mangut made this demand from his players in Enugu on Friday, saying...
Blake Griffin scored 23 points and the host Detroit Pistons held the Los Angeles Lakers scoreless for nearly seven minutes in the fourth quarter while pulling away to a 107-92 victory on Thursday. For the Lakers, who played without Anthony Davis (quad), it marked their season low in scoring...
By LEKAN AGBOOLA, Ilorin -L Persistent efforts of Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to get the Bacita sugar company back on track have paid off as the Federal Government on has said the famous firm – now acquired by new owners – would likely commence operations in 2023. Speaking...
A Wuse Zone Six Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, on Friday, sentenced a 22-year-old man, Ali Mohammed, to one month imprisonment for impersonating a military officer. The Magistrate, Mr Aminu Eri, however, gave the convict an option to pay a fine of N10,000. Eri said that the prosecution had proven...
The Bayelsa Government on Friday warned it would no longer condone the violation of the COVID-19 protocols amidst the second wave of the virus. The state Commissioner for Education, Mr Gentle Emelah, gave the warning while speaking with newsmen after meeting with the leadership of the Nigeria Union of...
When South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, ordered the country’s northern borders closed on 29 December 2020 to limit the spread of Coivd-19, the debate surrounding migration and illegal immigration in Southern Africa gained traction. For decades African countries have struggled to secure their borders with porous perimeters often contributing...
A 28-year-old businessman, Fidelix Udile on Friday appeared in an Upper Area Court, Zuba, FCT, for allegedly attempting to steal high–tension electrical cable. The police charged Udile, who lives in Sabo Iddo village, Abuja with joint act and attempt to commit an offence. The prosecution counsel, Chinedu Agada, told the...
The Federal Government has began disbursement of N133 milllion to 133,762 beneficiaries under the Household Upliftment Programme-Conditional Cash Transfer (HUP-CCT) in Jigawa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the programme also known as Household Uplifting Programme (HUP) is one of the four social investment programmes anchored by...
The Muslims Rights Concern (MURIC) has commended Dr Isa Pantami, Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, for his efforts towards linking National Identity Number (NIN) to SIM cards in the country to prevent crime. Prof. Ishaq Akintola, Director, MURIC gave the commendation on Friday in a statement in Abuja...
Oyo State on Friday recorded 76 new COVID-19 cases, according to data obtained from the microsite of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the new figure brings the number of confirmed cases in the state to 5, 308. The NCDC tally...