The Kano Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it arrested 43 suspected drug traffickers in January. Dr Ibrahim Abdul, the NDLEA Commander in the state, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Kano. Abdul said the suspects...
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The Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) is to rehabilitate 274km of road in Bauchi state.Mr Nanpan Joroh, FERMA controller in charge of tBauchi, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Bauchi. Joroh said that contract for the road, which cost...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja The Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETfund), Professor Suleiman Bogoro has commended the present management of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for the increased remittance of Education tax to the fund. Bogoro who disclosed this Thursday when he led the management team of...
“Your body is precious. It is your vehicle for awakening. Treat it with care.” – Buddha Have you ever left home and when you got back you felt like you needed to do a lot of clean up to feel comfortable again? Or have you ever gotten into a...
First Bank of Nigeria Limited is supporting schools with an array of educational based products and solutions targeted at enabling the acquisition of various facilities to boost the continuous expansion and improvement of the educational sector. Parents are not left out, as the Bank has bespoke products which empowers...
The recent appointment of Major General Leo Irabor as the new Chief of Defence Staff, and the controversy that trails that appointment, has made us begin to examine the relationship between those who live in border areas, otherwise known as the periphery Igbo, and those who live in Igbo...
Dr Sekou Nkrumah, one of the sons of Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, has in plain language chastised the late Jerry John Rawlings (Rtd.) over some of his dealings as a head of state and President of Ghana. According to Sekou Nkrumah, Rawlings betrayed the idea of the June 4,...
Nigeria evacuated hundreds of its citizens from Saudi Arabia on Thursday after they overstayed their visas and were left stranded, two Reuters witnesses said. The first returnees, clad in masks and flowing robes, could be seen walking across the tarmac after their plane landed in the capital Abuja. High...
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has urged UNIBEN Alumni to offer their services in the Training and Development of the next set of Law students, Law graduates and Lawyers of the institution. Fashola made the disclosure on Thursday in a speech celebrating Six UNIBEN...
SEPLAT Petroleum Development Company Plc, has announced the appointment of Mr Okechukwu Mba, as the new Managing Director of ANOH Gas Processing Company (AGPC) Limited, effective from Jan. 1, a statement from the company has said. According to the statement, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, on Thursday, reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to resuscitate and ensure functional airstrips all over the country. The Director, Public Affairs, in the ministry, Mr James Odaudu, quoted Sirika, in a statement, as saying that the airstrips would help combat insecurity and...
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of nine Commissioners of Police (CPs) to the rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs), alongside 20,347 other senior officers, also promoted to their next ranks, according to a statement from the commission. The statement issued by Mr Ikechukwu...
Karaye Emirate Council has pledged its commitment to the successful conduct of the boundary demarcation exercise embarked by the Federal Government in some parts of the State ahead of a National headcount. A statement issued to newsmen, on Thursday, in Kano, by the local government’s information Officer, Malam Haruna...
President Muhammadu Buhari has warned against the promotion of ethnic and religious prejudices, saying such actions will not augur well for the development of the country. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement, said Buhari gave the warning when he met...
The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) has donated 126 units of Patient Monitors and 63 units of Oxygen Concentrators, worth $600,000 dollars, to 21 Federal healthcare institutions, across the six geopolitical zones, said Mr Uche Orji, the NSIA Managing Director. Speaking at the formal handover of the equipment to...
Liverpool returned to winning ways on Thursday with a 3-1 triumph at Tottenham Hotspur to see the English Premier League (EPL) champions move back into the top four. It was Liverpool’s first victory in their last five league games after playing four of those fixtures without scoring a goal. Son Heung-Min...
Gov. Gboyega Oyetola, on Thursday forwarded the name of Justice Wasiu Akanbi, to the Osun House of Assembly, for ratification, as the newly appointed President of the Osun Customary Court of Appeal. Mr Timothy Owoeye, the Speaker of the Assembly, while reading the letter of appointment received from the...
Title-holders Napoli beat visiting Spezia 4-2 Thursday to advance in the Italian Cup as they wrapped up the event’s quarter-final round. Kalidou Koulibaly, Hirving Lozano, Matteo Politano and Eljif Elmas struck for the Naples hosts before half-time. But the dynamic Serie A newcomers kept the game alive through goals...
Dr. Martin Ejidike, Head, United Nations (UN) Human Rights Advisory in Nigeria, has said that the continued polarisation and ethnicisation of every subject in the country was a precursor to evil times. Ejidike stated this in his remarks at a virtual event, to mark the International Day for the...