Mr Abubarka Umar Bature has been appointed the new Commissioner of Police for the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Command, Lagos. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Joseph Alabi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos that the new commissioner of police had assumed duty....
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Julius Randle and RJ Barrett each posted double-doubles Sunday afternoon as the visiting New York Knicks snapped a five-game losing streak with their most lopsided win in almost five years, a 105-75 rout of the Boston Celtics. The Knicks never trailed in producing their biggest margin of victory since...
The Vehicles Inspection Officers (VIO) in Nasarawa State has trained more than 120 commercial drivers and tricycle operators on safety measures to avoid road crashes. The Director, Road Traffic Service of VIO, Mr Victor Iya, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafia...
A truck driver, Isah Mohammed, on Monday, appeared in a Wuse Zone Six Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for allegedly stealing 128 bags of sugar worth N2.3 million. The police charged Mohammed alongside his conductors, Hassan and Hussein Adamu, all of Hotoro, Kano with two counts charge of conspiracy and theft....
Abia Government on Monday warned the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and Self Acquired Tricycle Owners Association (SATOA) members against unleashing mayhem in the state. The announcement is contained in a press release signed by the state’s Commissioner for Information, Chief Okiyi Kalu. Kalu alleged that a...
President Muhammadu Buhari will virtually inaugurate the National Oil and Gas Excellence Centre (NOGEC), Lagos, on Jan.21, in a bid to boost the operations of the nation’s petroleum sector, an official of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), has said. Mr Paul Osu, Head, Public Affairs, who made the...
Amazon will open two new logistics centres in Italy this year, investing over 230 million euros (278 million dollars), the world’s largest online retailer said on Monday. With the two new hubs, a distribution centre in the north-western city of Novara and a fulfillment centre close to the city...
The Kano State Government has confirmed 14 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections bringing the total active cases to 344 in the state.The state Ministry of Health made this known via its verified Twitter handle @KNSMOH on Monday in Kano.“COVID-19 update as of Jan. 17, 2021.“Kano State has confirmed 14 new...
A 38-year-old sales representative, John Okonkwo, who allegedly broke into a warehouse and stole wristwatches worth N33.8million on Monday appeared in a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Okonkwo, a resident of Shomolu area of Lagos is charged with three counts of conspiracy, entering residence with intent to commit...
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has described late Jubril Martins-Kuye as a detribalised Nigerian, whose death is a huge loss not only to Ogun State, but also to the country as a whole. Obasanjo, who gave the description in a condolence letter he addressed to the son of the...
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Edo Command says it issued 23, 867 Immigration facilities to applicants in Edo in 2020. The Comptroller NIS, Edo, Mrs Augustina Okuenyungbo, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Monday.Okuenyungbo said that the facilities issued included...
A 24-year-old man, Raji Ismaila, on Monday, appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s Court, for allegedly stealing a Samsung phone worth N250,000 and N550,000 in cash. The police charged Ismaila with conspiracy, breach of peace and theft, under sections 411, 168 and 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos...
r Wale Adegbite, former Chairman, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Ogun chapter, has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to provide more foreign exchange to the manufacturing sector, to boost economic activities. Adegbite, who gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),...
Myanmar authorities on Monday seized 500,000 stimulants in Shan State, according to a release from the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC). The joint anti-narcotic police confiscated the stimulants worth 500 million kyats (373,134 U.S. dollars) from a vehicle along with two suspects in Tachilek township on late...
The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), Oyo State has commended the state government on the cancellation of staggered school classes. Mr Kayode Adeyemi, the President of NAPPS, who disclosed this in Ibadan on Monday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said that...
The people of Oye-Ekiti, Oye Local Government Area of Ekiti state, have lauded the Federal Government for its intervention in the community, to subdue pervasive gully erosion that had stunted its economic growth over the years. The President, Oye Progressive Union (OPU) Mr Lucas Oniyelu, and Traditional ruler of...
The Management of Bayero University Kano (BUK) on Monday, announced compulsory use of face mask by all staff, students and visitors from Monday, Jan. 18, as part of measures to stem the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the institution reopened on Monday following...
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will resign from the Senate on Monday, according to a Harris aide. The Californian Democrat’s resignation comes two days before she becomes the nation’s first female vice president, and the first person of colour to hold that office. Harris has notified Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom...
A total of 315 regular police officers and 165 auxiliary police personnel died in the line of duty in 2020, China’s Ministry of Public Security said on Monday. Another 4,941 regular police officers and 3,886 auxiliary personnel were injured while performing their duties. The ministry noted that over the...