Retired boxer Justin Juuko has been missing for 14 days. His party, the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) says Uganda’s security forces are holding him. Police have neither denied nor confessed to holding Juuko. Juuko was arrested along with Garrypaul Mayanja, an FDC activist in Masaka, a district...
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Hundreds of Syrian refugees in Lebanon have been displaced after their camp was set on fire, Lebanese media and a watchdog reported on Sunday. The incident took place in the area of Minieh in northern Lebanon following a fight between a local family and Syrian workers living in the...
The World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Office for Africa, has advised people to avoid travelling, during this festive period, as over 2.6 million confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported on the continent. The UN health agency made the appeal via its official Twitter account @WHOAFRO on Sunday, saying, ”Stay home,...
Project One, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), on Sunday donated clothes and food items to children at the Kuchingoro Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camp, in Abuja as part of its Christmas humanitarian service. Mrs Bisayo Busari-Akinnadeju, the Executive Director of the organization, during donation of the items, said that the...
Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation-Qatar (NIDO-Qatar) strictly adhered to COVID-19 protocols, as a means of staying safe during the Christmas celebrations, NIDO-Qatar President Mr Victor Ikoli has said.“Most of the religious activities held in churches did not exceed 30% of the capacity, based on occupancy of 9m2 per person at...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has described the death of Senator Saidu Umar Kumo as “a major loss to the ruling APC”, saying that “he was our pillar of strength in Gombe State whose defection in 2019 had energized our supporters for change.” In a condolence...
Some fun seekers at the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, on Sunday complained about the dearth of organised programmes at the complex for the Yuletide season.The fun seekers in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) lamented that there were no events such as film shows, musical events...
Kwara Government says it recorded 39 more COVID-19 cases, while seven patients who tested negative twice have been discharged.Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor and Spokesman of the Technical Committee on COVID-19, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Ilorin.According to him, this brings...
From SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Sunday morning flew from Abuja to Maiduguri and arrival, took a military chopper to visit communities attacked by Boko Haram on Saturday evening, in Hawul local government area in southern portion of the state. Zulum, who traveled...
Online publishers under the aegis of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) have bemoaned the death of their member, Mr. Ben Bright-Mkpuma, publisher of Watchdog Reporters. Bright-Mkpuma, aged 52, died on Christmas Day in his sleep after battling kidney failure for five years. He was certified dead at...
Nairaxi transport and logistics limited has promised to reduce unemployment among Nigerian youth by creating over 20,000 employment opportunities across the country. In a speech delivered by the MD/CEO of Nairaxi, Kingsley Eze, at the first drivers training and workshop conference in Abuja Friday reads; “One of the core...
United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has called on the security forces in Niger to “make every effort” to protect civilians as they take part in Sunday’s elections. In a statement by his spokesperson, issued on the eve of the polls, the Secretary-General commended the Government and people of the...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS) says it will begin the issuance of special identification numbers to commercial drivers operating in the territory. The FCT VIO Director, Mr Wadata Bodinga, disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday...
Mr Femi Yusuf, the Chairman of Kwara House of Assembly Service Commission, says paying pension and providing other attractive packages to former governors and their deputies in the state is not sustainable. Yusuf said this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Ilorin. The...
It is no longer news that prices of foodstuffs have hit the roof in many parts of the country. Analysts point to the closure of Nigeria’s borders, insecurity in the country, flooding of farmlands that occurred during the rainy season, and logistic issues, as major reasons for the rising...
The Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Bello, on Sunday expressed his commitment to having functional primary healthcare in each political ward of the state. Bello, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, said that his administration was putting measures in place to also address...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Zamfara Chapter, has commended the state government for providing adequate security for Christians in the state during the Christmas celebration. The State Chairman of the association, Rev. Fr. Iliya Tsiga, gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) says inflation rate will rise in 2021. The chamber made the assertion in its Economic Review for 2020 and Outlook for 2021 made available to newsmen on Sunday in Lagos. Its Director-General, Dr Muda Yusuf, attributed the projected inflation outlook for...
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has congratulated Mr Saleh Yipmong, the Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly, on his 47th birthday celebration. This is contained in a congratulatory message by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr. Makut Macham, on Sunday in Jos. Lalong commended the...
World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday warned that the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) would not be the last such crisis. Tedros gave the warning in a video released to mark the first-ever International Day of Epidemic Preparedness on Sunday. “History tells us that this won’t be...