An Ile-Tuntun Customary Court sitting in Ibadan, has dissolved the six year-old marriage between one Monsuru Adebayo and his estranged wife, Nafisat, over defamation of character and attempted murder. The President of the court, Chief Henry Agbaje, held that the court would not allow any situation that might lead...
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Zone RS5 comprising Edo, Delta and Anambra, says it recorded 139 deaths in 359 Road Traffic Crashes between June and December. Mr Emmanuel Abe, Zonal Commanding Officer (ZCO) of the zone, disclosed this in Benin on Tuesday while addressing motorists at the flag...
THE directive last week by the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy that the National Identity Number, NIN, has become mandatory for a subscriber to carry a mobile phone is not only a slap on the faces of Nigerians already going through very troubled times but a plain manifestation...
Alhaji Lai Mohammed says his only regret as a minister is that some Nigerians have failed to appreciate that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is doing so much with little resources. Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, stated this at a Special Forum of the News Agency...
The Kaduna State Government has earmarked N2.8bn to be spent on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) interventions in 2021 under its Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency. The amount is contained in the 2021 budget approved document obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Tuesday....
The Defence Headquarters has promised to investigate the allegation that troops of Operation Lafiya Dole were involved in extortion at check points on major roads in Borno. Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno had on Monday alleged that security personnel including soldiers were collecting money from travelers on major roads...
The Federal Government has extended registration for the National Identity Number (NIN) by up to six weeks, from Dec. 30 to Feb. 9, 2021, and cancelled the use of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) charges for verification across the country. The National Task Force on the NIN and Subscriber...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Osun said two people were killed in a motor accident that occurred on Ile-Ife-Gbogan highway. The Sector Commander, Mrs Kudirat Ibrahim, disclosed this on Tuesday in Osogbo in a statement signed by the Public Enlightenment Officer, Mrs Agnes Ogungbemi. Ibrahim noted that the accident occurred due...
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has warned residents in the South-East against some people, claiming to be representatives of the company and demanding payment to provide pre-paid meters. The Head, Corporate Communications of EEDC, Mr Emeka Ezeh, who gave the warning in a statement, on Tuesday, in Enugu,...
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has appealed to travellers to comply with the clearance procedures at the airports to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. The appeal was contained in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by NIS Public Relations Officer, Mr Sunday James. The statement stated that...
The Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) in Kebbi has completed two road projects out of three appropriated to the state in 2020, the agency’s Maintenance Engineer, Mr Rilwanu Usman, has said. Usman told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview, in Birnin Kebbi, on Tuesday, that the...
The U.S. Congress on Monday passed a coronavirus relief bill worth more than $900 billion, in a long-awaited move that will bring some degree of respite for people hit hard by the pandemic. The new relief package will temporarily boost weekly unemployment benefits and will give many workers a...
I was once a Kankara boy. I got lost but was found eight days afterwards. At the age of six, I had vanished from my village and that became a mystery that dogged me in the view of all those who knew me since childhood. The village of...
Forum of North Central State Governors on Monday, called for the establishment of military camps or training grounds in forests to block the movement of hoodlums. This is contained in a communique signed and read by its Chairman, Gov Abubakar Bello of Niger. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Christian faithful in the country have been admonished to use the occasion of the Christmas celebration to touch the lives of the needy in society.The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Enugu State Chapter, Rev. Ositadinma Edeh, gave the advice on Monday in his Christmas message in...
The Presidential Task Force (PTF), on COVID-19 has said that Lagos, Kaduna and Federal Capital Territory (FCT), account for 70 per cent of Coronavirus infections in the country. Chairman of PTF and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha made this known during a national briefing...
The Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN) on Monday graduated 235 seafarers, 52 Higher National Diploma with 183 National Diploma Cadets in various courses and tasked them on patience and humility. Speaking at the Passing Out Parade, the Rector of the Academy, Commodore Duja Effedua (Rtd) charged the graduating Cadets...
The University of Lagos, in collaboration with an IT firm, AVAS Technologies Ltd, have launched a device that would assist pensioners carry out their verification virtually. Mr Faheed Olajide, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AVAS Technologies, said the device was designed to proffer solutions to the numerous challenges faced...
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has said that the Federal Government was substantially ready for a successful COVID-19 vaccination to save lives of citizens. Ehanire made this known on Monday in Abuja while briefing the Senate leadership on the Federal Government plans to procure COVID-19 vaccines worth...