Former Burundian MP Fabien Banciryanino is in police detention for what the authorities said was an attempt to overthrow the government, according to his family. Mr Banciryanino was arrested on Friday after a press conference that he had called for that day was cancelled, a close family member told...
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From SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Emirate Concerned Citizens Forum (BECCF) has called on Governor Babagana Umara Zulum to, as a matter of urgency, engage Islamic Scholars/Ulamas to dedicate three days’ prayers and fasting to end the renewed attacks by Boko Haram insurgency in the state. The forum...
Ghana’s Embassy in Belgium has been directed to close all its four accounts with its bankers, the ING Bank latest by November 12, 2020. The embassy situated in Brussels has four main accounts with the aforementioned bank namely; Main Euro Account, a current account; Main Euro Account, a business...
The other day in church, the preacher delivered a thought-provoking sermon on the personality of the Biblical King David. It struck me as an expose on the character of contemporary Nigerian politics.. And indeed, David is a popular political hero in the scriptures whose testimony cannot be easily ignored...
The Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Nwanchukwu Enwonwu, has warned the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) personnel in the state against violating the Inspector-General of Police, Muhammed Adamu’s directives banning routine patrol by the squad.Enwonwu gave the warning during a retirement party, organised for the Deputy Commissioner of Police...
The UN-Habitat Youth Programme-Nigeria has emphasised the need for governments at all levels and stakeholders in housing sector to invest more in housing development in the country. Country Director of the habitat, Mr Uzoh Ifeanyi, made the call on Monday in Abuja at the UN World Habitat Day 2020...
The National Rescue Movement (NRM) in Lagos State says it will shake both the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and the main opposition, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Oct. 31 bye-elections. The Lagos State Chairperson of NRM, Mrs Temilola Akinade, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced the appointment of Randy Waldrum as the new Head Coach of the Senior Women National Football Team, the Super Falcons. NFF communications department made the announcement in a statement on Monday. Waldrum, an American, who played as a midfielder, succeeds Swedish Thomas...
Dr Rose Gidado, Scientist and Country Coordinator, Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology, Nigeria chapter, says the application of agricultural biotechnology combats the harmful effects of climate change on agriculture. Gidado, who is also the Deputy Director, National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), said this while speaking with the News Agency...
Three men on Monday appeared before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged exhumation of corpses.The defendants, Kola Fatoye, 40, Abimbola Fatoye, 35, and Ahmed Ojo, 56, are facing a charge of exhumation of corpses.According to the prosecutor, Monica Ikebuilo, the defendants committed the offence between March and September...
Mr Opeyemi Oke, the Director-General of BACCIMA, made this known in a statement issued on Monday by Mr Sewhude Akande, the BACCIMA Director of Communications. Oke said that the collaboration reached when the chamber paid a visit to LASWA office in Lagos, would be in the areas of regulating...
A financial expert, Dr Glenn Prince-Abbi, on Monday urged the Federal Government to map out strategies for proper monitoring and evaluation of national budget to ensure enhanced performance. Prince-Abbi, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Espera Global Corporation, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has begun the training of 1,350 youths in Jigawa. NDE Coordinator in the state, Malam Abubakar Jamo, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Monday. Jamo said that the three-month training which began in...
The Nigerian Army has commended the Kogi Government for the construction of access road from Kpokpolobi to Uttu forest to aid troops operation against suspected criminals in the area.A statement by Col. Sagir Musa, the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, on Monday in Abuja noted that the state government...
President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to Nigerians that are aggrieved with some laws of the land which they have certain misgivings about, to be patient and seek reforms in line with democratic practices. The president made the appeal at the two-day joint executive-legislative retreat designed to promote harmonious working...
The National Population Commission (NPC) began the 10th Phase of its Enumeration Area Demarcation (EAD) across the country on Monday. Its acting chairman, Dr Eyitayo Oyetunji, told newsmen in Abuja on Monday that the commission undertook a successful demarcation of 228 local government areas across the 36 states and the...
The Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, has urged the teachers in the state to improve on their digital skills and adopt new learning system. Adefisayo said this at the 2020 World Teacher’s Day (WTD) celebration organised by the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Lagos State wing,...
The Non-Academic Staff Union of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka on Monday joined the 14-day nationwide warning strike declared by the Joint Action Committee (JAC).JAC comprises Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) in public universities.Addressing newsmen shortly after the congress in Nsukka, the Chairman...
Pakistan on Monday imposed lockdowns locally in a number of coronavirus hotspots amid warnings of a second wave of infections. Provincial government spokesman Murtaza Wahab said several neighbourhoods in the southern city of Karachi have been put under mini lockdowns, with no one allowed to leave or enter. In...