ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi The acting 39th General Officer Commanding, 3 Division, Jos, Brigadier General Musa Danmadami, has stated that Nigeria’s security challenges cannot be tackled except with political will. Danmadami said this when he led the Brigade Commander, 33 Artillery Brigade, Bauchi, Brigadier General Matthew Durowaiye, and other top...
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ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi A 60-year-old man, Muhammed Dahiru, has been arrested in Bauchi State for alleged raping of a five-year-old child. Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Command, Ahmed Wakil, disclosed this in a media statement released to journalists on Tuesday in Bauchi. He said that the suspect, after...
By VERA AWUAH – Having diabetes doesn’t mean you need to deny yourself all the foods you love, but you do want to make heathier food choices. One good choice is to eat a lot of fruits and vegetables, which are heavy in nutrition but light in calories or...
By GRACE AUDU, Abuja – Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 195 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of confirmed in the country to 57,437. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), made this known via its official twitter handle @NCDCgov. According to the health agency, out of...
The management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has rendered apology over poor electricity supply to customers at Mowe, Ibafo and Magboro, all in Ogun State. The company, in a statement on Tuesday attributed the poor power supply being experienced in those communities to some challenges between the company...
…outlines remarkable milestones EHIME ALEX, Lagos Polaris Bank has recorded remarkable success in adopting the United Nations Environment Programme Financial Initiatives (UNEP-FI) Principles for Responsible Banking. The Principles for Responsible Banking, an initiative of UNEP, an Agency of United Nations (UN), provide a framework of six principles for integrating...
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced its partnership with Arese Ugwu for the TV adaptation of her best seller, Smart Money Woman. In a statement on Tuesday, the bank said the weekly show – in its first season – is billed to premiere on Africa Magic Showcase on...
For most Nigerian businessmen, holding a Nigerian passport raises a red flag and would often require extra documentation for validation. Nigeria is placed 95 on the annual Henley Passport Index which ranks the world’s passport according to the countries they can visit without a prior visa. Ranked 95, Nigerian...
BY JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Stakeholders drawn from the Federal Ministry of Education and the United Nations Children’s Education Fund, UNICEF, Civil Society Organisations, among others, are engaging in zonal meetings with a view to reopening schools across the country with the declining cases Covid-19 pandemic. The brainstorming sessions...
By JOHN ONAH The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has set to prosecute some staff of the National Examination Council (NECO) for allegedly possessing fake certificates. The move to prosecute the affected staff followed a request by the Registrar of NECO, Professor Godswill Obioma, during...
The Ogun Police Command on Tuesday paraded six suspected armed robbers allegedly operating in army uniform on Lagos – Ibadan expressway. Parading the men in Abeokuta, the Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun, said the suspects were arrested in their different hideouts within and outside the state by operatives of...
Mr Johnson Adeoye, (APC-Ekiti West 2), at Ekiti House of Assembly has called on the state Government to immortal the late veteran actor, Chief Jimoh Aliu. Adeoye made the call at Tuesday’s plenary presided over by the Speaker, Mr Funminiyi Afuye, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports. The...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Lagos East Senatorial bye election, Mr Tokunbo Abiru, on Tuesday promised not to disappoint the people of the district if elected. Abiru, a former Managing Director of Polaris Bank, made the pledge during a meeting with party stakeholders, community leaders and...