President Bola Tinubu has arrived Lagos State to celebrate Eid-el-Fitri, which signifies the end of Ramadan. The President’s aircraft touched down at 4.30 p.m. at the Presidential wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja. Tinubu was received by the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-olu and...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, have killed six terrorists, after an ambush, along Buratai-Buni Gari road, Borno. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Defence Headquarters, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Maj. Gen. Buba said that while...
Ahead of Eid el-Fitr celebrations which officially marks the end of Ramadan, tailors in Kano State have been making brisk business and smiling to the banks in spite the current economic hardship. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the demand for new dresses for the festivities...
The following are the results of Match Day 29 fixtures played on Sunday in the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) across the country. Lobi Stars FC 1-0 Enyimba International FC Kwara United FC 1-1 Bendel Insurance FC Heartland FC 3-1 Sporting Lagos FC Katsina United 4-3 Enugu...
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has appealed for robust and vigilant enforcement by NERC towards greater transparency in billing and electricity supply. A statement issued by the Acting Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Dr Adamu Abdullahi in Abuja on Sunday, said the enforcement would ensure...
Pelumi Nubi, the 28-year-old travel content creator who embarked on a solo drive of 68 days from London to Lagos was given a hero’s welcome at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) on Sunday. Nubi embarked on the trip in a car on Jan. 30, and arrived at the...
The Minister of Sports Development, John Owan Enoh, has tasked the Super Falcons of Nigeria to defeat their South African counterparts in the second leg of their Olympic qualifiers on Tuesday in Pretoria. The minister made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. The News Agency...
Companies from Rwanda, China and many others across the states are currently participating in the ongoing 35th Enugu International Trade Fair. Chief Odeiga Jideonwo, President of Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry Mining and Agriculture (ECCIMA), told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Enugu that the...
The former Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr Osita Okechukwu, has stated that State Police would hurt the nation’s nascent democracy. Okechukwu, a foundation member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), disclosed this on Saturday in Eke shortly after the burial of late Chief Bona Udeh,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Wife of the Kogi State Governor, Hajiya Sefinat Usman Ododo has called on wives of government officials and female appointees to close ranks towards ameliorating economic hardship and promoting access to social services for citizens in the state. The First Lady made the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a Delhi, India-bound passenger at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja on March 31 for ingesting 80 wraps of cocaine. NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi stated on Sunday in Abuja that the passenger was to...
A travel content creator, Pelumi Nubi, who successfully went on a solo trip from London to Lagos by road, says the journey was lonely. She said this in an interview with newsmen at the Nigeria-Seme Border, on her arrival in the country.. NAN reports that her road...
Some prominent Nigerians have congratulated former Senate President David Mark no noon his 76th birthday. In separate messages, the leaders praised him for his good conduct and steadfastness over the years. This is contained in a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Paul Mumeh, in Kano on Sunday....
The Management of the Plateau University, Bokkos, has denied allegation making the rounds that the National Universities Commission (NUC) was planning to shut down the institution. The Registrar of the University, Mr Yakubu Ayuba, denied the allegation in a statement on Sunday in Jos. The News Agency of...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Sunday arrived in Maiduguri ahead of the Eid-El-Fitr celebration. On arrival at the Muhammadu Buhari International Airport, Maiduguri, Shettima was received by the Borno Deputy Governor, Alhaji Umar Kadafur, members of the State Executive Council and party chieftains. Meanwhile, security has been beefed up...
The Anambra Government has warned residents, business owners, nightclubs, bars, among others to avoid engaging in noise pollution. It extended the warning to event centres, industries and religious organisations. Mr Celestine Anere, Managing Director, Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra (OCHA Brigade), gave the warning on Sunday in Awka....
The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), has barricaded Dogon Gada box culvert, which is on the verge of collapse to avert loss of lives. Mrs Florence Wenegieme, Director, Forecasting, Response and Mitigation, FEMA, who led the exercise in Abuja on Sunday, described the development as a disaster waiting to...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu has flagged off the first Pastor Ekpeyong Ita Memorial Golf Tournament at the Calabar Golf Club Addressing golfers at the Calabar Golf Club, the governor promised the Calabar Golf Club will be given a face lift starting...
A power expert, Mr Chinedu Bosah, has urged the Federal Government to review the 300 per cent increase in electricity tariff recently introduced by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) Bosah, National Coordinator, Coalition for Affordable and Regular Electricity (CARE), made the appeal in an interview with the...
l Kogi State Governor, Usman, has expressed shock and sympathy over the recent killing of 25 persons during bandits attack in Agojeju-Odo community in Omala Local Government Area of the state. Ododo, who spoke on the attack in Lokoja, regretted the ugly dimension that communal clashes between people in...