A constitutional lawyer, Dr Kayode Ajulo, has urged the Federal Government to introduce electronic tags for inmates awaiting trial in correctional centers to ease overcrowding. Ajulo who made the call in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, He said this would address the issue of overcrowding in correctional...
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Abuja, the nation’s capital and Akure, Ondo State capital, have been selected to host the 2023 edition of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) conference finals in November. The decision was announced on Tuesday by Babatunde Ogunade, Chairman of the Premier Basketball League Management Committee (PBLMC), after a meeting...
By HARUNA AHMED, Birnin Kebbi- Nigerian Army troops have eliminated a wanted notorious bandit nicknamed Mai-Nasara at Sangeko forest in Kebbi State. The troops also arrested five other suspected bandits believed to be members of the same gang. Chief Press Secretary to Kebbi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Idris,...
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC), has summoned the leadership of the Nigeria Communications Satellite Ltd (NIGCOMSAT), Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRE), and other government agencies to address a significant N20.853 billion audit query. Other agencies included in this action are the Nigeria Export Processing...
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has called for the regulation of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robotics and other emerging technologies. Abbas made the appeal in Abuja on Monday at the 2022/2023 Convocation Ceremony of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies – University of Benin...
At least 12 people died and three others were critically ill after drinking home-made liquor in Indonesia’s West Java province over the weekend, police said Tuesday. The police on Monday arrested a married couple who allegedly produced and sold the liquor, known locally as oplosan, to residents in...
The head coach of the National U-20 Women`s football team, Falconets, Christopher Danjuma, has expressed confidence the team would triumph over Tanzanian in the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Qualifier. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the first leg is scheduled for Dar es Salaam...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Federal Government has alerted Nigerians on the existence of portal designed by undesirable elements to defraud Nigerians. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, said in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja that the “FG Humanitarian and Poverty Alleviation...
Green tea is a natural source of caffeine which makes a great way to perking yourself up when you are feeling tired. The good news is that green tea contains less caffeine than coffee meaning that one can sip this beverage through out the afternoon without significantly disturbing one’s...
A middle-aged man, Chigozie Emmanuel, has testified in an Ikeja High Court against his pastor, Elijah Emenandy, on charges of sexual assault by penetration and sexual assault. He allegedly that his pastor introduced him to pornography and masturbation and anal sex in his church office. He was led...
Ondo Deputy Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Monday prayed a Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu’s application seeking to set aside the Sept. 26 interim order restraining the state assembly from initiating an impeachment process. The deputy governor’s Counsel, Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN, prayed Justice...
Argentina captain Lionel Messi won a record-extending eighth Ballon d’Or for the best player in the world on Monday in Paris, France. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Messi beat Norway’s UEFA player of the year, and treble winner Erling Haaland of Manchester City to the...
The Speaker of Edo House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, has said that there is no rift between Gov. Godwin Obaseki and lawmakers contrary to speculations in some quarters. Agbebaku said this shortly after inspecting the ongoing renovation work at the Legislative Quarters in Benin. Flanked by other lawmakers,...
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has described the demise of its first Secretary General, Prof. Ben Nwabueze as “devastating” saying that he was a “quintessential Igbo titan and patriot”. The former Secretary (Minister) of Education passed on Sunday evening in his home in Enugu at the age of 92....
Nigeria’s Afrobeat-dancehall singer, Patrick Okorie, popularly known as Patoranking, has been unveiled as the brand ambassador for the Choice International Group (CIG), makers of Lontor products. Patoranking was unveiled as the brand ambassador of Lontor during the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Nigerian...
The Nigerian Army, on Monday, restated its resolve to flush out kidnappers, bandits and other criminal elements from Ondo State. The Commander, 32 Artillery Brigade in Ondo State, Brig.-Gen.Muktar Adamu, said this during the flag-off of a Field Training Exercise codenamed Exercise Still Water III, 2023...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – As parts of its intervention to the victims of Maidugri Monday Market, the Northeast Development Commission (NEDC), has donated N2 billion to the traders of the rebuilt Monday Markets to assist them pick up the pieces of their lives following the burnt down...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has commiserated with the Nwabueze family, the government and people of Anambra State, on the death of Professor Ben Nwabueze, one time minister of education. Tinubu, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri...
Chairman, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) Mr Christopher Maikalangu, has awarded scholarship worth N30 million to 1,024 students in the area council. Maikalangu made the presentation to the beneficiaries at the AMAC Town Hall, Apo Resettlement, on Monday in Abuja. He said that the 2022/2023 scholarship award was...
President of John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation, Prof. John Palfrey, has been conferred with the traditional title of ‘Byefeche ’Nugba’ of the indigenous people of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The title, which means ‘Hero of Justice’ for the FCT indigenous inhabitants, was conferred on...