Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to avenge what he said was a “black day” for Israel Saturday, saying the army will strike back at Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza with full force. “The IDF (army) is about to use all its force to destroy Hamas’s capabilities,”...
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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has applied for leave of the Supreme Court to file what he termed as fresh evidence. In a motion he filed through his team of lawyers, Atiku said the evidence he is seeking to tender before...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Group Executive Editor (GEE) of ITREALMS Media group, Mr. Remmy Nweke has tasked online publishers in Nigeria, to have operational web analytical strategy to grow their businesses. Speaking at the pre-conference business session of the 2023 annual conference of the Guild...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has debunked report on the purported withdrawal of the commission against the decision of governorship election in Kano state. This is contained in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information...
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has instituted a scholarship scheme for 550 indigent students of Remo Federal Constituency of the state. He instituted the scheme in memory of his son, Gbemiga Abiodun, who died six years ago. Speaking at the launch on Saturday at Iperu in Ikenne Local...
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) says not less than 25 states in the country have passed the Fiscal Responsibility Law. It also said that 30 state have passed the Debt Management law. The Director-General, NGF, Mr Asishana Okauru, said this while delivering a goodwill message at the Fiscal...
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Saturday, vacated the judgment by the National and State Houses of Assembly Tribunal which nullified the election of the lawmaker representing Tarauni Federal Constituency in Kano State, Rep Umar Mukhtari Zakari. A three-member panel, In the lead judgment by Justice...
The Police Command in Sokoto State has launched an initiative to retrieve all unlicensed firearms from residents to enhance public safety and security across the state. This development is contained in a public announcement signed by Mr Ali Kaigama, the Commissioner of Police in the state, and issued to...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has orders all criminals currently operating in Benue State to leave or risk arrest. This is contained in a press statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Sir Tersoo Kula, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi...
President Bola Tinubu’s success or failure in office may not be the result of his own making. It would be the weight of a political burden he is so far carrying apparently quite willingly. Every policy pronouncement he has so far made and measures he has hinted at taking...
Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a large-scale surprise attack against Israel on Saturday, firing thousands of rockets from Gaza and sending fighters to kill or abduct people as Israel retaliated with devastating air strikes. At least 70 people were reported killed in Israel, while Gaza authorities released...
The Kogi All Progressives Congress (APC) got a boost to its build-up for the State governorship election following the defection of Alhaji Ismail Inah, a former federal lawmaker, into the party from the PDP on Friday. A statement in Lokoja on Saturday by APC Campaign Council Spokesperson, Mr Kingsley...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai (rtd) has commended the online media, especially the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), which he described is the fulcrum of good governance. Buratai, who is also Nigeria’s former Ambassador to the Republic of...
The National Assembly has pledged an improved budgetary provision for cancer care in the country. Chairmen of Health Committees of the 10th National Assembly made the pledge at the legislative dialogue on health which held in Lagos. The dialogue, with the theme: ‘Sustainable Cancer Care Financing in Nigeria’...
No fewer than 1 billion persons worldwide are affected with Presbyopia (eye disorder), Dr Tochukwu Onwuzulike, an eye care specialist, has said. Onwuzulike, an Optometrist with Vision Spring, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), disclosed this on Friday in Abuja at the inauguration of free eye care exercise at Apo...
The Police Command in Kaduna State, says it has arrested 10 suspected kidnapers between September and Oct. 3, 2023. The Command’s Acting Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, stated this at a news conference on Saturday in Kaduna. He said that operatives of the Command recovered three...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Saturday debunked the claim by the police that it had not responded to an enquiry sent to it on deceased singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad. Police in Lagos State had told a news conference on Friday that the NDLEA had...
Former Super Eagles captain, Austin Jay Jay Okocha, has weighed-in on the controversy surrounding the Super Eagles and Napoli forward, Victor Osimhen, over the Tik Tok saga in Italy. Okocha offered the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at a forum of Veteran...
The revelation by the Sun Media Development Foundation that Nigeria a country with over 200 million populations is facing a heightened public healthcare crisis, with only 5% of its Primary Health Care (PHC) functional should worry every sane mind. Many would have thought that the outbreak of Covid-19...