Devotees and worshippers of Osun goddess have explained the reason they worship the deity annually. The devotees spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the grand finale of the festival on Friday, in Osogbo. They explained that their worship to the goddess was a form of...
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Shell Companies in Nigeria (SCiN) won the coveted Best Exhibitor award at the 2024 Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) held in Lagos August 5 – 7, in addition to seven trophies won by employees. The Shell exhibition combined educative posters with...
Benue State Government has confirmed the killing of over 30 persons by local militia in Ayati village, Ukum Local Government Area of Benue on Thursday night. Mr Matthew Aboh, Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism stated this while addressing newsmen on Friday in Makurdi. Aboh said that adequate security...
Botswana has declared half-day public holiday to celebrate its first-ever Olympic gold medal, following athlete Letsile Tebogo’s victory. The gold medal was won at the men’s 200m sprint final at the ongoing 2024 Paris Olympics. Botswanan President Mokgweetsi Masisi announced to the nation that he has found it...
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has sworn in Mr Hassan Saubana, a Taraba-based lawyer and Chairman, Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Wukari branch, as a Notary Public. The CJN administered the oath of office to Saubana during a brief ceremony at the Taraba High Court...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kaduna Sector Command, has said 11 people lost their lives while four others sustained injuries in a crash in Gwargwaje, Zaria Local Government Area. The Sector Commander, Kabir Nadabo, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged the Federal Government to listen to the concerns of the youth which necessitated their nationwide protests. Obasanjo, who spoke while playing host to six members of the National Assembly on Friday in Abeokuta, said what the youth were seeking through their nationwide...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has commended the telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria, for donating N1 billion to the Federal Government’s Food Support Programme. Shettima also thanked the telecommunications company for donating 4,600 units of digital devices for distribution to schools. The Vice-President made the commendation on Friday when he received...
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Ibrahim Gusau, has commiserated with Cameroonian football fraternity and African football family, following the death of former President of Confederation of African Football (CAF), Issa Hayatou. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Hayatou was a former 400m and 800m champion...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Friday reiterated President Bola Tinubu’s determination to address, support and empower more Nigerian youths to excel in their chosen careers. Shettima said this when he received the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) youth wing, led by the party’s National Youth Leader, Mr Dayo...
World record-holder, Oluwatobiloba Amusan on Friday failed to fulfill her promise of a medal as she finished below the qualification range at the Paris Olympic Games. Amusan who has been Team Nigeria’s brightest hope for a medal, especially in the face of several losses in the contingent’s Paris...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the appointment of 4 Special Advisers and 5 Senior Technical Assistants. Zulum’s approval was conveyed to newsmen on Friday in Maiduguri in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Hon. Bukar Tijani. The appointment...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has registered seven additional new cases of Lassa fever from Edo, Bauchi and Kogi states. The NCDC said this via its official website on Friday, adding that the seven cases were recorded between July 22 and July 28. The...
Cross River State, Governor Bassey Otu, on Friday said his administration has secured funding for a groundbreaking railway project to connect the southern and northern regions of the state. Otu made the disclosure at the State Executive Council meeting in Calabar. The governor said the railway line would...
The Kano State Government has filed a fresh fraud charge against the immediate past governor of the state Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, his Commissioner for Local Government, Murtala Garo and two others. According to the charge sheet, Garo, Lamin Sani and Muhammad Takai were charged with criminal conspiracy, criminal...
Sen. Ned Nwokow (PDP-Delta) has dismissed reports claiming that he died in Switzerland. Nwoko representing Delta North Senatorial District in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said that the reports were entirely false and malicious. ”In recent weeks, I have also been subjected to unwarranted insults and accusations...
The Chairman of Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government Area of Lagos State, Mr Fatai Ayoola, has faulted calls for INEC to take over conduct of local government elections. Ayoola made his position known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. NAN reports that State Independent...
The Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development, a non-governmental organization, organized a one-day training on evidence-based advocacy for transitional justice for members of the Northeast Transitional Justice Network (NETJUN) in Maiduguri. The training, held at the Hajja Mangal Memorial Hall, was conducted in collaboration with UKAID. Executive...
The Nigerian military in the last one week eliminated 108 terrorists and rescued 214 kidnapped hostages across the country. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Buba said troops also apprehended 204 suspected terrorists and other...
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has urged the Federal Government to hold accountable those responsible for authorising and executing the invasion of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) headquarters in Abuja.TcUC President, Mr Festus Osifo, said this in a statement Abuja. Osifo described the invasion as a...