Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has banned indiscriminate cutting of trees for charcoal production to avert in the state. Fintiri announced the ban when traditional rulers, members of the state House of Assembly and the Judiciary paid him Sallah homage in Yola on Thursday. According to him, indiscriminate cutting...
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The Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF) has invited 20 players to camp ahead of the U-19 Girls International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World Championships.volley This is contained in a statement released on the federation’s Facebook account on Thursday, that the players would be camped in Kaduna before leaving for the event....
France’s top administrative court on Thursday, upheld the ban on the use of hijab by Muslim female Football players during games. The case was instituted by a collective of Muslim football players against the French Football Federation (FFF). The Council of State (Conseil d’Etat) ruled that “the ban enacted...
FirstBank Nigeria Ltd. has launched a humanoid robot, an industry first, at its Adetokunbo Ademola VI, Lagos Digital Experience Centre (DXC) Branch, to engage customers. Mrs Folake Ani-Mumuney, Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications, FirstBank, said in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. The statement said that the robot...
John Davis (not real names) was a promising young man. He was so brilliant that he passed his university matriculation exam in one sitting, gaining admission to study one of the most coveted courses, medicine. In addition to his academic brilliance, John also excels in sports. He is so...
Nigeria’s Women’s National Football team, the Super Falcons are now ranked 40th in the world, a remarkable improvement from their last ranking in May. According to the latest FIFA Women’s World ranking released on Thursday, Nigeria moved up two spots on the ranking from 42nd to 40th in the...
A chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Emmanuel Ogidi, says the party is confidence of winning the Nov. 11 governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi. Ogidi, a former PDP Vice-Chairman (South) in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday, described PDP...
Veteran Nollywood Actress, Sidikat Odunkanwi, popularly known as “Iyabo Oko”, is dead. The death was confirmed by the daughter of the deceased, Bisi Aisha, on Thursday. She said that her mother died on Wednesday evening after battling an unknown ailment at the age of 62. Aisha took to her Instagram...
By BARBARA KALU – The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has described as fake, a contract award letter being circulated online, purporting to originate from the desk of the Managing Director of the Commission. The fake letter purportedly notified an Italian company of an award of a...
A notorious bandit leader in Zamfara State, Dogo Gudali, has been killed by an Improvised Explosive Device, IED, planted by members of his terrorist group, PRNigeria reports. The IED, according to a military source in the North West, was planted by terrorists to eliminate troops of Operation Hadarin Daji,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has inaugurated a high powered State Committee for the recruitment of primary and secondary school teachers in the state. The committee which comprised of 23 members is being chaired by the outgoing State Commissioner of Education, Engr. Lawan Abba...
Nigerian music star, David Adeleke, better known as Davido, has stirred more reactions with his first social media post after an American lady, Anita, and a French lady, Ivanna Bay, claimed he impregnated them. In what seems to be a subtle response to the two ladies, Davido shared the...
Nigeria has moved from 40th to 39th position in the latest FIFA/Coca Cola Men’s world rankings. The world football governing body released the rankings on Thursday via its official website. In Africa, the Super Eagles currently occupy sixth position behind Morocco (1st), Senegal (2nd), Tunisia (3rd), Algeria (4th) and...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Nigerian Navy has reshuffled the appointments of top senior officers comprising 56 rear admirals and a Commodore. This is according to a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by The Nigeria Navy Director of Information, Commodore AO Ayo-Vaughan. According to the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has reiterated President Tinubu’s determination and commitment to address basic infrastructural facilities issues in the country including Gamboru- Ngala-Dikwa, and Maiduguri -Bama-Banki-Damboa – Biur federal Trunk ‘A’ roads in Borno State. Kashim, who stated this on Wednesday...
Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Paul Nwamu, popularly known as “Eloswag”, and his fellow ex-housemate, Chioma Ndubueze, called “Chomzy”, have fallen apart. Eloswag stated this during the ‘Level Up’ reunion show episode 7, aired on Wednesday night. The 27-year-old reality star said he was no longer interested in Chomzy,...
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) says it is investigating three banks, a university and other suspects over alleged data breach. The commission listed Zenith, Fidelity, Guarantee Trust Banks, Babcock University and Leadway Insurance, among others for the interaction. Dr Vincent Olatunji, the National Commissioner of NDPC, disclosed this in...
Wellcome and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have announced funding, to advance a tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidate, M72/AS01E (M72), through a Phase III clinical trial. If proven effective, M72 could potentially become the first new vaccine to help prevent pulmonary TB, a form of active TB, in more...
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) says it engaging the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on its new directives to commercial banks to collect their customers’ social media handles. The National Commissioner of NDPC, Dr Vincent Olatunji, said this in a statement issued by Mr Itunu Dosekun, Head of...