Normalcy has returned to Kuje Area Council of the FCT after a violent clash on Friday that claimed one life through suspected accidental discharge by police personnel. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who visited the area on Saturday reports that residents were seen going about...
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A small plane with six people aboard crashed in Philadelphia shortly after takeoff on Friday, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said. All six people on the plane were from Mexico, the Mexican Foreign Ministry said. The plane, a medical transport jet, had just departed from Northeast Philadelphia Airport...
The United States is set to introduce tariffs of 25 per cent on goods from Mexico and China on Saturday. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Friday that the duties and a 10 per cent tariff on Chinese products will take effect. Leavitt said the tariffs were...
U.S. President Donald Trump has renewed his threat to impose tariffs on European Union (EU) products, accusing the bloc of unfair trade practices. Speaking at the White House on Friday, Trump said he would “absolutely” introduce tariffs on EU goods. Trump said the U.S. was being treated “terribly”, arguing...
The M23 rebel group is advancing towards another major city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, a leading UN official said on Friday. Days after taking the key city of Goma, the Rwandan-backed fighters are about 60 kilometres north of Bukavu, said UN peacekeeping expert Jean-Pierre Lacroix....
A former World Wrestling Champion Golden Warrior, Morris Atula, has said he is running for post of President of Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) to revive the sport and return Nigeria to the wrestling map of the world. Atula said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
Seven persons sustained varying degrees of injury on Friday night in an accident involving a V-wagon commercial bus and a Toyota Camry car on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway. The Unit Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC), Mr William Manga, confirmed the incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
Sen. Chinedu Nwoko, a.k.a (Ned), member representing Delta North Senatorial District at the National Assembly, has formally defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Nwoko, a former member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) under which platform he rode through during the May 29, 2023 general election, on Friday,...
) The World Bank has announced that it has earmarked 1.2 billion dollars for investment in girls’ education across 18 states. The states include; Borno, Ekiti, Kebbi, Kaduna, Plateau, Katsina, Kano, Adamawa, Kogi, Nasarawa, Niger, Bauchi, Jigawa, Yobe, Kwara, Gombe, Sokoto and Zamfara. The World Bank Country Director, Mr...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday, January 31, 2025, arraigned 11 Chinese, one Filipino and a company, Genting International Co. Ltd, before Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The defendants are:...
Nigerian singer. Emoseh Khamofu, popularly known as Bloody Civilian, has claimed that N20 million will be inadequate to date her. She made the statement in a post on her verified X account on Thursday. She wrote: “Thinking you can bag a dark skinned beauty like myself with 20mins delulu,...
A Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan on Friday dissolved a 21-year old marriage at the instance of an Ibadan-based caterer, Omotayo Kumunyi, on grounds of poisoning and domestic violence. Kumunyi, a resident of Osungbade area of Ibadan, stated that her husband Olatunde does not cater for her...
Chairman of United Nigeria Air, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, has declared his intention to contest the Nov. 8 governorship election in Anambra. Okonkwo declared his intention on Friday at a brief ceremony in his country home in Ire village in Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area. The business mogul, who...
Bauchi State Police Command has foiled an alleged robbery attempt and arrested three suspects in Bauchi metropolis. Spokesperson of the command, CSP Ahmed Wakil, disclosed this to newsmen on Friday in Bauchi. He said operatives of the State Intelligence Department (SID), have apprehended the suspects that allegedly specialised in...
The Naira further appreciated in the official market on Friday, trading at N1,474.78 to the Dollar. Data from the FMDQ Securities Exchange official forex trading platform revealed that the Naira gained N11.17. This represents a 0.7 per cent increase compared to the previous day’s trading figure on Thursday, when...
United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA) on Friday said no fewer than six million people were displaced in the Lake Chad Basin region’s conflicts from January 2024 to January 2025. Resident Representative for UNFPA Burkina Faso, representing the Regional Director for UNFPA West and Central Africa Region, Mr Alain Akpadji,...
The Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has said the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved CFA Franc to be captured on Nigeria Export Proceed (NXP) forms for the repatriation of export proceeds. Executive Director of the NEPC, Mrs Nonye Ayeni, disclosed this while addressing newsmen on the Non-Oil...
Ecobank Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to financial inclusion and savings culture by awarding N42 million to its customers. Head of Consumer Banking, Ecobank Nigeria, Ms Adeola Ogunyemi, made this known at the grand finale of the bank’s Super Rewards ‘Millionaire Geng Promo’ on Friday in Lagos. She said...
By ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State Government, through the Ministry of Animal Health and Fishery Development has vaccinated over 95 percent of livestock against anthrax and other diseases. The Director, Veterinary Services of the Ministry, Dr Nasiru Abdulrahaman, disclosed this on Friday while interacting with newsmen on the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Friday, called more witnesses at the election tribunal to challenge the victory of All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Monday Okpebholo, in the Sept. 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo. Five witnesses testified before the Justice Wilfred Kpochi-led three-member panel of the...