By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In a bid to promote peace and reconciliation in Borno State, the Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development has organized a one-day training workshop for 10 Deradicalization and Rehabilitation Islamic Scholars and Preachers. The training, held on Sunday at the Hajja Mangal Memorial Hall,...
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Lionel Messi grabbed the equaliser as a misfiring Inter Miami were held to a 1-1 draw at home against Charlotte FC in Major League Soccer on Saturday. Elsewhere, the Seattle Sounders, Houston Dynamo, New York Red Bulls, New York City, LAFC and Orlando City all secured their places in...
Tottenham piled more pressure on Erik ten Hag’s position as Manchester United manager with a dominant 3-0 win at Old Trafford on Sunday. Spurs made a flying start when Brennan Johnson tapped in from Micky Van de Ven’s storming run after three minutes. Tottenham should have added to their...
Pope Francis implored bishops not to cover up the sexual abuse of children, during an open-air mass on Sunday that capped a three-day visit to Belgium, which is still struggling with the legacy of past scandals. Gathered in bright morning sunshine, about 40,000 faithful, some waving Belgian and Vatican...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Sunday returned to Abuja after successfully representing President Bola Tinubu at the just concluded 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), held in New York. The spokesperson of the Vice-President, Mr Stanley Nkwocha, who made this known in a statement, said Shettima during...
‘The Lord of the Ring: The Rings of Power’, a fantasy television series, has topped the Prime Video film chart in Nigeria. ‘Atunwa” (Reincarnation), a movie about a lady’s past life that hunts her after being reincarnated, came in at second while ‘Muri and Ko’, a comedy movie about...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has arrested a wanted drug kingpin, Damilare Ajiboye aka “Na God” after 12 months of evading arrest. The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, who confirmed this in a statement on Sunday, said the arrest followed a raid on...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has seized 78, 530 capsules and pills of tramadol, Opioids and other illicit substance in Kano, Niger, Plateau, Katisna, Edo and Oyo State. The Director of Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, made this known in a statement on Sunday in...
The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu, has said the Federal Government under Renewed Hope Infrastructure Fund has approved over N350 billion to support dams and expansion of facilities across Nigeria. Bagudu, made this known while fielding questions from newsmen shortly after he condoled with former...
Many residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have decried increased transport fares, which has limited their movement around the city centre. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that one of the greatest challenge they encountered was the non availability of fuel in spite of its increased...
‘Lisabi: The Uprising’, a Yoruba epic movie directed by Niyi Akinmolayan, has topped the Netflix film chart in Nigeria. Set in the ancient 18th century Yoruba history, “Lisabi: The Uprising” tells the gripping tale of Lisabi Akala, an Egba warrior who led a successful revolt against the oppressive rule...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – A committee of friends, Ogaminana in Kogi state has described the petitions purportedly written to the Kogi State Government and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), against the Vice Chancellor of the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Engr. Prof. Abdulrahaman Salawu,...
By ESTHER ALEXANDER, Abuja – The Palestine Ambassador to Nigeria, Abdullah M. Abu Shawesh, has expressed gratitude to Nigeria’s Vice President, Mr. Kashim Shettima, for his support of Palestine’s independence and freedom at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). “I am grateful to the government and people of Nigeria...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo- The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba State has inaugurated a 16-man committee to address the intra party grievances and restructure the party membership system. Taraba State PDP Chairman, Abubakar Bawal, inaugurated the committee at the party’s secretariat amidst a mammoth crowd in Jalingo, the...
The Police Command in Ogun says a male lion has killed its handler at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Zoological garden in Abeokuta. The Spokesperson for command, SP Omolola Odutola, who confirmed this in a statement on Sunday, noted that the incident occurred at about 7:40p.m on Saturday....
Sen. Ali Ndume (APC-Borno) has decried the level of corruption in Nigeria, saying the trend is a major challenge facing the nation. Ndume stated this during an interactive session with newsmen in Kano on Saturday. “Our major challenge in this country is corruption. Up till now, we have no...
Prof. Kenneth Azaigba has urged President Bola Tinubu to reintroduce fuel subsidy to reduce the sufferings of Nigerians as the country turns 64 on October 1. Azaigba, a professor of History, Federal University Dutse, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) “to immediately and effectively enforce the judgment ordering INEC to pursue cases of bribery against state governors and their deputies, and other electoral offences committed...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Operation Hadin Kai, Sector 3, have foiled an attempted attack by the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists along Magumeri – Maiduguri axis, in Borno. The troops also recovered catche of ammunitions from the...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described the targeted killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah as a settling of accounts with an “arch-murderer.” “Nasrallah was not just another terrorist, he was the terrorist,” Netanyahu told members of the media in Tel Aviv. It was his first public statement...