Two people were reported dead while 13 others sustained injuries in an accident at Ajede, after J4, on the Sagamu-Ijebu Ode expressway on Saturday. The Spokesperson, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, Mrs Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta. Okpe explained that the accident...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is partnering with the Nigeria Police Force National Cyber Crime Centre (NPF-NCCC) to address online scam-related issues seamlessly. To this end, bot assured candidates and the public of their firm dedication to ensuring a fair and...
Channels Television reporter, Joshua Rogers, who was abducted from his residence in Rumuosi, Obio/Akpor area in Rivers, has been freed. He was released around 10p.m. on Friday unharmed, less than 24 hours after being abducted on Thursday. His colleague, Charles Oporum, confirmed the news of his release in...
Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out a new vaccine – Men5CV – recommended by World Health Organisation (WHO), to protect people against meningitis. The world health body, in a statement on Friday, said that the vaccine would protect people against five strains...
President Bola Tinubu has called for unity of purpose and more collaboration between the federal, state governments and members of the National Assembly to achieve national development goals. The President made the appeal while receiving state governors and the leadership of the National Assembly in Lagos on Friday....
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has said t will support Air Peace’s intention to engage in the traditional water salutation at Gatwick Airport. The President General of AYCF, Mr Yerima Shettima, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday...
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has selected Kristalina Georgieva to serve as IMF Managing Director for a second five-year term starting on Oct. 1, 2024. In a statement issued by the IMF Press Centre on Saturday, it said that the board’s decision was taken...
A new entry into the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Muyiwa Adu, has thrown is hat in the ring in support of Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State. Adu, a former chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, who recently decamped to the APC, said...
Bishop Mathew Kukah, Archbishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, has called on Nigerians to use positions of power and authority to impact, and add value, to humanity. Bishop Kukah made the call on Friday in Abuja at the 2nd Annual Impact and Legacy Lecture of Late Innocent...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development has organized a one-day policy workshop for the implementation of charter of demands from victims and survivors of Boko Haram insurgency and deradicalized women and girls. Stakeholders from security agencies, federal and state ministries as well as...
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called for the immediate release of abducted Channels Tv reporter, Joshua Rogers. NUJ President, Dr Chris Iziguzo, made the call while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja. Rogers was abducted from his residence in Rumuosi,...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – The Osun Amotekun Corps has arrested a 25 year-old man, who works as a private security guard, for allegedly stealing nine air conditioners in Osogbo. Osun Amotekun Commander, Brig-Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi, said the suspect, Micheal Eze from Ebonyi State, was arrested after allegedly selling...
Troops neutralised at least 188 terrorists and arrested 330 others across the country in the last one week. They also rescued 133 hostages during the period, Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj -Gen. Edward Buba, stated on Friday in Abuja. Buba stated that arms recovered from the terrorists...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported one death and confirmed 15 new cases of lassa fever within one week across the country. The NCDC said this in a situation report for week 13 published on its website on Friday. The News...
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says Ukrainians remain under “constant attack” and 3.3 million people living on the frontline need emergency assistance urgently. IOM’s Director General, Ms Amy Pope, in a statement, warned that the situation had worsened in Ukraine after rocket fire killed dozens in the...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has directed the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure to rehabilitate and widen the Ibodi-Ilesa road in Ilesa area of the state to forestall incessant accidents that have claimed lives in recent times. A statement by his Spokesman, Malam Olawale...
The Police Command in Kano State says it arrested additional 61 suspects with dangerous weapons during the Hauwan Daushe celebration in different locations across the five emirates of the state. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Usaini Gumel, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) through telephone that the...
A Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) employee, Mr Monday Osazuwa, on Friday told an Ikeja Special Offences Court how the former apex bank governor, Godwin Emefiele, on different occasions, directed him to collect three million dollars cash in tranches. Osasuwa, while being led in evidence by the Economic...
A falling 40-feet container killed a woman inside her car at the Lagos end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Friday. Her driver, however, survived the accident unhurt, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has stated. Its Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Mr Taofiq Adebayo, stated that...
The National Christian Elders Forum (NCEF) has called for drafting of a new Constitution for the country and the implementation of other recommendations in the 2014 National Conference report. The NCEF Chairman, Dr Samuel Gani, at a news conference on the state of the nation in Abuja, said...