UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has said that the Haitian population “cannot wait any longer,” for the reign of terror by gangs to end. Türk said this on Tuesday in a video statement to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva as part of...
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The Zamfara State Government has ordered immediate restriction of movement along the state’s borders with Katsina and Sokoto states from 7:00p.m to 6:00a.m. The State Commissioner for Information and Culture, Manir Haidara disclosed this to newsmen in Gusau on Tuesday. Haidara noted that the directive was part of...
The Minister of Works, Mr David Umahi and former Secretary to Government of the Federation, Chief Pius Anyim, on Tuesday graced the 83rd birthday celebration of ex-governor of Ebonyi, Chief Martin Elechi. Also in attendance at the event held in Abakaliki was former President-General of Ohaneze Ndi Igbo,...
The PDP candidate for Lagos West Senatorial District in the 2023 elections, Chief Segun Adewale, has said a former Deputy National Chairman of the party, Chief Olabode George, is not his political benefactor. Adewale, popularly known as Aeroland, made this assertion in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos....
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers has vowed to make the state, a first choice medical tourism destination in Nigeria and Africa. Fubara said this to newsmen at the Government House in Port Harcourt, while speaking on his administration’s modest achievements in the health sector since assumption...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will, on Thursday, arraign Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, two top officials of Binance Holdings Ltd on five counts of money laundering charge. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reliably gathered on Tuesday that Binance, Gambaryan and Anjarwalla, who escaped from...
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has uncovered at least 1,665 fake A’level results during the Direct Entry registration process. The board’s weekly bulletin made available to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday, said the Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede gave the figures when he received officials of the...
The Federal Government has enrolled two million out-of-school “Almajiri” children in basic and Arabic literacy programmes. Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, made this known at the Citizens and Stakeholders Engagement on Nigerian Education Sector Ministerial Deliverables in Abuja on Tuesday. NAN reports that President Bola Tinubu, on...
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi was sworn in on Tuesday before parliament for a third term, in a ceremony held at the new administrative capital east of Cairo. Al-Sissi, who has been in power since 2014, secured another six years in office after receiving about 90 per cent...
Transcorp Hotels Plc (“Transcorp Hotels” or the “Company”), the listed hospitality subsidiary of Transnational Corporation Plc (“Transcorp Group”), has released its audited 2023 full-year results, showing outstanding performance and setting new revenue and profit records. In its full year audited results filed with the Nigerian Exchange (NGX), Transcorp...
The National Examination Council (NECO) says it is ready for the 2024 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) slated for April 20, and urged parents of candidates to maintain decorum during the examination. Mr Azeez Sani, the acting Director, Directorate of Information and Digital Communication of NCEE, disclosed this...
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile, the South Korean military said on Tuesday. North Korea launched what appeared to be an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) from the Pyongyang area at about 6:53 a.m. on Monday, towards the East Sea. It is also known as the Sea of...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), on Tuesday in Abuja called on the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to retract its Easter message and offer public apology. The National Director, National Issues and Social Welfare, CAN , Commodore Abimbola Ayuba (rtd), in a statement said that FIRS’ Easter...
By OJOMA PETER, Lokoja – The lawmaker representing Kogi Central senatorial district, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has distributed six trucks of grains to her constituents to cushion the effects of the economic hardship ravaging the country. The six trucks of grains contain 7,200 bags of rice, beans, and millet...
Police operatives in Katsina have rescued 28 girls abducted at Kasai village in the Batsari Local Government area of the state. A statement by Abubakar Aliyu, spokesman of the Police Command in the state, indicated that the children were abducted while fetching firewood in the outskirts of the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. T. A. Lagbaja has reiterated his commitment and determination to transform the Nigerian Army into a well-trained, equipped and highly motivated force towards achieving its constitutional responsibilities. The COAS stated this on Monday in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The acting General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division Nigerian Army Maimalari Cantonment Maiduguri, Brigadier General Abubakar G. I. Haruna has commended troops of Operation Hadin Kai JTF North East Theater Command for their sacrifices and efforts in the counter insurgency fight in Borno...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has approved the appointment of the Chairman, 2 permanent commissioners and 3 non-commissioned members for Borno State House of Assembly Service Commission. According to the statement released by the Secretary to the Borno State Government, Hon. Bukar Tijani,...
A British national was among the seven aid workers killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza, the World Central Kitchen (WCK) charity has said. Seven aid workers from the United Kingdom, Australia and Poland, dual citizens of the U.S. and Canada, and Palestine were killed while travelling...