A 400-level female student of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) in Ago-Iwoye, Adaeze Jaja, has allegedly committed suicide in a hotel room. The spokesperson of the Ogun State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Tuesday in Abeokuta. She said the 31-year-old was reported to have...
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By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Nigerian Navy (NN) says the troops of Operation Delta Sanity have intercepted 4,036.7 barrels of crude oil and 270,600 litres of illegally refined AGO, valued N1.05 billion from oil thieves in one week. Naval spokesman, Rear Adm. Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, made this known in...
The FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, has told elite in the FCT not to expect good roads and other infrastructure without paying tax due to the FCT Administration. Wike stated this in Abuja on Tuesday, while inaugurating the resurfacing of 189 roads and remedial work on bridges in Maitama,...
Some medical practitioners have lauded the move by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to enforce the ban on the importation, manufacture, distribution, sale, and use of alcoholic beverages in sachets, PET, and bottles of 200 ml and below. The physicians who spoke...
President Bola Tinubu has returned to the country after a two-week private visit to France. The President arrived Abuja aboard the presidential flight at about 9:0Opm on Tuesday. He was received by top government officials led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume....
Access Bank Plc has secured a 75 million dollars facility from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to support climate change measures in Nigeria. The bank disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Citi, a preeminent banking partner for institutions with cross-border needs, a global leader...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called on stakeholders in the country to intensify efforts to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The UNICEF says Nigeria accounts for 10 per cent, estimated at 19.9 million of 200 million girls and women worldwide. The UNICEF Country Representative, Mrs Cristian...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 41 suspects and impounded 12 trucks allegedly containing different types of solid minerals without license. The EFCC Zonal Commander, Michael Nzekwe, said this on Tuesday in Ilorin According to him, the offence is punishable with life imprisonment under Section...
In a heartwarming display of generosity, the Worship for Change Foundation, a non-profit organisation, has donated a total sum of ₦33 million to four schools dedicated to caring for children with disabilities. The donation, presented on February 6th, 2024 at a ceremony in Lagos, aims to empower these institutions...
President Bola Tinubu has implored the Nigerian military and other security agencies to intensify efforts at containing the multi-dimensional security challenges in the country. Tinubu gave the charge on Tuesday during the induction of two TK-129 ATAK Helicopters and a King Air 360i Aircraft at Nigeria Air (NAF)...
The Senate on Tuesday, said it had invited Service Chiefs to appear before it on Wednesday, over security challenges in the country. Sen. Adetokunbo Abiru, Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, gave the hint while speaking with newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja...
Tipper drivers in Onitsha, the commercial centre of Anambra, on Tuesday protested and blocked the expressway leading to and from Niger Bridge, over alleged extortion by agents of the state government. All efforts made by the military personnel stationed at the scene of the incident to dismantle...
Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah says he will take advantage of the rich diaspora community of Anambra and the media to put the state on the global map if the people make him governor in 2025. Ubah, who said this in Nnewi on Tuesday while addressing journalists, also took...
There was a mild drama in the Federal High Court in Abuja as a prosecution witness, Mr Rabiu Tafada in the ongoing alleged N10 billion fraud charge against Ali Bello, nephew of former Kogi Governor, suddenly told the court that he was not feeling well. Tafada, who is...
An FCT High Court on Tuesday ordered that a man, Olaniyi Adegboro be remanded in Kuje Corrections Centre for allegedly stabbing ASP Ayuba Zakari to death. The police charged Adegboro with murder. Following the prayer of the prosecution counsel for a date to open his case, Justice Peter...
Top officers of some intelligence services in the country have uncovered attempts by some “unscrupulous elements” to pitch Senators of Northern extraction in the 10th National Assembly, NASS, against the masses. The officers, who pleaded anonymity, told PRNigeria that the “mischievous persons’ ” hatchet job also aims to...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu has granted scholarship to the children of a staunch loyalist of his, Prince Offiong Effiwatt, who died on December 25, 2023. The Governor announced the scholarship award during a surprise condolence visit to the family home of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has disclosed plans to boost food production by providing seedlings, fertilizers, solar water pumps generating sets alongside subsidized fuel to farmers in the state. He added that the move would allow the state government to key in into...
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Food, Beverages and Tobacco Senior Staff Association (FOBTOB) on Tuesday held a peaceful protest against the National Agency Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC)’s directive to shut down companies manufacturing alcoholic sachet drinks. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the...
Officials of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Tuesday, began enforcement of ban on sachets of alcoholic drinks in Osun. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NAFDAC officials visited some of the factories where the alcoholic beverages were being produced...