Authorities on Friday said 11 subsistence mine workers have been trapped in an underground shaft after a ground collapse at Zimbabwe’s Redwing Mine, 270 kilometers west of the capital Harare. Zimbabwe’s mines ministry in a statement said the incident took place on Thursday morning, with initial assessments pointing...
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A Kabusa Grade I Area Court in Abuja on Friday ordered the remand of a tenant, Chris Okoye, 44, for beating his landlord. The Judge, Malam Abubakar Sadiq, gave the order after listening to the plea of the defendant. The defendant who lives at 2A Niger avenue villa...
Legendary Nigerian singer Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2baba, has hinted on the release of a new album after four years. The ‘African Queen’ crooner disclosed this on his Instagram page while urging fans to look forward to his works in 2024. He wrote: “Yes ooo 2024, merry...
Afrobeat , a blend of African and Western influences , has evolved to become a huge export from Nigeria’s entertainment industry to the world . Also known as Afrofunk, Afrobeet is a music genre that involves the combination of West African musical styles from mainly Nigeria, such as the traditional...
A Chief Magistrate’ Court in Delta has granted order of interim injunction restraining Unity Bank Plc, from financial/contractual dealings with Oleh Community Development Association (OCDA) Delta, led by Chief Believe Alakri. Other entities restrained by the court from dealing with the embattled OCDA’s leadership are, Agip Oil Company...
By OLA MUDOPE, Port-Harcourt – The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has said it is set to resume its Free Healthcare Programme which caters to the needs of rural communities, as part of the Commission’s commitment to enhance healthcare delivery to the people of the Niger Delta...
Former track star Oscar Pistorius was released from prison on parole, South Africa’s Department of Corrections said on Friday. Pistorius spent almost 11 years in jail after the murder of his then-girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The 37-year-old was now a parolee and “at home,” the authority said in a...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The House of Representatives has said the President Bola Tinubu led Federal Government gave members rice to be distributed to their constituencies as palliative but not N100 million as being peddled. Rep. Akin Rotimi, Chairman, House Committee on Media and Publicity, said this in...
A new Commissioner of Police, Bzigu Dali Kwazhi, has been posted to Osun State to replace CP Isyaku Mohammed. Mohammed had assumed office in the state on Nov. 10, 2023. The police spokesperson in the state, SP Yemisi Opalola, in a statement on Thursday said the new CP...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State has published the notice of the Surulere Federal Constituency I bye-election as required by law. Mrs Adenike Oriowo, INEC Public Affairs Officer in Lagos State, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday that the notice was...
A pro-democracy organisation called Save Democracy Group – West Africa (SDG–WA) recently issued a press statement alerting the public to the ongoing military takeovers that have occurred in West Africa and Africa since 2020, as well as the pressing necessity to preserve democracy in the West African sub-region. In...
Funke Akindele’s blockbuster, ‘A Tribe called Judah’, has broken box office record within 21 days of its release in cinemas to become first Nollywood film to gross one billion naira. Ace Nollywood actress and producer of the movie, Funke Akindele, made this known on her Instagram page as...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new Executive Directors in two agencies under the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy. A statement on Thursday in Abuja by the presidential spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, said the appointments are in the Nigerian...
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has said each prisoner in custodial facilities nationwide is being fed with N750 daily, not N200 as mischievously circulated in a section of the media. The Service Public Relations Officers, Mr Abubakar Umar, who stated this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja,...
The Federal Government has extended the free train ride initiative till Sunday, to further reduce financial pressure on travellers heading to various destinations after the festive period. The Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr Fidet Okhiria, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Thursday....
Veteran Yoruba actor, Deji Akinremi, popularly known as “Olofa Ina”, has died, aged 73. Nollywood actor, Saidi Balogun, took to his instagram page, @saidibalogun, to disclose the death of Olofa Ina, on Thursday. Balogun, with the display of the deceased’s photo, wrote, “Good night Legend Chief Deji Akinremi...
Africa’s growth rate is projected to slightly increase from 3.3 per cent in 2023 to 3.5 in 2024, while global growth is expected to slow down. Global growth is expected to slow down from 2.7 per cent in 2023 to 2.4 per cent in 2024. The UN’s World...
UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has welcomed the exchange of 230 Ukrainian and 248 Russian prisoners of war between Ukraine and the Russian Federation. This is the largest such exchange since the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Guterres, in a statement by his Associate Spokesperson, Ms Florencia Nino,...
The Secretary to the Enugu State Government (SSG), Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, says 50 per cent of pupils in the state can neither read in English nor solve simple mathematics questions. Onyia stated this while delivering a keynote address titled, “Smart Basic Education and the Future of Africa” at...
The Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, says that the Federal Government is committed to delivering the uncompleted section of the Abuja-Kaduna before the end of the year. Umahi made this commitment in a meeting with all directors of the ministry on Thursday in Abuja, adding that all...