The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most. Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, on Friday appealed to the Federal Government and all political leaders across the country to give Nigerians good reasons to smile in 2024. He made the appeal in his New Year message in Lagos. The archbishop’s message is contained...
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U.S. President Joe Biden has condemned Russia’s aerial attack on Ukraine, calling on the world to stop the killings of the innocent people in the country. The attack launched on Thursday night is likely to be the biggest aerial bombardment since the war began, according to Ukraine President....
The Defence Headquaters, has said troops intervened in 19 out of the 36 villages in Plateau after receiving distress calls from villagers about attacks by militants on Dec. 24. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, said on Friday in Abuja that the militants carried out...
The Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mr Kayode Egbetokun, said that the police has commenced special operation to tackle security challenges currently confronting Plateau State. He disclosed this when he paid a condolence visit to the state governor Caleb Mutfwang on Friday in Jos. Egbetokun said he had directed...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, says President Bola Tinubu has asked him to take charge and pull everybody together to spur the development of the state. Aiyedatiwa disclosed this while speaking with journalists after a visit to the President in Lagos on Thursday, a day after he...
No fewer than 2,078 Small Holder Farmers (SHFs) have received Irrigation Equipment and Assets from the Edo state government . Stephen Idehenre, the state commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, flagged off the distribution of the equipment on Friday to the benefiting farmers in Benin. Idehenre said that...
The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has said the combined efforts of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and other security services have decimated and obliterated scores of terrorist leaders, their foot soldiers and structures. Abubakar said this during the decoration of the 22 newly...
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), has called on Gov. Chukwuma Soludo to pay contractors the sum of N900 million owed them for supplying Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) to power streetlights before they were stopped. Mr Chinedu Anyaso, Chairman of the IPMAN, Enugu Depot Community in...
Four governors from the South-West zone, on Friday, paid a condolence visit to the family of the former of Ondo State, Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu who died on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governors included: Ademola Adeleke (Osun); Dapo Abiodun (Ogun); Abiodun Oyebamiji (Ekiti)...
By BARBARA KALU, Umuahia – A chieftain of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia State, Mr Ifeanyi Ogbonna, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Mr. Ogbonna stated this in a statement by his Media Director, Mr Chisom Ogbonna in Umuahia on Friday. He said...
As Nigerians experience the harmattan season, medical experts have advise them to ensure they drink enough water to avoid dehydration and some kidney-associated problems. The experts, from University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Gombe State Sector Command, has confirmed the death of six persons in a road accident which occurred on Friday morning at Jekadefari in Gombe metropolis. The state Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Felix Theman, confirmed the accident in an interview with the...
The Vatican approval of blessing for same-sex couples has elicited opposition from episcopal conferences across Africa. And it has become pertinent to ask: Why do these bishops detest homosexuals? What crime have gays committed? Why are these clerics against the union of persons of the same sex?...
A child rights advocacy group in Bayelsa, DO Foundation, on Thursday, kicked against the Dec. 26, traditional marriage between a 4-year-old ‘bride’ and a 54- year- old man at Akeddei community in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state. DO Foundation, in a statement availed to the News Agency...
A female passenger has been confirmed dead in an accident involving two vehicles opposite Ihembosi Junction, Okija along Owerri Road, Anambra State. Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra, Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, confirmed the accident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa and state officials on Thursday paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Rotimi Akeredolu, former governor of Ondo State, in Ibadan. Aiyedatiwa described the demise of the former governor as a great loss, not just to Ondo State and...
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, said democracy must be progressive and inclusive with a primary focus on addressing poverty through the provision of job opportunities for youths and quality education for all Nigerian children. Receiving members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives’ Congress (APC),...
Some physically challenged persons participating at the ongoing 20th edition of the Carnival Calabar on Thursday expressed excitement over their involvement in the event. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews that they would forever cherish the gesture extended to them by the Cross...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi hosted Asisat Oshoala, Super Falcons striker and 2023 CAF Women’s Player of the Year, on Thursday in Lagos. President Tinubu and the First Lady congratulated the Barcelona Femeni star on winning the best African female...