The Messaging platform, WhatsApp on Saturday said it disagreed with the Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal’s ruling in favour of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). The organisation said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos. It...
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By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia- Nasarawa State Police Command has recovered an English-made Beretta pistol with twelve (12) rounds of 9mm live ammunition during a successful raid. The command’s spokesman, SP Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday in Lafia. SP Nansel said that the operation was...
Hundreds of thousands of mourners and world leaders including US President Donald Trump packed St Peter’s Square on Saturday for the funeral of Pope Francis, “pope among the people” and the Catholic Church’s first Latin American leader. Some waited overnight to get a seat in the vast square in...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Abuja Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 24 suspected internet fraudsters. The suspects were arrested on Friday, April 25, 2025 A statement by the anti-graft agency on Saturday, said they were arrested at Mararaba in Nasarawa State following...
The Director-General (D-G) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, stated that Africa would be minimally impacted by the tariffs imposed by the President of the United States of America (USA), Donald Trump. Okonjo-Iweala made the remark during an interview with Nigerian journalists at the Spring Meetings...
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), in collaboration with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), on Friday received rescued 231 Nigerians trafficked to Ghana. NIDCOM handed the rescued citizens to NAPTIP after the reception. At the occasion at the Lagos Office of NAPTIP, the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said it has arrested 27 impersonators in the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Board stated that the 27 impersonators apprehended have been handed over to the Nigeria Police for immediate prosecution. It also announced that...
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, has urged APC members in Osun to focus efforts on unseating the ruling PDP. Oyetola, the immediate past Governor of Osun, made the appeal during a strategic meeting with key party stakeholders on Friday in the state. This is...
A political group, Osun Leaders of Thought (OLT), has urged Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun not to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The group said this in a statement issued by its Chief of Public Affairs, Mr Adesola Adigun, in Osogbo on Friday. It said rather than...
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has directed increase in allowances of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members posted to the state by 100 per cent. Governor Lawal disclosed this on Friday in Gusau, while declaring open the orientation course for the 2025 Batch ‘A’, Stream I corps members posted...
Market women and community groups have purchased N5.5 million APC nomination forms for Mr Amodu Shehu, son of a local pepper seller, to contest chairmanship. The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) has scheduled elections for July 12 in all 57 council areas across the state. Shehu said traders,...
Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), the umbrella body of cattle herders in Nigeria, has praised President Bola Tinubu for appointing Mr. Tosin Ajayi as Directo- General of the Department of State Services (DSS), describing the appointment as one of the best by the administration. MACBAN thanked...
The Director of Kwara State Primary Healthcare System, Dr Michael Oguntoye, has hailed the Malaria vaccination pilot programme in two Nigerian states as a significant success. Oguntoye made the statement on Friday during the celebration of World Malaria Day in Ilorin. He explained that Nigeria had officially rolled out...
Police Command in Ogun has arrested three suspects for unlawfully being in possession of human parts. The suspects are Sunday Akintobi, 36, Oladimeji Olaniran, 40, and Isaiah Tijani, 38. The command’s Spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Friday. Odutola noted that the suspect...
The Bauchi State Police Command has successfully uncovered a human trafficking syndicate and arrested a member of the gang. The Spokesman of the command CSP Ahmed Wakil, told newsmen on Friday in Bauchi According to him, on April 19, a concerned mother from Unguwan Kusu, Yelwa, reported to the...
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, says Nigeria is working with the World Bank to develop a job-creation agenda. Edun made this known during an interview with journalists after the World Bank Development Committee plenary held on Friday in Washington D.C. He...
By Jacob Kubeka (ABUJA) – The National Assembly complex in Abuja, was easily overwhelmed by Friday evening’s downpour, causing the already compromised roof to leak in several points. This development may have exposed the shoddy job by the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), which supervised the renovation project of...
The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, has assured the people of Borno of President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to addressing the prevailing security challenges across the country. Badaru gave the assurance on Friday when he led the Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle and the Chief of...
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Kayode Egbetokun, has launched the Nigeria Police Force School Protection Squad for Edo in Benin on Friday. Egbetokun, who launched the squad, during a stakeholders forum, said the initiative was part of efforts to ensure security and conducive learning environment for teachers and students....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Nigerian Army has dismissed an advertisement in circulation purporting recruitment into the Direct Short Service Commission (DSSC) and Short Service Commission (SSC). The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Lt.-Col. Appolonia Anele, in a statement on Saturday said the advertisement was fake and did not...