Lagos helicopter crash left two dead, one injured – NEMA
Two persons killed, one injured in a helicopter crash on Friday belonging to Quorum Aviation into a building at Salvation Road, Opebi area of Lagos, […]
Month: August 2020
Akwa-Ibom NUJ boycotts Fani-kayode press conference
The state chapter of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Akwa Ibom State has mandated its members to boycott a press conference planned for […]
NSE appoints new Product Advisory Committees
EHIME ALEX, Lagos The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced the appointment of its cycle two Product Advisory Committees across different product lines – Equities, […]
Paradigm Initiative to host DRIF21 as a multi-country festival
EHIME ALEX, Lagos Paradigm Initiative (PIN) has announced to hold the 8th edition of the Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum (DRIF) between the April 12 […]
X-raying the global federal discord
By JEROME-MARIO UTOMI There are roughly 25 federal countries in the world today, which together represent 40 per cent of the world’s population. These countries as […]
How I escaped petrol tanker explosion with my family – FedPoly Chaplain
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi The Chaplain of the Overcomers’ Chapel, Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, Pastor Ben Gin, has said he “miraculously” escaped with his entire family, the […]
Ndume clarifies statement on 70 elders killed by Boko Haram in Gwoza town
SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri Senator representing Southern Borno and Chairman Senate Committee on Army, Sen. Mohammed Ali Ndume, has cleared the grey areas over a report […]
WASSCE: Over 200 students miss ongoing exam over principals’ infractions in Bauchi
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi Bauchi State government has said that about 200 final year students whom it paid for their West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination […]
India records 77,266 new COVID-19 cases, 1,057 deaths in single day
India’s COVID-19 tally reached 3,387,500 and deaths reached 61,529 on Friday, showed the latest data released by the Federal Health Ministry. As many as 77,266 […]
Nigeria records 296 new COVID-19 cases
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 296 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. The NCDC, which made this known on its […]
Pedestrians and the Challenges of Road Use (Part 1) By LINDA ASIMOLE ELLAH –
A foreigner once told me that she dreads walking on the streets in Nigeria, not out of fear of thieves or kidnappers, rather she dreads […]
Driver’s Licence: FRSC warns officials against extortion
EHIME ALEX, Lagos The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has warned its personnel against extortion or any other sharp practices that could tarnish the image […]
Zulum commissions TBI institute of war and peace, lays foundation stone for mega school in Buratai village
SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri Borno State Governor Babagama Umara Zulum on Thursday commissioned an Institute in Biu and laid foundation stone for the construction of New […]
African water and sanitation projects critical to preparedness for COVID-19-like pandemics
By WAMBUI GICHURI As the prevalence of COVID-19 accelerates across Africa, over 40% of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa do not have access to clean […]
Awards pour on NCC, Danbatta for keeping Nigerians connected
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and its Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta have received more awards in recognition of the critical role being […]
Southern Kaduna Crisis: ‘We won’t sweep underlying issues of justice, marginalization under the carpet’ – Osinbajo
…says concerns about CAMA can be addressed through NASS amendment EHIME ALEX, Lagos Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has declared that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration […]
Kogi monarch, Michael Ameh Oboni II is dead
The paramount ruler of Igala kingdom, His Royal Majesty Michael Ameh Oboni II, has been reported dead, information from Kogi State stated. According to a […]
Council of State endorses appointment of Silas Agara as Chairman of NPC
The Council of State, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday in Abuja endorsed the appointment of Silas Agara, as Chairman of National Population […]
Oprah eulogizes Ghanaian filmmaker, Blitz Bazawule
American talk show host, television producer, actress and author, Oprah Winfrey has eulogized Ghanaian filmmaker, Blitz Bazawule. After co-directing Beyoncé’s ‘Black Is King’ visual album, […]
[Watch Video] Confession of suspected killers of UNIBEN student: ‘We got N1m to kill her for rituals’
A suspect in the brutal rape and killing of Uwaila Vera Omozuwa, a level 100 student of the University of Benin, (UNIBEN) has confessed that […]