Traders protest plot to eject them from market in Anambra
Some traders on Friday stormed Onitsha South Local Government Area (LGA) Headquarters in Anambra, to protest alleged plot by the council chairman, Mr Emeka Orji, […]
Month: June 2023
My husband was a pillar, banner to all – Late Lai Oso’s wife
Mrs Abimbola Oso, wife of the late renowned professor of Mass Communication at the School of Communication, Lagos State University (LASU), has described her husband […]
The 10th NASS, PIA as a first line of conflict By JEROME-MARIO UTOMI
Even when it is obvious that as humans, it is always convenient to forget and uncomfortable to remember, one invaluable asset the out gone 9th […]
Our loyalty for traditional institution is unshakable –Shettima
Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima has restated the loyalty of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration for the traditional institution across the country. Shettima, who […]
Mohammed gifts 300 Riyals each to 3,000 Bauchi pilgrims in Mecca
Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has distributed 300 Saudi Riyals to each of the more than 3,000 Bauchi pilgrims in the holy land of […]
2023 Hajj: FCT loses female pilgrim in Makkah
A female pilgrim from the FCT, Hajiya Amina Yunusa, passed away in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.ma Malam Abubakar Evuti, the Director of the Federal Capital Territory Muslim […]
Akpabio urged to intervene in challenges delaying Sen. Wayas’ burial
A group, the Citizens Network for Peace and Development in Nigeria(CNPDN) has called on President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, to help resolve challenges delaying […]
PSC approves appointment of 8 command CPs
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment and deployment of eight Commissioners of Police to State Commands in […]
Tenant docked over alleged threat to landlady’s life
A 45-year-old man, Ebuka Emeka, who allegedly threatened his landlady with a knife, was on Friday, arraigned before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Emeka […]
D’Tigress get new head coach
The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), says it has appointed Coach Rena Wakama as Head Coach for Nigeria’s Senior Women’s National basketball team, D’Tigress. The federation […]
I’m leaving military bigger, stronger, more capable – Irabor
The immediate past Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, has said that he left the Nigeria Armed Forces bigger, stronger and more capable […]
Army nabs 12 rail track vandals, rejects N5m bribe in Nasarawa State
Troops of the 4 Special Forces, Doma, Nasarawa State, have arrested 12 suspected rail track vandals at Angwan Yara, Keana Local Government Area (LGA) of […]
Mother, child die after falling from baltic sea ferry
A seven-year-old boy and his mother both died after falling into the Baltic Sea during a ferry crossing from Poland to Sweden, Polish police said […]
Killing for blasphemy not Islamic, says Waziri of Yorubaland
The Waziri Muminina of Yorubaland, Ustaz Abdul-Lateef Adekilekun, says killing for blasphemy is not Islamic. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday […]
Mercedes recalls over 140,000 cars in U.S. over fuel pump defect
German high-end carmaker Mercedes is recalling more than 140,000 vehicles in the U.S. due to problems with the fuel pump. According to the U.S. National […]
I was only elected once as Bayelsa governor, Sylva tells court
Mr Timipre Sylva, the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Nov. 11 governorship election in Bayelsa, says he was never elected as […]
Olympic medalist, Chioma Ajunwa, cautions youths, sports personnel against illicit drug use
Chioma Ajunwa-Oparah, Nigeria’s gold medalist in Longjump event at Atlanta’96 Olympic Games, has cautioned Nigerian youths on the dangers of involving in use of illicit […]
2023 Elections: Int’l observers urge citizens to avoid Sierra Leone relapsing into conflict
By PAUL EJIME – Heads of International Election Observation Missions to the just concluded General Elections in Sierra Leone have encouraged political stakeholders to work […]
Nigerians will reap the rewards of our policies, says Tinubu
Nigerians will continue to reap the rewards of our administration’s new economic reforms after the time of sacrifice needed to transform the nation. President Bola […]
Repair of old refineries remedy to subsidy removal, says Nebuwa
Mr Uche Nebuwa, National President of Heavy Duty Truck Drivers Association, says there will be no remedy to the hike in pump price of fuel […]