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Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze condition over north and central cities with chances of cloud build up over most parts of southern region for Tuesday. NiMet’s weather outlook on Monday in Abuja predicted thick dust haze over north with moderate dust haze over Maiduguri and central...

By BARBARA KALU, Abuja – Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Information and Culture is to partner with the World Health Organisation (WHO) to sensitize the public on measures aimed at tackling Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Tuberculosis. The Minister in charge of the Ministry, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this while responding...

 Ayisah Foster – Adherents of Prophet TB Joshua, founder and leader of Synagogue Church Of All Nations, are in a jubilant mood following the formation of a unity government in in South Sudan at the weekend. The unthinkable thing happened, Saturday 22nd February 2020 as a unity government between...

Yul Edochie has reacted to a statement made by his father, veteran actor Pete Edochie, on men kneeling down to propose to a lady. MyNigeria.com reported that Pete Edochie spoke in an interview against the act of men kneeling during wedding proposals. He said, “Any young man who gets...

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the constitution of a National Humanitarian Coordination Committee (NHCC), to oversee humanitarian activities in the country. Mr Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, confirmed the development in a statement in Abuja on Monday, according to News Agency of Nigeria...

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Abayomi Olonisakin, has urged for synergy among security services, saying it is crucial to ensuring success in the fight against terrorism and other criminal elements in the country. Olonisakin stated this on Monday in his opening remarks at the Armed Forces Command...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians to be cautious when taking cup of tea popularly known as `Maishayi’ from vendors. Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, NAFDAC Director-General gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja....

Bahrain, Kuwait and Afghanistan have registered their first cases of the new Coronavirus (Covid-19), all of whom were coming back from Iran. Kuwait’s Health Ministry says three people who were returning to the Gulf country from the Iranian city of Mashhad were found to have the virus, the state-run...

Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe has won re-election with 72% of the vote, according to preliminary results from the electoral commission on Monday, extending his 15-year rule and a family dynasty that began when his father took power in a 1967 coup. Despite widespread disaffection and protests calling for him...

Nigeria’s ministry of communications has denied reports that it has been spying on mobile phone and social media users. This comes after a fake statement went viral and caused panic by claiming that all mobile phones are connected to the ministry’s systems and that government officials are monitoring conversations....

It is the story of hard work and patriotism; a story of a man who gave and is still giving his best in a system that hardly recognizes hard work and commitment; a story of how a landlocked state in Nigeria became the food basket of Nation; the story...

By PHILIP IKPONKO, Abuja – Amid uncertainties surrounding the operations of domiciliary accounts in the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), declared on Sunday that it had not prohibited the acceptance of foreign currency cash deposits by Deposit Money Banks (DMBs). CBN Director, Corporate Communications, Issac Okorafor, made...

President of the Badminton Federation of Nigeria, Francis Orbih says the federation will introduce badminton schools competition and junior classics to discover and nuture budding badminton talents in the country. Orbih disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, while outlining the federation’s effort at grassroots...

Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, on Saturday in Lagos received a Special Recognition Award for his contribution to the growth of digital space in Nigeria. Danbatta was honoured at the 2020 GAGE Awards which celebrated excellence in areas of entertainment, information, inspiration, innovation and...

Everything comes to an end someday but when we love, when we are in love, we expect love to last forever. We give our all to whom we love and believe they should love us too, we invest our time to make things work. We see no other, love...

A Kenyan judge has been arrested and accused of coaching the main suspect in a murder trial – a widow whose husband was found in a septic tank. According to the bbc.com, Appeal Court Judge Sankale ole Kantai did not comment after his alleged link to murder suspect Sarah...

Veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie, has kicked against the idea of Nigerian men getting down on their knees to ask women to marry them. In a video circulated on social media on Thursday, the 72-year-old actor could be heard saying, “Any young man who gets on his knees to...

Liberian authorities have impounded a Ghanaian vessel carrying an assortment of alcoholic beverages and mining equipment at an unauthorized pier. The vessel which reportedly arrived at the Port of Buchanan in Grand Bassa County at about 2:00 am Tuesday, had onboard 221 cartons of Faxe 10% and 70 cartons...

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 192 concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High Court in Abuja to restrain and stop the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Gbajabiamila, and all members of the House from spending an estimated N5.04 billion to buy 400 exotic...

Ghanaian contemporary artist, MiDiCHi has honoured President Nana Akufo-Addo with outdoor installation art. The art piece has the President in his big round glasses but with a twist of MiDiCHi’s signature eyes. The portraiture also has the President in an all-white attire with the flag of his party the...