2023: North-Central should produce next president, say Katsina PDP members
Some members of the Peoples Democratic Party in Katsina State, on Saturday, declared that the North Central part of Nigeria should produce the next president in 2023. The PDP members, who were led by a...
View ArticleAt least 18 dead in landslide, wall collapse in India monsoon rains
At least 18 people were killed after several homes were crushed by a collapsed wall and a landslide triggered by heavy monsoon rains in India’s financial capital Mumbai, authorities said Sunday. A...
View ArticleAPC releases timetable for July 31 ward congresses
The All Progressives Congress has said that all aspirants contesting for the position of youth leader must be aged between 18-35 years. While granting waivers to new members and returning executives to...
View ArticleEid: Many stranded due to insufficient Lagos-Ibadan train coaches
Over 100 passengers were stranded at the Mobolaji Johnson Train Station in Ebute-Metta on Saturday due to inadequate train coaches at the station. Our correspondent gathered that many passengers who...
View ArticleUS women basketball team beat D’Tigress
The Nigerian national women basketball team on Sunday could not hold their own against their US counterparts as they lost 62-93 in a friendly at Las Vegas. In the game arranged to prepare both sides...
View ArticleEid-el-Kabir: JNI felicitates Muslims worldwide
The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), on Sunday, felicitated Muslims worldwide on this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. JNI Secretary-General Khalid Aliyu made the felicitation in a statement he issued in...
View ArticleJigawa donates N12bn to health sector in six years
The Jigawa State Governor, Mohammed Badaru has donated over 12 billion naira to the state health infrastructure in six years. This was made known on Sunday by the Senior Special Assistant to the...
View ArticleUK’s Johnson urges caution as England lifts COVID-19 restrictions
The British government on Monday lifted pandemic restrictions on daily life in England, scrapping all social distancing in a step slammed by scientists and opposition parties as a dangerous leap into...
View ArticleEkiti pastor bearing same name with remanded alleged rapist cries out
The Presiding Pastor-in-charge of the First Baptist Church, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Dr Olukayode Ayinde, said on Saturday that he was not the person arraigned before an Ekiti State Magistrate’s Court...
View ArticleElectoral Act: Legislating against the people
The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 and a plethora of national and international standards recognise the right to vote and to be voted for as one of the greatest pillars of...
View ArticleRobbers injure petroleum dealer, steal N8m in Nigeria-Benin border town
One person was wounded when armed robbers attacked the Gure community, a border town between Nigeria and Benin Republic in the Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State. The incident, which occurred...
View ArticleMakinde running one-man-show, mismanaging insecurity – Ibadan monarchs
Members of Ibadan Traditional Council in Oyo State have berated Governor Seyi Makinde for the way he is handling of security in Ibadan. In a statement on Sunday at the end of their meeting, the...
View ArticleKidnapped Kogi monarch regains freedom after five days
A kidnapped first-class traditional ruler in Kogi State, the Adogu of Eganyi, HRH Muhammed Adambe, has been freed by his abductors after five days in captivity. The royal father was released over the...
View ArticleOlympic beds strong enough for sex, organisers say
The cardboard beds at the Tokyo Olympic Village are “sturdy”, organisers reassured on Monday, after a report warned they weren’t strong enough for sex. Irish gymnast Rhys McClenaghan filmed himself...
View ArticleFIRS board dissolves Staff Union
The Board of the Federal Inland Revenue Service has dissolved the Nigeria Civil Service Union, FIRS Unit. Mr Abdullahi Ahmad, the FIRS Director, Communications and Liaison Department made this known in...
View Article‘Repressive govts employ Israeli hacking software against activists,...
Human rights activists, journalists and lawyers across the world have been targeted by authoritarian governments using hacking software sold by the Israeli surveillance company NSO Group, according to...
View ArticleEid-el-Kabir: Army remains focused in tackling security challenges –COAS
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has assured Nigerians that the Nigerian Army would remain focused in tackling the myriad of security challenges bedevilling the country. Yahaya gave the...
View ArticleRita Dominic, Uche Jombo, others celebrate Kate Henshaw at 50
Nigerian stars have taken to their social media pages to celebrate popular Nigerian actress, filmmaker and fitness enthusiast, Kate Henshaw, as she clocks 50 years old today. Hailing the screen diva,...
View ArticleNigerian printers decry industry monopoly by foreigners
The Chartered Institute of Professional Printers of Nigeria on Wednesday lamented that foreign printers have monopolised the market, making it impossible for Nigerians to freely import paper into the...
View ArticleBuhari’s success is our success, Chief of Staff tells Nigerians
The Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim Gambari, on Sunday urged Nigerians to give maximum support to President Muhammadu Buhari, saying “his success is our success.” Gambari, visiting his...
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