Okowa lauds INEC on e-transmission of election results
Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, has lauded the Independent National Electoral Commission for declaring its capability to transmit results electronically. Okowa made the commendation in Asaba on...
View ArticleThere’s much to lose if Nigeria is divided —Ndume
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, has warned that Nigerians have a lot to lose if the country is divided. He, therefore, urged those who are fanning the embers of disunity and...
View ArticlePandemic Olympics: How the Tokyo Games will be different
Tokyo 2020 will be an Olympics like no other: held during a pandemic with crowds of tourists banned, extravagant celebrations replaced by tough infection controls, and even victory hugs off the cards....
View ArticleSallah: What Nigeria needs to heal -Atiku
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has said Nigeria needs to heal from mistrust. He also has tasked Nigerians on peaceful co-existence, mutual respect and tolerance, as they celebrate 2021...
View ArticleAttempted fraud: Man to wash toilet in Abuja for 60 days
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has sentenced one Innocent Destiny to wash Mpape Park Toilet in Abuja for 60 days for attempting to cheat clients on the messaging platform known as...
View ArticlePedro Castillo, Peru’s first ‘poor’ president
Rural school teacher Pedro Castillo on Monday was declared Peru’s president-elect, making him the country’s first leader with no ties to the elites that have governed the Andean country for decades....
View ArticleNASFAT Chief Missioner urges Salat without compromising safety
The Nasru-Lahi-l-Fatih Society has called for joint efforts of governments, traditional and religious leaders to improve the security situation in Nigeria. Its Chief Missioner, Imam Abdul-Azeez Onike,...
View ArticleEid-el-Kabir: Lay aside religion, tribal sentiments to ensure peace, Makinde...
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has admonished muslims to lay aside religious and tribal sentiments in the interest of Nigeria’s peace. This was made known by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor,...
View ArticleBusinessman arrested for producing, broadcasting porn online
Mumbai police have arrested Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra for allegedly producing and broadcasting pornographic films online, six years after the businessman was banned from...
View ArticleOlympics chief admits ‘sleepless nights’ over troubled Tokyo Games
Olympics chief Thomas Bach revealed “doubts” and “sleepless nights” over the postponed Tokyo Games on Tuesday as the opening ceremony nears after a year’s delay and coronavirus chaos that has made them...
View ArticleEid-el-Kabir: Remain guided by COVID-19 protocols, Kwara gov urges Muslims
The Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has urged Muslims to remain guided by COVID-19 protocols as they partake in Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. This was made known by the Chief Press...
View ArticleEid-el-Kabir: Police restrict vehicular movement in Borno
The Police in Borno has announced the restriction of vehicular movement in Maiduguri, as part of measures to ensure security during the Eid prayer marking the Sallah celebration. A statement signed by...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Lagos, seven others record 143 new cases
At least 143 patients tested positive for coronavirus in Lagos, Federal Capital Territory and five other states. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known, adding that announced one...
View ArticlePray for Buhari, Tinubu urges in Eid message
Former governor of Lago State, Bola Tinubu, has asked Muslims to remember the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), the governors and other leaders in their prayers so that they could...
View ArticleCourt orders Ondo monarch, CP to pay N2m to hunters
An Ondo State High Court, sitting in Ondo town, has ordered the monarch of Ile Oluji in Ile Oluji Oke Igbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, Oba Julius Adetimẹhin, the state Commissioner of Police...
View ArticleEbonyi court remands three for allegedly stealing goats
An Abakaliki Magistrates’ Court Monday ordered the remand of three persons at the Correctional Centre for allegedly stealing goats. The defendants, Monday Effia, 42; Amaechi Ofoke, 35; and Uchenna...
View ArticleIGP arraigns woman for allegedly blackmailing ex-gov Ohakim
The Inspector-General of Police has arraigned a housewife, Chinyere Igwegbe, before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory for allegedly blackmailing and providing false information against a...
View ArticleVIDEO: Colleagues hail gallant pilot on return after Zamfara bandits shot...
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View ArticleOrtom, Wike, Secondus meet in Makurdi
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, and his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike, alongside the national chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, met in Makurdi on Monday. Feelers...
View ArticleLeverkusen’s Gray to undergo Everton medical today
Bayer Leverkusen winger Demarai Gray is expected to undergo a medical at Everton on Tuesday. The former Birmingham winger joined Leverkusen on an 18-month contract from Leicester in January but has...
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