PDP crisis: Governors summon emergency meeting
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party have summoned an emergency meeting to find a solution to to the fresh crisis bedeviling the party. This was contained in a statement...
View ArticleFull list: Qualified teams for UEFA Champions League group stage
Qualified teams for the UEFA Champions League group stage ahead of Thursday’s draw in Istanbul from 1600 GMT: Pot One Chelsea (ENG, holders) Villarreal (ESP) Manchester City (ENG) Atletico Madrid (ESP)...
View ArticleNigeria’s economy grew by 5.01% in second quarter -NBS
Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product grew by 5.01 per cent, year-on-year, in the second quarter according to the National Bureau of Statistics. NBS disclosed this in its GDP Report for Q2 released on...
View ArticleICYMI: Declare state of emergency in North, Matawalle advises Buhari
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has called for a state of emergency to be declared on security in the northern part of the country. Matawalle, who addressed Plice personnel posted to the...
View ArticlePlateau killings: Kaduna govt evacuates students from UNIJOS
The Kaduna State Government on Thursday announced the evacuation of its indigenes who are students of the University of Jos and other tertiary institutions in Plateau State. This followed the...
View ArticleTerror sponsors turning Nigeria into Taliban country – Ex-naval chief
A former Navy Commodore, Kunle Olawunmi, has said some sponsors of terrorist groups are bent on turning Nigeria to a country where the Taliban will reign supreme. He spoke on Wednesday when he featured...
View ArticleTokyo: Uganda’s Kukundakwe becomes youngest Paralympian
The youngest Paralympian in Tokyo took to the pool on Thursday looking to change attitudes to disability, as more world records were smashed on the second day of competition. In a reminder of the...
View ArticleTroops eliminate 43 terrorists in Lake Chad
Troops of the Multinational Joint Taskforce on Wednesday eliminated a total of 43 Boko Haram and Islamic States West Africa Province terrorists in Diffa, Niger Republic. The Chief of Military Public...
View ArticleInsecurity: Plateau women seek empowerment of vigilantes, hunters
The National Council of Women Societies, Plateau chapter, has urged the Federal Government and State Governments to empower vigilantes and hunters to complement the efforts of security agencies in...
View ArticleEFCC to fight financial crimes in real estate sector, says Bawa
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has urged the House of Representatives to insist on the enforcement of regulations by relevant authorities in the real...
View ArticleBaby born during Afghan evacuation named after U.S. aircraft
A baby born on board a U.S. military flight during the evacuation mission from Afghanistan has been named after the plane. The girl was born at the U.S. Ramstein Air Base in Germany and was named Reach...
View ArticleAPC govs salute Zulum for inspirational leadership
The Progressives Governors Forum on Thursday commended the Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, for what it described as inspirational leadership. This was contained in a statement titled, “Birthday...
View ArticleUndergraduate jailed one year for lottery scam
A Kwara High Court sitting in Ilorin, on Wednesday, sentenced one Udoh Okon to one year at a correctional centre for an offence bordering on lottery scam. The Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and...
View ArticleBBNaija S6: Team Cool Cow wins N1.5m in Dano task
The Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemates participated in a challenge organised by Dani milk and Team Dano Cool Cow emerged victorious in the task. Members of Team Giveaways include Whitemoney,...
View ArticleTokyo Paralympics: Adesokan misses out on powerlifting medal
Yakubu Adesokan’s best lift of 155kg was just not enough to push him into a medal position on Thursday in the men’s powerlifting -49kg at the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo. The 42-year-old who won the...
View ArticleNorth-East attacks: There’s need for more logistics, says COAS
The Chief of Army Staff , Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has said logistics supplies in all forms of operations cannot be over emphasized, if operational success must be made He described its as a...
View ArticlePoor results: 193 students advised to withdraw from Kogi Poly
The management of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, has withdrawn 193 students of the institution over poor academic performance in the 2019/2020 academic session. This was said in a statement by Uredo...
View ArticleArmy foils terrorists’ attack on Yobe town
The Nigerian Army says troops of Operation Hadin Kai on Wednesday foiled an attempted attack on Babangida town in Yobe by terrorists belonging to Boko Haram and Islamic State in West Africa Province....
View ArticleMan United’s McTominay undergoes surgery
Scott McTominay has undergone groin surgery and misses this Sunday’s Premier League clash with Wolves with his club Manchester United saying they “hope to have him back soon”. The 24-year-old...
View ArticleVideo of Senator confessing he rigged elections re-emerges on social media...
Days after his death, a video has re-emerged on social media showing former Deputy Senate President, Ibrahim Mantu, confess how he rigged elections in Nigeria. Mantu, a chieftain of the Peoples...
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