i The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says his recent trip to the United State of America was fruitful and successful despite deliberate and sponsored fake news by detractors. The minister said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) before he departed Washington, DC, for Lagos. NAN reports that…
Plateau State Government has reinstated the 24-hour curfew earlier relaxed in Jos North Local Government Area following growing tensions arising from the attack on Yelwa Zangam village of the Local Government where people were killed and properties destroyed. According to Governor Simon Lalong, the 24 hour came into force from 4pm on 25th August until…
Teachers in Osun state on Wednesday endorsed the state Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola for a second term in office. The over 11,000 teachers under the umbrella of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) passed a vote of confidence in the Administration of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola for prioritising workers’ welfare and well-being, particularly the teachers in the…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has denied claims that personnel on duty at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) CCTV monitoring room were sleeping when bandits attacked the officers’ residential. The attack on the quarters led to the death of two officers and the abduction of one other officer. An online news platform, TheCable, had reported that…
After many controversies surrounding which club England’s captain, Harry Kane, will be playing for in the 2021/2022 season, the striker has finally revealed he will be staying at Tottenham this season. Kane, who came off the bench in Saturday’s 1-0 league win at Wolves in his first appearance, says he is fully focused on helping…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the attack launched on the facility of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) on Tuesday, rather than throw a dampener into the morale of our Armed Forces as it is intended to, will buoy their determination to make a decisive end of criminality in the country. The President in a…
The Nigeria Army has described as blackmail, allegations by Emeka Okoroafor, a lawmaker in Abia State that its officers were aiding and abetting criminality in Isuikwuato Local Government Area of the State. According to the army, the lawmaker alleged that when security agents arrested suspected kidnappers of Abia state university lecturers, a certain call came…
The Dangote Group has bagged three awards given by the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) in recognition of its outstanding contributions to the development of the engineering profession in the country. The awards were presented during the NSE Ikeja Branch’s dinner and awards ceremony organised as part of activities to round-off its engineering week with…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa has urged banks in the country to investigate the kind of businesses their potential customers does before opening an account for them. Bawa made this known on Tuesday when members of the Association of Chief Audit Executives of Banks in Nigeria, ACAEBIN, led…
The Department of Petroleum Resources has faulted the claim by the Nigeria Customs Service that it was partly responsible for the continued smuggling of Premium Motor Spirit popularly called petrol, which has been subsidised by the Federal Government. The Head, Downstream Department, DPR, Bashir Sodiq, said filling stations along the land borders now get less…