The Benue State Police Command has reacted to reports that about 81 persons were feared dead recently when some suspected Fulani herdsmen stormed communities in the state. In a statement issued by the PPRO Benue Command, ASP Moses Joel Yamu, the police claimed that only 22 persons were killed during the attack. Yamu described the…
President Buhari has commended the outgoing High Commissioner of Canada to Nigeria, Ambassador Perry Calderwood. The President applauded the Government of Canada’s humanitarian assistance to Nigerians displaced by the insurgency in the North East, and their commitment to polio eradication in the country. He highlighted the Federal Government’s effort to facilitate voluntary return of displaced…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja expressed appreciation for the important role the United States Government played in the success of the 2015 general elections in Nigeria. Receiving the outgoing Ambassador of the US, James Entwistle, at the State House, the President said the US insistence on free, fair and violent-free elections largely contributed…
Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, will lead the country’s delegation to the 27th Ordinary Session of the African Union starting on July 18 in Kigali, Rwanda. This was made known on Monday by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama. He said the occasion would afford Nigeria the opportunity to showcase the successes recorded by…
An appeal has been made to loyalists of President Salva Kiir of South Sudan, and those loyal to the first Vice President, Riek Machar, to allow peace to reign. Over the weekend, a clash broke out between supporters of the two leaders, leading to the death of over 200 persons. On Monday, President Muhammadu Buhari…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has warned that his administration will do everything to clampdown on criminals in the state. He disclosed that his government will continue its anti-cultism and anti-kidnapping war until all criminals are rooted out of the state. Wike, who spoke on Monday after he supervised the demolition of two hideouts…
A top music producer in Nigeria, Babatope Temidayo, otherwise known as Puffy Tee, has threatened to institute a legal action against musician, Oritsefemi, if the artiste fails to pay for services rendered to him. Puffy Tee, who produced Olu Maintain’s hit singer, Yahoozee, told Vanguard that he produced some songs on the Delta State-born singer…
About N70 billon was remitted into the Federation Account in the last one year by the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC. This information was contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by the Special Assistant on Media to the chief executive of the commission, Yakubu Musa. The NCC further disclosed that, “This is in…
Sultry Nollywood actress, Rita Uchenna Nkem Dominic, is 41 today, Tuesday, July 12, 2016 and she is not looking a bit of it. It might be difficult for some people to believe that the star actress is over 40, but her profile on Wikipedia confirms she is already 41. Rita is one of the most…
A report contained in the just-released 2015 Mediafacts disclosed that the Nigerian print media attracted a total of N23.7 billion revenue from advertising in 2015; representing a drop of N2.1 billion compared to N25.8 billion it recorded in 2014. Mediafacts is a key media resource for marketing professionals in West and Central Africa produced annually…