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Yearly Archives: 2021

Year Ender:  Checking Rising Incidence of Mental Health Cases, Attempted Suicide Amid COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted or halted critical mental health services in 93 per cent of countries worldwide, while the demand for mental health...

Police confirm kidnap of prominent Ekiti petroleum dealer, Akinbami

Gunmen on Sunday night reportedly kidnapped a prominent petroleum dealer, Alhaji Suleiman Akinbami, in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. The Police Command in Ekiti...

Human Trafficking: JIFORM calls for multi dimensional approach to addressing menace

 The Journalist International Forum for Migration (JIFORM) has called for a multidimensional approach from nations to tackle human trafficking. The President, JIFORM, Mr. Ajibola Abayomi,...

COVID-19: Ekiti re-imposes curfew, bans large public gatherings from Jan.11 –Commissioner

 Ekiti has re-imposed fresh restrictions to movement and banned large public gatherings amid fears of the escalating second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the...

APC rallies support for new President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday in Abuja, urged Nigerians of Igbo extraction to support Prof. George Obiozor to fulfil his mandate as...

FRSC: Road accident kills Okada rider in Osun

The Federal Road Safety Corps in Osun on Monday said a road accident has claimed one life on Osogbo-Gbogan road, due to speeding and...

Nigerian armed forces, dependable institution in Nigeria survival- Dep. Gov.

Mr Benedict Alabi, the Osun Deputy Governor, has described the Nigerian Armed Forces as a dependable institution of sustenance and survival of Nigeria’s sovereignty...

University of Abuja signs MoU with Diabetes Africa

The University of Abuja, Gwagwalada, FCT, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Diabetes Africa, a network of health professionals, to establish a...

Moghalu congratulates Obiozor, new Ohaneze Ndigbo President-General

 Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, former Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has felicitated with Prof. George Obiozor on his election as the President-General of...

COVID-19: infections in Nigeria surpass 100,000

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria surpassed 100,000 on Jan.10 after 1,024 new cases were reported, bringing the total number of infections...

Lalong mourns AIG Dan Bature

Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has expressed shock over the sudden death of Retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, Dan Bature, who died at...

Observe due process in using unclaimed dividends, dormant accounts, expert tells FG

A Financial Expert, Mr Okechukwu Unegbu, has advised the Federal Government to observe due process in its plan to use unclaimed dividends and dormant...

FRSC boss warns against night travel

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has advised commercial drivers and private vehicle owners who indulge in night travel...

Troops eliminate 28 terrorists, capture arms, ammunition in Yobe

By Chimezie Godfrey Troops of the newly launched Operation Tura Takaibango, a subsidiary Operation of Operation Lafiya Dole have eliminated 28 Boko Haram terrorists in...

Trump’s African Genes, by Hassan Gimba

  Outgoing 45th President of the United States of America, Donald John Trump, was said to have German roots. His mother, Mary Anne MacLeod, is...

Lalong promises end to kidnaping, cultism in Plateau

The Plateau government says it is working hard with security agencies to check the spate of kidnaping, cultism and other forms of violent crimes...

Armed Forces Remembrance Day: Be your brothers’ keepers, Makinde urges Nigerians

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has urged Nigerians to be their brother’s keepers so as to build a better country. The governor stated this...

Nigeria has a shortage of 277,537 teachers in basic education sector, says UBEC

The Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr Hamid Bobboyi, has revealed that Nigeria had a shortage of 277, 537 teachers at the...

NANS commends FG over suspension of electricity tariff hike

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), on Sunday, commended the Federal Government over its directive suspending the recent electricity tariff hike in the...

NCC mourns loss of staff, family in road accident

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has expressed shock and deepest grief over the loss of its staff, Mr. Nuhu Hamman’Gabdo in a road accident. Hamman...

Kaigama condemns kidnapping of Catholic priests

Most Rev. Dr. Ignatius Kaigama, Archbishop of Abuja Catholic Archdiocese, has condemned incessant kidnapping of catholic priests and other ministers of God, describing it...

Nigerian Army restates commitment to welfare of personnel

The Nigerian Army has reiterated commitment to improve the welfare of its personnel towards effective discharge its constitutional mandate.   Maj.-Gen. Usman Mohammed, the General Officer...

Buni commends military for repelling B/Haram insurgents during Gujba attack

Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has commended the Nigerian military forces for repelling Saturday’s Boko Haram attack on Gujba area of the state. The...

Ebonyi Govt condemns killing of 3 police officers in Onueke

The Ebonyi Government has described the killing of three police officers by unknown gunmen at Onueke Police station in Ezza-South Local Government area of...

Delta Assembly Speaker recovers from COVID-19

The Speaker of Delta House of Assembly, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori, says he has been certified free from COVID-19 after being down with the disease...
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