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Yearly Archives: 2021

Traditional ruler commends Lagos State govt. over cash disbursement to LGs, LCDAs

Oba Olufolarin Ogunsanwo, the Alara of Ilara, in the Epe Division of Lagos State has commended the state government for disbursing conditional cash to...

UN appoints Dieye of Senegal as special coordinator for development in Sahel

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, on Thursday, appointed Abdoulaye Dieye of Senegal as the Special Coordinator for development in the Sahel. Dieye is a macroeconomist and...

Foundation supports 300 pupils with N4m palliatives in Anambra

Eze Ohamadike Foundation, an NGO, has donated palliatives worth more than N4 million to 300 pupils drawn from a dozen primary schools in Igboukwu,...

Ganduje mourns elder statesman, Bayero

Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has expressed deep sadness over the passing of an elder statesman, Bello Isah Bayero, who died on Thursday...

Security forces rescue 103 kidnap victims in Katsina State, says Masari

Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State on Friday said that security forces have rescued 103 kidnap victims. Masari made this known while addressing some of...

Italy reopens schools amid vaccination drive to curb COVID-19 spike

 Italy on Thursday saw a massive return to class of 5.8 million kindergarten, primary and middle school kids as the country pressed ahead with...

Bauchi State pensioners appeal for settlement of outstanding entitlements

The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), Bauchi State chapter, has appealed to the state government to settle the backlog of eleven months’ pension arrears...

Ijaw Youths tackle Akpabio over comment on inauguration of NDDC board

Ijaw Youths from the nine states of the Niger Delta region have described as deceitful and diversionary the comments attributed to the Minister of...

Obiano expresses concern over rising COVID-19 infections in Anambra

Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra state has expressed concern over rising COVID-19 infections, since the advent of second wave of the disease in the...

Pompeo, Mnuchin discuss invoking constitutional amendment to impeach Trump – Reports

U.S. State Secretary Mike Pompeo and Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin have discussed invoking the 25th Amendment of the U.S. constitution to impeach...

Troops rescue 3 kidnap victims, neutralize one bandit in Nasarawa

By Chimezie Godfrey The troops of Operation Whirl Stroke has rescued three kidnap victims and neutralized one bandit in Nasarawa state. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations,...

Anti-banditry operations receive boost as CAS inspects proposed site for NAF FOB

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it is set to establish a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Funtua, Katsina State, to enable the force...

Ugwuanyi swears in six new Judges in Enugu

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has sworn in six new Judges, saying the move is to enhance speedy justice delivery in the state. Swearing...

Ugwuanyi swear in six new Judges in Enugu

 Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has sworn in six new Judges, saying the move is to enhance speedy justice delivery in the state. Swearing...

Nigeria records 1,565 new COVID-19 cases – NCDC

 Nigeria recorded on Thursday recorded 1,565 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 95,934 . The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on...

Benue Security Council to review situation in 2 LGAs – Ortom

Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has said the state Security Council will next week review the security situation in Katsina-Ala and Ukum Local Government...

CAS says new landing site in Katsina to enable NAF to move closer to criminals’ hideouts

The Chief of Air Staff (CAS) Air Marshal Sadeeq Abubakar, says the proposed landing site of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) located in Funtua...

Calls grow for Trump ouster in wake of U.S. Capitol invasion

Calls for the ouster of U.S. President Donald Trump grew on Thursday and members of his administration quit in the wake of a tumultuous...

Border: Joint patrol team seizes items worth N12.5bn–Official

Operation Swift Response (OSR), now Nigeria’s Joint Border Patrol Team (JBPT), has made seizures of various items worth ₦12.5 billion as of Jan. 5. The...

Kalu receives defecting Abia PDP faithful into APC

 Thousands of the Peoples Democratic Party faithful in Abia on Thursday formally defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The defectors, who came from Aba...

COVID-19: Increased testing will enable understanding of burden – NCDC

 The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) says increasing national testing capacity for COVID-19 will enable understanding of its burden. The Head of Department, Surveillance...

Military airstrikes inflict heavy casualties on Boko Haram terrorists in Sambisa 

By Chimezie Godfrey The Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has inflicted heavy casualties on Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) in the Sambisa Forest...

COVID-19: Expert canvasses preventive equipment for journalists

A medical expert has called on the government to provide preventive equipment for journalists as a group that was highly exposed on the front...

Sule extols Buhari, Farouq, for Rural Women’s Grant Initiative

By Chimezie Godfrey The Governor of Nasarawa state, Abdullahi Sule has praised the federal government for initiating the Rural Women’s Special Cash Grant. He gave the...

Justice Sunday Akinola Akintan: An Iroko Tree that Never  Forgets  its Roots

By Folu Olamiti Justice Sunday Akinola Akintan, a retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, is a man of great accomplishments in his calling...
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