Police record 25 cases of rape, defilement in Adamawa
The Police Command in Adamawa says it has recorded no fewer than 25 cases of rape and defilement between January and June 2021 in the […]
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China opposes Australia’s blocking of vaccines to PNG
China on Monday expressed concern over and firm opposition to Australia blocking China’s COVID-19 vaccine aid to Papua New Guinea (PNG), calling it a breach […]
Sanwo-Olu consolidating on achievements of his predecessors—Orji Kalu
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu, has commended Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State for sustaining and consolidating on the achievements of […]
Nigeria’s Oligarchs and the Golden Fish metaphor, By Osmund Agbo
In 1845, the Illustrated London News ran an interesting story about a certain dog breed discovered in Newfoundland that was noted to act in some […]
Universities’ Finances: AGF Idris calls for transparency, accountability
The Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris FCNA has called on the leadership of Nigerian Universities to entrench the ideals of transparency, accountability and […]
NIS to profile herdsmen entering the country through Nigeria-Niger border
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) says it will henceforth profile herdsmen entering the country at Jigawa, through Nigeria’s common border with Niger Republic. Mr Isma’il […]
Children’s Day: Group tasks parents on good parenting
Women of Inestimable Values (WIVs), a Non-Government Organisation (NGO), has called on parents and guardians to pay heed to their responsibilities of monitoring and guiding […]
Expert says forest animals are beneficial
The Kwara Director of Forestry, Alhaji Babatunde Mahmud, has said that forest animals are beneficial to the people and should take good care of them. […]
NTF President scores DavNotch Tennis tournament high
Ifedayo Akindoju, the President of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF), has described as ”top notch”, the quality of the ongoing DavNotch National Open Tennis Championship, […]
Onaiyekan urges governments to support national dialogue
Archbishop Emeritus, His Eminence, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, on Thursday urged government at all levels to support a national dialogue that tilted toward restoring peace, development […]
Fintiri declares 3-day mourning in honour of Mbula Traditional Ruler
Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has declared a three- day mourning period in honour of Mbula Traditional Ruler, Joel Joram-Fwa, who died on Sunday. This […]
Prices of root and tuber crops increase in FCT markets
The prices of root and tuber crops like yam and Irish potatoes have gone up in some markets in the FCT ahead of Sallah celebration. […]
Community decries 1month blackout in Kwara
Residents of Pipeline area in Ilorin, Kwara state capital, have decried the blackout in their community caused by a rainstorm, which occurred on April 8.Some […]
Ramadan: Minister distributes food items, clothing to women groups.
The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, has distributed palliatives to Muslim women groups and associations to observe the last 10 days of the […]
Don calls on NASS to pass Metallurgy bill
Prof. Benjamine Adewuyi, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Akure, has called on the National Assembly to pass the Nigerian Metallurgical Industrial Bill […]
UNILORIN students donate grinding machines, fryers to communities
Some students of the University of Ilorin have donated ten sets of grinding machines including fryers to some rural communities in Kwara. The students, of the […]
Nigeria Customs Service generates N466.1bn revenue in Q1
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has generated N466.1 billion revenue in the first quarter of 2021. The statistics obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria […]
Chelsea see off Porto to reach semis despite Taremi stunner
Chelsea hung on to reach the Champions League semi-finals with a 2-1 aggregate win, despite Mehdi Taremi’s stunning overhead kick in added time handing Porto […]
PDP candidate wins Delta Assembly by-election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Sunday, declared the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Jude Ogbimi, winner of Saturday’s by-election in Isoko […]
Obaseki urges 20th NSF athletes to be good sportsmen
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has urged all athletes at the 20th National Sports Festival (NSF) tagged “Edo 2020” not to forget to exhibit the […]
Foundation urges Gombe Govt to increase funding to agriculture
Hope Foundation for the Lonely (HFL), an NGO, has urged the Gombe State Government to increase its budgetary allocation to the agricultural sector in the […]
Customs intercepts smuggled goods worth N79m in Katsina
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Area Command in Katsina, says it intercepted smuggled goods worth N79million between February and March 2021. Mr Adewale Aremu, the […]
Troops restore normalcy along Kaduna-Jebba road, warns miscreants – DHQ
By Chimezie Godfrey The Defence Headquarters Abuja, has said that troops have restored normalcy along Abuja-Jebba road. The Acting Director, Defence Information, Brig. Gen. Onyeama […]
NCC debunks report on Q1 phone number allocations
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has debunked a news report which claimed that the commission allocated 383 million new telephone numbers to operators […]
Atiku felicitates with Anyim at 60
Former Vice President of Nigeria and former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Atiku Abubakar has felicitated with erstwhile […]