WHO says monkeypox outbreak ‘containable’, confirms 131 cases outside Africa
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday said there have been 131 confirmed monkeypox cases and 106 further suspected cases since the first was reported […]
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Insecurity: COAS charges commanding officers to ‘think outside the box’
By Stanley Nwanosike The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has charged commanding officers in various military and para-military formations to think outside […]
Sublime Salah steers Liverpool to 5-0 win over woeful Watford
Mohamed Salah set up Sadio Mane’s 100th Premier League goal and scored a brilliant goal of his own, while Roberto Firmino bagged a hat-trick as […]
Insecurity: Zamfara CP visits tertiary institutions in Gusau
The Commissioner of police in Zamfara State, Mr Ayuba Elkanah, on Friday visited some tertiary institutions in Gusau, the state capital, as part of the […]
FUTA Council rewards outstanding award winning students
The Governing Council of the Federal University of Technology, Akure has rewarded two outstanding students who recently won national and international awards in their fields […]
This TALIBAN and all that! By Ismail Misbahu
[email protected] it, so many lessons there’re for Nigeria to learn. 20 years after US-led invasion, TALIBAN has re-taken Afghanistan back to their control. Being the […]
Killing: LASU students urge LASG to provide adequate security
Lagos State University Students’ Union (LASUSU) has called on the state government to urgently provide maximum security for students to end the scourge of insecurity […]
2 men docked for alleged N2.2m fraud in Ado-Ekiti
Two men, Ogunmola Olajide, 35 and Adekunle Oyekanmi, 30, were on Monday arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defrauding a POS agent […]
Niger Assembly summons IBB varsity management over tuition fees increment
Niger State House of Assembly has summoned the management of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBUL), Lapai, to appear before its Committee on Education to explain […]
Don’t borrow money without State Govt.’s approval, Wike warns new LG Chairmen.
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Thursday warned newly sworn-in Chairmen of Local Government Areas in the state againt borrowing money from financial institutions without […]
Rotary club take peace-building campaign to FCT Schools
Rotary Club on Sunday took its peace-building campaign to secondary schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to sensitise young people on the need to […]
First Roman Catholic outpost celebrates 120th Anniversary June 26
St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Ebute Meta, Lagos, the first outpost of the Roman Catholic Church outside the Holy Cross Cathedral, is set to mark its […]
Burna Boy’s ‘Ye’ certified Gold in the U. S., sets new Nigerian record
Grammy award-winning singer, Burna Boy’s single “Ye” has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). reports that Burnaboy’s song joins the […]
Sen. Bassey lauds CAN for promoting peace
Sen. Gershom Bassey, the lawmaker representing Cross River South in the National Assembly, has commended the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Cross River chapter, for […]
Easter : Police, NSCDC ready to provide security in Niger
The Niger Police Command has assured residents of the state of their safety before, during and after the Easter period. The Commissioner of Police in […]
Tambuwal: Sokoto Hisbah Is constitutional
Gov. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State has explained that the new Hisbah Commission in the state should not be perceived as a […]
Buhari’s new ADC, Yusuf Dodo, assumes duty
Lt.-Col. Yusuf Dodo, officially assumed duty as Aide-de-Camp to President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja, as Col. Mohammed Abubakar, departed for a promotional course […]
Bandits raze church building, two homes in Kajuru
Security agencies have reported that bandits razed the building of the Holy Family Catholic Church, and two homes, in Kikwari village, Kajuru local government […]
The rise and rise of regional and ethnic warlords, by Zainab Suleiman Okino
For the right thinking Nigerian burning with patriotic fervor, there are genuine reasons to be apprehensive about the widened rift among the regions […]
Mandela and the parable of the Fulani , By Hassan Gimba
In his autobiography, Long Walk To Freedom, first published in 1994, the revered Nelson Mandela wrote: “When a man is denied the right to […]
Abuja to hosts Miss Heritage Global Pageant
Abuja, the Nigerian capital city, has been selected to host this year’s edition of the Miss Heritage Global pageant with beauty queens from 60 countries […]
Facing 2021: Notes to the Nigerian Left, By Edwin Madunagu
The last paragraph of my last published article for the year 2020, titled “Study notes on state and state failure” (December 22) started with a […]
Tambuwal appoints committee on Sokoto Central Market fire disaster
In the wake of the Tuesday morning fire incident that razed the Sokoto Central market, the state Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has appointed a […]
Badaru tasks youths on critical thinking as Pantami hails Jigawa’s digital drive
The Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Badaru Abubukar, has urged Nigerian youths to key into the digital technologies and focus more on critical thinking in […]
How AIG Babas died – Police
The Assistant Inspector-General (AIG) of police in charge of Zone 8, Lokoja, Mr Yunana Babas, mni is dead. The Acting Public Relations officer for the […]