By Dirisu Yakubu – Abuja Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA,  Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has restated the need for enhanced stakeholder collaboration in tackling maritime security challenges in Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea.  Dr Jamoh stated this in a presentation titled, “Enhancing Collaboration amongst Stakeholders for Improved Maritime Security in Nigeria,” […]

By Dayo Johnson – Akure  Youths in Omialafia village in Ose council area of Ondo state have staged a protest over the collapse of a section of the Benin- Akure highway. Reports had it that the youths block the road to prevent motorists from falling into the ditch. The youths said the collapse was caused by […]

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri – Abuja The National Judicial Council, NJC, has okayed the probe of three judges for granting ex-parte orders that were considered an embarrassment to the judiciary. Though the NJC, which has the statutory mandate to discipline erring Judges, usually act on petitions that are forwarded to it, however, the Chief Justice of […]

By Bashir Bello Worried by the growing insecurity in the state, Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina state on Monday ordered the immediate closure of commercial mobile phone charging centres to curtail activities of bandits and other crimes in the state. This was as he vowed that decisive measures were underway to checkmate the activities […]

By Chinedu Adonu The 2020/2021 Nigeria National League Super 8 league will today, kick start at Nnamdi Azikiwe stadium, Enugu state with Gombe United battling El-Kanemi Warriors in the opening match. The draw which was held at Autella Hotel, Independence Layout, Enugu on Monday night paired the teams into two groups, Southern and Northern Conference. […]

Traditional rulers in the state of Osun have felicitated with the Governor of the state, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, government and the entire people of the state on the attainment of three decades (30 years) of the creation of the state from the old Oyo State. Speaking during its monthly Council meeting held at the Finance […]

Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, on Thursday, 2nd September 2021, hosted a high-level roundtable themed, Positioning African Industries for Economic Transformation and Continental Free Trade. 

By Ibrahim Wuyo – Kaduna  Tragedy struck at the head office of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) when one of its chieftains, Alhaji Mohammed Sani Soba suddenly collapsed in his office and died. The National Publicity Secretary of the ACF, Emmanuel Yawe said in a statement on Monday night that the chieftain who suddenly died weekend was […]

By Joseph Erunke – Abuja The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has said a total of 120 children in Nigeria have been infected with environmental poliovirus. The children, according to the agency of the United Nations, are not in a particular region but scattered across different parts of the country. UNICEF Country Representative, Peter Hawkins, revealed this […]

Talented musician, Reuel Elijah, says being a music legend is not as easy as many people think these days. He applauded the likes of King Sunny Ade, Femi Kuti, D’Banj, 2Baba, Eedris Abdul Kareem and Ruggedman, who have contributed a lot to the Nigerian music industry as legends. Reuel Elijah disclosed this when he was […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the setting up of a Health Sector Reform Committee to commence the development and implementation of a Health Sector Reform programme for Nigeria in collaboration with the State Governments and the FCT administration.

The leaders of a military coup in Guinea blocked government members from leaving the country on Monday. The members of the cabinet, convened a day after the removal of president Alpha Conde, were told to hand over their passports and official vehicles, coup leader Mamady Doumbouya said in the capital Conakry. Doumbouya, who is the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the setting up of a Health Sector Reform Committee to commence the development and implementation of a Health Sector Reform programme for Nigeria in collaboration with the State Governments and the FCT administration.

By Joseph Erunke ABUJA–THE United Nations Children’s Fund,UNICEF,has said a total of 120 children in Nigeria have been infected with environmental poliovirus. The children, according to the agency of the United Nations,are not in particular region but scattered  across different parts of the country. UNICEF Country Representative, Peter Hawkins, revealed this during the 3rd quarterly Northern Traditional […]

*Describes action of states as satanic against Fulani age-long tradition By Joseph Erunke ABUJA–FULANI cattle breeders in the country have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly to do anything possible to frustrate anti-open grazing laws being passed by some states across the country, describing the laws as satanic against their age-long tradition. […]