…charge Nigerian Army to train more personnel in counter-terrorism, banditry  …as TRADOC defends N43.3b 2022 budget  By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja House of Representatives, Thursday, revealed that its resolution to designate bandits as terrorists was essentially informed by the disturbing wave of terrorism and banditry across the country. The Chairman, House Committee on Army, Hon. Abdulrazaq Namdas […]

World football governing body, FIFA has appointed referees from North Africa to officiate the Super Eagles’ last two games of the group phase of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 African qualifying series. Tunisian official Youssef Essrayri, 42, will be the referee for the Day 5 encounter between the Super Eagles and the Lone Star […]

LESS than 48 hours to the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State, the fear in the state polity is palpable

THE African Action Congress, AAC, Governorship Candidate, Dr. Chidozie Nwankwo, has urged his fellow contestants to play by the rules and allow the will of Anambra electorate prevail in the November 6, 2021 governorship election.

Delta Governor Dr.  Ifeanyi Okowa, on Thursday commended the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, for his commitment to peace and development in the kingdom and their neighbours. Okowa gave the commendation when he received the monarch who visited him at Government House, Asaba. He congratulated him on his ascension to the throne of his […]

The police on Thursday arraigned three persons including two staff of a Mapo Customary Court, Ibadan, before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court for alleged forgery and bribery. The defendants namely: Abdul Hammed, 53, Saka Afusat, 54, both staff of a Mapo Customary Court and one Oladosu Olusola, 43, are being tried on charges of conspiracy, forgery […]

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday sealed a warehouse and arrested the owner over alleged unguarded sales of harmful chemicals. The Kano State Coordinator of the agency, Mr Shaba Muhammed, told journalists that the deadly chemicals included Sulphuric acid, caustic soda, hydraulic acid, hydrogen peroxide, among others. According […]

Mr C Don Adinuba, Anambra Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, has called on the public never to panic about buses coming from outside Anambra and its occupants. Adinuba made the call in a press release he signed and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Thursday. He said that […]

Mr Alex Oladimeji, the Executive Chairman of the Ifedore Local Government, Ondo State, has debunked the suspension claim by executive members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ijare Ward 1 of the council area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a group of 21 people, led by Mr Taiwo Oni, on Wednesday […]