By Johnbosco Agbakwuru President Mohammadu Buhari has appointed the Academy Adjutant of the Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA), Lt-Col Y.M. Dodo, as his new Aide-De-Camp (ADC). The Presidency through the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, confirmed the development on Saturday. Reports indicate that Dodo will take over from […]

By Erunke Joseph …As over 32,000 graduate in combined virtual convocation President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that his prompt signature on the amended law of the National Open University of Nigeria’s (NOUN) has resolved the long-term non-recognition of its graduates in the country. He stated this on Saturday during the university’s combined 9th and 10th […]

Egypt said Saturday the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine developed by Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca would arrive on Sunday. The Egyptian authority in charge of the acquisition of pharmaceuticals announced “the arrival of the first batch of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine tomorrow, Sunday January 31, 2021”, without specifying the number of doses. Last week, officials […]

Doris Okuwobi, chairperson of the Lagos state judicial panel, Saturday said there is nothing the panel can do if the Nigerian army refuses to honour summons. The army is a respondent in several petitions before the panel set up by the Lagos state government to probe police brutality, especially the involvement of the army in […]

By Joseph Erunke THE Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, His Grace Ignatius Kaigama, has said time has come for youths to take active part in governance. Kaigama, who insisted that “it is the right time now to give our youths a chance to express their leadership skills”, tasked authorities to expand the political […]

Kidnapers ,child traffickers should leave now By Ike Uchechukwu,Calabar The Cross River State governnent has warned that criminals, no matter their status were not immune to Justice as anyone caught for Kidnapping ,child trafficking and other heinous crimes will face the full wrath of the law . The State Security Adviser to governor Ben Ayade […]

By Soni Daniel The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested 10 suspects over computer-related fraud known as ‘Yahoo-Yahoo’ They were arrested at their Academy in Bwari axis of Abuja where they were said to be learning the trade of cyber trickery. The suspects aged between 20 and 30 years, are Sixtus Jude, Moses Samuel, […]

…calls for sustainability By Chinedu Adonu A social group, Ishi-Obere Brothers Club, IBC, in Amufie autonomous community, Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu state has applauded Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s effort at ensuring rural access roads in every community in the state. This commendation was made in a statement signed and issued to pressmen in […]

Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Lagos State have increased to 47,871, as the state recorded 408 new infections on Jan. 28. The State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, made the disclosure through his verified Twitter account @ProfAkinAbayomi on Saturday, while giving the state’s COVID-19 status for Jan. 28. Abayomi said that 2,186 tests were conducted […]

By  Charly Agwam The Nigeria Police has confirmed the release of the kidnapped Principal of Government Day Secondary School, Lere in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area, Iliyasu Suleiman from his abductors. According to the Spokesman of Bauchi Command, DSP Ahmed Wakil, Suleiman was freed in the wee hours of Saturday. READ ALSOI marry wife within 3 […]

The Plateau State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has announced Feb. 1 as resumption date for academic activities in all public primary schools in the state. Prof. Mathew Sule, Chairman of the board announced this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Jos. Sule said the directive […]

…All my wives know I want more children …Explains why Igbo men should marry more wives  By Emma Amaize FORMER Member, House of Representatives, lawyer and philanthropist, Prince Ned Nwoko, has said that he typically ties the knot with a lady within three weeks and that happened with all his wives. Nwoko who spoke to […]

Benue state government arrested a farmer, Atsegba Ukua, and his son in Gbajimba, Guma Local Government Area of the state on Friday for rustling six cattle. Rtd. Col. Paul Hemba, Special Adviser on Security to Governor Samuel Ortom, told newsmen on Saturday in Makurdi that Livestock Guards arrested Ukua and his little son while they […]

Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has expressed shock over the death of the Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Benue State Council, Mrs Victoria Asher. Asher died on Saturday at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Makurdi, after a surgery. Ortom, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr Terver Akase, on Saturday in […]

James Ogunnaike Three members of Eiye confranternity were on 28th of January 2021 arrested by men of Ogun State Police command for threatening to kill one Teslim Lateef if he refused to be initiated into their group. The suspects; Olajide Shittu, Emmanuel Fidelis and Sunkanmi Ifelodun according to a statement by the command spokesperson, DSP […]