HURIWA demands independent investigation of NIS inferno
Foremost rights advocacy group, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, Monday, condemned the reported fire incident that gutted part of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS headquarters, Abuja on Sunday.
Merkel finds Twitter halt of Trump account ‘problematic’
Chancellor Angela Merkel believes that the decision by social media giants to permanently suspend Donald Trump’s accounts is problematic because freedom of opinion should not be determined by such online platform bosses, her spokesman said Monday. ALSO READ: Breaking: Twitter suffers loss after suspending Trump “The fundamental right to freedom of opinion is a fundamental right […]
Auto crash claims 17 lives in Nasarawa
By David Odama The Federal Roads Safety Commission FRSC Sunday confirmed the death of 17 travellers in Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa state The FRSC Unit Commander in Akwanga, Assistant Corps Commander Ebere Onyegbaduo said the Corp received a distress call of a fatal accident by 7 pm between Akwanga and Gudi Towns. “We […]
NSCDC arrests 2 suspected child traffickers in Calabar
Operatives of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Cross River have arrested two suspected child traffickers with six children.
Bauchi State records 57 cases of Lassa fever in 2020 — Official
Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, Chairman, Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BASPHDA), says there were 22 deaths out of the 57 cases of Lassa fever recorded in Bauchi State in 2020. Rilwanu stated this on Monday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Bauchi. He said that the agency, however, conducted decontamination […]
Fuel subsidy: Let’s shift to Autogas, FG tells MOMAN, IPMAN, others
By Udeme Akpan AS an immediate response to the rising price of petrol, and by extension, the return of fuel subsidy, the Federal Government has urged operators in Nigeria’s downstream sector of the petroleum industry to shift to Autogas. The call becomes necessary as Autogas is cheaper, about 60 per cent of the current price […]
Manager in court for alleged negligence
A manager of a fashion house, Chika Evans, on Monday appeared in a Grade I Area Court, Karu, FCT, for alleged negligence.
Jack Ma: Lost in Ali Baba’s Caves?
China’s famous tech magnate and former richest person, Jack Ma or Ma Yun, has reportedly not been seen in public for over two months. Videos predicting his possible detention by the CCP are afloat on various social media platforms. A $37 billion public offering of Ant Group was scuttled by the Chinese government in November […]
Adoke, Ex-AGF stranded in UAE
Former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, is stranded in the United Arab Emirate (UAE), where he tested positive for the COVID-19,Mr Kanu Agabi,SAN, told a Federal High Court in Abuja. Agabi counsel to Adoke, told Justice Inyang Ekwo in the alleged money laundering trial filed against him and […]
SUBEB, UBEC train 3, 552 teachers in Oyo
By Adeola Badru The Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, (OyoSUBEB) in collaboration with Universal Basic Education Commission, has concluded the training of 3, 552 teachers from primary schools under its Teachers’ Professional Development Programme. The Executive Chairman, OyoSUBEB, Dr. Nureni Adeniran, yesterday, in a chat with newsmen, said that the training, which started on […]
Cholera claims lives of three children in Benue, others hospitalised
By Peter Duru – Makurdi An outbreak of Cholera disease has claimed the lives of three children at Abinsi community in Guma Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state. An outbreak of the disease has also been reported at Obagaji in Agatu LGA where several persons have come down with the disease through no fatality […]
Obozuwa resumes at Coca-Cola as VP
Patricia Obozuwa has resumed duties as the Vice President, Public Affairs, Communications & Sustainability, Africa at The Coca-Cola Company. She was appointed in December 2020. She leads a team that oversees Government Affairs, thought leadership, media relations, corporate communications and sustainability for the company across the African continent. Prior to that, she was the Chief […]
Breaking: Twitter suffers loss after suspending Trump
Twitter’s German-listed shares slumped as much as 8 per cent on Monday, the first trading day after it permanently suspended U.S. President Donald Trump’s account late on Friday. The company said suspension of Trump’s account, which had more than 88 million followers, was due to the risk of further violence, following the storming of the […]
2021: Expect reduction in banditry, terrorism will continuously be diminished – DHQ
The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, says the Armed Forces of Nigeria will deal with all forms of insecurity confronting the nation head-on in 2021. Enenche told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that the military would continue to improve on its kinetic and non-kinetic operations with a view to rid […]
Expect better results against bandits, kidnappers, terrorists in 2021 — DHQ tells Nigerians
The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, says the Armed Forces of Nigeria will deal with all forms of insecurity confronting the nation head-on in 2021.
Military gears up to stop insecurity in 2021 — DHQ
The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, says the Armed Forces of Nigeria will deal with all forms of insecurity confronting the nation head-on in 2021.
