D r. Mustapha Inuwa is the Secretary to the Government of Katsina State, SGS who doubles as the Chairman, Amnesty Programme to end banditry in the state. In this interview, he bares his mind on series of challenges and setbacks they are facing in their fight against banditry.   Current waves of insecurity in Katsina have continued […]

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine appeared to work against a key mutation in the highly transmissible new variants of the coronavirus discovered in the UK and South Africa, according to a laboratory study conducted by the US drugmaker. The not-yet peer-reviewed study by Pfizer and scientists from the University of Texas Medical Branch indicated […]

Social media giant, Twitter Inc, has permanently banned United States President Donald Trump’s personal account for repeated rules violations, marking the most high-profile punishment the social-media company has ever imposed. “After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them — specifically how they are being received and interpreted on […]

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo MANY indigenes of Birnin Gwari in Kaduna State who live in other places have not travelled home for many years because of fear for their lives. This is because the once serene, peaceful and friendly Kaduna-Birnin Gwari Road that connects the southern to the northern part of the country has become the […]

By Ayo Onikoyi Ex model, video vixen and beauty entrepreneur, Adeola Adeyemi Chizoba popularly known as Diiadem has been unveiled by Hush’D Makeover as their brand ambassador. The unveiling took place in Lagos at the company’s office on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. Speaking at the unveiling event, the Chief Executive Officer of Hush’D Makeover, Abiola […]

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain and former Delta State gubernatorial aspirant, Chief Sunny Onuesoke, has called for the immediate shut down of Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) over alleged non-performance. Recall that while responding to questions from a Senate panel last year, the Director-General of RMRDC, Professor Hussain Ibrahim, listed kilishi as one […]

The Kwara Government, on Friday, ordered the sealing up of two children’s homes, Blusolande Day Care and Inioluwa Orphanage, for operating illegally in the state. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajia Nike Ibrahim, gave the order following an on-the-spot assessment visit to the affected homes in Omu-Aran, headquarters of Irepodun […]

By Jimitota Onoyume The people of Ovre-Eku community have reiterated that they are from Eku community, Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta state, an Urhobo tribe, with the Ovie of Agbon kingdom as their monarch. Some of the community leaders, told newsmen that they were surprised to see a letter allegedly addressed to the […]

By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa Ijaw youths from the states of the Niger Delta have described as “deceitful” and “diversionary” the comments attributed to the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, over the possible constitution of a substantive board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in April 2021 after the forensic audit of the […]

Governor Muhammed Abubakar of Jigawa State has revealed that the Federal Government has empowered 27,000 youths with N1.62 billion in the last three months.

The Police have begun an investigation into the discovery of a tunnel in Orile area of Lagos State, allegedly to be used by ritualists. The news went around the densely-populated Orile and its environs on Wednesday that dismembered human parts were discovered inside the tunnel at School Bus Stop.

AFTER surviving the COVID-19 pandemic and other socio-economic challenges of 2020, death is the last thing on the minds of most people who crossed over to 2021.

It promises to be a thrilling round of action as The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) enter Matchday 3 this weekend. Akwa United and Abia Warriors go head to head at the Nest of Champions looking for their first win of the season after a very slow start to the NPFL season. The two sides […]

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) and two other agencies are mapping out strategic guidelines on COVID-19 preventive measures to safeguard Nigerian pilgrims during the 2021 hajj operation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the two other agencies are the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and the Federal Ministry of Health. The […]

It has emerged that U.S Capitol Police rejected National Guard and FBI offers of backup in the days and hours leading up to Wednesday’s attack on Congress.