Buhari’s visit: UMTH battles to revive 28-yr-old pregnant woman after ISWAP’s rocket busts her stomach in Borno
Amid president Muhammadu Buhari's visit to Borno State, which culminated in the firing of Rockets and grenades by suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists last Thursday around Ajilari Cross and Bulumkutu Communities of Maiduguri, leaving five people dead with 16 injured, officials at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), particularly those in Surgical Department and the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) are currently making frantic effort to save the life of Hajja Maryam Abba Maini, a 28-year-old pregnant woman.
Osun PDP Crisis: New acting Chairman emerges
The lingering crisis bedevilling Osun Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has taken a new twist, as another acting Chairman has emerged on Friday.
NTI laments dearth of special education teachers in Nigeria
By Evelyn Usman The National Teachers Institute, NTI, Kaduna has decried the inadequate number of teachers in Special Education Needs and Disabilities, SENDs, that would impact knowledge in pupils with different forms of disabilities in the nation’s Primary and Secondary schools. To fill the vacuum, it disclosed that it had trained over 7000 teachers selected […]
EKEDC lists areas affected by collapse of 33KV line
Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has listed areas under its network of operations affected by Friday’s collapse of five 33KV Towers at LASU/Isheri Road in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State. The electricity distribution company blamed the incident on activities by vandals which led to a pipeline explosion and collapse of the towers across […]
Yuletide Celebrations: IGP orders’ round-the-clock visibility patrols
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has ordered Commissioners of Police (CPs) in the thirty-six (36) States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja as well as their supervisory Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs), to initiate and implement well-coordinated crime prevention strategies and ensure round-the-clock visibility patrols towards peaceful Christmas and New Year celebrations in the country.
FULL TEXT: Buhari’s 2021 Christmas message
I rejoice with Christians in Nigeria as they join fellow believers all over the world to celebrate this season. It is a special period that brings peoples of the world together with one purpose; to celebrate togetherness, joy, peace, and above all, to share love with one another through exchange of goodwill and gifts. For […]
Christmas: Don’t give up on Nigeria, Archbishop Kaigama tells Christians
THE Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, His Grace Most Revd. Ignatius Kaigama has urged Nigerians not to give up on the country, saying the present situations may be tough, but God is in control.
Insecurity: FG warns against use of micro-organisms by terrorists
By Fortune Eromosele – Abuja The federal government has warned against the use of micro-organisms by terrorists to cause bioterrorism, mayhem and havoc in the country. The Director-General/CEO of the National Biosafety Management Agency, NBMA, Dr Rufus Ebegba, gave the stern warning while addressing newsmen in Abuja. He said micro-organisms can be used by terrorists […]
Yuletide: Act fast on increasing security threats, SSANU tells FG
THE Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, has called on the Federal Government to live up to its responsibility by confronting headlong increasing security threats in the country.
Board shake-up at Seplat Energy eases out Avuru as Non-Executive Director
Seplat Energy Plc has notified the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) that its Board has terminated the contract of appointment of Austin Avuru as a Non-Executive Director. In a letter to the NGX, signed by Mrs. Edith Onwuchekwa, the Company Secretary and Director, Legal Services, Seplat Energy stated that Avuru’s appointment was terminated “due to breaches of […]
Christmas: Okowa preaches love, peaceful co-existence among Nigerians
As Christians all over the world commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ with the celebration of Christmas, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has felicitated with all Deltans and Nigerians. In a message contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, on Friday in Asaba, the governor urged Christians to offer special […]
Christmas: Senator Adeola wants Christians to renew faith in God
By Dapo Akinrefon The Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Solomon Adeola, on Friday, called on all Christians in particular and Nigerians in general to use the occasion of the Christmas celebration to renew their faith in Jesus Christ and abide by all security and safety precautionary measures against the continuing rampaging COVID-19 global pandemic […]
NBTE inspects HIN as NAHCON gets FEC’s nod on PPP
A team of inspectors from the National Board for Technical Education, (NBTE) were at the Hajj House Abuja for a two-day statutory Resource Visit and Institutional Accreditation.
Sanwo-Olu declares free BRT ride on Xmas, New Year days to residents
By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved free ride on Bus Rapid Transit, BRT, corridors on Christmas and New Year days to residents. Free bus commuter services would be offered to residents on the Ikorodu to TBS, Oshodi to Abule Egba and Lagos Badagry Expressway BRT corridors on both days. A statement […]
Christmas: Ogun Muslims felicitate Christians
. The Muslims of Ogun State under the aegis of Ogun State Muslim Council (OMC) felicitated with their Christian counterparts in the State and in the country at large as they celebrate Christmas, an important Christian-cultural festival. The Council in a statement by its Secretary-General, Alhaji Kamaldeen Akintunde, exhorted their faith counterparts to see the […]
Opinion: Treating Christmas with respect
Christmas is an annual Christian religious holiday commemorating the birth of the son of God, Jesus Christ, For many Muslims…
