. The Federal Government has raised alarm over the use of what it called  “deep” fake news to attack it and its officials. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, raised the alarm in an interview with the NAN on Saturday, in Sal Island, Cape Verde. Reports have it that the minister was […]

By Dirisu Yakubu – Abuja Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA,  Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has restated the need for enhanced stakeholder collaboration in tackling maritime security challenges in Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea.  Dr Jamoh stated this in a presentation titled, “Enhancing Collaboration amongst Stakeholders for Improved Maritime Security in Nigeria,” […]

By Dayo Johnson – Akure  Youths in Omialafia village in Ose council area of Ondo state have staged a protest over the collapse of a section of the Benin- Akure highway. Reports had it that the youths block the road to prevent motorists from falling into the ditch. The youths said the collapse was caused by […]

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri – Abuja The National Judicial Council, NJC, has okayed the probe of three judges for granting ex-parte orders that were considered an embarrassment to the judiciary. Though the NJC, which has the statutory mandate to discipline erring Judges, usually act on petitions that are forwarded to it, however, the Chief Justice of […]

By Bashir Bello Worried by the growing insecurity in the state, Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina state on Monday ordered the immediate closure of commercial mobile phone charging centres to curtail activities of bandits and other crimes in the state. This was as he vowed that decisive measures were underway to checkmate the activities […]

By Chinedu Adonu The 2020/2021 Nigeria National League Super 8 league will today, kick start at Nnamdi Azikiwe stadium, Enugu state with Gombe United battling El-Kanemi Warriors in the opening match. The draw which was held at Autella Hotel, Independence Layout, Enugu on Monday night paired the teams into two groups, Southern and Northern Conference. […]

Traditional rulers in the state of Osun have felicitated with the Governor of the state, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, government and the entire people of the state on the attainment of three decades (30 years) of the creation of the state from the old Oyo State. Speaking during its monthly Council meeting held at the Finance […]

Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, on Thursday, 2nd September 2021, hosted a high-level roundtable themed, Positioning African Industries for Economic Transformation and Continental Free Trade. 

By Ibrahim Wuyo – Kaduna  Tragedy struck at the head office of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) when one of its chieftains, Alhaji Mohammed Sani Soba suddenly collapsed in his office and died. The National Publicity Secretary of the ACF, Emmanuel Yawe said in a statement on Monday night that the chieftain who suddenly died weekend was […]

By Joseph Erunke – Abuja The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has said a total of 120 children in Nigeria have been infected with environmental poliovirus. The children, according to the agency of the United Nations, are not in a particular region but scattered across different parts of the country. UNICEF Country Representative, Peter Hawkins, revealed this […]