By Udeme Akpan THE crisis rocking the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, (IPMAN) has taken a new dimension as the Engineer Sanusi Abdu Fari-led group, weekend, raised an alarm over the occupation of its National Secretariat, located in Asokoro, Abuja by a ‘factional President’. In a petition to the Inspector General of Police, IGP, […]

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday, asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to sack the Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle from office over defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

As Team Nigeria to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics prepares to leave the shores of the country, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has called on the team to replicate the outstanding performances of past Nigerian Olympians, noting that “you stand on the shoulders of giants.” Recalling the exploits of past Nigerian teams, the Vice President added […]

Bandits who abducted the chief of Kajuru in Kaduna state and other persons from the royal household, have on Monday demanded an N200 million ransom.

By Vincent Ujumadu – Awka Many farmers in Oghalegbu village, Okija in Ihiala local government area of Anambra State have been trapped across the Ulasi River in the area as they could no longer access the upland following the cutoff of the only road leading to the community by gully erosion. The farmers went to […]

…….secures N100m bail By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Abuja The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission, ICPC, on Monday, arraigned the former Surveyor-General of the Federation, Ebisintei Awudu, before an Abuja High Court sitting at Maitama. Awudu was docked on a 22-count charge bordering on alleged contract fraud and breach of public trust. ICPC alleged that the Defendant […]

“His death is a loss to the nation and the Nigerian progressive community. “We pray to God Almighty to grant his family the fortitude to bear this heavy loss. May Allah reward all the good work of Arc. Barnabas Yusuf Bala (Bantex), forgive his limitations and bless what he left behind”.

AfriGlobal Insurance Brokers Limited has launched AfriCover247, a round-the-clock digital insurance transaction platform that will assist businesses, individuals and technology providers access and redistribute insurance products with ease.

“We did a vulnerability assessment of all the schools and we assigned the local security personnel; vigilante, to work with the conventional organized security in order to safeguard our schools against attacks.

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has insisted that rotational presidency was the convenience of the political class, as no one will bother about where a good President comes from.

“We as parents therefore demand that from henceforth those saddled with the responsibility of taking major decisions in the school be people whose children are there and therefore would have a
stake in the school. As we speak, the roof of the hall is in disrepair and the furniture in the classes needs to be replaced.”

Egyptian parliament on Monday approved legal amendments expanding the government’s ability to sack civil servants with suspected links to terrorist groups without prior disciplinary action. A parliamentary source said the move was described by state media as a major step in a campaign to purify government bodies of members of the Muslim Brotherhood which Egypt […]

Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Kwara chapter, says two jabs of the COVID-19 Astrazeneca vaccine are about 92 per cent effective against the Delta variant of the virus

AHEAD of the 2023 gubernatorial election in Delta State, immediate past Governor of the State, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, Sunday, told the Urhobos to continue on the path of peace as they go round to solicit support in their quest to produce the next Governor of the State.

Harry Kane may already be looking ahead to next year’s World Cup with England but the Tottenham striker’s short-term targets are less clear amid uncertainty over his club future. The England captain suffered heartbreak with his team-mates on Sunday, the Three Lions losing to Italy on penalties in the Euro 2020 final at Wembley following a 1-1 […]