2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Emblem Revealed
President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Emblem and Appeal Fund with an appealed to Nigerians to desist from actions and comments that could jeopardise the unity and progress of the nation. Read Also: Journalists Asked To Boycott All Buhari Govt’s Events The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president performed the […]
#ENDSARS: Police Nab 23 More Looting Suspects In Kaduna
The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested 23 people suspected to have looted warehouses during the #ENDSARS crisis, recovering 14 motorcycles and six tricycles. Read Also: Kaduna State Govt Explains Distribution Of COVID-19 Palliative The spokesman of the command, ASP. Mohammed Jalige, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
FG Seeks Support Of Lawmakers In Tackling Fake News
The Federal Government has solicited the support of the National Assembly in formulating a national policy on use of social media to control fake news and misinformation. Read Also: Federal Government Declares Thursday Public Holiday The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the request in Abuja while defending the 2021 budget proposal of […]
Europe Faces Tougher Virus Curbs But Melbourne Lifts Lockdown
People in France and Germany were bracing Wednesday for tough new curbs on their daily lives as Europe struggled to contain an alarming surge in corona virus cases with winter looming. Read Also: Europe’s Pushback Of Migrants ‘Shameful’: UN The deepening gloom across the continent contrasted with the jubilation in Australia’s second city of Melbourne […]
Federal Government Declares Thursday Public Holiday
The Nigerian Government has declared Thursday, October 29, as a public holiday to mark this year’s Eid-il-Maolud, an Islamic celebration dedicated to the commemoration of Prophet Muhammad’s birthday. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Nigerian Government, congratulated the Muslim faithful both at home and abroad for witnessing […]
Reforming Police For Sustainable Productivity
Nigeria’s democracy has scored a notable point vis-à-vis the mantra, “power belongs to the people.” Following intensive protests by youths, human rights activists and other concerned persons over excesses of the Nigeria Police particularly the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), the Federal Government through the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu announced the proscription of SARS […]
Armed Thugs Tried To Burn Down My House – Dino Melaye
Controversial ex-lawmaker, Dino Melaye while showing gratitude to God for life has narrated how armed thugs were prevented from razing his house. The ex-lawmaker who represented Kogi West in the 8th National Assembly said on Tuesday that communal efforts stopped the hoodlums from attacking his house in Aiyetoro Gbede. According to Melaye, the thugs were […]
Over 29m Tanzanians Head To The Polls
More than 29 million Tanzanians are taking to some 80,000 polling stations across the country to cast ballots for the elections of the president, members of parliament, and councillors on Wednesday. The elections have attracted 15 presidential candidates from 15 political parties, but the race is tight between incumbent President John Magufuli of the ruling […]
Nigeria Posts 113 New COVID-19 Cases, Three Deaths
Nigeria has posted 113 new cases of COVID-19, with three people killed by the virus on Tuesday. This put the nation’s total confirmed COVID-19 cases at 62,224, with 57,916 survivors discharged and 1,135 deaths recorded. Of the 113 new cases, Lagos led with 51 cases, FCT, 11 cases, and Plateau, 11 cases. Read Also: COVID-19 […]
IPAC Congratulates INEC Boss On Reappointment
The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has congratulated Prof. Mahmood Yakubu on his re-appointment as Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) while urging him to continue with the electoral reforms he initiated. IPAC National Chairman, Dr Leonard Nzenwa, in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, described Yakubu’s re-appointment as a welcome development and a blessing to […]
Nigeria’s Manufacturing Sector Records Growth, PMI Shows
The October Purchasing Managers’ Index for the manufacturing sector stood at 49.4 index points, indicating a reversal of five consecutive months of contraction which started in May. This is according to the result of PMI survey released by the Statistics Department of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday. The manufacturing PMI for the month […]
Pastor Ibiyeomie’s Salvation Ministries Opens Up On Gay Pastor
The Salvation Ministries has dissociated itself from Pastor David Alfred of Faithful Peoples Assembly. Alfred was alleged to have made gay advances at some men in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. He was accused of sending nude and sexual contents to some men. But, the matter had escalated to a level where he was attacked by […]