Nigeria

Principal Staff Officers (PSOs), Field Commanders and other key staff that will provide the much-needed vigour in running affairs of the Nigerian Army have been appointed. The appointment, which was made by the Chief of Army Staff, General Faruk Yahaya was contained in a press statement by Director Army Public […]

The meeting, which, had the President of the Manufacturer’s Association of Nigeria (MAN), Engr. Mansur Ahmed in attendance and other members of the Sanitary, Diapers & Napkin group of MAN, alongside other medical practitioners and physicians across the globe had its theme as Providing Affordable Sanitary Pads to Young Girls […]

As an aftermath of their May 11, 2021 declaration in Asaba Delta State, the 17 Southern governors will again converge on Lagos today for the second leg of the first gathering. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu will host the meeting at the State House, Ikeja.  However, Critical stakeholders have warned the governors […]

Ekiti State Police Command has declared one Opeyemi Oluwagbenga Dorcas missing. Oluwagbenga is a female and resides at No.12, Ifeoluwapo Street, Oke-Ureje Poly Road, Ado-Ekiti. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, Sunday Abutu, the girl left home on 27/06/2021 to an unknown destination. The PPRO said Information at their […]

The Methodist Church of Nigeria has passed a vote of no confidence on the British Methodist Church for approval same-sex marriage. The decision was taken on Friday and was contained in a statement issued by the Director, Media and Public Relations, Oladapo Daramola of the Nigerian variant of the church. […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress has faulted plans to allegedly sell the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, saying it will lead to an increase in electricity tariff. The NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, said this on Friday, in a statement titled, “This Kite will not Fly’’. Wabba explained that instead of […]

Anambra State has emerged one of the four states to represent  Nigeria at the forthcoming International Chemistry Olympiad in Japan later this year. This was disclosed when a delegation from Marist Comprehensive Secondary School, Nteje, paid a courtesy call on the Commissioner for Basic Education, Professor Kate Omenugha, at Jerome […]

Following the expiration of the qualification period, the World Athletics (WA) has confirmed Nigeria’s women 4X100m and 4X400m mixed relay teams for the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The 4X100m women team led by Blessing Okagbare secured their spot at the Olympic National Trial held at Yabatech on June 19 […]

The protest organised by Yoruba Nation Agitators in Lagos turned awry when a girl was killed by a stray bullet at Ojota Park, Lagos on Saturday. The protest, which started with singing and chanting, got rowdy as security operatives shot in the air, and also teargassed protesters. The lifeless body […]

Nigeria and the Gambia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Military Co-operations in a bid to tackle insurgency in both countries. The Special Assistant to the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Abdulkadri, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. According to Abdulkadiri, the Minister of Defence […]