President Muhammadu Buhari is today, Thursday, 17th June, 2021, visiting Maiduguri, Bornu State, on a one-day official tour. The state Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, disclosed this in a special broadcast to the people of the state on Wednesday. Governor Zulum revealed that the President would appraise security situation in the […]
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FRSC to clampdown on alcohol sellers in motor parks
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has declared that it will clampdown on alcohol sellers at motor parks to reduce drunk driving by commercial drivers. Mr Olusegun Aladenika, the Ore Unit Commander of the Corps, told journalists on Wednesday in Ore, Ondo State, that the measure was to save more […]
Polycarp Zang regains his freedom from Boko Haram after about 8 months
A clergyman, Polycarp Zango, of the Church of Christ in Nigeria, COCIN, Wild Life Park in Jos, Plateau State has regained his freedom from the captivity of Boko Haram insurgents after about 8 months. Zongo who was abducted along the Bauchi-Gombe Road in October 19 last year, was released on […]
WITHOUT DEEP ECONOMIC REFORMS, NIGERIA ECONOMY WILL CONTINUE TO GROW SLOW, WORLD BANK.
The World Bank has warned that without deep economic reforms, Nigeria’s economy will continue to grow at slower pace than its population expansion of about 2.6 percent a year. According to the World Bank, surging inflation is undermining the recovery of Africa’s biggest economy, pushing 7 million Nigerians into poverty […]
Use Your Platforms, To Tell the Truth to People in Power and Proffer Solutions to the Country’s Problems. Governor of Plateau State
Simon Lalong, governor of Plateau state, has tasked religious leaders to use their platforms, to tell the truth to people in power and proffer solutions to the country’s problems. The governor, who made the call on Sunday during a mass in honour of David Ajang, the Bishop-elect of the Catholic […]
PTONA Debunks Alleged Kidnap of Passengers
Public Transport Owners of Nigeria Association (PTONA) has described the alleged kidnap of Igbo persons travelling with GUO, Ezenwata and Young Shall Grow luxurious buses as fake news and conjecture which is capable of worsening peace and tranquility situation of Nigeria. A statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of […]
A 13-year-old boy has been arrested in Kastina for killing two bandits in the forest.
The Spokesman for Kastina State Police Command, Gambo Isah, said that the boy , Abdulkarim Mati was an errand boy for bandit chief Ardo Nashaware, who lives in Birnin Magaji forest in Zamfara State. Mr. Isah said the minor fled the forest where he allegedly killed the bandits and officers […]
2021 Hajj: Saudi Arabia bars Pilgrims from Nigeria, others over COVID-19 pandemic
Saudi Arabia has barred travellers from Nigeria and other countries from performing 2021 Hajj over coronavirus concerns. This is as Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday that it would allow 60,000 vaccinated residents of the kingdom to perform the annual hajj. With this, travellers from Nigeria have been barred from performing […]
Democracy Day: Police use teargas, bullets to disperse protesters in Lagos, Abuja, Calabar
A detachment of policemen on Saturday dispersed June 12 protesters from the Gani Fawehinmi Park, Ojota, Lagos State. Reports have it that the police had stationed their patrol vehicles on the Ikorodu/Maryland Expressway, near the park, preventing people from entering the park. NAN observed that the protesters numbering about 50, […]
Adesina Tasks Media Professionals On Fake News
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, has tasked media practitioners to resist the temptation of publishing fake news. He gave the advice at the Silver Jubilee and Maiden Alumni Homecoming of Department of Mass Communication, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. Adesina, who was the […]