APC governors said in Abuja on Thursday that Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borono’s insightful and resolute passion to mobilise Nigerians to end insecurity was inspirational. The governors, operating under the umbrella of Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), made the declaration while…
A 25-year-old man, Emmanuel Kayode, on Thursday appeared before an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly posting an offensive and false publication on social media. Kayode, whose residential address was not given, is facing a two-count charge of breach…
Nigeria’s Tajundeen Agunbiade defeated Yi Qing Zhao of China 3-2 to record first win in the table tennis event of the ongoing 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo . Agunbiade on Thursday defeated Yi Qing Zhao of China 3-2 (11-7 11-5 …
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says it received 61 cases of human rights abuses in the month of July in Kano State. The NHRC Zonal Coordinator, Alhaji Shehu Abdullahi, disclosed this to the Newsmen on Thursday in Kano. Abdullahi…
Yakubu Adesokan’s best lift of 155kg was just not enough to push him into a medal position on Thursday in the men’s powerlifting -49kg at the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo. The 42-year-old who won the competition’s -48kg at the London…
A Kwara High Court sitting in Ilorin, on Wednesday, sentenced one Udoh Okon to one year at a correctional centre for an offence bordering on lottery scam. The Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) secured…
The management of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, has withdrawn 193 students of the institution over poor academic performance in the 2019/2020 academic session. This was said in a statement by Mrs Uredo Omale, Head, Public Relations and Protocol Unit, on…
Bord Bia, the Irish Food Board, promoters of Kerrygold Avantage Milk, has emphasised the importance of taking milk, saying it is packed with essential nutrients for healthy living. Ese Okpomo, Board Bia’s West Africa Manager, in a statement on Wednesday…
Latifat Tijani put Team Nigeria on the medals table at the ongoing 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo on Thursday by winning the women’s -45kg event of the powerlifting competition. The 39-year-old Ogun indigene had a best lift of 107kg to…
Gov. Godwin Obaseki will herald the 30th anniversary of the creation of Edo with a campaign to plant 10 million trees in line with the government’s reforestation initiative. Chief of Staff to Obaseki, Mr Osaigbovo Iyoha, made this known in…
