Cassie, the estranged girlfriend of famous American rapper and music executive, Sean Combs, aka Diddy, has accused him of rape, and about a decade-long physical abuse. The singer, who was formerly signed to Diddy’s record label, in a suit filed…
Nasarawa Amazons players have been rewarded with N600,000 for beating Naija Ratels in their Nigeria Women’s Football League matchday one encounter. The Nasarawa State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Jafaru Ango; Permanent Secretary, Isaac Danladi; and Football Association Chairman doled…
A 69-year-old retired permanent secretary with the Oyo State Government, identified as Ms Olaitan Gbenle, has been killed by suspected armed robbers in Ibadan, the state capital. NIGERIAN NEWSDIRECT gathered on Thursday that the former PS was murdered by the…
The 1 Division Nigerian Army says its troops have neutralized six suspected bandits in the Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. This was said in a statement released on Thursday in Kaduna by Lt-Col. Musa Yahaya, the Acting Deputy…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Thursday inaugurated the 3rd Cohort of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC). In his remark at the council’s inaugural meeting held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Shettima urged its members to be 100 per cent…
Ahead of the Appeal Court’s judgement in the Kano Governorship election in Abuja, the executives of the two main rival political parties, NNPP and APC, have signed a peace accord before the State Joint Security Committee. The News Agency of…
The Minister of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr Abubakar Momoh, has warned the members of the commission’s Board against underperformance during their tenure. Momoh gave the warning on Thursday in Port Harcourt, when he inaugurated the new board. The Director, Corporate…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has restated the commitment of President Bola Tinubu’s administration to bridge infrastructure gap through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in the country.The vice president stated this at the public presentation of two books authored by Malam Yusuf Ali…
By Moses Adeniyi As efforts become urgent to vitalise the Nigerian health sector, one way out of the wobbling state of affairs is that the government and all relevant stakeholders must pay attention to prioritise and encourage transnational research in…
Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has commenced investigations into the incident involving a Bombardier CRJ-900LR aircraft with Registration Marks 5N-BXR belonging to Valuejet Airlines which occurred around 3:32pm (local time) on 14th November 2023. NSIB, in a statement issued by…
