Goods worth millions of naira were gutted by an early morning fire on Friday in Basiri area of Ado Ekiti. The fire affected a food vendor’s store, a furniture showroom, as well as a workshop belonging to a tailor. Reports…
The 2020 Olympic Games’ torch relay reached the host city of Tokyo on Friday to a muted reception. The torch began its final phase ahead of the lighting of the Olympic cauldron at the July 23 opening ceremony. This was…
An Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama. Jos on Friday, sentenced two traders, Ibrahim Musa and Yusuf Aliyu. The police charged Musa and Aliyu with conspiracy and theft. Magistrate Daniel Damulak sentenced Musa and Aliyu after they pleaded guilty…
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has described the late Emir of Lafiagi, Alhaji Saadu Haliru as an advocate of peace and unity in diversity. In a condolence message to the people of Lafiagi Emirate over the death of Haliru, AbdulRazaq,…
The Palestinian football federation said late Thursday it has criticised a planned friendly of Spanish top club FC Barcelona in Jerusalem in a letter to the world governing body FIFA. Federation chairman Jibril Rajoub said in the letter that Jerusalem…
The Board of Directors and Management of Seplat Energy Plc has appointed Prof Fabian Ajogwu and Mr Bello Rabiu as non-executive directors effective July 9. Dr A.B.C Orjiako, Board Chairman, Seplat Energy, announced the appointments in a notice posted on…
The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of 24 Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police. The Commission, however, declined the promotion of former acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,…
…we are yet to receive FIRS notification — MultiChoice Nigeria By Racheal Oyelola The FIRS has appointed some commercial banks as agents to recover the sum of N1.8 trillion from accounts of Messrs MultiChoice Nigeria Limited (MCN) And MultiChoice Africa…
Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has given the contractor handling the reconstruction of the Oba Erinwole Road in Sagamu, two weeks to complete the project within two weeks. Abiodun who gave the order on Thursday while inspecting the level of…
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has denied reports claiming it recorded three million new telephone lines in first quarter(Q1) of 2021. The Director Public Affairs, NCC, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde in a statement made available to Nigerian NewsDirect on Thursday titled: “Re:…
