The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday began the distribution of relief materials to 2, 139 households affected by the 2020 floods in Niger. Rtd AVM Muhammadu Muhammed, the Director-General of NEMA, said that the materials would be distributed…
The Nasarawa State Chapter of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has commended the Federal Government for the ongoing dualisation of the Keffi-Akwanga-Lafia. The contract for the expansion of the 227.2 kms Abuja-Keffi-Akwanga-Lafia-Makurdi dual carriageway way was awarded to…
The Police Command in Kano State has deployed 10,000 personnel for the Jan. 16, local government councils election in the state. The spokesman of the command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, made this known in an interview with the Newsmen on Thursday…
The Vice President and Chairman, National Council on Skills Team, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has appointed the Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs. Pauline Tallen, as team member for the training of women and youths in Nigeria. This was disclosed in a…
The police on Thursday in Sokoto paraded a 61-year-old man for allegedly being cruel to his biological child. The suspect, who resides ataRugga Dubu Village in Dange/Shuni LGA of Sokoto State, was accused of constantly beating his 11-year-old son. The…
Kudan Local Government in Kaduna state has earmarked 15 hectares of land to scale up seeds, sugar cane and red fleshed potatoes production, towards improving food security and reducing unemployment in the area. Alhaji Shuaibu Jaja, Chairman of the local…
World number 2 Rafa Nadal and last year’s Australian Open finalist Dominic Thiem have both suffered setbacks with their coaches unable to make the trip Down Under for the year’s first tennis Grand Slam. Players and officials have to undergo…
Mr Yusuf Abdullahi, the Bauchi state Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has said that 21 out of the 22 passengers involved in a road accident in Bauchi have died. Reports state that the accident occurred on…
The Management of the Federal College of Education (FCE), Abeokuta, has announced Jan. 18 as the date to start the 2020/2021 Post-UTME screening. This is contained in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Thursday by the institution’s Registrar, Dr Gabriel…
A Magistrates’ Court in Ota, Ogun, on Thursday sentenced a 29-year-old vagrant, Abass Adeniyi to four months imprisonment for causing obstruction. Adeniyi, whose address was not provided, is charged with breach of peace, malicious damage, conspiracy and unlawfully obstruction on…
