Some sports journalists who were travelling to Uyo, through Anambra State, to cover a football event in Awka Ibom State, have been kidnapped. The Super Eagles will take on Libya in an African Nations Cup qualifier in Uyo, Akwa Ibom…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says that troops have in the last one week, eliminated 165 terrorists, apprehended 238 others and rescued 188 kidnapped hostages in different operations across the country. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made…
National Orientation Agency (NOA) has urged Nigerians to familiarise themselves with the lyrics of the new national anthem as a sign of patriotism. NOA’s Director-General, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, stated this during a media briefing, tagged “Sensitisation on National Anthem, Identity…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday congratulated Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), on her 62nd birthday anniversary. Dabiri-Erewa will be 62 years old on Friday (Oct. 11). The President, in a statement…
Mrs Ronke Litan, the Oyo State Postal Manager of Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) on Thursday in Ibadan said they have diversified into other services in order to generate more revenue. Litan told the Newsmen that such services they had diversified…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has arrested 20 motorists for violating various traffic rules and regulations on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. Mr Wasiu Ogunmefun, the Ota Unit Commander, FRSC, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Ota. He…
The Comptroller, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Katsina Area Command, Mr Abba Aji-Idris, has called on students to appreciative the negative impact of smuggling on the nation’s economy. The students from Government Pilot Secondary School and Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, were…
Jigawa State Governor, Malam Umar Namadi has approved N70,000 as the new minimum wage. Special adviser to the Governor on salary and pension, and committee member for the minimum wage implementation. Hon. Bashir Ado disclosed this on Saturday while responding…
…Says ‘making waterways safer non-negotiable’ …Reads Riot Act to defaulters, night travelers Following the recent boat mishap in Niger state, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, Mr. Bola Oyebamiji has commiserated with the Niger…
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has described as well-timed intervention the move by Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, to establish a Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate the violence, arson, and destruction of public property that followed the…
