Residents lament as flood destroys properties worth millions of naira in Jalingo
Residents of Jalingo metropolis, the capital of Taraba State, are counting their losses following the havoc wrecked by the early morning rain fall which occurred today. The rain, which have started around 4 a.m on Saturday, lasted several hours, des…
Argentina vs Brazil: All you need to know about Copa America final
Argentina will play Brazil in the Copa America final on Sunday, July 11. Argentina had defeated Colombia in the semi-final on penalties, while Brazil beat Peru 1-0. Both teams have faced each other 111 times in the past. Argentina have won 46 matche…
33 Katsina varsity first class students get automatic employment
The Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Bello Masari, has offered automatic employment to 33 first class graduates of the state-owned Umaru Musa Yar’adua University in the state. The Chairman, Katsina National Talent Hunt Challenge (KNTHC), Faisal Jafa…
APC Lagos rally: Murder of NURTW Vice-Chair, Ekpo Kinkin sparks fears
There is palpable fear in some parts of Lagos State over the murder of Samuel Kayode popularly known as Ekpo Kinkin at an All Progressives Congress (APC) rally. Kayode, a Vice-Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), was sho…
T.B Joshua: Are you true Christians – Daddy Freeze attacks top pastors over funeral turnout
Popular On-Air Personality, OAP, Daddy Freeze, has slammed top Nigerian pastors for not attending the funeral of the founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, Late Prophet T.B. Joshua. The deceased clergyman died on June 5 and was burie…
Two students jailed for cybercrime, romance scam in Ilorin
Two University students were jailed on Friday by a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, for offences bordering on cybercrime and romance scam. The convicts are final year students of Ekiti State University, EKSU, Ado Ekiti, Adeyemi Kehinde and …
SDP Guber candidate, Nwagba, Sylvanus Nwaji, others defect to APC in Abia
The 2019 Governorship flagbearer on the platform of Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Abia State, Hon Blessing Nwagba, and former Chairman of Ukwa West Local Government Area, Hon Sylvanus Nwaji have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Th…
Boko Haram: COAS, Yahaya empathizes with troops involved in accident
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya has commiserated with troops involved in a road accident on Thursday at Garin Kuturu, along Maiduguri-Damaturu road. It was reported that a detachment of Nigerian soldiers fighting Boko Haram was o…
Dhul Hijja: Look out for moon, Sultan of Sokoto urges Muslims
The Sultan of Sokoto, who doubles as the President-General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged Muslim Ummah to start watching out for the new moon of Dhul Hijja 1442AH beginning from Saturday (today). …
Why top Nigerian pastors, ministers hated T.B Joshua unto death – Pastor Giwa reveals
Senior Pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming Of Christ Ministry, Adewale Giwa, has provided insight as to why top pastors in Nigeria never liked the senior prophet of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, Temitope Balogun Joshua, aka, T.B Josh…
Oyo evacuates mentally ill, 86 destitute persons
The Oyo State government on Friday said it has evacuated another set of mentally ill persons and destitute. Recall that the state government had last month evacuated some beggars in the state. The beggars and destitute were taken to a facility at A…
NLC wants NNPC shares sold to Nigerians
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has opined that the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, should be transformed into a public liability company where every Nigerian can own shares. The NLC President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba who made this known…
COVID-19: Cases rising again in Nigeria, with 146 fresh infections
COVID-19 cases are rising in Nigeria again, with 146 fresh cases confirmed on Thursday by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. The figures represent a rise from the 110 cases logged in on Wednesday and the 91 cases posted on Tuesday. Lago…
NLC president Wabba advocates capital punishment for corrupt political elite
Ayuba Wabba, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has called for stiffer penalties against corruption towards tackling the menace in Nigeria. Wabba said this at a roundtable dialogue with labour, trade and other unions tagged “Positioning…
Ensure justice, fairness in appointing new cabinet – Oyo Muslims tell Makinde
Muslims on the platform of Muslim Community of Oyo State have advised Governor Seyi Makinde of the state to ensure justice and fairness in the constitution of his new cabinet. They noted that this is necessary in order to ensure that the rights of M…
Cristiano Ronaldo shouldn’t be afraid I am back in Italy – Mourinho
New Roma boss, Jose Mourinho, has said Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo has no reason to fear his presence in Italy. Mourinho’s return to the Serie A means he will face his former Real Madrid player next season. The Portuguese coach was asked if R…
US Army Forces, Nigerian Navy Special Boat Service hold joint training
Twenty-five officers of the Nigerian Navy Special Boat Service, on Thursday, completed a five-week Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) alongside a team of United States Army Special Forces. The American military trainers and the Nigerian Navy s…
Insecurity: Nigeria governors take new action
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has launched a Peace and Inclusive Security Initiative (PISI) to tackle insecurity, conflicts and violence. The Chairman and Ekiti Governor, Kayode Fayemi stressed the need for consensual action on security governa…
Again 9 killed, others injured, houses destroyed as herdsmen invade Southern Kaduna
Suspected Fulani herdsmen again invaded Warkan village, in Zangon Kataf local government area of Kaduna State and allegedly killed nine (9) persons and injured others in the early hours of today (Friday). The suspected Fulani herdsmen were said to h…
Buhari govt crippling Nigeria, debt now N33trn from N12trn in 2015 – Moghalu
Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Deputy Governor, Kingsley Moghalu has expressed concern at the rate Nigeria’s public debt increased in the last six years under the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. Moghalu raised the alarm that Nigeria…
Lauretta Onochie: Document shows Buhari’s aide remains APC member despite denial at Senate screening
A document has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari’s aide on social media, Lauretta Onochie is still a card-carrying member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and equally participating actively in party politics. Senator Kabir Gaya led Sena…
Buhari must address root causes of agitations for Biafra, Oduduwa – Moghalu
Kingsley Moghalu, a former presidential candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), has condemned the rearrest of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and invasion of the home of Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo al…
PHOTONEWS: TB Joshua’s corpse arrives SCOAN for lying-in-state
The corpse of Temitope Balogun Joshua, also known as TB Joshua, has arrived at the Synagogue Church of All Nation, SCOAN, for lying-in-state. TB Joshua’s remains arrived at the church premises in the Ikotun-Egbe area of Lagos State on Thursday. The …
Gambling addiction is a brain disease, says expert
A psychiatrist, Dr. Tiwatayo Lasebikan, says that gambling addiction is a brain disease, warning that its symptoms bear semblance to other neuro-degenerative disorders. Lasebikan, who is a senior resident at Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Yaba, …
EURO 2020: It shouldn’t have been a penalty – Denmark coach, Hjulmand laments
Denmark manager, Kasper Hjulmand, has criticized the penalty decision that saw his team eliminated by England from Euro 2020. The Three Lions won 2-1 in extra time, after the game ended 1-1 after 90 minutes. Mikkel Damsgaard opened scoring with a te…
COVID-19: Nigeria records fresh 110 cases from 6 states
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) registered 110 new COVID-19 cases in the country. NCDC disclosed this on its official website on Thursday morning. The public health agency noted that the country’s fatality toll stood at 2,122, while th…
2021 Regular Recruit: Nigerian Army lists successful candidates, announces screening
Nigerian Army has directed applicants for the 81 Regular Recruits Intake 2021 to visit https://recruitment.army.mil.ng to check the list of successful candidates. The screening is scheduled to commence from July 12 to 24, 2021, in all 36 states and …
Mass defection: Rep urges PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus to resign
Rep. Rimamnde Shawulu (PDP-Taraba), has urged the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, to resign following mass defection from the party to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Shawulu said this in a letter address…
Kwara Senators declare Abdulrazaq APC leader after Lai Mohammed’s outburst
Days after the verbal attack on Governor Abdurahman Abdulrazaq by Lai Mohammed, Kwara Senators say they recognise the former as All Progressives Congress (APC) leader. Senators Lola Ashiru (Kwara South), Ibrahim Oloriegbe (Kwara Central) and Umar Sa…
Insecurity: Gov. Matawalle to utilize digital emergency call centres
Zamfara State Governor, Dr Bello Mohammed Matawalle has expressed determination that his administration will utilise the three digital emergency call centres provided by the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy to end banditry acti…
PHOTONEWS: Buhari decorates COAS, Farouk Yahaya
President Muhammadu Buhari has decorated the new Chief of Army Staff, Major-General Farouk Yahaya. Buhari did the exercise while presiding over the Federal Executive Council Meeting in State House, Abuja on Wednesday, in the presence of other offici…
BREAKING: Gunmen assassinate Haiti president, Jovenel Moise
Unknown gunmen on Tuesday assassinated President Jovenel Moise of Haiti at his private residence. A statement by the Country’s interim prime minister, Claude Joseph, said Moise was fatally wounded by the unidentified men. According to him, the attac…
Fire hits Lagos building
Fire has gutted a storey building at Ladipo, in the Mushin area of Lagos State. The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained, adding that efforts were …
Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar dies at 98
Dilip Kumar, one of Bollywood’s most accomplished and respected film stars, died on Wednesday aged 98, prompting tributes from across Indian and Pakistani cinema, politics, sport and even animal rights. Alongside Dev Anand and Raj Kapoor, Kumar wa…
Bangladesh seeks collaboration with Nollywood
Bangladesh High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Masudur Rahman, has called for collaboration in film making between his country’s movie industry and the Nigeria’s Nollywood. Rahman made the call when he paid a courtesy visit to the Headquarters of the N…
EFCC grills Oyo assembly officials over alleged N1.3b fraud
The Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has quizzed six officials of the Oyo State House of Assembly over a case of conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, misappropriation of public funds, and abuse of office to the t…
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