US president-elect Joe Biden has a foot fracture and will likely have to wear a medical boot, his team said Sunday after the 78-year-old was taken to the doctor because he had slipped while playing with his dog. Biden, who will become the oldest US president upon his January swearing-in, suffered the injury Saturday with […]
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday launch the National Gas Expansion Programme(NGEP) in Abuja. This was revealed in a statement signed by Garba Muhammed, the Special Adviser on Media, Office of the Honorable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources. As part of the event, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva will on behalf […]
No fewer than six persons have been killed in fresh attacks in Jemma local government of Kaduna State. The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday Morning in Ungwan Bido Village. Speaking on behalf of the government of Kaduna State, the commissioner for internal security and Home Affairs stated that the attack follows […]
Mele Kyari, the group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), says the corporation deliberately shut down the nation’s refineries because they no longer make sense to be operated. NAN reports that the GMD was speaking when he appeared before the house of representatives committee on petroleum (upstream) on Thursday in Abuja. He […]
Victor Mela, a member of the house of representatives has been sentenced to prison for one month. A magistrate court in Wuse Zone 6 gave the sentence with an option of fine. Victor Mela, representing Billiri/Balanga federal constituency was found guilty of lying under oath while filling INEC form prior to the election in 2019. […]
The University of Lagos has postponed its 2020/2021 Post-UTME Screening exercise indefinitely. This was contained in a press statement titled ‘2020/2021 post-UTME: notice of postponement’ on Thursday. “The University wishes to inform all prospective candidates of the 2020/2021 Post-UTME Screening exercise earlier slated for Monday, November 30 to Saturday, December 12, 2020, that the […]
Many cases of sexual assault are under-reported, and most times the cases are poorly prosecuted due to lack of evidence to prove rape, the minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, has said. She said victims are often reluctant to report for the fear of the social stigma associated with rape and survivor blaming. The minister, […]
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has urged the President Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to prove to Nigerians that he is ready to do the people’s requests. The governor who spoke on Thursday said the President will set the country ‘on fire’ by not implementing some of the requests voiced out by leaders during the […]
Traders and shop owners along Okere road in Warri have cried out over the negative economic impact of the blockage of Okere road by the Nigerian correction service. The traders who spoke on Thursday during an interview with our correspondent lamented that most of their wears are getting expired, while the perishable goods are getting […]
The Nigerian former military head of state, Yakubu Gowon has described allegations of the British Parliament Member, Tom Tugendhat as “rubbish”. Tom Tugendhat speaking at the UK parliament on the #EndSARS crises had accused Gowon of looting Nigeria’s treasury. He said “Some people will remember when General Gowon left Nigeria with half of the Central […]
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