National
Page: 134
Troops of the 21 Armoured Brigade have destroyed a Boko Haram market in Bama Local Council of Borno State. The troop also invaded and destroyed another market, known as ‘Daula’, and killed six terrorists manning it. Counter-insurgency expert in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, stated, yesterday, in Maiduguri: “Troops, in collaboration with […]
Yesterday, MTN Nigeria Communications Plc kicked off an open Fifth-Generation (5G) pilot in the lead-up to its highly anticipated commercial launch. The company, which intends to launch 5G services in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Kano, Owerri, and Maiduguri, is testing the next-generation network infrastructure. Customers with certain enabled devices will be allowed […]
The former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido said fact remains that Nyesom Wike has no monopoly over Rivers’s electorate. Lamido’s statement is coming even with the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party after Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike lost his bid to secure the party’s ticket. The matter worsened after Atiku Abubakar, […]
The National Parent-Teacher Association of Nigeria has sought an audience with the Federal Government over the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The association is also proposing the payment of N10, 000 per session for each parent to assist the government in making more funds available for universities. NAPTAN’s Public Relations […]
The United States Government has signed an agreement with the Federal Government to repatriate $23 million Abacha loot to Nigeria. The agreement was signed yesterday at the office of Abubakar Malami Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation. Malami said the decision to return the stolen ‘Abacha-5’ funds was a product […]
The presidential candidates of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi, yesterday articulated what they would do, if elected. The trio spoke as guest speakers at the Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference, NBA-AGC holding in Lagos, which also […]
The federal government has banned the use of foreign models and voice-over artists for advertisements targeted at Nigerians. Olalekan Fadolapo, director-general of the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON), disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Fadolapo said the new policy will take effect from October 1, 2022. He said the move […]
The Election Petition Tribunal in Osun, Osogbo, granted Governor Gboyega Oyetola and the All Progressive Congress permission on Monday to inspect materials used for the July 16, governorship poll. The tribunal also granted the plaintiffs’ request to electronically scan the voters’ register used for the election, as well as the election ballot papers. […]
The deputy governor of Zamfara State, Hassan Nasiha, says Bello Turji, a notorious bandit kingpin in the state, has embraced peace overtures by the government. Nasisha made this known on Sunday during a security conference organized by the Students Union of Medina University, Saudi Arabia. According to the deputy, the notorious bandit kingpin […]
There was pandemonium on Sunday night at Adeleye Street, Lady Lark, Bariga area of Lagos State as a building collapsed, killing two children and three adults sustained injury. This was confirmed by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency and rescue is ongoing at the scene of the incident LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, […]
Crown FM Onitsha