Author: Ezeibekwe Kingsley
IGP assures Nigerians of adequate Police protection
The Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has given assurance that the police will do everything possible to provide…
Legendary Nigerian singer ‘Tuface’ mulls political office
Multiple music award winner, Mr Innocent Idibia, AKA Tuface Idibia is set to swell the ranks of entertainers seeking political…
Yellow fever: Nigerian Govt. appeals for more vaccines to eliminate disease
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has appealed to the World Health Organisation (WHO) for a reference laboratory and…
Wheat farmers receive N70m threshers to aid production
Dangote Flour Mills and other flour millers on Tuesday donated 50 units of multi-crop thresher machine worth N70 million to…
Danbatta reaffirms NCC commitment to ensure pervasive broadband service
Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the commission is committed to leading the…
Council extends mandate of United Nations support mission in Haiti
The Security Council on Tuesday decided to extend the mandate of the UN Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH)…
Trump cancels Latin America trip, shifts focus to Syria
U.S President Donald Trump on Tuesday cancelled a visit to Peru and Colombia this week to oversee the U.S. response…
Anambra residents urged to embrace smart prepaid meters
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) on Tuesday blamed the rejection of smart prepaid meters by some customers on ignorance.…
Africa urged to hasten decentralisation to achieve SDGs
Jean Pierre Elong Mbassi, Secretary General of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) of Africa, told Xinhua that decentralisation and…
Kebbi state residents urged to cooperate with efforts to tackle smuggling
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State has appealed to all Nigerians to exhibit nationalistic spirit to assist the government to…
2018 World cup: MultiChoice to run “History” Pop-up channel
DStv Multichoice, a network provider and A+E Networks Internationals have promised to run a pop-up channel on FIFA World Cup…
Religious body renews call for Zakzaky’s release
The Academic Forum of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria on Tuesday urged the U.S. to prevail on the Federal Government…
Nigerian Govt. moves to initiate some reform policies
The Federal Government on Tuesday expressed determination to activate some of its reform policies in order to fast track socio-economic…
Buhari 2019: Obasanjo, IBB are mere mortals – Minister
Mr Adebayo Shittu, the Minister of Communications, says APC’s supporters should not entertain fear that former President Olusegun Obasanjo and…
Russia calls for removal of political issues from UNESCO agenda
Russian Permanent Delegate to UNESCO Alexander Kuznetsov on Tuesday called on the organisation to remove politicised issues, which must be…
Interior ministry establishes situation room to monitor internal security
The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen Abdulrahman Dambazau, said that the ministry had established a Situation Room for easy monitoring…
Sexual abuse: Group condemns recurrence among girls-child
Girls and Youth Re-integration Network (GYRIN), an NGO, has decried the recurring sexual abuse among girl-children in the country. It…
Minna residents defends President Buhari’s second term bid
Residents of Minna have expressed support for President Muhammadu Buhari’s bid for a second tenure, with some saying that he…
Nigerian Govt. owing Enugu Electric N4.4bn
The Management of has appealed to the to settle the N4.4 billion electricity bills of its Ministries, Departments and Agencies…
YouTube tutorials to blame for low clientele, remuneration – MUAs
Some makeup artists have blamed the popularity of the YouTube tutorial videos as reasons for reduced clientele and remuneration. The…
1,000 youths to receive N5,000 monthly allowance in Kebbi
The Suru Local Government Council in Kebbi, says it will begin to pay 1000 youths in the area N5,000 monthly…
Local Govt. targets 50,117 children for polio immunisation
Zango Local Government Area in Katsina State says it has targeted 50, 117 children aged between 0 and 49 months…
Gold Coast 2018: Nigeria win 3 gold, 2 silver in powerlifting, set world record
Nigerian trio Roland Ezuruike, Esther Oyema and Ndidi Nwosu on Tuesday all won gold medals in the para-powerlifting events at…
South Sudan: Ex-military chief challenges President Salva Kiir
South Sudan’s former military chief said he has formed an organisation to challenge President Salva Kiir, accusing him of looting…
European Union promises better relationship with Zimbabwe
The EU says on Monday it is eager to mend relations with Zimbabwe but emphasised that the success of the…
Amb. Itegboje addresses Nigeria’s tremendous effort to eradicate water scarcity
Amb. Samson Itegboje, Nigeria’s Ambassador/Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, said Nigeria was making tremendous efforts to eradicate poor sanitation…
Guterres cautions against isolationism, protectionism in globalisation
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that globalisation was universal and the world should not pursue isolationism, protectionism or exclusion.…
Nerve Poisoning: Daughter of ex Russian spy discharged from hospital
Yulia , daughter of of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal was discharged from British hospital late on Monday and is at…
Obajana-Kabba road ready in December – Dangote Group
The 44-kilometre Obajana–Kabba concrete road project in Kogi will be ready in December, the Managing Director of AG-Dangote Construction Company,…
Insurgency: Wounded soldiers flown abroad for treatment
The Nigerian Army in Lagos on Monday said seven of its troops wounded-in-action in the North East would be flown…