Author: Isa Isawade
Bayelsa disburses N200,000 each to indigenous small business owners
Bayelsa has so far disbursed N 336 million under the scheme to 1,680 beneficiaries drawn from all the eight council…
Money laundering: Appeal Court upholds Faisal Maina’s conviction
In the lead judgment delivered by Justice Ugochukwu Anthony Ogakwu, the court held that Justice Okon Abang of the Federal…
‘Make Nigerian youths innovative’, Buhari tells corporate leaders
Buhari, noting that the challenges associated with corporate governance were multifaceted, stressed the need for heads of organisations to harness…
Tinubu pledges to review Nigeria’s reward system
He said that the country needed friendliness and brotherhood to surmount the numerous challenges confronting it.
World cup: 5,000 Israelis ready to travel to Qatar
According to the ministry, an additional 5,000 people with dual citizenship are to visit the emirate during the tournament with…
2023: Avoid ‘breaking news’ syndrome – INEC tells the press
He said the media must be circumspect in casting headlines and avoid sensational headlines "because sometimes, people look at the…
I feel empty 1 year after his demise – Tony Uranta’s widow
“Not a day passes that I cannot help but shed tears of sadness and Joy. Sadness because he is gone…
Tinubu/Shettima presidential bid will enhance rotation – Matawalle
He said that Nigerians and especially Northerners would live to see reasons in supporting the candidature of the Tinubu/Shettima presidential…
Gov. Diri rewards Bayelsa Queens
The governor said that their performance had made the state and the country proud and justified the resources spent on…
Türkiye intensifies aerial bombing of targets in Iraq, Syria, neutralizing 254 “terrorists”
After the attack, Turkish police said they had detained a Syrian woman named Ahlam Albashir, who admitted to taking orders…
3 Alleged cultists arrested with firearms arraigned
The Prosecution Counsel, Mr O.O Olayemi, told the court that during a police investigation, the defendants confessed to belonging to…
How space technology can aid free, fair elections – NASRDA
Okere said that satellite technologies could be deployed as tools to properly outline polling units according to the settlement in…
CAMA: We need friendly laws to develop Nigeria, CSOs tell NASS
The call was against the backdrop of some sections of the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) which they believed…
NHRC records 229 gender based violence cases in Adamawa
Mamza said the Commission recorded 262 human rights violations, adding that significant violations during the period under review include parental…
Buhari to face legal action over spending on social intervention programmes
“We would be grateful if the recommended measures are taken within seven days of the receipt and/or publication of this…
Twitter restores Donald Trump’s account
Musk had set up a poll to ask users on the platform whether the suspension of the former president's account…
9 killed, 3 rescued in road accident in Kano
The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of nine persons, while three others were rescued in a road…
Inflation: More women engage in backyard farming in Jos
Mrs Helen Dung, a mother of three children, said her backyard vegetable farm paid some of her bills this year…
Canadian Envoy Nkrumah calls for earth protection against climate change
Nkrumah noted that though “climate change is and will be for a while the defining crisis of our time", he…
Immigration: UK envoy admits surge in visa application by Nigerians
“We have a labour shortage in the UK at the moment. But we have to balance that because we do…
UK govt defends travel advisory on Nigeria
Asked if the U.K government liaised with Nigerian security agencies before issuing the travel advice, Laing said that the UK…
Ganduje receives chieftaincy title in Delta, urges national unity
Ganduje said "our differences are our sources of strength", stressing that every ethnic nationality in Nigeria had a unique personality…
Why youths must rise to responsibility in politics – Group
Adegboyega-Usman, who commended the Chairman of BATCO Mandate Group, Alhaji Abdullahi Enilolobo, said it was important for youths to throw…
Man kills mother-in-law, 1 other after raping wife’s sister
“Preliminary investigation shows that he killed his mother-in-law because she discovered he was having carnal knowledge of his wife’s 14-year-old…
Malaysia reports 2,450 new COVID-19 infections, 5 deaths
There are no new imported cases, with all 2,450 cases being local transmissions, data released on the ministry's website showed.
FRSC establishes station in Kankia
“It is our internal initiative, we are deploying personnel to the camp within the shortest possible time, we will not…
1 student killed in shooting on campus in U.S. New Mexico
The shooting happened near Alvarado Hall, a student dormitory on its main campus, according to the UNM.
Benzema out of Qatar World Cup
"Due to an injury in the quadriceps of the left thigh, the Real Madrid striker is forced to give up…
Voting begins in Nepal
The Nepali Congress and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center) from the ruling alliance have formed a five-party electoral…
Zamfara’s Ubangarin Lafia Mustapha-Agwai removed from office
Musa-Isa who is the son of the late Emir of Lafia, Mustapha-Agwai, has been replaced by Usman Isa-Baba as the…