Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
U.S. boosts Nigeria’s fight against Mpox with 10000 doses of vaccine
Speaking during the donation in Abuja, the U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills, said the JYNNEOS® vaccine, specifically approved for…
AFCON 2025: Ekong, Osimhen, 21 others to battle Benin Republic, Rwanda
Super Eagles go up against the Cheetahs of Benin Republic at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo on Sept. 7.…
Ex-NIWA boss George Moughalu formally quits APC
Moughalu had in June 2024 said he was leaving the ruling party. He was one of the founding members of…
Labour Party sets up Disciplinary Committee to tackle undisciplined members
Mr Julius Abure, its National Chairman, told newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja that the decision was one of the resolutions…
NAFDAC: We didn’t ask Nigerians to stop eating bread
As a responsive regulatory Agency, NAFDAC wishes to provide clarification that the content of the video on avoiding bread in…
Nigerian presidency unveils agenda for Tinubu’s state visit to China
According to Ngelale, President Tinubu will also meet with his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping, where several Memorandum of Understandings…
WHO seeks $87.4m to contain Mpox outbreak
The world body said on Tuesday in a statement that the fund would be used to implement critical activities outlined…
Gift Yahaya in trouble for stabbing alleged husband’s side chick
Yahaya had stabbed her neighbour, one Kehinde Adesanya, after accusing her of having an affair with her husband. The defendant…
‘Delta now a strategic component of Nigeria,’ Oborevwori declares
The Governor spoke at a thanksgiving service organised to mark the 33rd anniversary of the state that was created in…
Lagos man Ogunmolu pleads guilty to N338k prepaid metre scam
Ogunmolu, who resides at Ifako area of Lagos, had pleaded guilty to a two-count charge of obtaining by false pretences…
Minister, boxing fans mourn Nigeria’s first Olympic medalist, Nojim Maiyegun
Maiyegun died just days after the 60th anniversary of his remarkable achievement at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where…
Adamawa govt confirms 6 dead, 12,961 displaced in flood incidents
Dr Celine Laori, Executive Secretary, ADSEMA revealed this in Yola on Tuesday while advising residents living in flood-prone areas to…
How we boosted IGR to N1.8bn in July – Katsina Govt
Executive Chairman of Katsina Internal Revenue Service, Alhaji Isyaku Mohammed confirmed in an interview that the feat was achieved through…
Nasarawa Assembly lawmaker dumps NNPP for APC
The speaker said Isimbabi cited division in NNPP at the national level as the major reason for his defection to…
NNPCL expands global market footprint to Japan, China with LNG supply
Olufemi Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd in a statement on Monday said the company achieved the milestone through…
Police rescue five kidnapped victims in Katsina
Two bandits were also killed during the operations, Katsina Police Command’s Spokesman, ASP Abubakar Sadiq, said in a statement on…
Lagos man Aramide Tito docked for attempting to murder 11-year-old stepson
Okuoimose alleged that the defendant unlawfully beat up and starved his son stepson for three days. “The defendant poured hot…
Resident doctors begin strike over kidnapped colleague
The missing medical doctor was abducted on Wednesday, 27th December, 2023 within the the National Eye Centre Staff Quarters in…
Tinubu: I’m committed to tolerance of dissenting voices
Tinubu, represented by the Vice-President Kashim Shettima, made the pledge on Sunday when he declared open the Annual General Conference…
Group excited by FG’s plan to grow creative sector into $100bn industry
He expressed delight that the Nigerian government had lofty plans to grow the entertainment industry to a 100 billion dollars…
Troops kill terrorist, recover weapons in Kaduna
Yahaya said that four AK-47 magazines (three fully loaded with total quantity 60 x 7.62mm Special ammunition and one empty…
FRSC appoints Zango Mathew Edo Sector Commander
The new Edo FRSC Sector Commander took over from his predecessor, Corps Commander Paul Okpe, who retired after attaining the…
Okonjo-Iweala: No excuse for failure to stop crude oil theft
Okonjo-Iweala, also a former Nigeria's Finance Minister spoke in Lagos on Sunday at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Annual…
Kaduna govt begins reconstruction of road connecting 62 Birnin Gwari communities
Sani emphasized that Birnin Gwari Local Government was a crucial gateway to many parts of Nigeria, rich in mineral resources…
Gombe govt assures workers on payment of N70,000 minimum wage
Gombe deputy governor Manassah Jatau who is the Chairman of the state’s Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage negotiation revealed this…
Cross River activates emergency centre after confirmation of Mpox
However, Ayuk who initially denied the claim by NCDC told journalists in Calabar on Sunday, said that the National Reference…
Remo Stars crash out of CAF Champions League
The 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) runners-up lost 0-2 at the Stade Prince Moulay El Hassan in Rabat. Remo…
Police nab notorious cattle rustlers, gunrunners, kidnappers in Kaduna
Kaduna Police Command's spokesperson, ASP Mansir Hassan, who revealed this in a statement on Sunday added that the operatives also…
Green Clean Innovation Hub CEO appointed UN Envoy to ECOSOC
Amahah, who is the CEO of the Nigerian thriving renewable energy organization, Green Clean Innovation Hub, was also recently appointed…
DSS arrests ex-BBC editor, Adejuwon Soyinka, at Lagos airport
Adejuwon Soyinka was arrested and taken into custody at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos around 5.40am on Sunday…