Nigeria
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 12:18:54 GMTBandits Acting With Impunity Under 'Sleepy Buhari', Says U.S. Economist, Hanke
[This Day] An American applied economist at John Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States, Steve H. Hanke, has stated that bandits are acting with impunity under a "sleepy" President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration.
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 12:21:53 GMTGombe Governor Presents 11 Utility Vehicles to LG Chairmen
[This Day] Gombe State Governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya yesterday presented brand new GAC Sedan ( Saloon) utility vehicles to the 11 Local Government Councils Chairmen in the State.
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 12:21:50 GMTCourt Orders DSS to Produce Detained Yoruba Nation Agitators in Court July 29
[This Day] Justice Obiora Egwatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Friday ordered the Department of State Service (DSS) to produce 12 Yoruba Nation agitators arrested during a raid on the residence of Sunday Adeyemo (Igboho) in Oyo State.
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 12:21:48 GMT3% Equity Fund Proposal in PIB May Lead to Unrest in N' Delta - Dickson
[This Day] A former governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Seriake Dickson, has warned that the three per cent proposed as equity fund for the host communities in the recently passed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) may lead to unrest in the Niger Delta reg...
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 12:21:44 GMTBandits Kill 7 Vigilantes, Burn Army Vehicle in Zamfara
[Daily Trust] Gusau -- Suspected bandits Friday morning killed seven vigilantes otherwise known as Yan Sakai in an attack on Dansadau town of Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 12:21:38 GMT'Suspended Kano Anti-Graft Boss' Medical Records Fake, Says National Hospital
[Daily Trust] The National Hospital says the medical record presented by the suspended chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC), Muhuyi Magaji Rimin Gado, is fake.
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 12:21:20 GMTSuccour As Ortom's Wife Gives Wheelchairs to 120 Physically Challenged Persons
[Vanguard] After many years of suffering, succour has finally come the way of no fewer than 120 physically challenged men and women with the donation of wheelchairs by the wife of the Governor of Benue State, Dr. Eunice Ortom and a Jos-based non-gove...
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 12:15:47 GMTCourt Remands 6 Over Alleged Theft of Train Spare Parts
[Premium Times] The police arraigned the six men for alleged theft of two aluminum train barrels
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 12:15:46 GMTAPC Set for Another Landslide Victory in Lagos Council Elections
[Premium Times] While LASIEC gave the nod to 14 political parties to participate in the election, it shut the door on 10 others.
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 12:15:40 GMTMan Jailed One Year for Stealing
[Premium Times] The convict broke into the shop of the complainant to steal a mobile phone, one engine oil, and two engine cups, all valued at N16,800.
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 11:52:00 GMTAir Operators Commend Govt Over Duty Waivers On Aircraft, Spares
[This Day] The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has commended the federal government for its swift response in removing 7 per cent surcharge on imported aircraft and spares.
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 10:28:59 GMTGroups Urge National Assembly to Reject Attempts to Re-Present 'Flawed' Water Bill
[Premium Times] "Nigerians said it when the Bill was being debated, and Nigerians are saying it again: the National Water Bill is obnoxious, anti-people, and unacceptable."
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 10:28:58 GMTCourt Orders SSS to Produce 12 People Arrested in Sunday Igboho's Home
[Premium Times] The court ordered the secret police to produce the 12 detainees and show cause why they should not be granted bail.
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 09:31:11 GMTHarnessing Nigeria's Population for Industrialisation
[This Day] Francis Ogbimi writes that industrialisation is possible if the country's population is mobilised for learning.
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 09:05:27 GMTGrowing Panic and the Collapse of the Political Order in Nigeria
[Premium Times] Yesterday, I saw a video clip of the Emir of Muri giving Fulani bandits a 30-day ultimatum to stop killing his people, banditry and kidnapping in his Emirate. If they do not stop, he threatened, he will order his people to start killi...
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 11:17:48 GMTLagos LG Election - Youth Party Accuses INEC of Disenfranchisement
[This Day] The Youth Party (YP) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of disenfranchising its members from contesting in the Lagos State Local Government Area chairmanship and councillorship elections scheduled for July 24,...
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 11:16:19 GMTGovt Trains 100 Youth in Metal Sector
[This Day] No fewer than 100 youths across the country have participated in Entrepreneurship Training on Steel and Foundry Technology programme at Metallurgical Training Centre Ajaokuta, Kogi State.
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 11:15:26 GMTNBMA Assures of Safety of GMOs in Nigeria
[This Day] The Director-General, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr. Rufus Ebegba, has assured of the safety of the Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) released in Nigeria.
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 11:14:39 GMTBuhari, Abdulrazaq Felicitate With IPI Secretary, Adedoyin, At 60
[This Day] President Muhammadu Buhari and the Kwara State Governor, Kwara State Governor ,Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq. have felicitated the Secretary of the International Press Institute (IPI), Alhaji Raheem Adedoyin, as he marks his 60th birthday today.
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 11:13:59 GMTNigeria International Book Fair Berths in Victoria Island
[This Day] The 20th edition of the Nigeria International Book Fair (NIBF) tagged 'The Hybrid Experience' is set to change tradition as its venue this year is the prestigious Harbour Point, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 09:23:07 GMTPFN President Dedicates Church Branch in U.S.
[This Day] The President, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) and founder, The Sword of The Spirit Ministries International with headquarters located in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, Bishop Francis Wale Oke, last weekend, dedicated a new building f...
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 09:06:18 GMTGroup Battles Falsehood On Status of NDDC Board
[This Day] Akpoebide Okotiene, President and Edet Ekpenyong, Secretary, Niger Delta Integrity Group puncture the insinuation that the Senate-confirmed Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission was dissolved by President Muhammadu Buhari
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 12:03:06 GMTEddy Eguavoen Calls for Entries for Architecture Competition
[This Day] Unplanned urbanisation, waste management and pollution are some of the leading challenges confronting Lagos with a population of 21.3 million.
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 11:25:17 GMTBauchi Governor Flags Off 2021 Crop Demonstration Package for Farmers
[This Day] Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed on Sunday flagged off the 2021 Crop Demonstration Packages with 2,000 farmers selected to benefit from the package to enable them cultivate a quarter of a hectare of either improved m...
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 11:18:36 GMTCourt Jails Two Fraudsters in Edo
[This Day] Two fraudsters, Noah Omoregbe (a.k.a Frank Mark) and Destiny Efewengbe (a.k.a William Scot), have been jailed in Benin City, Edo State. Omoregbe was sentenced to two years imprisonment with option of fine of N200,000 , while Efewengbe ( a....
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 11:17:15 GMTNFVCB, Filmmakers Urge Effective Implementation of AfCFTA Agreement to Protect Film Industry
[This Day] The National Film and Video Censor Board (NFVCB), filmmakers and other key players in the Nigerian film industry have called for an effective and systematic implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement.
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 11:00:57 GMTNollywood Actor Lands Multi-Year Contract Renewal With Goldberg
[This Day] Popular Nollywood actor Odunlade Adekola, recently signed a contract renewal as brand ambassador for the top beer brand, Goldberg Lager Beer. The multi-year deal will see Adekola continue in his current role as a chief promoter of the cult...
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 09:46:14 GMTRTEAN Threatens NPA With Court Action Over Extortion
[This Day] The Apapa branch of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) has threatened a legal action against the management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) if it fails to stop its personnel from extorting its members inside ...
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 09:43:32 GMTKayode Kasum's 'Dwindle' Satirises Social Vices
[This Day] The saying 'two heads are better than one' holds for Kayode Kasum in his latest film 'Dwindle', which debuted in cinemas recently.
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 09:42:51 GMTAnambra - PDP Mobilises Nigerians Over Seized Case File
[This Day] The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on Nigerians to prevail on Justice O.A Nwabunike of the Anambra State High Court to release the case file as well as copies of his judgment on the Senator Ugochukwu Uba vs PDP and others.