Tag: NEWS
Banditry: NAF Aircraft Kills Many Gunmen In Zamfara Forest
The Nigerian Air Force, NAF said its troops deployed in Zamfara State, killed no fewer than ten armed bandits at Sububu Forest area in...
Under-17 AFCON: Eaglets To Face Guinea In Semi-Final
The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria will battle their Guinean counterparts in the semi-final tie at the ongoing Under-17 AFCON 2019 championship in Tanzania on...
Transition: Sudan Military Council Issues Protest Warning
Sudan's military government has asked protesters to take down their road blocks in the capital, Khartoum.
Demonstrators have been manning barricades leading to the military...
Promotion: NIMASA Upgrades Imo Representative To Director
The Governing Board of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA has approved the promotion of the Nigerian Alternate Permanent Representative at the...
Communal Crisis: Benue Government Imposes Curfew In Katsina-Ala
The Benue State Government has imposed a twenty four hours curfew on Katsina-Ala town in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of the state over security...
Banditry: Troops Eliminate 6, Arrests 18 Informants, Including Village Head
Troops of Operation Harbin Kunama-three fighting banditry in Zamfara state have killed six suspected gunmen in various clearance operations in some villages in the...
Leah Sharibu: Adesina Say Presidency Working For Girl’s Release
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity Femi Adesina has declared that the Muhammadu Buhari government has not abandoned negotiations for...
Trial: NJC Removes Onnoghen From Membership List
The National Judicial Council, CJN has removed the name and image of Walter Onnoghen from its members list on its website.
The Acting Chief Justice...
Healthcare: Cross River Govt. Closes 14 Facilities For Quackery, Substandard Operations
The Cross River State Private Hospital Regulatory Board has shut down fourteen health facilities in the state for medical quackery and substandard operations.
The Chairman...
Earth Day: Experts Call For Protection Of Plants, Animals
Some Environmental experts have called for more awareness and responsibility towards promoting harmony with nature and environment.
The Environmental Coordinator, African Cleanup Initiative Alex Ahigbe,...
Telecom: NCC Says Operators Engage In 14,639 Porting Activities In February
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC said that telecommunications operators carried out over fourteen thousand Mobile Number Portability activities in February.
The commission made this known...
Easter Day Killings: Gombe Deputy Governor, Can Appeal For Calm
The Deputy Governor of Gombe State and the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN North East Chapter have appealed on the Christian...
Easter Celebration.: Gov Sani-Bello Urges Christians To Emulate Virtues Of Jesus...
Governor Abubakar Sani-Bello of Niger State has felicitated with Christians in the state and called on them to emulate the virtues of Jesus Christ...
Highways: Transportation Ministry Says Revenue Collection By State, LG Illegal
The Ministry of Transportation has faulted collection of revenue on the federal highways by state and local government agents describing it as illegal.
The Head...
Revenue: FAAC Disburses N1.92tn To FG, States, LGS In First Quarter
The Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC has disbursed one point ninety two trillion naira to the three tiers of government in the first quarter...
U-17 AFCON: Golden Eaglets Scale Through To Semi-Final
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets reached the semi-final of the Under 17 African Cup of Nations, after playing out a 1-1 draw against Uganda.
A goal from...
South Sudan: President Kiir Says Delay In Unity Gov’t Formation Could...
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has warned that delay in the formation of the new unity government could jeopardise the search for peace and...
Benue/Taraba Crises: Troops Kill 2 Bandits, Avert Ethnic Clash
Troops under the Operation Whirl Stroke have neutralised two bandits and averted a communal clash between Tiv and Jukun.
A statement by the Director Defence...
Tourism: CG Promises Repositioning National Park To World Standards
The Conservator General, National Parks Service, Ibrahim Goni, has said the service had taken measures to reposition the national park, to meet world standards.
Goni...
Killings Allegations: Zamfara Emirs Make U-Turn, Apologise To NAF
The Chairman, Zamfara State Council of Chiefs, Attahiru Ahmad, has apologized to the Nigerian Air Force over its recent allegations that innocent citizens were...
