Rescue By Suleiman Shehu The police command in Oyo State has rescued an Egyptian, who was kidnapped in the early hours of Sept. 8 in Ibadan. The Police Public Relations Officer in Oyo State, CSP Adewale Osifeso confirmed the rescue of the victim in a statement on Tuesday. Osifeso saidContinue Reading
By Patience Omoha Threat A Wuse Magistrate Court, Abuja, on Tuesday remanded a 27-year old man, Chidera Njoku, at a correctional centre for allegedly threatening his mother’s life. The defendant, who lives at Kabusa Village, Abuja, is facing a six-count charge of threat to life, assault, theft, extortion, mischief andContinue Reading
By Ezra Musa No fewer than 545 households have been displaced after two days of torrential rainfall, with 171 houses also damaged across communities in Kaduna North Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Usman Mazadu, Executive Secretary, Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (KADSEMA) made this known in a statement inContinue Reading
Terrorists By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Army says its troops apprehended 11 terrorists’ logistics suppliers and rescued nine kidnapped victims in nationwide operations in 48 hours. A credible source at Army Headquarters told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja that troops also seized 114 livestock, recoveredContinue Reading
ECOWAS By Racheal Abujah A renowned virologist, Prof. Oyewale Tomori, has called on West African governments to take concrete steps to defeat Lassa fever, a viral haemorrhagic disease that continues to ravage the region. Tomori, a former President of the Nigerian Academy of Science, made the call in his keynoteContinue Reading
Data By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The Federal Government, EU and African Union on Monday urged Data Protection Authorities to develop a harmonised data governance framework for data protection across the continent. They made the call at the opening ceremony of a five-day data governance study visit for Data Protection Authorities, aContinue Reading
Cooperation By Fortune Abang The governments of Angola and Nigeria are set to deepen bilateral cooperation aimed at generating investments and bolstering job creation through enhanced private sector engagement between both countries. This was revealed in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by the Ambassador of Angola to Nigeria,Continue Reading
Project By Zubairu Idris The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), on Monday, inaugurated a €5.1 million fund to enhance conflict prevention and crisis response programmes in Zamfara and Katsina States. The 18-month programme tagged: “Conflict Prevention, Crisis Response and Resilience in Katsina and Zamfara States (CPCRR),” being supportedContinue Reading
Strike By Emmanuella Anokam The Association of Distributors and Transporters of Petroleum Products (ADITOP) has dissociated itself from the intended strike by the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and its cohorts. The National President of ADITOP, Alhaji Lawan Dan-Zaki, said this in an interview with the NewsContinue Reading
Imports By Martha Agas The Nigeria Customs Service Board (NCSB) has approved a 300 dollar duty-free limit for imports, a new policy that takes effect on Sept. 8. The Spokesperson of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Abdullahi Maiwada, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said that the decision wasContinue Reading
