Security By Patience Aliyu As part of measures to forestall further attacks, Gov Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau has directed security operatives to ensure strict enforcement of the ban on motorcycle operations within Jos metropolis. Mutfwang, who gave the directive during a statewide broadcast on Tuesday in Jos, stressed that hisContinue Reading
Returnees By Fabian Ekeruche The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in collaboration with the International Office for Migration (IOM) has received 145 Nigerian returnees from Benghazi, Libya, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja. This is contained in a statement signed by the Head Lagos Operations Office, NEMA, Mr MohammedContinue Reading
Immunisation By Hajara Leman The Gombe State Primary Health Care Development Agency is leading efforts, with support from UNICEF, to increase immunisation coverage across the state. The Executive Secretary of the agency, Dr Abdulrahama Shuaibu, disclossed this in an interview with newsmen on Monday, after an immunisation review meeting. ShuaibuContinue Reading
Stowaway By Itohan Abara-Laserian The Airport Police Command at Murtala Muhammed International Airport intercepted a 14-year-old boy over a suspected stowaway attempt on Monday. This is contained in a statement by ASP Mohammed Adeola, Police Public Relations Officer, Airport Police Command, Lagos, on Monday. Adeola said the minor was discoveredContinue Reading
Calm By Patience Aliyu Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau has called for calm among residents of Angwan-Rukuba, a community in Jos North Local Government Area (LGA), following Sunday night’s attack. Mutfwang made the call when he visited the scene of the attack on Monday in Jos. The News Agency ofContinue Reading
Wrestling By Shedrack Frank Bayelsa dominated the men’s freestyle event at the ongoing 4th Gov. Douye Diri Wrestling Classics in Yenagoa on Monday. The host team secured a total of four medals, consisting of three gold medals at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Samson Siasia Sports Complex. The NewsContinue Reading
Team Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Patrice Motsepe has said that the Africa Cup of Nations could be expanded from 24 to 28 teams. Motsepe made the remarks at a press conference following a CAF executive committee meeting, but did not specify how the tournament structure would change orContinue Reading
Growth By Grace Alegba The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, says Nigeria is targeting a seven per cent annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate. Edun also said the country requires about 14 billion dollars in annual investment to bridge its infrastructure gap.Continue Reading
Kwankwaso By Aminu Garko Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, former Governor of Kano State, on Monday formally aligned with the African Democratic Congress (ADC), in a move described as a defining moment for opposition politics in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the National Chairman of ADC,Continue Reading
Killing By Ehigimetor Igbaugba Hundreds of women from Nwang-Ekpugrinya community in Ogoja Local Government Area on Monday staged a protest over the alleged killing of a 26-year-old woman, Lucy Morshie, by her lover. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the women marched through the streets and later gatheredContinue Reading
