Relatives and colleagues on Friday mourned five people who died when their submersible imploded in the North Atlantic during a deep dive to the Titanic wreck. The happening has triggered questions about safety rules for such adventures into the ocean depths. Debris from the Titan submersible, which had been missingContinue Reading
By Bridget Ikyado The Nikki Udezue Foundation has distributed sanitary pads to female students of Junior Secondary School, Nyanya Gbagyi, Nasarawa State to promote their personal hygiene. The donation carried out through an individual donor, #BecauseICan, included 30 packs containing 480 Sanitary towels distributed to the students on Friday. TheContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu The Rotary Club of Abuja CBD has inaugurated three toilets and construction of two classrooms for the Central Primary School Gidan Gimba, in Karu Local Government Area, Nasarawa State. The President of the club, Mr Max Amuchie, inaugurated the project in company of other members of theContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Building Resilience Against Violent Extremism, Insurgency and Terrorism (BRAVEIT), an NGO, has commended the immediate past Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Awwal Gambo, for the giant strides in the fight against maritime crimes. BRAVEIT is a non-governmental strategic initiative determined to fill the gapContinue Reading
Maj.Gen. Samuel Adebayo handing over command of the Defence Intelligence Agency to the new Chief of Defence Intelligence, Maj.-Gen. Emmanuel Undiandeye, in Abuja on Friday (23/6/23). By Sumaila Ogbaje The new Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI), Maj.-Gen. Emmanuel Undiandeye, has warned criminals and those with intentions to plotContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The new Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Rear Adm. Emmanuel Ogalla, on Friday pledged to ensure safer maritime domain as he assumed office as the 22nd indigenous naval chief. Ogalla took over leadership of the Navy from Vice Adm. Awwal Gambo, who has been in commandContinue Reading
By Bridget Ikyado A group, Joint National Association of Persons With Disabilities (JONAPWD), has called on President Bola Tinubu to include persons with disabilities (PWDs) in his administration to ensure fairness and equity. The group made the call at a press conference in Abuja on the state of Affairs ofContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has assumed command of Nigerian Army as the 23rd army chief with pledge to discharge responsibilities with fairness. Lagabaja took the baton from the 22nd Chief, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya who had been in command since May 2021.Continue Reading
By Ruth Oketunde The FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says 116 houses have been affected by flood at Trademore Estate, Lugbe, Abuja. The Director-General, FEMA, Dr Abbas Idriss, who said this in a statement by Nkechi Isa, Head, Public Affairs, FEMA, however said no life was lost in the incident.Continue Reading
By Angela Atabo Labour Party has vowed to stage a peaceful protest over Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa’s alleged outright refusal to conduct local government elections. The Factional National Chairman of the party Lamidi Apapa, made this known in a statement in Abuja. Apapa urged the Bayelsa State Independent ElectoralContinue Reading
