By Muhyideen Jimoh President of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Isaiah Benjamin, has called for unity and professionalism among sports writers in the country. Benjamin made the call on Tuesday in Abuja at a meeting with sports stakeholders and members of the association. He assured that hisContinue Reading
By Oluwaseun Nubi Team Nigeria has won seven medals, comprising two gold, two silver and three bronze at the just concluded World Para Powerlifting Championships in Dubia, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the championship will enable Nigeria to participate in the 2024 ParalympicContinue Reading
By Eniola Oladele The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received a batch of 298 Nigerians who were stranded in Libyan prisons. The agency said this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. The statement said the returnees spent varying periods at various detention camps in the northern African country. They wereContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has arrested a vehicle owner using both foreign and Nigerian number plates on the same vehicle. The Corps Public Education Officer, ACM Bisi Kazeem, said in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja that the arrest was in line with the ongoingContinue Reading
By Isaac Aregbesola The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operatives have arrested six suspected internet fraudsters in Bwari and Dutse axes of Abuja. Its Spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, who said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said that they were arrested on Monday, following an intelligence report onContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Tuesday demolished an illegal market called “Kasuwan Dare”, a suspected hideout for hoodlums and drug dealers in Asokoro, Abuja. The market was located at Hassan Musa Katsina Street, near Kpaduma II in Asokoro Extension, Abuja. Speaking afterContinue Reading
By Oluwatope Lawanson The Vice Chancellor, University of Ibadan, Prof. Kayode Adebowale, on Tuesday decorated Dr Obafemi Hamzat, the Deputy Governor of Lagos State as an Ambassador of the institution at its 75th anniversary. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the investiture took place during a courtesyContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Mr Nyesom Wike, says the FCT Administration (FCTA) will pay N825.8 million as compensation for the construction of second runway for Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Wike stated this in Abuja on Tuesday, while briefing newsmen at theContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has suspended Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, its founder and National Chairman, who is also the presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, over alleged anti party activities. The BoT also suspended the National Working Committee (NWC)Continue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has suspended its candidate in the Feb. 25 presidential election, Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso for alleged anti party activities. The BoT also suspended the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party. It also appointed newContinue Reading
