Rainfall: NiMet Cautions Aviation Stakeholders On Precautionary Measures
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has advised aviation stakeholders to take precautionary measures during onset of rainfall for smooth and safe operations, particularly in the North. The NiMet Director-General, Prof. Mansur Matazu, gave the advice...
SPECIAL REPORT – Inside Akwa Ibom Seafood market Where Igbo Traders Fix Prices Of...
It was on a sunny afternoon on Sunday, May 23, 2021, at the Oron Beach and Seafood Market, Oron Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. Thousands of traders were bargaining, buying and selling in...
Abducted Kebbi Student Killed As Troops Exchange Gunfire With Bandits
One of the students abducted from the Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri, Kebbi State, has died in an exchange of gunfire between troops and bandits. The Deputy Force Commander of the Joint Task Force in...
El-Rufai Fires 99 Appointees
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has fired 99 political appointees. El-Rufai, who made the disclosure at a media chat with some Kaduna-based broadcast journalists, explained that the disengaged appointees constitute 30 percent of political...
Law To Give 40% Of N/Assembly Seats To Youths Underway, Says Omo-Agege
The Senate is working currently on a bill to set aside 30 per cent of seats at the National Assembly and 40 per cent of seats at states’ houses of assembly for young people. The Deputy...
Gender Mainstreaming: Centre Sues For Better Engagement Of Women To Enhance Growth
The African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (Centre LSD) has advocated for significant inclusion of women in the extractive industries. The Executive Director of the Centre, Mr. Monday Osasah, made the remarks on Friday...
Police Arrest Man, 65, For Raping Stepmother In Ekiti
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4 hours ago Details Police Arrest Man, 65, For Raping Stepmother In Ekiti CATEGORY: Featured The Police Command in Ekiti on Thursday said it has arrested a 65-year-old man, Durodola Ogundele, for allegedly having canal knowledge of...
How Ex-MD, Financial Officer Defrauded Bank PHB N25.7bn – Judge
An Ikeja High Court on Wednesday night sentenced Francis Atuche, a former Managing Director of the defunct Bank PHB (now Keystone Bank), to six years’ imprisonment for defrauding the bank of N25.7 billion. In a...
N25.7bn Fraud: Don’t Jail Me, Ex-Bank PHB MD Begs Judge
There was a tense atmosphere in an Ikeja High Court on Wednesday night as Francis Atuche, a former Managing Director (MD) of Bank PHB, begged Justice Lateefa Okunnu not to send him to prison...
JAMB Releases 2021 Mock Result – Official
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the result of the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) mock examination conducted on June 3. JAMB Spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in a statement...
Three People Killed In Plane Crash
Three people were killed in a plane crash Wednesday at Kavumu airport in South Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to Radio Okapi, a United Nations-run radio station. The three...
How Minister Laundered $37m Through Property Deal – EFCC Chair
THE Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has described the real estate sector as one with grand scale corruption in the country. The EFCC boss added that about 90 to 100...
Soldiers Intercept 73 Young Men Headed For Imo State
Operatives of the 72 Special Forces Brigade of the Nigeria Army in Makurdi the Benue State capital have apprehended 73 men all from Nasarawa State at the Agan Toll Gate, Makurdi, while on their...
