Gunmen have kidnapped four Chinese workers from a quarry site in southern Nigeria and shot dead their police guard, police said Wednesday. Abductions for ransom are common in southern Nigeria where foreigners and prominent citizens are regularly targeted. “I can confirm to you that four Chinese workers were abducted last night by unknown gunmen,” Cross River state police spokeswoman Irene …
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Suleiman Sani as a Career Ambassador. The lawmakers also confirmed 39 other Non-Career Ambassadors. The confirmation comes exactly three weeks after President Muhammadu Buhari wrote to the Senate, seeking confirmation of their appointments “in accordance to Section 171(2)(1c) and Subsection 4 of the 1999 Constitution.” He later replaced two of the nominees on …
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has said the dramatic collapse of the Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Daniel Pondei while being grilled by the House of Representatives further underscored the weight of corruption that has bedeviled the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration. In a statement on Monday by the spokesman of PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, the …
Founding Managing Director of Democrat Newspaper and former President of the Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN), Mallam Ismaila Isa Funtua, is dead. He died of cardiac arrest Monday night. He was life patron of Newspaper’s Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) and Chairman of Bulet Construcion company. He will be buried according to Islamic rites Tuesday. Details later…
The Federal, States and Local Governments have shared about N3.815trn from revenue accruals to the Federation Account from January to June this year Statistical data published by the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) on the disbursements to the three tiers of government in the period under review showed that they shared N647.35bn in January, N581.57bn in February, N780.93bn in March, …
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has approved August 21 for tertiary institutions to commence first and second choice admission for the 2020/2021 session. This was contained in the 2020 admission guidelines signed by JAMB’s Registrar, Is-haq Oloyede, on Sunday The board warned institutions not to bypass the Central Admission Processing System CAPS), through which admissions must be conducted. …
A woman had been charged at the Court of First Instance for allegedly assaulting and robbing a Nigerian expat after he rejected her sexual advances on the street. Public prosecution records show that the 33-year-old woman, an African working as a saleswoman, approached the complainant – a footballer – and offered him massage with sex for money. Shortly after he …
Reno Omokri, former Assistant on New Media to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has warned Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, against further attacks on President Muhammadu Buhari. Omokri said that the renowned dramatist lacks the moral rights to continue attacking Buhari whom he (Soyinka) pleaded with Nigerians to forgive and vote for in 2015. Soyinka’s last attack on Buhari was a month ago …
Ondo State’s Deputy Governor, Alfred Agboola Ajayi’s refusal to resign his position after defecting to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress’ decision to adopt indirect mode of primary election have combined to heat up the state’s political theatre as the two leading parties prepare for their primary elections, report Sam Egburonu, Associate Editor and ‘Dare Odufowokan, Assistant Editor …
Two hundred and forty-seven Nigerians who were stranded in Malaysia and Thailand have arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Mr Gabriel Odu the Head of Media and Public Relations Unit of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Odu said that the returnees arrived at the airport at about 11p.m. …
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has commiserated with the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, over the death of his mother, Janet. Buhari, in a statement on Friday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, prayed to God to grant the deceased’s soul eternal rest. The statement read, “President Muhammadu Buhari extends heartfelt condolences …
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, has charged its officers to show more dedication and discipline in discharging their duties. The new Sector Commander of the corps in Ogun, Mr Ahmed Umar said this during his familiarisation visit to Idioroko FRSC Unit Command on Tuesday. Umar said the directive was to further deliver improved services to …
Serbia international forced way back into Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s plans in early part of 2020 during absence of injured duo Paul Pogba and Scott McTominay Nemanja Matic has agreed a new three-year deal at Manchester United, which keeps the midfielder at the club until 2023. The Serbian’s Old Trafford career looked to be nearing its end in January with the …
The Acting Chairman of the Ondo State chapter of Social Democratic Party (SDP), Mr Dele Thomas, has pleaded with the Inspector-General of Police to instruct the state commissioner of police to seal up the party secretariat in the state. Thomas made the plea in a statement issued in Akure on Monday, explaining that closing down the secretariat would prevent political …
Major Nigerian carrier, Arik Air, has announced that it would resume domestic flights on July 8, 2020. The airline said it would resume flight service following the federal government decision to re-open Lagos and Abuja airports for flight operations. The airline said it would be operating three times daily from Lagos to Abuja in the first phase of the restart, …
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, on Monday said consultations were on for another phase of repair works to begin on the Third Mainland Bridge. Popoola told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the consultations were towards evolving perfect traffic management architecture. “We want to do maintenance work on Third Mainland Bridge very soon. Most …
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara said the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, has approved the deployment of 780 personnel to the state curb banditry. Mr Yusuf Idris, the Director-General of Media, Public Enlightenment and Communications to the governor, said this in a statement on Monday in Gusau. Idris said that Matawalle got the approval when he paid a visit …
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Mohammed Matawalle has opined that it would have been very disastrous if his government refused to negotiate with bandits, saying that he has no regrets negotiating with bandits and notorious kidnappers in the state. This was contained in a press statement on Sunday signed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Alhaji Zailani Baffa, …
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (“ETI”), the parent company of the Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African bank with banking operations in 33 countries, concluded its 32nd annual general meeting and extraordinary general meeting in Lagos, Nigeria. For the first time in the history of ETI and in line with preventive measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, attendance at the General Meetings …
Prof. Akin Abayomi, Lagos State Commissioner for Health, has confirmed that the State has so far recorded 177 COVID-19 deaths. He also revealed that the state has conducted a total of 42,348 tests for COVID-19. Abayomi, who gave the confirmation on his Twitter page, said that out of the 42,348 samples, 10,926 returned positive. Prof. Akin Abayomi, Lagos State Commissioner …
