Video of Nigeria Army jubilating over the appointment of new chief of staff https://youtu.be/k45an26ln9U On Thursday afternoon, Yahaya’s appointment was announced using a statement by the Nigerian Defence Headquarters, signed by Onyema Nwachukwu, the acting manager of defence information. The 55-year-old has been the General Officer Commanding 1 Section of the Nigerian Army and the incumbent Theatre Commander of this …
The Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Mohammadu Buhari has appointed Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff (COAS). His appointment follows the departure of Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru, who died last weekend at an air crash together with 10 other military officers in Kaduna. An announcement issued …
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MASSOB Leader, Uchenna Madu, in a statement said that year’s anniversary is unique and special as it falls on a Sunday. He recalled that Biafra was declared on May 30, 1967, by General Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu. Madu said the date is sacrosanct and sacred to the background and lives of the Biafra Republic, adding that the ordinances Ojukwu must be …
The Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil has detained 17 pupils and recommended them for disciplinary actions for raping their female coworkers within their grooming. The institution started after verbal assaults on female pupils with a group of male pupils over”female dresses,” the college detained 17 members of their group. Read also: Over 70 people have sustained various degrees of …
The Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Balarabe Abdullahi, has advocated for more collaborative efforts to terminate the number of out-of-school kids, child labour, and the other types of violence against children in today’s society. The Speaker also called for the provision of quality education for children in order to create a brighter future for them and also develop a …
Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, has said that his chief, President Muhammadu Buhari, isn’t considering running for a third semester in 2023. Shehu revealed the burning of channels and offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will not prevent the 2023 general elections. The Presidential spokesperson said this on Tuesday during …
Delighted to Sponsor the Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya, HE Mohammed Younis Menfi, today. Chad and Niger have extensive borders with Libya, and they’re our immediate neighbours. Whatever affects them affects us. The stability or instability of Libya directly affects us.
The vice-chairman of both NGF and Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal who talked in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti state funding on Thursday reported the governors are committed to the liberty and independence of the judiciary in the general interest of the country’s democracy. Tambuwal stated Buhari was Ill-advised in issuing the order that lacked judicial freedom for states, describing …
Thirty-two years after hosting the sixth version of the African Senior Athletics Championships, Lagos has been confirmed as the host of the 22nd edition charged to hold between June 23and 27, 2021 at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere. In a statement issued in Cairo, Egypt yesterday, Kalkaba Malboum, President of the Confederation of African Athletics and Sunday Dare, the Minister …
A total of 4,411 beneficiaries were people and 2,646 were little and medium enterprises (SMEs). The CBN revealed this at a communique issued by the conclusion of its monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting on Tuesday. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says a total of N2.04 billion has been disbursed to 7,075 beneficiaries under the National Youth Investment Fund (NYIF). …
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday, May 24, 2021, released new permit requirements for Payment Method operators in the nation. This disclosure is included in a record saying the eligibility standards for each permit category in the nation. The new license demands create provisions for capitalization of each supported class, documentation, program and permit fee and the permit …
According to him, the index case was a 37-year-old housewife, that had been declared at the Burra General Hospital on April 24, 2021, in Ningi Local Government Area. He said upon her entrance, it was discovered that there was an outbreak of a similar disease in neighbouring communities like Sumaila and other council areas of Kano State, which could have …
The Public Office Holder (Payment of Pension Law 2007) signed by ex-governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2007 ensures that the ex-governors and their deputies would enjoy pensions and other benefits for life. They’re also entitled to an array of advantages which include a house in any location in Lagos and another in Abuja for a two-term governor, six brand new …
The PDP reiterated its position that the APC has been promoting acts of violence including arson along with building a crisis scenario and frustrate the smooth behaviour of their 2023 general elections. Kola Ologbondiyan, National Publicity Secretary of the PDP in a statement on Tuesday, stated having realized it has no place in the 2023 election, APC leaders are seeking …
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its Production Sharing Contract (PSC) partners — Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo), Total Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited (TEPNG), Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited (EEPNL) and Nigerian Agip Exploration (NAE) — have executed agreements to renew Oil Mining Lease (OML) 118 for another 20 Decades. An announcement by the …
The Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan (UI), Prof. Adebola Ekanola, has commiserated with the family of Brig.- Gen. Olatunji Luqman Olayinka, who expired along with others during last Friday’s military aeroplane crash in Kaduna. An announcement by UI Spokesman, Olatunji Oladejo, said the Late Brig.-Gen. Olayinka, 51, has been a MPhil/PhD student in the Department of Peace, Security …
Bayelsa State Police Command has detained a 34-year-old man, Okpegboro Avwerosuo, who murdered his roommate, dismembered the body and sold the very important organs to a priest for ritual functions. It was gathered that the incident happened at Mile 2 Sagbama Town, Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State during the weekend. The defendant, who hails from Ughelli North, Delta …
News about Nigeria is Formally the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a Nation in West Africa. It boundaries Niger in the north, Chad from the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Its southern coast is on the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean. Three major Nigerian languages are Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. The News Agency …
An estimated 4.3million deaths occur yearly as a result of indoor air pollution from home cooking, while roughly a 3.7million deaths happen as a consequence of outdoor contamination; according to former Minister of Industries, Chief Dr. Nike Akande. Akande who presented a keynote address at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Annual Research Conference and Fair, which held on Tuesday stated …
