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Two students of the University of Jos and a tricycle rider have been killed following an accident in Plateau State. Jemima who was in her second year and her friend – Jennifer, a final year student – had left for church on Sunday morning as usual, but never knew that would be their last day. […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that fresh energy will be injected into Nigeria-Russia relations to bolster an age-long relationship that has been mutually rewarding and promising while calling for a stronger partnership that is humane, inclusive and diversified. The President stated this on Thursday at the second plenary of the Russia-Africa Summit, where more than […]
Human Rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Femi Falana, has asked the Federal Government to open the borders, thereby asking them to urgently dialogue with neighbouring countries to fight the menace of smuggling which necessitated the country’s border to be closed. Falana said the Federal Government should ignore the endorsement of border closure […]
Wife of President, Aisha Buhari on Thursday encouraged women and girls to cultivate the habit of doing a monthly self-breast examination. Mrs Buhari said with the monthly examination will give room for early detection and ensure in saving the lives of many women. She made this call in a post on her verified Instagram handle […]
FIFA will double its funding for women’s football to $1 billion over the next four years, president Gianni Infantino said on Thursday following a meeting of the world governing body’s council. “The Council decided to put 500 million in addition to the 500 million already budgeted,” Infantino told reporters in Shanghai. FIFA had earlier this […]
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have dropped by one spot on the latest FIFA world ranking. According to the report published by the world’s football governing body on Thursday, the Eagles slipped to 35th spot in the month of October. The team scored garnered 1,481 points as against 1482 points recorded in the month of […]
Another set of 26 officials of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has been arrested for allegedly extorting money from road users on highways in the country. The spokesperson for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Mrs Rasheedat Okoduwa, disclosed this in a statement forwarded to Channels Television. She explained that ICPC […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Captain Musa Nuhu as the new Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). He replaces Captain Muthar Usman, the erstwhile Director-General of the Organization. Capt. Nuhu who, until his appointment, was Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), is an Airline Pilot, a […]
President Muhammadu Buhari and Russian President, Vladimir Putin on Wednesday agreed to put Nigeria-Russia relations on a fast track, and pursue the completion of partially completed and abandoned projects initiated by both countries. At a bilateral meeting which was held on Wednesday at the ongoing Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi, the two leaders agreed to start new infrastructure […]
The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has condemned what it described as “overt lawlessness” in Kogi State, saying the impeachment of the Deputy Governor, Simon Achuba and the swearing-in of Edward Onoja in his place was “unknown to the laws of the land”. The Caucus, which made their position known in a statement […]
