The former military administrator of Kano State and former football administrator, Brig. General Dominic Oneya (rtd), has died at the age of 73. In a statement on Wednesday by Abubakar Aminu Ibrahim, media aide to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Ebonyi have helped a woman recover the sum of ₦191,000 stolen from her. Reports had it that the lucky woman, Lillian Anibogu, was robbed of her mobile phone and Automated…
The Police Command in Imo State has released the picture of a Chief Superintendent of Police, Fatman Dooiyor, who was killed during an attack by unknown gunmen on Omuma Divisional Headquarters, in the state in July 26. The State Governor,…
The Governor of Kano State, Dr. Umar Ganduje has warned that Nigeria cannot afford another war, stressing that secession would compound the problems of the country. The governor, who masterminded the break-up of the Kano emirate into four traditional councils,…
Amnesty International (AI) has accused Nigerian security agents of killing at least 115 people in 4 months in the South-East. In a report released by its Country Director, Osai Ojigho, on Wednesday, the human rights group claimed that security agents…
A fire incident in a hostel near University of Ibadan’s second gate has rendered some students homeless. Our correspondent gathered that the incident happened on Wednesday. Sources said that the fire consumed some parts of the storey-building. It was gathered…
The State High Court sitting in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, has adjourned the murder case filed by the state against Chief Kayode Esuleke, his son and two others due to the absence of the defendants. The court, on Thursday,…
Enekwechi went viral after he shared a video of himself washing the only jersey given to him by the Nigeria Sports ministry for the Olympics. Chukwuebuka Enekwechi, the Nigerian representative who reached Tokyo 2020 Olympics Shotput final has finished in…
The top 10 countries where basic food is least affordable in are Syria, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Indonesia, Algeria, Iran and Uzbekistan. Nigeria has been ranked as the second poorest country in the world in terms of food…
Burkina Faso’s Hugues Fabrice Zango made history on Thursday as he claimed his country’s first-ever Olympic medal in the men’s triple jump. The 28-year-old, who also won bronze at the 2019 World Championships in Doha, jumped 17.47 meters to claim…
Iran’s new ultraconservative President Ibrahim Raisi takes power on Thursday with the country facing an economy battered by US sanctions, a grinding health crisis and thorny negotiations on the 2015 nuclear deal. Raisi, 60, will have his work cut out…
More than 200 million cases of Covid-19 cases have now been registered worldwide since the novel coronavirus emerged in China in December 2019, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 0700 GMT on Thursday. At least…
A federal high court in Abuja has granted bail to 12 supporters of Sunday Igboho who were arrested in Oyo state. Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) had on July 1 raided Igboho’s residence in Oyo and arrested…