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A member of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Joy Emordi, on Wednesday defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, Director-General, Press and Media of APC, announced…

The Plateau chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on the military and other security agencies to end the circle of killings in Miango chiefdom of Bassa Local Government Area and other parts of the state.Rev.…

The National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja has restrained the Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, from reviewing downward the salaries and allowances of members of the Association of Specialist Medical Doctors in Academics (ASMEDA).…

The Netherlands Football Federation (KNVB), on Wednesday, confirmed Louis van Gaal as the new coach of the male football national team for a third time.The 69-year-old veteran replaces Frank de Boer on the bench after the former Dutch…

An Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Wednesday granted the request of Mr Eric Frank for dissolution of his 30-year-old marriage to mother of four, Ibeawuchi, for denying him sex for four years.Delivering judgment, Mr Adeniyi Koledoye,…

Kaduna State Government on Wednesday confirmed the death of 25 persons in attacks in four communities of Kauru Local Government Area of the state.The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, gave the update…

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it has arrested one Nurudeen Sani, a notorious trans-border human trafficker with assistance from other security agencies.The information is in a statement…

The Department of State Services (DSS) says it will investigate the alleged assault on Mr Oluwagbemiga Olamikan, a photojournalist with the Vanguard Newspapers by its personnel.Dr Peter Afunanya, the Public Relations Officer of DSS,…

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) says any no-work-no-pay directive issued by the Federal Government aimed at compelling the association to end its indefinite strike will not work.Dr. Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, the NARD…

The Police Command in Oyo State says it has arrested the alleged kidnapper of the wife of an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in the state, Mrs Juliet Salawu.The suspected kidnapper was among the suspects presented on Monday at…

Archbishop of Enugu Ecclesiastical Province Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Most Rev. Emmanuel Chukwuma, has said that another lock down would further impoverish the business people of the South-East.Chukwuma made the…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed that 32 Delta variant cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in five states across the country.The Director-General of the NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, who gave the…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 11 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24-hours, adding to a recent surge in infections, driven by the spread of the Delta variant in the country.The NCDC, which made this…

2019 African Games champion, Ese Brume on Tuesday gave Team Nigeria their first medal at the ongoing Tokyo Olympic Games with a bronze medal in the women’s long jump event.Brume recorded a 6.97 metres jump in the final of the event at…

The Commissioner of Police in Plateau, Mr. Edward Egbuka, has said that 17 people were killed and 85 buildings burnt in the recent attacks in Bassa and Riyom Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state.Egbuka disclosed this on Monday…

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Igbo Oriental Think Tank Worldwide, has urged Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, to join the 2023 presidential race.The Executive Secretary of the group, Dr Kenneth Anozie made the call at a…

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State says criminals destroying crops are practicing food terrorism as they want to starve the people of the state at all cost.Lalong, who doubles as Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum, directed…

A housewife, Hadiza Jibril, who accused her husband, Aliyu, of beating her has begged a Sharia Court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State to dissolve her marriage.Jibril, also accused her husband of starving her of food.Aliyu, a…

The leadership of Fulani herders in Taraba has pledged to weed out criminal elements among them within five months.The leadership of the herders comprised Ardos and Fulani community leaders drawn from 14 out of the 16 local government…

An applicant, Ikenna Nicholas, on Monday appeared in a Grade I Area Court, Nyanya, Abuja, for allegedly constituting public nuisance inside a bank.The police charged Nicholas of Kuje, Abuja with two count of inciting disturbance and…

The Lagos State Government has demolished all shanties and ‘illegal structures’ on Lekki coastal road which serves as alternative to Lekki-Epe route.The demolition was carried out after a three-day removal notice had reportedly been…

Global energy firm Shell has announced the appointment of Mrs Elohor Aiboni, as the Managing Director of its Nigeria deep-water business, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCO).Mr Bamidele Odugbesan, the Media…

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state recorded six COVID-19 related deaths within two days.Abayomi made the disclosure through his Facebook account @ProfAkinolaAbayomi, on Sunday, while giving the…

The Director General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr Osita Okechukwu, has counselled the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) against threatening a lockdown in the South-East Zone every Monday.Okechukwu gave the advice in a…

Unidentified gunmen have killed seven persons and razed down 250 houses in some communities in Miango chiefdom of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau, according to a statement by the Iregwe Development Association (IDA) on Sunday, in…

The Belarusian authorities tried to kidnap athlete Kristina Timanovskaya, according to a member of the country’s opposition, the Belarusian Sport Solidarity Foundation (BSSF).The opposition said this happened after the runner was banned…

The agonising traffic gridlock on the Apapa road leading to the port has constituted a major headache to the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), its acting Managing Director, Alhaji Mohammed Bello-Koko, has said.Bello-Koko told newsmen on…

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has said that the person arrested by Kano Hisbah for alleged harassment of a lady was not its member.The Chairman of the Kano State Chapter of the association, Mr Sani Ali, stated this in a…

The police command in Zamfara, has rescued two abducted students of the Federal Government College (FGC), Birnin Yauri in Kebbi State.Mr Hussaini Rabi’u, the state Commissioner of Police, disclosed this at a news conference in Gusau on…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says 30 out of 65 private airplanes verified so far are liable to pay required duties to the Federal Government.The Customs Public Relations Officer, Mr Joseph Attah, made this known while speaking with…