Igwe Achebe, ACP Ogbuakpaka bag Seal of Honour, ‘Ambassador of Good Service’ awards
Igwe Achebe receives his award
By Sunny A. David
Onitsha North Transition Committee Chairman, Mr. Patrick Agha Mba bestowed an award of Seal of Honour, Ambassador of Good…
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Closure of schools: Students sneak back to hostels in Awka
Vice Chancellor, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Professor Charles Okechuwku Esimone
By Sunny A. David
With the easing of interstate boundary lockdown, our correspondent has…
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Taraba correspondents’ chapel of NUJ elects new exco
Sadiq Adamu is chair, Taraba correspondents' chapel
By Hameed Abubakar, Jalingo
The Taraba State Correspondents' Chapel of Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), on Saturday…
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COVID-19: Kwara health workers demand hazard allowance
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State
By Emmanuel Kehinde, Ilorin
Health workers in Kwara State have appealed to the state government to pay their Coronavirus pandemic…
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Niger govt says will not compromise standard on road construction
Niger government on Saturday warned contractors handling the rehabilitation of Maje-Kwamba road in Suleja against compromising with the quality and standard of the road.
The News…
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Troops eliminate notorious bandits, recover cache of arms in Taraba
The Defence Headquarters says the troops of “Operation Whirl Stroke”, on Friday, eliminated two notorious bandits who had been attacking communities in Benue and Taraba.
The…
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Kwara gets centre for disease control certification for COVID-19 test
By Emmanuel Kehinde, Ilorin
Kwara State has officially been designated a test centre for COVID-19 pandemic by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), according to the…
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Jack Charlton: 1966 England World Cup winner dies aged 85
Jack Charlton (centre) was part of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup
Jack Charlton, a World Cup winner with England and former Republic of Ireland boss, has died aged…
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APC to sanction members filing court cases against Caretaker committee
Yobe Governor, Mai Mala Buni is APC national caretaker chairman
The All Progressives Congress (APC), has threatened to sanction any member found behind court case against the…
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Philippines top broadcaster ABS-CBN denied new licence
President Duterte has repeatedly criticised ABS-CBN
One of the Philippines' largest broadcasters, ABS-CBN, has been refused a new licence after being forced off air in May.
On…
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Mali protesters occupy national broadcaster
This is the third rally in a month where people are calling on President Keita to resign
Protesters in Mali have forced the state broadcaster off air during large demonstrations…
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Seplat Petroleum appoints new Chief Financial Officer, Executive Director
The Board of Directors, Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc (Seplat) has announced the appointment of Mr Emeka Onwuka as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director of the…
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Revenue Generation: Operators urge governors to develop tourism potential
Mr Rabo Saleh, President, Federation of Tourism Association
Tourism operators in the country on Friday called on state governors to wake up to the tourism realities within their…
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Edo 2020: Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu in mudslinging campaign
Ahead of the Edo Sept. 19 governorship election, the two leading candidates of the poll have thrown decorum to the winds with their adoption of campaign of calumy and…
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Nigeria government, states debt portfolio hits N28.63trn – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Friday that the total public debt portfolio of the Federal and State Governments as of March 31 stood at N28.63 trillion.
The NBS…
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Appeasing the gods in Indonesia
Villagers use nets to catch offerings thrown by Tenggerese worshippers during the Yadnya Kasada Festival at the crater of Mount Bromo in Probolinggo, East Java, Indonesia. As part…
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