BUA to set up 3m metric tonnes cement plant in Adamawa
BUA chairman, Alhaji Rabiu, right, with Governor Fintiri of Adamawa State during BUA's visit to the Governor in Yola Friday
Alhaji Abdussamad Rabiu, the Chairman of BUA Group of…
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Canada’s biggest banks join boycott of Facebook platforms
Canada’s biggest lenders confirmed on Friday they had joined a widespread boycott of Facebook Inc. begun by U.S. civil rights groups, seeking to pressure the world’s largest social…
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COVID-19: 454 new cases recorded Friday in Nigeria, total 27,564, 11,069 discharged, 628 deaths
454 new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in Nigeria, July 3, 2020. A breakdown on the official Twitter handle of Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) shows:
Lagos-87…
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COVID-19: ‘Shadeless’ GTBank
Customers queue in the sun to use ATM, others mill around the entrance into the Utako branch, Abuja of GTBank. Customers complain of lack of shade at the branch as the bank carries…
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‘I wanted to take my culture and make it represent me now’
Sho Madjozi is making a documentary and has just been signed to Epic Records
South African star Sho Madjozi is as famous for her colourful style as she is for her high-energy…
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Polio-Free Status: Buhari writes ‘Letters of Appreciation’ to Osinbajo, Sultan, World…
President Muhammadu Buhari has written world leaders and partners to appreciate their support towards helping Nigeria attain a Wild Polio Virus (WPV) free status.
In a statement…
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Bauchi Governor, Mohammed bans Emir of Misau, inaugurates commitee of inquiry
Members of the administrative committee of inquiry into the crisis in Misau local government inaugurated by Governor Mohammed of Bauchi State
By Baba Shehu Oscu, Bauchi…
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Washington Redskins agree review of controversial team name
The Washington Redskins American football team will review its name after demands from major sponsors.
Its headline sponsor, Fedex, joined a fresh wave of calls to scrap a team…
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Coronavirus: England lockdown easing ‘biggest step yet’, says PM
British Prime Minister Johnson
The easing of lockdown rules in England is the "biggest step yet on the road to recovery", the prime minister has said.
Many businesses - including…
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Jamal Khashoggi murder: Turkey puts 20 Saudis on trial in absentia
Jamal Khashoggi's Turkish fiancée, Hatice Cengiz, told journalists: "We trust in Turkish justice."
Twenty Saudi nationals have gone on trial in absentia in Turkey for the murder…
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Tourism practitioners harp on therapeutic effect of exploring nature
Confluence of rivers Niger/Benue at Lokoja, Kogi State
Some tourism practitioners on Friday, urged Nigerians to explore natural tourism sites within the country to have contact…
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Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu orders posting, redeployment of senior officers
IGP Mohammed Adamu
By Sam Tor
Following the recent presidential approval for the re-organization of the Nigeria Police Force which included the creation of an additional…
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Ondo guber: 2 PDP aspirants fail screening
Former Speaker, House of reps, Yakubu Dogara headed the screening committee
The Peoples’ Democratic Party, on Friday, said two out of its nine aspirants, failed the screening…
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Kwara governor announces minor cabinet reshuffle
By Emmanuel Kehinde, Ilorin
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday announced a minor cabinet reshuffle involving five commissioners who are to move from one…
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Bauchi Governor suspends Emir of Misau, other traditional rulers
Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Mohammed
Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed has announced the suspension of the Emir of Misau, Alhaji Ahmed Sulaiman, the District…
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Uganda boda boda rider sets himself on fire ‘over bribe’
Hussein Walugembe became frustrated after going to the police station several times
A 29-year-old motorbike taxi rider in Uganda has died after setting fire to himself inside…
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