Nigeria losing $3bn annually to piracy – Commission
The Nigerian Copyrights Commission (NCC) on Friday disclosed that Nigeria was losing three billion dollars annually to activities of pirates.
Director-General (DG) of the…
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Anambra govt reassures on partnership with FRSC to promote road safety
Anambra State Governor Obiano
By Sunny A. David, Awka
Anambra State government says it will continue to collaborate with the Federal Road Safety Corps to ensure that the state…
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Bauchi to embark on environmental management to curb malaria
By Baba Shehu Oscu, Bauchi
Bauchi State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Malaria (BACATMA) is to embark on Environmental Management as part of this…
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Amidst fresh violence, Kaduna govt imposes 24-hour curfew on Kajuru
The Kaduna State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Kajuru Local Government Area.
This follows reports of fresh violence in parts of the local government.
Details of the…
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Bishop Okpaleke blesses refurbished Bishops' tennis court
Bishop Okpaleke (6th from left) poses with Some Awka Diocesan Priests Tennis players after the re-opening of Tennis Court. squatting 1st from left is the DOSAD Director, Rev. Fr.…
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Three political parties challenge Bauchi governorship polls at tribunal
Former Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Bala Mohammed is challenged by three parties at Bauchi election tribunal
By Baba Shehu Oscu, Bauchi
Three political…
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Two Chinese citizens kidnapped in Nigeria
Two Chinese nationals, Sun Zhixin and Wang Quing Hu, have been kidnapped in Ebonyi State, South-east Nigeria.
The two men are workers of Tongyi construction company.
They were…
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Mob sets 16-year-old suspected robber ablaze in Bayelsa
A 16-year-old armed robbery suspect was, on Wednesday, set on fire by a mob at Opolo in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital.
The suspect, identified as Samuel Abarimua, was however…
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Goje to declare for Senate President after budget passage
Senator Danjuma Goje
The chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations Mohammed Danjuma Goje will formally declare for the position of Senate President after the passage of…
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Sterling Bank 2018 performance excites shareholders
Shareholders of Sterling Bank Plc on Thursday lauded the bank’s performance for the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2018.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
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Bishop Ezeokafor flags-off 2019 Awka Diocesan priests' sports fiesta
By Sunny A. David, Awka
To promote healthy living among priests, the Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Rev Paulinus Ezeokafor on Saturday, April 13, 2019, flagged off the 2019…
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Why late Taraba State Governor Danbaba Suntai’s plane crashed — AIB
The crashed scene with late Governor Suntai insert who later died from his injuries
The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has released final reports of investigation into four…
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President Buhari to dissolve cabinet on May 22nd
President Buhari presides over a Federal Executive Council meeting
A valedictory session of the federal cabinet will hold on 22nd May, this year, Information Minister, Lai Mohammed…
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Workshop for security agencies in Anambra ends in Awka
By Sunny A. David, Awka
Anambra State Government says it will not relent in upholding the fundamental human rights of the citizenry through training and retraining of security…
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NAF jet neutralises insurgents in Sambisa Forest
Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Saddique Abubakar
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its Air Task Force (ATF) of “Operation LAFIYA DOLE” has destroyed some vehicles and neutralised some…
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PTDF receives 19,323 applications for 2019/2020 MSc, PhD overseas scholarship programme
No fewer than 19,323 candidates have applied for the 2019/2020 overseas MSC and PhD programmes of Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), the agency has said.
In a statement…
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