Senate summons Fayemi over mining roadmap
The Senate has summoned the Minister of Solid Minerals, Dr Kayode Fayemi, to brief it on Nigeria’s mining policy, implementation framework and protection. The minister is also expected to brief the...
View ArticleIPOB can’t get Biafra, says Zionists’ leader
Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu The leader of a pro-Biafran group, Biafra Zionists Federation, Benjamin Onwuka, has dismissed the agitation by the Nnamdi Kanu-led Indigenous People of Biafra as a “waste of...
View ArticleForeign hospitals stealing kidneys, FG warns
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Federal Ministry of Health says Nigerians travelling outside the country for medical attention should be very careful due to the rising cases of illegal organ harvesting by...
View ArticleSpain to seek suspension of Catalonia’s autonomy unless leader backs down
Spain will seek to suspend Catalonia’s autonomy unless the region’s leader abandons his push for independence, the country’s deputy prime minister said Wednesday, 24 hours before Madrid’s deadline. If...
View ArticleI’m a fighter, worthy of being Aare Ona Kakanfo – Gani Adams
Gbenga Adeniji and Bayo Akinloye The new Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Chief Gani Adams, on Tuesday, said he would use his new position to promote the Yoruba culture and fight the cause of the Yoruba...
View ArticleNurses demand inclusion in FG’s health policies
The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives has called for its inclusion in the formulation of Federal Government’s health policies. The National President of NANNM, Mr AbdulRauf Adeniji,...
View ArticleGreatest challenge facing black man is laziness – Oyedepo
Presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, Dr. David Oyedepo, has challenged academicians to ‘stop being merely bookish and start grooming thinkers’. Oyedepo, who delivered the keynote...
View ArticleIran supreme leader dismisses Trump’s ‘rants and whoppers’
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday dismissed US President Donald Trump’s aggressive criticism as “rants and whoppers” while vowing that Tehran would stick to its nuclear...
View ArticleCrocodile smile II: Troops destroy three suspected militant camps
In continuation of the Operation Crocodile Smile II in the Niger Delta, troops of the 4 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Benin, have destroyed three suspected militants’ camps in Edo State. Capt. Mohammed...
View ArticleThree killed, two injured in Maryland shooting
A gunman stormed a suburban Maryland business park Wednesday and shot five people, three of them fatally, before escaping, police officers said. A manhunt was underway for 37-year-old Radee Labeeb...
View ArticleSARS operatives to face trial in Ilorin over sexual harassment
Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad Officers who allegedly harassed a young lady, Kachi Anifela Zion in Ilorin, would undergo trial on Thursday. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP...
View ArticleWhy PDP loses elections – Gbenga Daniel
Former Governor of Ogun State, Chief Gbenga Daniel, on Wednesday said the Peoples Democratic Party had been losing elections because it deviated from its guiding principles. Daniel stated this while...
View ArticleCourt validates compulsory retirement of judge
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The National Industrial Court has validated the decision of the National Judicial Council which retired a judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Gladys Olotu, compulsorily in...
View ArticleTrump disrespected US soldier killed in Niger, grieving mother says
The grieving mother of a US soldier slain in an ambush in Niger reportedly said Wednesday that President Donald Trump had disrespected her son during a call he made to offer his condolences....
View ArticleCourt orders forfeiture of 14 properties traced to ex-FCT minister Bala...
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ordered an interim forfeiture of 14 properties in “choice areas” of Abuja which were allegedly traced to the immediate past Minister of...
View ArticleOsinbajo, Kachikwu, Baru meet inside Aso Rock
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday presided over a meeting attended by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu; and the Group Managing Director of...
View Article1 dead, 2 injured as vehicle falls into gully in Cross River
One person has been confirmed dead while two others were seriously injured after a bus fell inside a gully at a bad portion of the Biase-Calabar federal highway. Both the deceased and the injured were...
View Article[Updated] Three feared dead as tanker falls, catches fire in Ogun
Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta Three persons were feared dead as a tanker laden with 33,000 litres of premium motor spirit, popularly known as petrol, fell and caught fire on Wednesday at Ogere axis along...
View ArticleMonkeypox cases rise to 74 in 11 states
The Monkeypox virus outbreak has spread to 11 states with 74 suspected cases recorded, Minister of Health Prof. Isaac Adewole has said. Adewole made the disclosure in Abuja on Wednesday when he briefed...
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PHOTOS: President Buhari arrives in Turkey
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Turkey. He touched down on Wednesday at the Esenboğa International Airport, Ankara, Turkey. He was received by Nigeria’s Ambassador to Turkey; Governor of...
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