Flood kills 10, displaces scores in Adamawa
Ten people have died and scores of others displaced in communities in Girei Local Government Area of Adamawa State as a result of flood. This followed repeated rainfall around the three local…
NAFDAC impounds truckloads of deadly, alcoholic bitters in Lagos, Zaria
The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye has stated it has impounded truckloads of unregistered and deadly products, including intoxicants,…
Kidnappers free Nasarawa commissioner
Nasarawa Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism Hon Lawal Yakubu who was kidnapped last Monday has regained freedom. He was released around 5:30pm on Friday. But it was not clear…
NBC Revokes Silverbird, AIT, Raypower, Rhythm FM, Others’ Licences
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has revoked the broadcast licences of Silverbird TV, AIT, Raypower FM, and Rhythm FM amongst others over failure to renew their broadcast licences amounting to…
Emirates suspends flights from Nigeria Sept 1
Middle East carrier Emirates Airlines said it will suspend all flights from Nigeria effective September 1, 2022. The carrier cited ongoing difficulties in repatriating trapped funds by the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN).…
FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup: Nigeria’s Falconets beat Canada 3-1, set to meet Holland in quarterfinals.
The Super Falconets of Nigeria made it a perfect nine points out of nine in Group C to set a World Cup group stage perfect record for themselves after defeating…
Electricity Workers Suspend Nationwide Strike
National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has suspended its nationwide strike. The decision followed an emergency meeting with the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige on Wednesday. The minister’s…
Blasphemy: Court of Appeal upholds retrial of Kano singer’s death sentence
The Court of Appeal has upheld the judgment of Kano State High Court, which ordered the retrial of Kano Singer, Yahaya Sharrif Aminu, who was sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy. The…
Power generation falls by 503MW, workers threaten strike
Nigeria’s power generation dropped by 502.7 megawatts on Tuesday as members of the National Union of Electricity Employees and their counterparts in the Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied…
INEC redeploys RECs, others
The Independent National Electoral Commission has redeployed two Resident Electoral Commissioners and eight directorate level staff members across the country. In a statement on Tuesday, the National Commissioner and Chairman,…