By Ibironke Ariyo The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has identified illiteracy and impatience by riders as the major causes of motorcycle and tricycle accidents in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The FRSC Sector Commander in the FCT, Mr Samuel Ochi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja that Okada and […]
Indian police have visited a Twitter office to serve notice, after the social media giant labelled a tweet as “manipulated media”. The incident comes after Twitter applied the label to a tweet by ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Sambit Patra. It comes amid tense relations between the Indian government and Twitter. In April, India […]
Walt Disney Company on Tuesday said it plans to close 100 of its international TV channels in 2021. This is as it moves toward a future where streaming services such as Disney+ are front and center, Bloomberg quoted Disney’s Chief Executive Officer Bob Chapek as saying at J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference. […]
By Salisu Sani-Idris The newly licensed NOK University, Kachia, Kaduna State, says it will soon begin admission into the 2020/2021 academic session with 15 science undergraduate courses. A statement from the institution named the courses to include Medical Laboratory Science, Radiology, Nursing Science and Architecture. The statement signed by Mr Adamu Marshal on behalf of […]
The UN mission in Mali has demanded an immediate release of President Bah Ndaw and PM Moctar Ouane, after reports that they were detained by soldiers. In a tweet (in French), the Minusma mission also called for calm in the impoverished West African nation. This comes after reports that interim President Ndaw and Mr Ouane were […]
By Femi Ogunshola The House of Representatives has expressed anger over $120 million 22 cargo scanners purchased by the Federal Government but were mishandled after take over by the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS). The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, expressed the displeasure at a one-day public hearing by the House Committee […]
By Abiodun Azi Post Pregnancy Family Planning (PPFP) project, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), says family planning pills don’t cause cancer. The project Spokesperson, Mrs Mercy Okudaye, disclosed this in Lagos on Monday at a news conference. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that family planning pills or birth control pills, also called oral contraceptives, […]
By Molara Wood Filmmaker Ladi Ladebo, who has died aged 78, was one of the pioneers of Nigerian cinema in the celluloid-era optimism of the 1970s, and wrote the screenplay for one of the most important black films ever made. His death in London came nearly 20 years after his last directorial effort, Heritage. The […]
The national flag and other flags at the Presidential Villa in Abuja are currently flying at half-mast in line with a directive issued by President Muhammadu Buhari. This in honour of the late Chief of Army Staff Ahmed Attahiru and other military officers, who died in a plane crash on Friday. President Buhari on Sunday […]
Global prices for industrial metals have fallen after Chinese authorities warned commodity companies in the country over pushing up prices. China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) urged the firms to maintain “normal market orders”. The move comes after metal prices have surged in recent months as major economies emerge from the pandemic. The price […]
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