At least four detainees escaped from the central prison in Mauritania’s capital, Nouakchott, during a breakout in which two soldiers were killed in the gunfire, the interior ministry said on Monday. The ministry described the four as “terrorists”. It did not identify the escapees or say why they were in prison. It, however, said an […]
By Polycarp Auta Gunmen have killed Rev. Musa Hyok, and his two sons at Ganawuri community of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau. DSP Alfred Alabo, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) confirmed the incident to newsmen on Monday in Jos. Alabo, who said that the slain cleric was a priest of the Church of […]
By Mohammed Tijjani Troops of Sector Four of “Operation Whirl Punch’’, and Special Forces of the 167 Battalion of the Nigerian Army have cleared a bandits hideout in a fierce encounter in Kaduna State. Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the development in a statement he issued on Saturday in […]
By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Abia has expressed consternation at the failure of Abia government to pay salary arrears owed doctors who had been on strike in the last 87 days. Members of the Abia chapter of the NMA embarked on strike on Dec. 8, 2022 to demand payment of salary […]
By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari has extended heartfelt condolences to a former First Lady, Maryam Abacha, and family on the death of their son, Abdullahi. The president made his feelings known in a statement by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, on Saturday in Abuja. According to the presidential aide, the president’s prayers […]
By Emmanuel Mogbede Mr Ade Omole, the Director of Diaspora Directorate, All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), has called on opposition political leaders to embrace Sen. Bola Tinubu as Nigeria’s president-elect. He made the appeal while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. Omole urged the […]
By Emmanuel Mogbede The Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says there is no law making it mandatory for INEC to transmit electoral results electronically. Mr Dele Alake, Special Adviser on Media and Communications at the PCC made the declaration in Abuja on Friday when he spoke at a news conference. […]
By Lydia Ngwakwe Naira exchanged at N461.75 to the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window on Friday. The rate represented a further depreciation by 0.08 per cent, compared with the N461.40 which it exchanged to the dollar on Thursday. The open indicative rate closed at N461.33 to the dollar on Friday. An exchange rate […]
By Franca Ofili The World Health Organisation (WHO) says over the past few days there has been renewed attention on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. The global health authority therefore called o nations to share information on the COVID-19 origins. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, the WHO Director-General, said this during an online media conference. “As […]
By Shuaib Sadiq Gusau, March 4, 2023(NAN) Alhaji Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara, has urged the Federal Government to respect the Supreme Court judgment and allow Nigerians to use the old Naira notes concurrently with the redesigned notes. Shinkafi, who made the appeal while addressing neewsmen in […]