By Maureen Okon/Kadiri Abdulrahman The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammed Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged the incoming administration of Sen. Bola Tinubu to ensure good governance and developmental politics. Abubakar gavecthe task on Saturday in Abuja at the 2023 Presidential Inauguration Lecture. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the lecture, titled “Deepening […]
By Esenvosa Izah Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) has decried the circulation of false recruitment information published in the media and online channels under its name. CNL’s General Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs, Mr Esimaje Brikinn, made the announcement in a statement on Saturday. “CNL, operator of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited […]
Sudan’s army on Friday called for reservists and retired soldiers to re-enlist amid a deadly conflict with a rival paramilitary and asked the United Nations to change its envoy to the country. The call to former soldiers to present themselves at their nearest military base looked aimed at strengthening the army in its battle with […]
Once the mass murder of their people began, Safari Jean Bosco and his mother, sister, and brothers sought refuge in a Catholic church along with over 2,000 others packed into the building. Some prayed as hungry mothers strained to breastfeed. By April 12, 1994, six days after the genocide against Tutsis by an extremist […]
By Reporters Port Harcourt, May 27, 2023 (NAN) Some Nigerians have expressed divergent opinions on the performance of President Muhammad Buhari’s administration in the last eight, with some commending his achievements and others describing some of his policies as disastrous. The residents of the South-South expressed their feelings on the performance of the outgoing […]
By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged parents to treat their children with dignity, while staying focused on discipline. The president gave the challenge in a statement by his media aide, Mr Femi Adesina, on Saturday in Abuja to mark 2023 Children’s Day. He said: “Every child is special and should be specially treated […]
By Monday Ijeh The police in the Federal Capital (FCT) on Friday announced traffic diversions in Abuja ahead of the May 29 Presidential inauguration ceremony slated to hold at the Eagle Square. The diversion is contained in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, on Friday in […]
By Ahmed Kaigama No fewer than 10 suspects have been arrested by the Police Command in Bauchi for various crimes and criminal conspiracies in the state. This is contained in a statement on Friday in Bauchi, by SP Ahmed Wakil, spokesperson of the command. Wakil said that the suspects were arrested for crimes bothering […]
British Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has backed interest rate hikes being used to calm soaring inflation even if they increase the risk of pushing Britain into recession. Hunt insisted in an interview aired on Friday that the “only path to sustainable growth” was to bring down the high prices behind the cost-of-living crisis. The Bank of […]
Nine passengers suffered breathing difficulty as a South Korean aircraft landed with its door being open, Yonhap news agency reported Friday. The entrance door of the plane, which left an airport in the country’s southern resort island of Jeju at around 11:49 a.m. local time (0249 GMT), opened just before landing at the airport in […]