By Thompson Yamput Gunmen on Monday kidnapped the Oba of Idofin and his Wife in Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the traditional ruler, Shedrack Durojaye Obibeni, and wife were said to be kidnapped along Makutu-Idofin road at about 5 p.m. Mr Abdulrasak Asiru, […]
By Emmanuel Mogbede The Centre for Wounded Servicemen and Fallen Heroes Supports Fund (CFWS&FHSF) has described the newly appointed Service Chiefs as consummate security and intelligence experts. Retired Gen. Cecil Esekhaigbe, Chairman of the centre’s Board of Trustees, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He lauded President Bola Tinubu for the […]
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba on Tuesday, announced that Eddie Yongming Wu would succeed Daniel Zhang as chief executive officer, starting on Sept. 10. Wu, currently chairman of subsidiary Taobao and Tmall Group, would also replace Zhang on the company’s board of directors. Joseph Tsai, currently executive vice chairman, would succeed Zhang as chairman of the […]
By Cecilia Ologunagba The Consulate General of Nigeria in New York has demissed a tweet by one Dr Deborah Olubamiji that she was talked down on when she and her family visited the consulate to obtain their passports. Olubamiji in a twitter handle @DrOlubamiji, on June 16 alleged that she was at the Nigeria […]
China’s top foreign policy official Wang Yi has accused the United States (U.S.) of having a wrong perception about China that led to a wrong policy towards the country. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on the first visit by a top U.S. diplomat to China since 2018. Wang said Blinken’s trip to Beijing […]
By Lucy Ogalue The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has committed 3 million dollars to the African Water Facility (AWF). This is contained in a statement issued on the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) website. According to the statement, the funding will support the preparation of water and sanitation investment projects in Africa. It […]
By Gabriel Agbeja Abuja, June 19, 2023 (NAN) The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudiness and thunderstorms from Monday till Wednesday across the country. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Sunday predicted cloudy atmosphere on Monday with patches of clouds over the northern region, with prospects of morning thunderstorms over parts of Adamawa, […]
By Naomi Sharang Rep. Philip Agbese (APC-Benue) has said that the recent statement by former Niger Delta agitator, Asari Dokubo on the Nigerian Military was unpatriotic and unfair. Agbese, the lawmaker representing Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency of Benue, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Agbese said it was “unpatriotic, uncharitable and unfair” for […]
By Edeki Igafe Warri (Delta), June 18, 2023 (NAN) The Police Command in Delta has apprehended two suspected car snatchers in the state and recovered stolen vehicles from them. Spokesman of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, told newsmen on Sunday in Warri that the suspects were arrested by the police operatives attached to Ughelli Division. […]
By Nana Musa Mr Oguche Agudah, the Chief Executive Officer of Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp), said that if police pension exited the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), it would disrupt fiscal policy and create an unstable financial system. He said this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in […]