By EricJames Ochigbo The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has blamed the scarcity of International passport booklets on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) policy on forex. The Comptroller-General of the service, Mr Idris Jere said this at a public hearing organised by an ad hoc Committee of the House of Representatives in Abuja. […]
By EricJames Ochigbo Opposition members-elect of the House of Representatives have setup a committee to screen and selected candidates to run for Speaker of the 10th Assembly. In a statement on Monday, the members-elect announced Rep. Nicholas Mutu as Chairman, and Rep. Victor Ogene as Secretary of the 11-man committee. The statement which was […]
By Ugochi Ugochukwu A Dei-Dei Grade 1 Area Court Abuja on Tuesday, sentenced a commercial taxi driver, Bello Ibrahim to 18 months imprisonment for inflicting injuries on a traffic officer. The police charged, Ibrahim, 29, of Dei-Dei Abuja with resisting arrest and causing grievous hurt. The Judge Saminu Suleiman sentenced the convict after he […]
China on Tuesday expelled a Canadian diplomat in Shanghai in a tit-for-tat after Ottawa told a Toronto-based Chinese diplomat to leave the country, escalating already tense bilateral relations. On Tuesday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry asked the diplomat to leave China, right after Canada expelled Chinese diplomat Zhao Wei. “On May 9, the Canadian government declared […]
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, May 9, 2023 (NAN) World Health Organisation (WHO) says one pregnant woman or newborn dies every seven seconds as global progress in reducing deaths of pregnant women, mothers and babies, has flatlined for eight years. WHO, in a new report published on Tuesday, attributed the increase in maternal and newborn […]
By Ibironke Ariyo The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Sunday issued traffic advisory for travellers using the Lagos-Ibadan expressway to explore alternative way due to a road traffic crash along the route. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Mr Bisi Kazeem, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. Kazeem said that crash […]
By Mohammed Tijjani The Police Command in Kaduna State says its operatives have neutralised a notorious bandit and recoverd operational motorcycle in Kidandan village of Giwa Local Government Area of the state. The Command Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Mohammed Jalige, confirmed the development in a statement on Sunday in Kaduna. “Today May 7, at […]
Wildfires in the Canadian province of Alberta continue to spread despite rain and falling temperatures, authorities said on Sunday. More than 375,000 hectares of land in Alberta have now burned and more than 29,000 people have had to leave their homes, authorities said. Some 31 of the 108 active forest fires were out of control, […]
By Gabriel Agbeja The Nigeria Safety Investigation Board (NSIB) and Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) have expressed readiness to conduct a thorough investigation on the cause(s) of Max Air craft tyre loss. The accident occurred at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, on Sunday. The NCAA Director General, Capt. Musa Nuhu, said […]
By Deborah Akpede The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) has arrested the man who allegedly inflicted bodily injuries on his 11-year-old son for his inability to recite the Holy Quran. Its spokesperson, Mrs Joke Ladenegan-Oginni stated on Saturday in Lagos that the man had been detained at Meiran Division of the Nigeria […]