DABIRI-EREWA MOURNS DEATH OF NIGERIA’S FIRST OLYMPIC MEDALIST, NOJIM MAIYEGUN
The Chairman/CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has mourned the passing of Nigeria’s first Olympic medalist, Pa Nojim Maiyegun, who died...
KANO GOV SEEKS N99BN 2024 SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET APPROVAL
In a letter to the State House of Assembly, Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State requested approval of N99 billion for the 2024 Supplementary/Amendment budget....
GUNMEN KILL ONE, ABDUCT TWO IN NASARAWA
Two people have been kidnapped and one man, Garba Yakubu, has been slain by gunmen in the Gadabuke community of the Toto Local Government Area...
POLICE LAUNCH MANHUNT FOR KIDNAPPERS OF RIVERS REVENUE DIRECTOR
A manhunt has been initiated by the Nigeria Police Force's Rivers State command to apprehend the abductors of Aribibia Fubara, a director in the State...
FOUR KILLED, 16 WOUNDED AS RUSSIAN STRIKES HIT UKRAINE
Following a second night of intense bombardment throughout the war-torn country, Russia launched a barrage of assault drones and missiles at Ukraine, killing at least...
AIR CHIEF ORDERS CLAMP DOWN ON TERRORISTS, OIL THIEVES
Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, the Chief of Air Staff, has instructed Air Component Commanders to intensify military operations and take heavy targets on terrorists and...
NIGERIA, OTHERS TO BENEFIT AS WHO PREPARES $135M FUND TO COMBAT MPOX
Nigeria and several other countries that have been recently hit by the Monkey Pox (MPOX) outbreak, stand to benefit from a $135m funding plan by...
AT LEAST 49 KILLED, 41,344 DISPLACED BY FLOODS IN 2024 – NEMA
Not less than 49 people have been killed and thousands displaced in Nigeria after heavy rains caused flooding in the northeast of the country this...
‘PREPARE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM, STRONG WINDS’, NiMET ALERTS KANO, 5 OTHER NORTHERN STATES
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) has issued a warning alert to six northern states, to prepare for severe thunderstorms accompanied by strong winds and heavy...
FG THREATENS TO SHUT NON-COMPLIANT FILLING STATIONS AS PETROL PRICE HITS N1,000/LITRE
Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, is presently fixed at a pump price of between N900 and N1,000 per litre at many filling stations...