FG DESCRIBES ARGUNGU FESTIVAL AS SYMBOL OF NATIONAL UNITY, TOURISM GROWTH
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Federal Government has described the Argungu International Fishing and Cultural Festival as a powerful symbol of Nigeria’s national unity, shared...
AWUJALE STOOL: NOMINEES SUMMONED BY DSS IN IJEBU-ODE
By Aishat Momoh. O. Nominees vying for the revered Awujale of Ijebuland stool have been directed to report to the Department of State Services (DSS)...
COURT RECOGNISES NENADI USMAN AS LABOUR PARTY LEADER, SACKS ABURE
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Federal High Court in Abuja has recognised Senator Nenadi Usman as the valid leader of the Labour Party (LP), effectively...
ABE ASSASSIN SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT IN JAPAN
Agency Report A Japanese court on Wednesday sentenced Tetsuya Yamagami, the gunman who assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, to life imprisonment, describing the daylight...
EUROPEAN POLICE BUST MAJOR SYNTHETIC DRUG RING IN LARGEST-EVER OPERATION
Agency Report European law enforcement agencies have dismantled a major cross-border synthetic drug network in what authorities described as the largest operation of its kind,...
EDO POLICE ARREST BUS DRIVER OVER ALLEGED KILLING OF GIRLFRIEND
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Edo State Police Command has arrested a 42-year-old commercial bus driver, Osabohien Ogieva, in connection with the death of his...
WORLD BANK TIES $12m IDP LOAN TO STRICT DATA, GOVERNANCE BENCHMARKS FOR NIGERIAN STATES
By Aishat Momoh. O. The World Bank has earmarked up to $12 million in performance-based financing for Nigerian states hosting internally displaced persons (IDPs), under...
NIGERIANS SPEND N1.54TN ON BEER AND OTHER DRINKS IN NINE MONTHS
By: Fasasi Hammad Major listed brewers in Nigeria raked in a combined revenue of over N1.54 trillion from beer and other non-alcoholic beverages in the...
JAPAN TO RESTART WORLD’S LARGEST NUCLEAR PLANT AMID SAFETY CONCERNS
Agency Report [caption id="attachment_207710" align="alignnone" width="300"] (FILES) This photo taken on July 16, 2007 shows an aerial view of Tokyo Electric Power Company Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear...
AREF CLARIFIES WHEREABOUTS OF IYA OGE OF LAGOS, SAYS OPRAL BENSON IS SAFE IN LIBERIA
By Aishat Momoh. O. The controversy surrounding the whereabouts of 90-year-old socialite and entrepreneur, Opral Benson, popularly known as Iya Oge of Lagos, has been...