Residents forced to fetch water from streams as water scarcity causes a keg of water to sell for 250 Naira
Residents of some FCT communities have resorted to fetching water from the streams and rivers due to water scarcity. The scarcity has caused a 25-litre keg of water to be sold for 250 Naira. Residents living in Kubwa,…
Drug: 126 Nigerians Jailed in Plateau, Kano, Ondo, 11 Others, Says NDLEA
A total of 126 Nigerians across 14 states have been sentenced to various jail terms for offences bordering on drug trafficking between January and February 2021. Of the convicts, Musa Ibrahim who was prosecuted for trafficking 40 kilogrammes of cannabis…
Shoot-on-Sight order hindering the rescue of abducted Kaduna students- Sheik Gumi
Popular Islamic cleric, Sheik Ahmad Gumi, has said the shoot-on-sight order issued by President Buhari to the military for anyone found with AK-47 in the bushes, is hindering the efforts to negotiate the release of the kidnapped students of the…
Minister Kicks against Reducing President’s Powers in PSC Bill
The Minister of Police Affairs, Mr. Muhammad Dingyadi, has kicked against the whittling down the power of the President in the Police Service Commission (PSC) amendment bill. Dingyadi stated this yesterday at the public hearing on the “Bill for an…
Super Eagles squad embark on boat trip to the Benin Republic for must win AFCON qualifiers clash (Photos)
The Super Eagles of Nigeria squad have embarked on their trip to Porto Novo, Benin Republic by boat ahead of their 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game on Saturday, March 27. Coach Gernot Rohr’s players left Nigeria…
FG Releases N288bn for COVID-19 Intervention Programmes
By Deji Elumoye The federal government has released N288 billion out of the N599 billion appropriated for COVID-19 intervention programmes under its Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP). Vice President Yemi Osinbajo who made this disclosure yesterday at the meeting of the…
NIN mandatory to register for UTME – JAMB says as registration date is announced
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration exercise will start on Thursday, April 8, and end on Saturday, May 15, 2021. JAMB also announced the commencement of registration…
FG Tenders $1.3m Cash Retrieved from Presidential Panel Member’s Home
The prosecution yesterday tendered before a Federal High Court in Abuja $1.3million cash among other currencies in the trial of a member of the Presidential Committee on the Procurement of Arms and Equipment in the Armed Forces, Air Commodore Umar…
$1m Cash ‘Recovered’ From Ex-Air Force Chief, Dikko Umar, Tendered In Court
The federal government has tendered before a federal high court in Abuja, $1,030,000 it allegedly recovered from the residence of Mohammed Dikko Umar, former chief of air staff. Umar was re-arraigned alongside his company, Easy Jet Integrated Services Limited, before…
Egyptian embassy grant Mohammed Salah exclusive private security in Kenya ahead of Afcon Qualifiers
Egypt and Liverpool striker, Mohamed Salah has been given an exclusive private security team while in Kenya ahead of their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Harambee Stars on Thursday, March 5. The Egyptian national team touched down at Jomo…