The military juntas governing Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), with immediate effect. This was revealed on Sunday, amidst escalating tensions between the regional bloc and the three Sahel nations, particularly following the military coup in Niger. In a joint statement on Sunday,…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has celebrated track and field athlete, Tobi Amusan after her remarkable victory, setting a new African women’s indoor record in the 60-meter hurdles at the Astana Indoor Meet in Kazakhstan. According to statement released on Sunday by media aide, Diana-Mary Tiku Nsan, Nigeria’s Minister of Sports Development, John Enoh, highlighted…
Officials of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a Brazilian returnee, Udechukwu Ekene Theophilus at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja Lagos over 60wraps of cocaine ingested. Details of Theophilus’ arrest were made public, by Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi BabaFemi via a statement released Sunday, 28th of January, 2024. The suspect was…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested three suspects involved in the diversion of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), commonly known as cooking gas, in Akwa Ibom State. Mr Eluyemi Eluwade, the State Commandant of NSCDC, disclosed this during a press briefing at the command’s headquarters in Uyo. He revealed that the arrests…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has declared an ex-beauty queen, Ms Aderinoye Queen Christmas, also known as Ms Queen Oluwadamilola Aderinoye. According to a statement issued on Sunday by Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, the suspect, who was Miss Commonwealth Nigeria Culture 2015/2016 and founder of Queen Christmas Foundation,…
The ongoing strike by primary school teachers of Local Education Authority (LEA) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has been halted. The primary school teachers in the FCT had since January embarked on a strike over the nonpayment of their 25-month national minimum wage arrears and non-implementation of the 40 per cent peculiar allowance, by…
All efforts of the security operatives to tackle the security crisis in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, both killings and kidnapping of residents have proven abortive. Although the security operatives recently recorded successes in the battle against terrorism in the city by rescuing kidnap victims and arresting suspects, our correspondent gathered that some of…
Dr Olusegun Shoyombo, a Consultant Psychiatrist at the National Hospital, Abuja, has advised men to assist their wives in doing house chores after childbirth. He gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday, saying such assistance is necessary to enable the nursing mothers avoid Postpartum Depression…
President Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr Samuel James as the Acting Rector of the Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa. This decision, pending the appointment of a substantive Rector, was communicated through a letter dated January 23, 2024. The letter, signed by Dr A.U. Ejeh, Director of Polytechnic Education and Allied Institutions at the Federal Ministry…
A 12-year-old pupil of Dowen College in Lekki, Lagos State, late Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, was buried on Saturday, January 27, 2024, at the family’s compound at Ogbe-Ijoh, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State. Oromoni, who was allegedly tortured by some senior students of the college and died on November 30, 2021, was…
