NAN staff suspend strike after truce with Management
The joint unions of NUJ, RATTAWU and AUPCTRE, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) chapter, on Friday suspended its three-day warning strike. The suspension was announced by Yetunde Bada, NUJ chairperson,…
PSC Chairman, Smith, lists strategies to reposition the Police
The New Chairman, Police Service Commission (PSC), Mr Musiliu Smith, has promised to reposition the Nigeria Police Force for optimum efficiency and effectiveness. A statement by the commission’s Head, Press…
Locked out, Benue lawmakers suspend impeached speaker
The impeached Speaker, Benue House of Assembly, Mr Terkimbi Ikyange, has been suspended by his colleagues for six months for what they called “unparliamentary behaviour”. The legislators took the decision…
Marginalization: Isoko kingdom cries to Buhari, gets assurance
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his administration would look into the constitutional 13 per cent derivation benefit to the Niger Delta region to ensure even spread of development projects…
Broadband access critical for national development – NCC
Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of Nigeria Communication Commission ( NCC), says broadband access is critical for national development and should be treated as a key economic indicator. Danbatta…
How APC chieftain was murdered – Police
The Chairman of the APC in the Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo, Mr Sunny Ejiagwu, was murdered early on Friday by gunmen, suspected to be assassins. The News…
CarI keme quits football after surviving leukaemia
Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Carl Ikeme has announced his retirement from football after a year-long battle with acute leukaemia, the English Premier League club said on Friday. The 32-year-old who was…
Trump thanks Kim for transferring remains of 55 missing U.S. soldiers
July 27, 2018 President Donald Trump on Friday thanked North Korea for transferring 55 small, flag-draped cases carrying the suspected remains of U.S. soldiers killed in the Korean War on…
South Africa’s Zuma in 3rd court appearance on corruption charges
July 27, 2018 South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma arrived at the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Friday for his third appearance on corruption charges relating to a $2.5 billion arms…
How 5-year-old Nigerian, Jare, emerged ‘world’s most beautiful girl’
Angelic five-year-old Jare from Nigeria has been dubbed the world’s “most beautiful girl” as snaps of her sent the social media into a frenzy after photographer shared her portraits on…