Insurgency: Over 50,000 orphans, widows in Borno, whereabouts of 10% of the people unknown – Zulum
August 25, 2021 Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has raised concern over the rising cases of orphans and widows in the State since the beginning of the insurgency insurgency. He…
Buhari mourns Sen. Durojaiye, Ex-Chair of NCC – ‘a fighter for democracy’
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the family of the late Sen. Olabiyi Durojaiye, describing the passing of the elder statesman as a great loss to the nation. Durojaiye, former…
Delta hands over Asaba International Airport to concessionaire
Delta Government, on Monday, formally handed over the Asaba International Airport to the management of Asaba Airport Company which emerged winner during the concessioning of the airport. The Asaba International…
KONGA OFFERS 60% DISCOUNTS ON BACK TO SCHOOL ITEMS
August 25, 2021 Konga, Nigeria’s leading e-Commerce giant, has rolled out a mouth-watering 60% discount offer for students, parents, educational institutions and other categories of shoppers for its Back to…
Biden agrees with Pentagon recommendation to stick to Aug 31 Afghan pullout deadline – source
Aug. 24, 2021 President Joe Biden has agreed with a Pentagon recommendation to stick with the Aug. 31 Afghanistan withdrawal deadline, an administration official told Reuters on Tuesday. The Pentagon…
COVID-19 THIRD WAVE: LASG TO SANCTION ERRING INBOUND PASSENGERS, WARNS CITIZENS AGAINST ABETTING INT’L TRAVELLERS WHO VIOLATE GUIDELINES
Aug. 24, 2021 The Lagos State Government has warned that erring inbound passengers violating the safety protocols instituted by the Federal and State Governments to curb the COVID-19 third wave…
NAPTIP intercepts, rescues 104 trafficked persons within 2 weeks
Aug. 24, 2021 The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it incepted and rescued 104 victims of human trafficking who were on their way to…
Taliban says no evacuation extension as G7 meets on Afghan crisis
Aug. 24, 2021 Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers said on Tuesday they wanted all foreign evacuations from the country completed by an Aug. 31 deadline and they would not agree to…
Land-grabbers kill policeman, 2 others in Ikorodu community
Aug. 24, 2021 Residents of Gberigbe in Ikorodu, Lagos State, have been living in fear since Saturday when hoodlums suspected to be land-grabbers invaded the community and killed three persons,…
TCN restores national power grid after partial system disturbance
Aug 24. 2021 The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has restored the national power grid after it experienced partial system disturbance at about 1:06p.m. on Monday. TCN’s General…