Risk Managers Society of Nigeria (RIMSON) has stressed the urgent need for intensive orientation in disaster prevention, readiness and mitigation at national and local level. The society’s President and Chairman of Governing Board, Dr Abbas Idriss, made the call in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. RIMSON’s call followed May 27 downpour in Mokwa, that…
Five children, including three, aged 12, have been arrested in the United Kingdom on suspicion of killing an 80-year-old man, who died following a “serious” assault at a park. Leicestershire Police on Tuesday said it had launched a murder investigation after the elderly man died in hospital from injuries sustained on Sunday evening. Officers have…
Troops of the special military taskforce, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), have arrested two suspected killers of Rev. Fr. Sylvester Okechukwu. This is contained in a statement issued by Maj. Samson Zhakom, the Media Officer of OPSH, on Wednesday in Jos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) repots that Okechukwu, a priest of the Catholic Diocese…
TikTok has gone offline in the United States just hours before a new law banning the platform was set to take effect, leaving millions of users without access to the popular video-sharing app. A message displayed on the app informed users in the US that the ban had been enacted, stating, “You can’t use TikTok…
Mr Philip Mshelbila, Managing Director of Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Ltd., says Africa’s energy sector needs over 200 billion dollars in annual investments to meet its energy and climate goals. Mshelbila spoke at the networking session reception, hosted by Nigeria LNG in Berlin, Germany, on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…
Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk has said he is shocked after being notified of a positive drugs test by the Football Association. Reports in Ukraine on Tuesday suggest a prohibited substance was found in an “A” sample given at the end of October. Those same reports state the “B” sample has not yet been tested but…
Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Ltd., operator of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2), has expressed the hope that the new tax policy and stable forex market in Nigeria will facilitate trade and improve the businesses. The Head of Aeronautical and Cargo Services at Bi-Courtney, Mr Remi Jibodu, expressed the hope in an interview with the…
Juventus are reportedly considering a bid for Nigerian midfielder Wilfred Ndidi, currently at Leicester City. The Serie A giants have expressed interest in the 29-year-old, who is available for a release clause of €9 million after Leicester’s relegation from the Premier League last season. In addition to Juventus, Ndidi has drawn attention from Manchester United…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released a revised voter register for the Federal Capital Territory, showing a total of 1,680,315 registered voters ahead of the 21 February Area Council elections. In a statement issued on Wednesday, INEC’s Director of Publicity and Voter Education, Mrs Victoria Eta-Messi, said the register was formally presented to…
The Honourable Minister of State for Defence, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr Bello Muhammad Matawalle, has been officially invited by the Republic of Azerbaijan for a high-level diplomatic visit. This invitation was extended by Azerbaijan’s Minister of Defence Industry, Mr Vugar Mustafayev, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen bilateral defence cooperation between the two…
