No fewer than three persons sustained various degrees of injuries in a tanker explosion along Numan Road, Jimeta in Yola. The Police and the Federal fire Service in Adamawa, who confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola that no life was lost in the incident. Aliyu Abubakar, Deputy Superintendent of Fire…
The Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Tuesday said it received the passing of foremost Ijaw Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, with great shock. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Clark, the leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) died on Monday in Abuja at 97. Reacting, Mr Jare Ajayi, the National Publicity Secretary, Afenifere…
Nigeria’s leading banker and founder of Stanbic IBTC Bank, Mr Atedo Peterside, has said that most Nigerians no longer trust the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), warning that the growing disillusionment could push citizens towards self-help in future elections. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, the President of the ANAP Foundation criticised the electoral body’s…
The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has launched a $17.4 million partnership with Indian software company MIDAS IT to boost engineering education in 15 Nigerian universities. Dr. Felicia Agubata, NSE Vice President (Corporate Services), disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. She said the partnership will support civil, structural, and geotechnical engineering education…
Supporters of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Zamfara State have issued a stern warning to Aminu Sani Jaji, the member of parliament representing Kaura/Birnin Magaji Federal Constituency, accusing him of misleading the public and betraying the party’s values. The group has called on Jaji to cease associating himself with the APC, claiming his actions…
Asisat Oshoala has been named in Barcelona Femeni’s squad for the UEFA Women’s Champions League semi-final first leg clash against Chelsea on Saturday (Today). Oshoala missed Barcelona’s Spanish Iberdola clash against Atletico Madrid last weekend as a result of injury. . The 28-year-old featured for Nigeria in the international friendlies against Haiti and New…
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has issued a stern warning to terrorists and all enemies of Nigeria, asserting that their failure is certain. Oluyede reaffirmed the determination of the Nigerian Army to root out terrorism and ensure national security through effective counter-terrorism strategies. He gave the warning during the Interdenominational Church…
The Federal Government has unveiled a virtual interactive tool to enhance understanding and implementation of the code of conduct for public officers. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, launched the platform on Tuesday in Abuja. The initiative developed by the Technical Unit on Governance and Anti-Corruption Reforms (TUGAR)…
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’adu Abubakar, Enugu governor, Peter Mbah, and South African politician Julius Malema have urged lawyers to defend justice and protect the poor. They made the call during the 2025 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual Conference on Sunday at the International Conference Centre, Enugu. The theme was ‘Stand Out And Stand Tall’….
Israel threatened on Tuesday to return to war in Lebanon if its truce with Hezbollah collapses and said this time its attacks would go deeper and target the Lebanese state itself, after the deadliest day since the ceasefire was agreed last week. In its strongest threat since the truce was agreed to end 14 months…
