Nigeria’s drive to end open defecation by 2025 hinges on behavioural change and community-led action, not merely building toilets, according to the Federal Government. Speaking at a workshop for Open Defecation-Free (ODF) validators in Nasarawa on Wednesday, Mrs Elizabeth Ugoh, Director of Water Quality Control and Sanitation, said sustainable sanitation requires citizens to adopt toilets…
Real Madrid see off Sevilla, climb to second in LaLiga Win Madrid, Dec. 22, 2024 (dpa/NAN) Kylian Mbappe and Federico Valverde each scored first-half screamers as Real Madrid ended 2024 by beating Sevilla 4-2 at the Bernabeu. The win moves the Los Blanco’s to second place in LaLiga. Real quickly established a 2-0 lead via…
Five young boys abducted from Maiduguri, Borno State, have been rescued by police in Adamawa after being found wandering the streets of Mubi town. According to police spokesman SP Suleiman Nguroje, the children—aged between 10 and 16—were intercepted on 13 September following a tip-off. They have since been identified as residents of Gwange ward in…
Former Benue Governor, Sen. Gabriel Suswam on Wednesday resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This is contained in a letter he personally signed and addressed to Mbagber Council Ward, Logo Local Government Area of the state and made available to newsmen in Makurdi. Suswam said that the decision to leave the party…
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Abia Chapter, has commended Gov. Alex Otti, for approving the 100 per cent Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) for employed doctors in the state. The state Chairman of NMA, Dr Ezinwa Ezuruike in a statement issued on Wednesday in Umuahia, expressed the group’s appreciation to the governor. He said that…
A pro-Peter Obi group, Obidients Movement, has described the late Leader of an Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, as an epitome of heroic patriotism. National Coordinator of the movement, Dr Yunusa Tanko, who stated this in Abuja on Sunday while reacting to the death of the elder statesman, said that the news of…
No fewer than 81,000 Syrians have returned home from Turkey under the new authorities in Damascus, Turkish Interior Minister, Ali Yerlikaya said on Wednesday. According to current data, there are more than 2,870,000 Syrian refugees living in Turkey. “From Dec. 9 to today, 81,576 Syrians have voluntarily returned to the SAR (Syrian Arab Republic),’’ Yerlikaya…
The Federal High Court Abuja on Wednesday, remanded the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Netnaija Media Enterprises, Emmanuel Analike in Kuje corrections facility for alleged copyright infringement. Justice Suleiman Liman fixed the date after the counsel to the defendant, Nnemeka Ejiofor notified the court that he filed a bail application. Ejiofor told the court that…
The state visit of President Bola Tinubu to China will culminate in the strengthening of bilateral relations between China and Nigeria. Amb. Bolaji Akinremi, Director, Economic, Trade and Investment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. Akinremi spoke against the backdrop of the…
The Coalition for Good Governance in Zamfara has come out in strong defence of Honourable Bello Matawalle, Minister of State for Defence, dismissing a viral video aimed at tarnishing his image as “misleading” and “detached from reality”, describing it as political sabotage In a statement on Wednesday, the Forum’s Chairman,Kabir Ibrahim bukuyum, said those calling…
