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Tinubu mourns House of Reps’ Deputy Chief Whip, Adewunmi Onanuga
17/01/2025

Tinubu mourns House of Reps’ Deputy Chief Whip, Adewunmi Onanuga

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Bola Tinubu on Friday expressed sadness over the death of Rt. Hon. Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga, the Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Representatives. The lawmaker, who represented Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency of Ogun State, died on Jan. 15, following a brie...

Bago orders repair of abandoned vehicles at Niger general hospitals
17/01/2025

Bago orders repair of abandoned vehicles at Niger general hospitals

Niger State governor, Muhammad Umaru Bago, has directed Commissioner of Secondary and Tertiary Health, Tukur Bello

Vandals steal cables supplying Presidential Villa electricity, throw Tinubu into darkness
17/01/2025

Vandals steal cables supplying Presidential Villa electricity, throw Tinubu into darkness

    The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Friday said the Presidential Villa has been thrown into darkness as rising cases of theft of electricity cables disrupt power supply. TCN, in a statement, and another from the Power Minister, Adebayo Adelabu, showed that a 132kV transmission line an...

Nigeria leveraging partnerships for national growth-Tuggar
17/01/2025

Nigeria leveraging partnerships for national growth-Tuggar

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, says Nigeria is committed to fostering effective international partnerships and implementing policies that will balance economic growth among nations. Tuggar was quoted as saying this in a statement on Friday by Alkasim Abdulkadir, Special Assistan...

Appeal Court affirms Abure as Labour Party chairman
17/01/2025

Appeal Court affirms Abure as Labour Party chairman

Julius Abure’s position as the National Chairman of the Labour Party has been reaffirmed by the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which ruled that its earlier decision recognising him remains valid and unchallenged. In a judgment delivered by Justice Hamma Barka, a three-member appellate panel declared th...

Real Madrid’s Camavinga sidelined with hamstring injury
17/01/2025

Real Madrid’s Camavinga sidelined with hamstring injury

Real Madrid midfielder Eduardo Camavinga has been sidelined with a hamstring injury suffered during the club's 5-2 Copa del Rey win over Celta Viga, the club said Friday.

Fired-up Djokovic sends Melbourne warning, Osaka bows out injured
17/01/2025

Fired-up Djokovic sends Melbourne warning, Osaka bows out injured

A "hot-headed" Novak Djokovic sent an Australian Open warning to join Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev in the last 16 on Friday, but Naomi Osaka's bid for a third Melbourne crown is over with injury.

Troops rescue 18 kidnapped victims in Plateau
17/01/2025

Troops rescue 18 kidnapped victims in Plateau

No fewer than three septuagenarians and 15 other kidnapped victims have been rescued by Troops of the Three Division Nigerian Army

Musk backing for European far right ‘endangers democracy’- Scholz
17/01/2025

Musk backing for European far right ‘endangers democracy’- Scholz

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday said US tech billionaire Elon Musk is threatening European democracy with his attacks on political leaders and support for the far right.

Teachers Recruitment: UBEC cautions applicants against illegal sites
17/01/2025

Teachers Recruitment: UBEC cautions applicants against illegal sites

Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, the commission’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr David Apeh, said the recruitment sites making rounds in the media were fake. NAN reports that many Nigerians have been visiting the recruitment sites but eventually could no...

Movement seeks national discourse to revive Nigeria’s democracy
17/01/2025

Movement seeks national discourse to revive Nigeria’s democracy

The National Opposition Movement Coalition, also known as "The Alternative" has sounded the alarm on the state

HRW says rights situation ‘worsening’ in Central Asia
17/01/2025

HRW says rights situation ‘worsening’ in Central Asia

Human Rights Watch criticised the "worsening" rights situation in Central Asia in a report published this week, saying the region's five ex-Soviet countries had all jailed dissenters and ramped up control on journalists in 2024.

Police bust weapons manufacturing factory, arrest two suspects in Benue
17/01/2025

Police bust weapons manufacturing factory, arrest two suspects in Benue

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on January 12, 2025, carried out a successful raid on an illegal weapons manufacturing factory at Tse Akamabe Area of Kwande LGA, Benue State. According to a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the operation led to the recover...

ASUU rejects tax reform, warns against scrapping of TETFUND
17/01/2025

ASUU rejects tax reform, warns against scrapping of TETFUND

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Yola Zone, has kicked against the scrapping of TETFUND and the reduction

Orie Orba market leaders seek Mbah’s intervention over leadership dispute
17/01/2025

Orie Orba market leaders seek Mbah’s intervention over leadership dispute

Members of the Orie Orba Market Traders Association (OOMTA) in Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State have asked Governor Peter Mbah to intervene in the leadership crisis rocking the market to avoid a bloodbath. Crisis erupted at the market following an alleged dissolution of the elected executi...

South Korea plane crash investigators find feathers in engines
17/01/2025

South Korea plane crash investigators find feathers in engines

Investigators probing the Jeju Air crash that killed 179 people last month have found feathers in both engines, according to South Korean media reports, with a bird strike being examined as one possible cause.

Nigeria’s CNG conversion capacity increases by 2,500% – NMDPRA
17/01/2025

Nigeria’s CNG conversion capacity increases by 2,500% – NMDPRA

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has said that the country’s Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) conversion capacity increased by over 2,500 per cent in 2024. Mr Farouk Ahmed, Authority Chief Executive, NMDPRA, said this on Thursday in Abuja at the inaugural P...

LASTMA rescued 1,075 from road crashes in 2024 – GM
17/01/2025

LASTMA rescued 1,075 from road crashes in 2024 – GM

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has rescued 1,075 lives from road accident across the state 2024. The General Manager, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. The statement was signed by Mr Taofiq A...

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