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Yobe Gov swears in elected chairmen and councilors
Chairmen and councilors were on Wednesday sworn into office in all the 17 local government areas of Yobe State.
The swearing in of the chairmen and councilors, all winning their elections on the platform of the All Progressives…
Insecurity: UNICEF demands students’ safety at schools
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called on Nigerian government to put measures in place to forestall abduction of students from schools.
This call was made in a statement on Tuesday by UNICEF on the heels of…
Emir of Kagara dies days after release of abducted students
The Emir of Kagara in the Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, Alhaji Salihu Tanko, is dead.
In a statement on Tuesday, Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, described the death of the monarch as a colossal loss to the…
Fire guts Army headquarters in Abuja
The Nigerian Army Headquarters complex in Abuja was on Tuesday gutted by fire.
The Nigerian Army Director of Public Relations, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerimah, confirmed this in a statement.
He attributed the cause of the…
Award winning Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie loses mum
Celebrated Nigerian novelist, Chimamanda Adichie, has lost her mother, Grace Ifeoma Adichie.
It was gathered that her mother died on Monday, however, the cause of her death is still unknown.
Sources close to the family…
Senate confirms appointment of new service chiefs
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of the new service chiefs appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The are Maj. Gen. Lucky Eluonye Onyenuchea lrabor as Chief of Defence Staff; Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru (Chief…
COVID-19 vaccine arrives Nigeria
About four million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine arrived Nigeria on Tuesday.
The vaccine was shipped to Nigeria through the COVAX Facility, a partnership between CEPI, Gavi, UNICEF and WHO.
The 3.94 million doses of the…
Buhari, Osinbajo to receive COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday as FG releases vaccination schedule
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo are expected to receive the Oxford Astra-Zeneca COVID- 19 vaccine on Saturday.
The vaccine is scheduled to arrive in the country today (Tuesday).
Executive…
COVID-19: 172 persons fined N6.8m for clubbing in Lagos
One hundred and seventy-two persons arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for violating COVID-19 protocols have been fined N40,000 each by a mobile court.
The fines imposed on the 172 violators amounted to N6.8million. …
Hisbah arrests two men for sending porn to married woman in Kano
The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested two men suspected of sending pornographic materials to a married woman.
A statement issued by the board’s spokesman, Lawan Ibrahim, on Monday in Kano, said the suspects were traced and…