Prof. Zana Akpagu is new Vice Chancellor of UNICAL
The Governing Council of the University of Calabar, on Friday announced Prof. Zana Itiunbe Akpagu, as the new and 10th Vice Chancellor of the institution. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...
View ArticleUN begins process for electing next Secretary General
The UN General Assembly passed a resolution Friday outlining a new process for selecting the next UN Secretary General in a push for increased transparency and inclusiveness. The resolution comes as UN...
View ArticleFirstBank unveils integrated mobile banking app – FirstMobile
In line with its commitment to offer value-added products and services that suit the lifestyles of its customers, Nigeria’s most valuable bank brand, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has unveiled its...
View ArticleIslamic scholar and UNN Chief Imam, Sheikh Adam Idoko kidnapped in Enugu
The Deputy Secretary-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, Adam Idoko, has been kidnapped. Idoko is also the Chief Imam of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Premium Times...
View ArticlePolice confirm release of Vanguard columnist, Kogbara
The police in Rivers on Saturday confirmed the release of Vanguard Newspaper columnist, Donu Kogbara, abducted from her residence 11 days ago. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ahmad Muhammad,...
View ArticleLagos ban does not affect petroleum tankers – NUPENG
The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers on Friday said petroleum tankers were not affected by the Lagos State Government daytime operational restriction. Tokunbo Korodo, the South West...
View ArticleWe are ready to hand over power to younger generation – PDP
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party e-Membership Registration Committee, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, has stated that the former ruling party has concluded plans to handover power to younger generation....
View ArticleSaraki condemns bombing of IDPs camp in Yola, commiserates with Saudi Arabia
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Saturday, expressed anguish over the bomb explosion that killed at least 7 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and injured 20 others inside the Malkohi...
View ArticleBuhari applauds Armed Forces’ resolve to end insurgency, warns against human...
President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday in Kaduna reaffirmed his administration’s total commitment to the rule of law and warned that proven acts of human rights violation by the Armed Forces will be...
View ArticleDebt profile: Ortom out to ruin Benue — PDP
The Benue State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has slammed Governor Samuel Ortom over the figures dished out to the media as debts left by Gabriel Suswam. Ortom, while addressing...
View ArticleChukwuma Azikwe buried as Obiano urges Buhari to complete Zik Mausoleum
Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to complete Zik’s Mausoleum and Library Complex in Onitsha in due time. Obiano said this on Saturday in...
View ArticleUPN will not participate in Kogi, Bayelsa polls while Zakari is INEC boss –...
Frederick Fasehun, the National Chairman, Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN), says the party will not participate in the forthcoming elections in Kogi and Bayelsa. Faseun told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)...
View ArticlePresidency reveal issues Buhari will discuss with Hollande during trip to France
President Muhammadu Buhari is set to depart Nigeria Monday morning on a three-day state visit to France. Top on his agenda during the trip are security, precisely the Boko Haram insurgency,...
View ArticlePastor Adeboye brands new $65m jet with his name [PHOTOS]
Barely 24 hours after news broke out that Prophet TB Joshua of the Synagogue Church of All Nations has acquired a new Gulfstream private jet, worth $65 million, latest report has it that the General...
View ArticleNorthern elders tell Buhari to organise fresh National Conference
Elders from the northern part of the country, under the auspices of Northern Reawakening Forum, have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to convene a fresh National Conference, specifically to address...
View ArticleEngine of aircraft conveying 545 pilgrims fails in Kebbi
Engine of Boeing 747 model Aircraft with the registration number N5-MBB belonging to Max Air, conveying 545 Kebbi State pilgrims to Jedda, Saudi Arabia for hajj developed technical faults in the early...
View ArticleBREAKING: Troops capture over 200 Boko Haram members in Adamawa
Troops of the Nigerian Army have captured over 200 Boko Haram members in Adamawa. Brig.-Gen. V O Ezugwu, Commander Task Force Brigade, Mubi, made this disclosure to newsmen. Details later…BREAKING:...
View ArticleTSA: MDAs adheres to Buhari’s order as AGF commends compliance
The Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris has commended all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) who have complied with the directive by President Muhammadu Buhari on the...
View ArticleShell loses 37,000 barrels of crude daily to oil theft
The management of Shell Petroleum Development Company has put the amount of crude oil stolen on a daily basis from the SPDC Joint Venture facility in the Niger Delta at 37,000 barrels. SPDC’s Head,...
View ArticleThe Dream Team has a lot of work to do – Akpoborie
Former Nigeria international, Jonathan Akpoborie, has said that the Dream Team VI’s shock 3-1 loss to Burkina Faso, in the semi-final of the men’s football event of the All Africa Games, shows that...
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