Ahmed Mabudi, the Acting Director-General of Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), said the rumor making rounds about the release of water from the Lagbo Dam by Camaroonian authorities was untrue. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports there were circulating reports that people living along the water banks of theContinue Reading
Gov. Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara has revealed that a total of 2,385 people were killed by armed bandits in the state from 2011 to date. The governor made the disclosure on Monday in Gusau at the opening of a Special Town Hall Meeting on Security organised by the Federal GovernmentContinue Reading
September 9, 2018 5:31 pm by aderemi.bamgbose – Nigeria – Group threatens election boycott over 10-year-old power outage Blackout By Remi Bamgbose Okitipupa (Ondo State), Sept. 9, 2018 (NAN) Some youths in Okitipupa, Ondo State, under the aegis of Bring Back Our Light, say the people of their area may not participate inContinue Reading
By Ishaq Zaki The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has adopted a former member of the House of Representives, Alhaji Bello Matawallen-Maradun as its governorship candidate in Zamfara. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the candidate emerged through consensus after stakeholders of the party unanimously adopted him at a meetingContinue Reading
By Peter Okolie Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, Leader of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), has endorsed Mrs Bianca Ojukwu’s bid to contest the Anambra South Senatorial election in 2019. Uwazuruike endorsed Bianca’s aspiration when Bianca, wife of late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu and DrContinue Reading
Stakeholders in the fruits and vegetable industry have called on the Federal Government to establish a special task force to curb the menace of using chemical substances to ripen the commodities. The stakeholders, comprising nutritionists, health experts and consumers, made the appeal while fielding questions from the News Agency ofContinue Reading
LAHORE: Famed actor Humaima Malick has said that Pakistan should start looking into services from Hollywood to improve its film standards and techniques. Humaima Malick calls out Momina Mustehsan’s ‘double standards’ and ‘hypocrisy’ Talking to Express News, Humaima said that young film-makers of the country have rigourously started addressing the crisis of theContinue Reading
Exactly 35 days to his leaving office, outgoing Ekiti state governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose on Sunday says his handover note is ready for the scrutiny of people making enquiries about his government. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that the governor did not cooperate with the Transition Committee setContinue Reading
Dr Aliyu Abubakar of Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria, has said that the youths account for about 85 per cent of mad people in Nigeria. Abubakar made the remark in a paper he presented at a sensitisation workshop for youths organised by Bizara Youth Development Association in ZariaContinue Reading
