President Muhammadu Buhari addressed the troops deployed to Kastina to tackle bandits in Zamfara state and ordered the soldiers to be ruthless in carrying out their assignment against bandits. The president gave the order when he addressed the 1000-strong military force assembled to check the menace of the bandits andContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to uphold and improve the sanctity and integrity of the nation’s judicial and electoral institutions to enhance democratic culture in the country. The President gave the challenge while declaring open 2018 Annual Conference of the Nigerian Bar AssociationContinue Reading
By Ugonne Uzoma The Imo State Independent Electoral Commission (ISIEC) has declared candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winners of Saturday’s local government election across the state. Mr Ethelbert Ibebuchi, Chairman of the electoral body, announced the results of the polls on Sunday at the commission’s headquarters inContinue Reading
Niger state government says it has completed the repairs of the collapsed bridge along in Kakapangi village along Minna-Bida road in Bida Local Government Area of the state. Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger, disclosed this during the inspection of the bridge on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reportsContinue Reading
The Chairman National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Abdullahi Muktar on Sunday urged Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia to pray for peace and harmony in Nigeria as they get set to depart for home. Muktar made the appeal in an interactive session with the national hajj media team in Makka,Continue Reading
Uber Nigeria, a transportation network company, has advised the public to confirm the identity of its drivers and other taxi drivers before engaging their services. Francesca Uriri, Head of Communications, Uber West Africa, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Sunday that confirming the identity of theContinue Reading
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed if Ethiopia says the 2020 election will be free and will not be delayed by his sweeping reforms to the African nation’s politics, economy and diplomacy. Ahmed, who took office in April, has pledged to open up the state-dominated economy and has taken steps to endContinue Reading
Women take sexy selfies to compete with other women and climb the social ladder in economically unequal environments, new research from an Australian university has found. A study, published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) journal, found women took sexy selfies in environments with greaterContinue Reading
At least 67 people have died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, an official says. Dr Alfred Longi, a Health Ministry inspector, said so far 105 cases of Ebola have been reported in the eastern provinces of Ituri and North Kivu. Among them 77 were confirmed after testContinue Reading
