NEMA receives 159 Nigerians from Libya, cautions against ‘greener pastures’
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Wednesday, received 159 Nigerians stranded from Libya. They landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos. NEMA Director-General, Habib Mustapha, represented by the Acting Coordinator, Lagos Territorial Office, Ibrahim Farinloye spoke…
Real reason Man United will not win Champions League, Premier League – Owen
Former Manchester United midfielder, Owen Hargreaves, has given reason the Red Devils will not win the UEFA Champions League or the English Premier League. Hargreaves said Man United’s poor recruitment is the reason why they will not win the Champions…
Without Buhari, Nigeria wouldn’t have been peaceful – Chris Ngige
Sen. Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, says without President Muhammadu Buhari’s leadership style, the experience of Nigeria would have been like some nations in severe crises. Ngige, therefore, described leadership as very critical to the survival of…
Abia Speaker Charges Graduands of Free ICT Empowerment Program to Deploy their Skills for Positive Purposes
The Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Engr Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji earlier today graced the graduation ceremony of students of the Free ICT Empowerment Program sponsored by him in conjunction with Naprima Ideal Technologies Limited. Speaking at…
Jamil Gwamna rejoins PDP, to contest Gombe governorship
A renowned politician, Dr Jamil Isyaku Gwamna (Sardaunan Gombe), has dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and joined the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in his bid to contest Gombe State gubernatorial seat in 2023. Gwamna exited the ruling…
PDP will not use DSS to kill people like APC, we’ll settle IPOB agitation like Yar’Adua did in Niger Delta – Ayu
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Iyorcha Ayu, has blamed the root cause of the agitations for secession on political imbalance, marginalization of the South-East people, saying the party would handle southeast issues like the late…
PDP loses 282 members to APC in Jigawa
Hundreds of members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have decamped to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Dakayyawa Ward in Kaugama Local Government Area of Jigawa State. Kaugama local government party chairman, Alhaji Ubale Arbus, disclosed this while…
Alleged forgery: Fani-Kayode not our patient at Kubwa Hospital – Witness tells court
The Head of Medical Records at the Kubwa General Hospital, Abuja, Mr Bassey Amah, on Wednesday told an Ikeja Special Offences Court that a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, does not have medical records at the hospital. The News…
Navy confiscates 40 bags of smuggled rice in Akwa Ibom
The Commanding Officer, Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base (FOB), Ibaka, Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom, Muhammed Kabiru, said Navy has impounded 40 bags of smuggled rice as well as the boat used in smuggling the rice. Kabiru in…
Gonzalo Higuain welcomes Messi to MLS
Former Real Madrid and Juventus striker, Gonzalo Higuain, has welcomed Paris Saint-Germain’s Lionel Messi to one day join him in the Major League Soccer, MLS. Higuain, a fellow compatriot with Messi, played with the seven-time Ballon d’ Or winner in…