Gunmen abduct female Permanent Secretary from home
Unknown gunmen in the early hours of Sunday, abducted Mrs Suzzy Nathan, Permanent Secretary, Taraba Ministry of Water Resources, Jalingo from her home. The Police Public Relations Officer in Taraba,…
13 killed as plane catches fire mid-air
At least 13 people on board a Russian Aeroflot passenger plane were killed on Sunday (May 5) when the plane caught fire mid-air and made an emergency landing at a…
Buhari returns, shames critics; Presidency blasts ‘reckless media’
President Muhammadu Buhari Sunday returned to Abuja, after a 10-day private visit to the United Kingdom. The President who looked refreshed and rested was received by top officials of his…
Beware: Poisonous ‘ponmo’ in circulation, police arrest 6 suspects
Policemen attached to the Lagos State Police Command have arrested six suspects in possession of poisonous cow skin (ponmo). The Spokesperson, Lagos State Police Command, DSP Bala Elkana said in…
Tension heightens over JAMB result, candidates make appeal
Some 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) candidates have appealed to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to release their results. The candidates spoke in separate interviews with the…
Navy gives update on 2019 recruitment, says fake list exists
The Nigerian Navy (NN) has given an update on its 2019 recruitment exercise, explaining that it is yet to release the list of successful candidates. The Naval Spokesman Commodore Suleman…
21 injured as Boeing 737 slips off a runway into Florida river
Scene of the accident A Boeing jetliner with 143 people aboard from the U.S. outpost at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, slid off a runway into a shallow river in Jacksonville, Florida,…
Egbemode re-elected NGEs president for another 2 years
NGEs President Funke Egbemode The Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of New Telegraph Newspapers, Mrs Funke Egbemode, has been re-elected President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE). Egbemode won the position unopposed…
Army warns media against publishing unverified information
COAS, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai Nigerian Army has advised the media against publishing unverified information which might endanger national security. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, gave the…
Unpatriotic elements, foreign collaborators plan to disrupt May 29 handing over process – Army
The Nigerian Army on Saturday alleged that some unpatriotic elements in collusion with their foreign collaborators are planning to derail the swearing in of newly elected government on May 29…