Drunken driver rams into soldiers in Lagos; 4 dead
No fewer than four people were reported dead with others injured as a suspected drunken driver rammed into some soldiers attached to the Myoung Barracks in Lagos doing their morning…
JAMB fixes new date for 2025 UTME registration commencement
The registration for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will now commence on Monday, Feb. 3, instead of Friday, Jan. 31 as earlier slated. Dr Fabian Benjamin, the Joint…
Delta North not feeling impact of oil companies – Senator Nwoko
Sen. Ned Nwoko (File Photo) Sen. Ned Nwoko, has said that the Delta North Senatorial District, had yet to feel the impact of the International Oil Companies (IOCs) and…
Congo checks 12 possible Ebola cases – African CDC
January 30, 2025 Democratic Republic of Congo authorities are investigating 12 possible cases of the deadly Ebola virus in its northwest, Africa’s main health body said on Thursday, though first…
U.S. waiver offers relief for HIV treatment programme, says NACA Director
Jan. 30, 2025 Dr. Temitope Ilori, Director General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), says the recent U.S. waiver on lifesaving medicines and medical services provides…
Trafficking: NIS hands over 21 intercepted minors to NAPTIP
Jan 30, 2025 The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has intercepted 21 minors, suspected to be victims of trafficking on Thursday at the Geidam border post in Yobe. The Yobe State…
Include women, youths in planned oil, gas production – Ogoni ethnic group urges FG
Jan. 30, 2025 The youths of the Ogoni ethnic nationality have called on the Federal Government to include the youth and women leaders in deliberations on planned resumption of oil…
Henry Seriake Dickson, Servant Of God And Man: A Birthday Tribute
By Steve Nwosu Dateline, Maitama, Abuja. It was a little past 8pm, Thursday, January 23, 2025. We had just finished dinner, and I was standing in the open compound, trying…
Lagos APC bars members without PVC from attending meetings
Jan. 30, 2025 The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) says party members without Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) will no longer be allowed to attend ward and local government meetings. The…
NSCDC arrests 4 alleged pipeline vandals in Abia
Jan. 30, 2025 The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has arrested four suspects for allegedly vandalising and stealing crude oil in Abia. This is contained in…