President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Ambassador Rabiu Dagari as Director-General of the Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa (DTCA). The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Gabriel Aduda, in a letter dated April 8, 2021, addressed to Dagari, said the appointment was for an initial period of four years with effect from March 16,... Read More
Kenya’s Emmanuel Naibei and Meseret Dinke have emerged as the winners of the 2021 edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon. Nabei on Saturday returned a time of 2hrs 15 mins 01 sec (official) to claim the top prize of $30,000. While the winning time falls short of the course record of 2:10:23 set... Read More
The United Nations has decried the incessant attacks by Boko Haram in the North-east, stating that three international aid partners’ facilities were directly targeted and set ablaze on Saturday by the terrorist group in Damasak, Borno State. A statement on Sunday by the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr. Edward Kallon, said that the attack... Read More
Gombe State Government has distributed relief materials to the people of Billiri Local Government Area affected by the recent crisis in the state. The relief materials distribution exercise was conducted by a special committee constituted by the state Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, with the mandate to ensure a hitch-free and fair sharing of the palliatives.... Read More
A businessman, Mr. Adedayo Mumuni Shittu, has recovered from an “unknown individual”, his plot of land at Block B Plot 2 Victory Park Estate Igbokushu, Lekki Phase I, Lagos, following a court order. The land, delineated by Survey No. DK/0332/014/20011/LA, was registered at the Land Registry of Lagos State as No. 61, Page 61 Volume... Read More
By Ossom Raphael Abuja – The Registrar General of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) Garba Abubakar, has said that the Commission intend to reduce time for business registration to three hours before the end of the 2021. Abubakar, revealed that the commission would provide laptops to over 400 selected personnel to enable it reduce the... Read More
Suspected armed robbers have killed two private security guards working at a filling station located at Customs’ Junction, Ondo road, Akure, the Ondo State capital. This is coming as three persons were said to have lost their lives yesterday in an auto crash that occurred at Liyetu Village on Ondo-Akure Highway. The lifeless bodies of... Read More
No fewer than seven persons were confirmed dead while 100 were displaced following attacks by Boko Haram insurgents in Adamwa State on Friday, the Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA) said yesterday. There were reports that Kwapre, a village in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State, which lies at the Adamawa-Borno boundary close to... Read More
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammed Sa’ad Abubakar III, at the weekend charged Nigerians to embrace inter-religious harmony to ensure peace in the country. He has also directed Muslims to look out for the crescent (moon) of Ramadan from today. Abubakar, at the inauguration of a 1,800-seat capacity Anyigba Central Mosque built by a former... Read More
The United Nations has lamented the incessant attacks by Boko Haram terrorists in the North-east region of Nigeria, stating that three international aid partners’ facilities were directly targeted and set ablaze at the weekend by the terrorist group in Damasak, Borno State. A statement issued yesterday by the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr. Edward... Read More