Navy extracts nine stowaways from Spain-bound motor vessel
The patrol team of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT, have extracted nine stowaways in the rudder compartment of Spain-bound Motor Tanker vessel LYSIAS VALETTA. The Commander of the Ship, Commodore Kolawole Oguntuga, on Monday said that the stowaways were discovered on February 3 aboard the vessel trying to leave the country illegally. He said […]
Jimmy Solanke dies at 81
Jimmy Solanke, the folk musician and leading artist has died. He was 81. Solanke who along with Tunji Oyelana and others formed the fulcrum of entertainment in the sixties along with Prof Wole Soyinka dies on February 5, 2024. According to a tribute by Ms Bimbo Esho, the managing director of Evergreen Music, the legend […]
Residents groan as water scarcity worsens in Karu
Residents of Karu, a suburb in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), are groaning over the lingering water scarcity in the area in the past three months. The residents told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews on Monday in Abuja that the situation was disheartening, especially […]
66th Grammys: Nigerians react as Davido, Burna Boy, others miss out
In a shocking turn of events at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles, on Sunday, Nigerian music sensations, including Davido and Burna Boy, faced a disappointing defeat as they lost in all their nominated categories. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the other three Nigerian artistes nominated— Ayra Starr, Olamide […]
Police Parade Suspected killer of Ekiti Monarchs
The Ekiti State Police Command has paraded one Baboga Alhaji for involvement in the killing of the two Traditional Rulers in the Ikole Axis of Ekiti State. Addressing Journalists on the success, the AIG in charge of Ekiti, Dare Ogundare, said it took the combined efforts of security agencies in the state to apprehend the […]
Saraki calls for tight security in Kwara
Former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Friday in Abuja called on Kwara Government to tighten security in the state, to address cases of insecurity. Dr Saraki, President of the 8th Senate, made the call in a statement while reacting to Thursday’s killing of the traditional ruler (Olukoro) of Koro, Ekiti Local Government Area […]
Aiyedatiwa names Ajulo, five others as commissioner-nominees
Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has forwarded the names of six commissioner nominees to the state House of Assembly for screening and confirmation. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday in Akure by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Ebenezer Adeniyan. One of the notable nominees is a legal […]
NEC tasks stakeholders on peaceful Saturday’s Chibok rerun election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has tasked stakeholders to ensure peaceful Saturday’s Chibok State Constituency by-election in Borno State. Mr Shu’aibu Ibrahim, the state INEC Head of Voter Education and Publicity, said this in a statement on Friday in Maiduguri. “INEC is calling upon all eligible registered voters, as well as other stakeholders, to […]
Gynaecologist cautions against sex-enhancement drugs
A Consultant Gynaecologist, Dr Ayodele Ademola, has cautioned against the use of sex enhancement drugs, saying people should stop using it “except when exceptionally necessary.” Ademola, who is also the Medical Director of a fertility centre in Lagos, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday. He said […]
NEC distributes sensitive materials for Saki West State Constituency rerun
I The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday in Ibadan distributed sensitive election materials to its office in the Saki West Local Government of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the distribution was done ahead of Saturday’s rerun election in the Saki West State Constituency. This took place within the […]
