IGP Adamu Ordered To Appear In Court Over Disregard To Summons
A federal high court in Abuja has ordered the Inspector General of Police IGP, Mohammed Adamu to appear before it on February 4 over his alleged continued disobedience to a…
Emirates Passengers To Pay For Fresh COVID-19 Test At Lagos, Abuja Airports
Emirates Airline says it will now conduct rapid COVID-19 tests for Nigerian travellers at the Lagos and Abuja airports before departure. The test is not the same as the polymerase…
South Africa Receives First Batch Of Covid Vaccine
South Africa on Monday took delivery of its first shipment of coronavirus vaccines, a move paving the way to the first phase of inoculation in Africa’s worst-hit country. Public broadcaster…
Messi Generates Third Of Barcelona’s Income, Says Laporta
Two of the candidates in Barcelona’s presidential election, Joan Laporta and Victor Font, insisted on Monday that Lionel Messi “generates more” than he earns, after his “colossal” club contract was…
Herdsmen: NSCDC To Deploy More Agro Rangers In Oyo Farms
The acting Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Hilary Madu, has said that the Corps would soon dispatch more agro ranger operatives to protect farmers and prevent…
Just In: Court Stops NUT From Embarking On Strike In Edo
The National Industrial Court sitting at the Benin Judicial Division has restrained the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) from proceeding on any strike action in Edo State Primary schools. Hon.…
Five People Killed In Shabaab Raid On Mogadishu Hotel
At least five people were killed in an hours-long Al-Shabaab attack on a Mogadishu hotel which ended around midnight on Sunday, Somali police said. The Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists detonated a car…
Photos: Igangan Youths Welcome Makinde With Placards
Youths in Igangan, Ibarapa North-West Local Council Development Area of Oyo State, on Monday, welcomed Governor Seyi Makinde with a peaceful demonstration. Makinde, who arrived in the area on Sunday…
Garba Shehu: Nigeria’s Poor Corruption Rating Indicts Nigerians — Not Buhari
Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, says Nigeria’s poor ranking on Transparency International’s corruption perception index is a reflection of Nigerians, not President Muhammadu Buhari. On the 2020 index released on Thursday,…
Blackout Hits Maiduguri As Insurgents Destroyed Electricity Tower
Residents of Maiduguri and environs have been thrown into lingering blackout following the destruction of one of the towers supplying electricity to the city from the national grid. The News…
