UgamatvIshaku presents N139.4bn budget to Taraba Assembly
Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku, on Friday presented a budget estimate of N139,460,435,961.80 for the 2021 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly for consideration and passage. Tagged, “budget…
RMD, Otedola, others lead march against sexual violence Saturday
A non-governmental organisation, Women at Risk International Foundation, has urged Nigerians to join its march against sexual violence on Saturday. According to a statement by WARIF , some celebrities who…
15-year-old boy survives fall from 19th floor in Czech
A 15-year-old Czech boy on Friday survived a fall from the 19th floor of a block of flats in Prague, police, rescuers and media said. Czech media said the boy…
Why we withdrew suit challenging judicial panels’ probes — IGP
The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has explained why the police withdrew the suit challenging the setting up of judicial panels of enquiry probing policy brutality by state governments.…
Borno massacre: Women, girls not abducted from our village, says Zabarmari district head
Contrary to insinuations that an unidentified number of women and girls were abducted in Zabarmari area of Borno State during last Saturday’s attack, the District Head, Zanna Bukar, has said…
Officer missing as smugglers engage Ogun Customs in shootout
An officer of the Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun I Command, Taiwo Odeyemi, has been declared missing after a team of officers and smugglers engaged in a gun battle. It was…
WARIF SAYS, COVID-19 has increased sexual abuse cases
A non-governmental organisation, Women at Risk International Foundation, has decried the increase in the rate of sexual and domestic abuse during the coronavirus pandemic. WARIF said this was so because…
Ezeife blasts splinter group for advocating Ohanaeze leaders’ arrest
Elder statesman, Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife, has blasted the splinter newly registered Ohanaeze group for calling for the arrest of former and current leaders of the mainstream Ohanaeze Ndigbo, led by…
US promises more support to end HIV in Nigeria
The United States Government, says it will continue to support Nigeria in its quest to end the HIV pandemic in the country. The US Ambassador to Nigeria, Marybth Leonard, gave…
Nigeria needs private security firms to curb insecurity —Aregbesola
The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has said Nigeria needs private security firms to address insecurity in the country. He made this known in Calabar during a retreat organised…
