IN BAUCHI FLOOD:THREE KILLED, 150 HOUSES DESTROYED

No fewer than three persons have been killed and over 150 houses destroyed by flood in three local government areas of Bauchi State. This was disclosed by members of the…

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR RAPE,RELIGIOUS LEADERS FOR OTHERS

Religious leaders, on Tuesday in Kaduna, described rapists as terrorists that must not be spared any punishment to deter others. While a prominent northern Islamic scholar, Sheikh Kabir Gombe, suggested…

NEW COVID-19 INFECTIONS, PLATEAU LEADS AS NCDC CONFIRMS 252

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 252 new cases of Coronavirus pandemic in the country. The NCDC, which made this known via its official Twitter handle on Tuesday,…

COMMISSIONER SAYS: MISSING HELICOPTERS, NO INVITATION FROM ASSEMBLY YET

The Lagos State Government has said its officials have yet to receive any summons from the House of Assembly on the state helicopters. The state Commissioner for Information and Strategy,…

OLUSEGUN OSOBA BECOME NIJ GOVERNING COUNCIL CHAIRMAN

A former governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba, has been appointed as the Chairman of the Governing Council of Nigerian Institute of Journalism. A reliable source in the institute…

HEAVY FLOOD’LL HIT LAGOS, RIVERS, FCT OTHERS FROM SEPT 6-NIHSA

The Middle Niger of the River Niger Basin is currently flooded and the magnitude of flood from this area is expected to arrive in Nigeria through Kebbi State around September…

TRUMP SIGNS SURPRISE PARDON FOR CONVICTED BANK ROBBER JON PONDER

U.S. President Donald Trump has pardoned a convicted bank robber, Jon Ponder, who is now running a post-prison assistance programme. A pre-recorded video of Trump signing an executive order for…

MALI SUSPENDED FROM INTERNATIONAL FRANCOPHONE ORGANISATION

The international community increased pressure on the military junta that has seized power in Mali, as the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie suspended the nation from its membership Tuesday. Its…

FANI-KAYODE APOLOGISES FOR CALLING JOURNALIST STUPID

A former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has apologised for referring to a journalist, Eyo Charles, as “stupid”. Fani-Kayode said this in a statement on Wednesday. He said, “I…

REPORT SAYS, FIRES IN BRAZILIAN AMAZON CAUSE EXTENSIVE HEALTH DAMAGE

Fires resulting from unchecked deforestation are poisoning air millions of people breathe, affecting health throughout the Brazilian Amazon, a report said on Wednesday. Fires and deforestation in the Amazon have…