BUHARI PROHIBITS SALLAH VISITS, MARKS PRAYER IN PRESIDENTIAL VILLA

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will observe this year’s Eid-el-Kabir prayers with his family members within the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on…

COMMUNITY SHIELD BEGINS ON AUGUST 29

The Football Association announced on Wednesday that the Community Shield, the traditional curtain raiser for the new English season, would take place at Wembley on August 29. The match between…

MAN,18 NABBED FOR MOLESTING A TWO-YEAR OLD IN ADAMAWA

The Police in Adamawa has arrested an 18-year-old man for allegedly raping a two-year-old girl in Jimeta, Yola. The command Spokesman, DSP Sulaiman Nguroje, made this known to the News Agency…

MY PRIMARY GOAL IS COACHING BARCA, SAYS XAVI

Xavi Hernandez, who is coaching Al-Sadd in Qatar, says his “primary goal” is to coach Barcelona where he won a host of trophies, but he is focused on his current…

APC FACTIONS IN CROSS RIVER, RECONCILES

The two factional chairmen of the Cross River State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, John Ochala and Etim John, have resolved to bury the hatchet, close ranks, and work…

AKEREDOLU CHOOSES EX-NDDC BOARD MEMBER AS RUNNING MATE

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has confirmed Lucky Ayedatiwa as his running mate for the October 10 governorship election in the state. The governor made the confirmation on Tuesday…

289 STRANDED NIGERIANS IN THE US, RETURNS HOME

No fewer than 289 Nigerians stranded in the United States due to coronavirus-related border closure have returned home. An Ethiopian Airlines plane conveying the evacuees took off from New Jersey…

KANO, KEBBI, OTHERS RECEIVE $500M LOAN FROM WORLD BANK

The World Bank has approved a $500 million credit to improve secondary education among females in seven Nigerian states namely Kano, Kebbi, Kaduna, Katsina, Borno, Plateau, and Ekiti. A statement…

OSUN REPRIMANDS PRIVATE SCHOOLS OVR PLANS OF REOPENING

Osun State Government on Wednesday warned private school owners in the state against illegal reopening of schools. A statement by the State’s Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Funke Egbemode, said…

NIGERIA SAVED N21BN USING IIPPIS, SAYS FG

The Federal Government on Tuesday announced that it saved N21bn by implementing the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System across ministries, departments and agencies. It also stated the government was saving…