The Police Command in Oyo State says it has arrested the alleged kidnapper of the wife of an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in the state, Mrs Juliet Salawu. the suspected kidnapper was among the suspects presented on Monday at the Police Command Headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan. Other suspects were also presented by the command…
The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has announced the provision of $550m in funding by the World Bank (WB) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) to support the implementation of its off-grid solution projects. Mr Ahmed Abubakar, Communication Expert, REA, who made this known in a statement in Abuja, on Monday, added that out of the…
MTN is yet to renew its Universal Access Service Licence (UASL), the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said. This is contained in a statement by Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, Director, Public Affairs, NCC, in Abuja. ”The attention of the NCC is drawn to a publication in an online media titled: “Govt renews MTN Nigeria licence amid…
The Commissioner of Police in Plateau, Mr. Edward Egbuka, has said that 17 people were killed and 85 buildings burnt in the recent attacks in Bassa and Riyom Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. Egbuka disclosed this on Monday while briefing newsmen at the end of an emergency state security meeting held at the…
Akwa United’s forward Charles Atshimene has stated that he wants more out of the season after his hatrick heroics handed the Promise Keepers their first league title on Sunday following a 5-2 win over MFM FC to cross the League’s finish line.Atshimene who netted three times on Sunday to tally Silas Nwankwo of Nasarawa united…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 407 new COVID-19 infections from 16 states and the FCT as of Aug. 1, 2021. The NCDC announced the new statistics on its official website on Monday morning. The new infections indicate a decrease from the 497 cases announced a day earlier. The public health agency stated that the new figure…
Nasarawa United striker Silas Nwankwo has stated that he will be out to reply with goals for the solid Miners on Monday after Akwa united ended what was a race for the Premier league title leaving the Lafia based side left with just the Federation cup as a means to end the season with a…
Enoch Adegoke says he’s honored to represent Nigeria in the final of the Men’s 100m race at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics Games. The 23-year-old reached the final on Sunday after running 9.98second to win his heat and 9.00 seconds in the semi-final. However, The Nigerian failed to win a medal as he pulled his hamstring…
David Alaba’s Nigerian father, George Alaba benefited from the transfer of the former Bayern Munich defender to Real Madrid in the summer transfer window. According to Der Spiegel via Marca, Alaba’s father received 6.3 million euros from Los Blancos (approximately N3.72 billion in Nigerian currency). George Alaba was paid 1.1 million euros more than Israeli…
