THE second batch of Nigerians fleeing the crisis in Sudan arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, on Friday, May 5.A total of 130 Nigerians returned with the second batch from Port Sudan, and according to NIDCOM Head of Media, Public Relations and Protocol Unit Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the returnees...
ECONOMIC indicators are pointing to a challenging time for Nigerians in 2023. The President Muhammadu Buhari administration, left with barely six months in office, will have to take some hard decisions to address the inclement situation.The economic headwinds are not unexpected to be compounded by rising inflation, overburdening...
THE Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity is accepting applications for its 2024 fellowship programme.The fellowship will build and support a group of global, multidisciplinary leaders equipped with the technical knowledge, skills, and network to advance health equity in their organisations and communities.Fifteen to 20 fellows will be selected. Fellows will...
TWITTER has removed blue ticks from notable accounts which were verified before Elon Musk announced that it would be a paid subscription.
The ICIR observed this development on Thursday, April 20 after checking various legacy-verified accounts.
Initially, Twitter created its verification system with the aim of boosting users’ confidence in the...
THE Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS Victory, has set ablaze a seized wooden boat carrying 273 drums of petrol along the Calabar waterways.Six suspects arrested in connection with the seized boat were handed over to the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).The base operation officer of NNS Victory,...
THE Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has dissociated itself with the Pentecostal Bishops Forum of Northern Nigeria, whose members met on Friday, September 23 with the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja.
Tinubu and Kashim Shettima, his running mate, are both Muslims, a development that...
A survey published in 2021 shows that the majority of Nigerians perceive corruption as a major problem, but one-quarter of the respondents are unwilling to report any form of corruption.The survey conducted and published by the African Centre for Media & Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) titled, “Survey on 5 years...
THE Adamawa State Police Command has arrested five Cameroonians suspected to be involved in the attempt to kidnap one Emmanuel Ebel, a resident of Jambutu, in Yola-North Local Government Area.
The Command’s spokesperson SP Suleiman Nguroje made this known in a statement on Saturday, January 29.
According to him, the crime...
THE proliferation of small arms in Nigeria has become worrisome in recent years despite attempts by authorities to reduce unlawful firearms in circulation.For instance, in February 2018, the then Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Idris directed commissioners of Police to commence the recovery of prohibited firearms in the...
The Edo-born hype priestess had a meet and greet event in Victorial Island, Lagos, on Sunday, October 23, and hundreds of her fans gathered to celebrate their ‘Queen’.
Big Brother Naija season 7 winner, Phyna has been given surprise gifts by her fans called Phynation.
The star who was...
