Nigeria
25 Dec
In a remarkable fusion of music and culinary art, Jack Daniel's "Jack And The Beats" event at Amore Gardens, Lekki, offered an extraordinary experience, blending festive celebration with innovative entertainment. The event, which took place on Friday, featured live music performances, great-tasting cocktails and sumptuous meals courtesy of Jack Daniel’s. The highlight of the evening…
24 Dec
Netcore Cloud, a leading Global Martech Company with AI/ML-powered marketing automation and customer engagement platform seeking to revolutionize how marketing and product teams engage with customers, has hailed the adoption and untilization of marketing technology in Nigeria to drive brand growth and penetration coupled with better customer service experience too. This was made known at…
24 Dec
. . Set to fight phone snatching, drug abuse among youth The Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf has flagged off the training of 2,500 security personnel to be trained by the Corporate Security Institute located at Gabasawa. This is in fulfillment of one of the campaign promises of providing job opportunities to youth in…
24 Dec
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has berated some elders and leaders in Rivers State for condemning the methodology adopted by President Bola Tinubu towards bringing a lasting peace in the state, He described the peace agreement between him and the Rivers governor, Siminilayi Fubara, with the support of President Tinubu, as…
24 Dec
Nigerian crochetist and social entrepreneur, Okafor Chidinma Modupe, on Sunday afternoon kicked off her 72-hour crochet-a-thon to break Guinness World Record (GWR). The marathon crocheting will continue till December 27 at GOGE Africa, Maryland Lagos. Crochet is a needlework made by looping thread with a hooked needle. It involves creating different stitches with different numbers…
24 Dec
With barely a day to the Christmas celebration, motor parks in parts of Kaduna metropolis have witnessed low patronage.
24 Dec
The Police Command in Jigawa, says it has arrested 26 persons for alleged phone snatching, theft, burglary and drug abuse in the state.
24 Dec
The Bayelsa government, says it will not allow a protest planned for Dec. 26 to disrupt oil production at Oil Mining Lease (OML) 29, operated by Aiteo Eastern Exploration.
24 Dec
No fewer than 11 persons lost their lives on Saturday in an auto crash at Kwanar Gujungu town in Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa.
24 Dec
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has thwarted attempts by transnational criminal organisations to flood Nigerian communities with large quantities of assorted illicit drugs during the yuletide season.
24 Dec
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi has urged Nigerians to use the season of Christmas to appreciate God’s mercy on them as a country.
24 Dec
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) sniffer dogs has uncovered cocaine in India-bound shipment at the cargo terminal of Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos.
3 hours ago
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has warned the public not to fall for a video suggesting it is auctioning vehicles. NCS on Friday refuted the video with scandalous narration announcing a purported auction of vehicles. Customs issued a statement on Friday to alert the general public on the video while warning them not to fall…
7 hours ago
Akwa Ibom State Government has indicated readiness to commence aggressive desilting of gutters and flood channels across the state.
7 hours ago
The Delta State Police Command has urged Point-of-Sale (POS) operators to be cautious when handling large cash transactions, particularly those involving armed individuals. It noted that customers requesting large cash transactions should be accompanied by a video by the POS operator. Police spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, stated on Friday in a post on X, noting…
7 hours ago
Lagos State government on Friday said it has apprehended 10 fake enforcement officials around the Cele/Itire axis of the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway of the state. The apprehended persons; Ojo Oluwaseun, Rafiu Agbabiaka, Babatunde Ibrahim, Abiodun Olusegun, Daniel Olanrewaju, Aweda Kabiru, Olufowobi Michael, Olamilekan Olasupo, Bunmi James and Iyiola Shola(female) were caught carrying out unauthorised enforcement using…
8 hours ago
The Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede has monitored the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) exercise in Abuja. Prof. Oloyede who monitored the exercise at the Kogo Computer Based Tests (CBT) Centre in Bwari Area Council of Abuja, expressed satisfaction with the process. He reiterated the examination body's earlier order…
8 hours ago
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has warned newly-registered companies against paying certain fees to obtain tax identification number (TIN) amongst others. The management of CAC gave this warning in a statement on its X handle on Friday. CAC said it noticed email messages sent to directors of newly-registered companies. READ ALSO: CAC targets registration of…
8 hours ago
Sansani town, the headquarters of Sansani chiefdom in Gassol local government area of Taraba state, has been thrown into a state of mourning as unidentified gunmen carried out a brazen attack, claiming the life of monarch Abdulmutalib Jankada. Sources close to the matter said the attack occurred on Thursday inside the monarch's palace at about…
9 hours ago
Ohanaeze Ndigbo has raised concern over "orchestrated internal and external conspiracies malicious aero-politics, imperialistic intrigues, and discrimination" to frustrate Air Peace operations internationally. In a statement on Friday signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Alex Ogbonnia, Ohanaeze Ndigbo noted at the plenary of their National Executive Committee (NEC), that such a plot was not healthy…
9 hours ago
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed money laundering charges against former Attorney-General Mohammed Adoke. Justice Inyang Ekwo ruled on Friday that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) failed to present a strong enough case (prima facie case) against Adoke. EFCC alleged that Adoke sometime in August 2013 in Abuja accepted a cash…
9 hours ago
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has teamed up with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to meet up with the FIRS's projected N1.9trillion tax from the public sector. ICPC Chairman Dr. Musa Aliyu Adamu at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Abuja assured the FIRS that the…