Mrs Folashade Esan
4 hours ago
Mrs Folashade Esan, outgoing Head of Service of the Federation, on Friday presented her successor, Mrs Esther Wilson-Jack to President Bola Tinubu on Friday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Esan said the President made the transition seamless as Wilson-Jack, the incoming Head of Service, spent some weeks with her learning the ropes. She said she…
Latest
34 mins ago
French police on Saturday released US star rapper Travis Scott after 36 hours in custody in Paris over suspected violence, a US-based representative for the artist and prosecutors said. The 33-year-old, who has had multiple nominations for Grammy Awards, was arrested after fighting with one of his own security guards at a five-star hotel in…
1 hour ago
The 10th National Assembly has reiterated its commitment to enacting relevant laws that would make the country conducive for the youth to remain and contribute to national development. The Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, gave the assurance on Saturday in Abuja at the 2024 Conference & 6th National Discourse organized by the Companion. The News…
1 hour ago
Four suspected armed bandits en-route to purchase food items for their colleagues have been arrested in Taraba state. The arrest which was made on August 6, 2024, in Karim-Lamido local government council of the state, as gathered by The Guardian, was made by the troops of the 6 Brigade in Taraba. The suspected bandits who…
1 hour ago
North Korea is launching more balloons believed to be carrying trash southward, South Korea's military said Saturday, the latest in a series of border barrages that have ignited a tit-for-tat propaganda war. North Korea has sent thousands of trash-filled balloons southward since May, saying they are retaliation for propaganda balloons launched by South Korean activists.…
2 hours ago
It was a beehive of socioeconomic activities on Saturday as the residents of Kaduna, Kano and Katsina States shunned the one-million-man nationwide protests. Correspondents of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in the three states learnt that hordes of people were seen busy undertaking their routine public and private activities. It was gathered that markets,…
2 hours ago
An independent, UN-appointed rights expert accused Israel of committing "genocide" in its Gaza war after an Israeli strike targeting a school on Saturday killed 93 people, according to local rescuers. "Israel is genociding the Palestinians one neighbourhood at the time, one hospital at the time, one school at the time, one refugee camp at the…
3 hours ago
Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) have rescued two injured pedestrians hit by a drunk driver as they were crossing the expressway with their luggage. Mr Sola Giwa, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, confirmed this in a statement on Saturday in Lagos. The statement was signed by Mr Taofiq…
3 hours ago
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called for an investigation into the alleged diversion of the rice donated by the Federal Government to the Kano State Government by some officials. The party also demanded the urgent prosecution of those likely to be indicted by the independent probe. The State Chairman of the party, Alhaji Abdullahi…
3 hours ago
Team Nigeria has finished its campaign at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games without winning a single medal. Hannah Reuben was the last athlete left to salvage a medal for Nigeria, but she lost her second round fight in women's freestyle #wrestling 76kg, losing 5-2 (Victory by points) to Mongolia's Davaanasan Amar Enkh. It has been…
3 hours ago
Investors’ sustained interest in MTN Nigeria, Zenith Bank, and FBN Holdings, among other key stocks, drove the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) market capitalization to a gain of N270 billion or 0.48 per cent. Specifically, the market capitalization, which opened at N55.708 trillion, closed at N55.978 trillion. The All-Share Index also advanced by 0.48 per cent,…