As Muslims mark the Eid-el-Kabir today, President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Muslims to avoid violent extremist ideas, stating that violent extremism is giving Islam a wrong name. The President said this in a statement on Saturday while felicitating with the Muslim faithful, saying they should be “the mirror through which others see the good virtues […]
the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Saturday said a suspected outbreak of yellow fever in Ebonyi State had killed 20 people. The agency in a statement signed by its Director General, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, said a rapid response team had been sent to support the state since July 30, 2019, in partnership with the […]
John Mayaki, a former Chief Press Secretary to Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole, has lodged a case at the Code of Conduct Tribunal over alleged abuse of office and breach of the constitution by Governor Godwin Obaseki, his deputy Philip Shaibu and the Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie. Mayaki is protesting against the […]
Tobi Aworinde, Abuja A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the temporary forfeiture of 46 properties allegedly belonging to Dr Ngozi Olojeme, the Deputy Chairman, Finance Committee of the Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Organisation in the 2015 presidential election. A document sighted by our correspondent, showed that the properties were located in several locations in […]
The Chairman of the Special Presidential Investigation Panel on Recovery of Public Property, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla, speaks on the perceived controversy on the panel’s mode of operations and other sundry issues in the interview with MUDIAGA AFFE At some points in 2017, it was reported that the Deputy Chief of Staff to the President requested that […]
No fewer than 11 persons lost their lives in a road crash involving a commuter bus and an articulated vehicle in Damba area of Gusau, Zamfara, on Saturday. Confirming the incident, Yusuf Idris, the Director-General, Press Affairs, Government House, Gusau, said the Governor of the state, Bello Matawalle, was at hand to help in evacuating […]
Peter Dada, Akure Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu has felicitated Muslims across the country over the successful celebration of this year’s Sallah. Governor Akeredolu, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Segun Ajiboye, on Saturday, urged Muslims to continue praying for the country, particularly as the nation continues to battle insecurity. […]
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency has advised residents of Kubwa, Gwagwa-Karimo, Kuje, Airport Road and Gwagwalada about possible flooding. The Director-General of FEMA, Alhaji Abbas Idriss, in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, said that torrential rainfall had increased the water level at the Usuma Dam and spilled into the Usuma […]
Nigerians living in Ghana have joined in the 2019 Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria pageant, as more young ladies register for the contest. Alozie Uzoukwu, Head of Entertainment, Silverbird Group, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Lagos. He said that a registration and screening centre had been opened in Accra to […]
US financier Jeffrey Epstein, awaiting trial on charges he trafficked underage girls for sex, was found dead in his prison cell Saturday from an apparent suicide, officials said. Political leaders and law enforcement officials quickly expressed shock that a high-profile detainee who had already apparently tried to end his life in late July and would […]
