2021
Breaking: 28 students of Bethel Baptist school released, reunite with families
The Bethel Baptist High School, Kaduna was agog Sunday morning when 28 out of the 115 students of the school in bandits’ captivity for the past 20 days were released to their parents. The school was attacked on July 5, 2021 with 121 students abducted but six of the students were later released in three batches, before now. The newly Read More
Pictures: Meet BBNaija season 6 male housemates as 2021 Shine Ya Eye edition gets underway
On Saturday evening July 24, 2021 Boma was the first housemate to be introduced and he showed up immediately. Next was Saga, Yousef, Pere, Whitemoney, Niyi, Yerins, Jay Paul, Emmanuel, Sammie and Cross. Boma Okusaga Yousef Pere Whitemoney
Breaking: In 2021, BBNaija season 6 kicks off with Shine Ya Eye edition
Arguably, Africa’s biggest reality Television show, Big Brother Naija, the sixth edition of 2021 kicked off on Saturday night. The opening ceremony of the show kicked-off around 7:30pm, with host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu announcing this edition is tagged Shine Ya Eye. This year’s edition is expected to last up to 72 days as from July 24. Details loading…
3 injured as police repel bandits’ attack on Maraban Jos station in Kaduna
Armed bandits on Friday night attacked Maraban Jos Divisional Police station in Igabi local government area of Kaduna state but were repelled by policemen on duty. However, three policemen sustained injuries during the attack. Kaduna state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Muhammad Jalige, while confirming the attack in a statement on Saturday, said the bandits came in three utility vehicles Read More
4 cops, others feared dead at Enugu police check point attack
About four policemen and some unidentified persons were reportedly shot dead on Wednesday evening when gunmen attacked a checkpoint in Obeagu-Amechi community in Enugu South local government area. Apart from the security operatives, many residents and passersby who ran into the scene were either killed or wounded by stray bullets in the ensuing gun duel. The policemen were said to Read More
Pictures: 8 things to know about first Nigerian Olympic Gymnast Uche Eke
Nigeria will for the first time participate in gymnastics at the Olympics this July and her winning ticket to the games is Uche Devon Eke. Below are eight things you should know about him: He was born to a Nigerian father, Daniel Eke. Uche recently graduated from the University of Michigan School of Information’s Master of Science in Information program Read More
Breaking: Nigeria’s Elizabeth Anyanacho gets Turkish as first Olympic opponent, Taekwondo action underway July 26 *See full fixtures, entries
The draw for Taekwondo action just ended in Tokyo, venue of ongoing 2020 Olympic Games. Nigeria’s only Taekwondo athlete Elizabeth Anyanacho will face Turkey’s Nur Tartar on her fight day one slated for Monday July 26, 2021 as 2am Nigerian time. The Taekwondo action will be the first at the Olympics. Nur Tarter is a double Olympic Medalist and former Read More
PTAD pays more increment arrears to pensioners
The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate ( PTAD) has paid an additional 9 months of consequential adjustment arrears occasioned by the new minimum wage increase of 2019 to Civil Service Pension Department Pensioners and 6months of the same arrears to Parastatals, Police, Customs, Immigration and Prisons Department Pensioners. Executive Secretary of PTAD Dr. China Ejikeme, made this known in a signed Read More
E-transmition of election results: Group writes US, demands visa ban on 80 Senators
A pro-democracy group known as Democracy Vanguard of Nigeria in Diaspora (DVND) has written a letter to the United States of America through its Nigerian Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard, asking for a Visa ban on all the senators who voted against the electronic transmission of election results in Nigeria. The eighty Senators included 52 that voted against the bill and Read More
Breaking: Pilot Abayomi Dairo rescued as NAF confirms aircraft crashed in Zamfara (PICTURES)
Read full Press Release below ALPHA JET AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN ZAMFARA STATE, PILOT RESCUED On 18 July 2021, at about 12.45 pm, a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha Jet aircraft, returning from a successful air interdiction mission between the boundaries of Zamfara and Kaduna State, came under intense enemy fire which led to its crash in Zamfara State. Luckily, the Read More
Breaking: Atlast, organisers announce when BBNaija season 6 will kickoff
The organisers of BBNaija, Multichoice Nigeria, Monday, revealed that season six of the Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reality show will begin on July 24. Disclosing this during a press briefing, Martin Mabudu, Multichoice customer officer, said this year’s edition of the reality show will run for 72 day. And so, the show will officially end on October 3, 2021. Details Read More
Breaking: Court stops Zamfara Assembly from impeaching deputy governor
The Federal High Court, Abuja, Monday, stopped the Zamfara House of Assembly from impeaching the Deputy Governor of the state, Mahdi Gusau. Justice Obiora Egwuatu gave the order while delivering a ruling in an ex-parte motion with suit number: FHC/ABJ/CS/650/2021 brought by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), through its Lawyer, Ogwu Onoja, SAN. Details loading…