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Umma Abdullahi Becomes First Female Professor Of Mechanical Engineering
IN a historic feat that has sent shockwaves of inspiration throughout the academic community, Prof. Umma Abdullahi has become the first female professor of...
Bandits Gun Down Miyetti Chairman, Others In Katsina
THE Acting Chairman of the Katsina State Chapter of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Surajo Rufa’i, has been killed by some...
Tinubu To Attend Mahama’s Inauguration As Ghana’s President
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on January 6, 2025, for Accra, the capital of Ghana, to attend the inauguration of President-elect John Mahama...
Three Nigerian Women Released After 10 Months In Saudi Jail Over Cocaine Trafficking
THREE Nigerian women, who were arrested and prosecuted for drug trafficking in Saudi Arabia have been discharged and acquitted after spending 10 months in...
Scores Feared Dead As Petrol Tanker Explodes In Delta
AT LEAST five people have been reported dead, and several property, including two banks, were destroyed in a petrol tanker explosion that rocked Agbor,...
Finnish Government Releases Two Of Simon Ekpa Accomplices
TWO of the suspects arrested alongside Simon Ekpa have been released by the Finnish government, this newspaper has learned.Ekpa, arrested on November 21, 2024,...
Many Injured As Three-Storey Building Collapses In Rivers
SEVEN persons were rescued when a three-storey building under construction at Aboga along the Igwuruta-Etche Road in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State...
Police Arrest Mother For Abandoning One-Day-Old Baby In FCT
THE Federal Capital Territory Police Command says it has recovered an abandoned one-day-old baby and arrested one Khadija Ali who is the mother.In a...
Army Decorates First Female Infantry Corps Warrant Officer
THE Nigerian Army Women Command celebrated the promotion of Army Warrant Officer Hajara Egbunu on Friday.The Nigerian Army disclosed this in a statement on...
Police Repel Bandits Attack In Katsina, Rescue 18 Kidnap Victims
AT least 18 kidnap victims have been rescued from the hands of bandits in Katsina State after the state police command foiled kidnap attempt...
Delta N485bn, Rivers N384bn, Lagos N321bn Top As State Governors Shared N5.3trn Federal Allocation...
THE Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) disbursed a total of N5.38 trillion to the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) between January...
Warri Refinery: Marketers Eye Loading Of Petrol By February
OIL marketers have started loading Automotive Gas Oil (diesel), and Kerosene from the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company.Dealers confirmed this to this newspaper on...
Buhari Mourns Ex-UniAbuja VC, Professor Yaqub
FORMER President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the passing of the former Vice Chancellor, University of Abuja, Prof. Nuhu Yaqub.Prof. Yaqub, who was also the...
‘Why It Was Necessary,’ Tinubu Explains Subsidy Removal To Enugu People
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has justified the removal of fuel subsidy by his administration and labelled it a “necessary” move to secure the country’s futureTinubu...
From My Crystal Ball – By Funke Egbemode
IT is the fourth day of the year. it’s an opportunity to do something new, refocus your life and do things differently. This is...
Baba Obasanjo And The NNPCL Refineries – By Simbo Olorunfemi
THAT Baba Obasanjo has an almost child-like emotional attachment to the public-owned refineries under the trust and care of the NNPCL is not in...
‘Super Eagles To Get Substantive Coach ‘Any Moment From Now’
A FORMER president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick says the Super Eagles will get a substantive head coach “any moment from...
‘Never Seen This In My Life’ – Was ‘Bizarre’ Penalty Harsh On Arsenal?
ARSENAL manager Mikel Arteta bemoaned a penalty decision he called "bizarre" as his side's Premier League title challenge suffered a setback at Brighton.The second-placed...
Israel Kills 70 Palestinians In Gaza As US Proposes $8bn Arms Sale
ISRAELI forces killed at least 70 Palestinians in 30 separate attacks across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, medics and rescue workers say, with the...
Denzel Washington, Messi, Others Get Presidential Medal Of Freedom From Biden
JOE Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 honourees on Saturday, bestowing the highest civilian honor in the United States to...
