A fully-loaded Dangote Cement truck with registration number DGW109XA rammed into a house in Imasayi Yewa North local government area of Ogun state. The incident occurred on Friday night when residents had already gone to bed. DAILY POST reports that no life was lost as the occupants of the …
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THE Confederation of African Football (CAF) has taken a decision on the Libya vs Nigeria 2025 AFCON Qualifier scheduled for Benina, Libya. Libya is to forfeit the game which means 3 points and 3 goals have been awarded to Nigeria’s Super Eagles. Libya was also handed a hefty fine of …
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THE Executive Director, International Press Centre (IPC), Mr Lanre Arogundade, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure credibility and transparency in the Nov. 16 governorship election in Ondo State. Arogundade spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos, on the …
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THE Nigerian Army Ordinance Corps (NAOC) on Friday pulled out five retired Major Generals in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the officers bade the army farewell at the headquarters of NAOC, Abalti Barracks, Surulere, Lagos. The reviewing Officer, Maj.-Gen Omotomilola Akintade, who spoke on behalf of …
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Elon Musk’s Starlink has announced the suspension of its monthly service tariff hike for Nigerian users weeks after regulatory sanction by the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC. The company disclosed this in a statement to users on Thursday. According to Starlink, the decision to put on hold the tariff hike was …
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POLICE operatives have arrested one Mubarak Haladu for allegedly kidnapping and killing his seven-year-old nephew in the Dadin Kowa community in the Yamaltu Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State. The Gombe State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Buhari Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, October 25, …
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By Akanni Dorcas JOHN Oluseun Dabiri is a Nigerian-American engineer and professor at Caltech who became popular for his research on how jellyfish swim and his design of wind farms inspired by fish movements. He earned his PhD. in 2005 at the age of 25. In 2020, Dabiri joined the board …
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The University of Benin (UNIBEN) has appointed a Professor of Constitutional Law and Governance, Edoba Omoregie, as the new Vice-Chancellor of the university. Prof. Shaibu Umaru, Chairman of the Governing Council of the university, announced the appointment on Friday in Benin, Edo State. Umaru said Omoregie emerged the 11th vice-chancellor …
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KOGI State Government has announced that it received approval from the federal government to build an international airport in Zariagi, near Lokoja metropolis. This approval, the state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, said, was given by the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development. In a statement …
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The naira closed the week stronger at the official market, trading at N1,600 to the dollar on Friday, October 25, 2024. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange showed that the naira gained N1.20. This represents a 0.07 percent gain when compared to the previous trading date …
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