A British woman of Pakistani origin has been found dead in the city of Lahore. Mayra Zulfiqar is believed to have been aged about 25, and news reports said she was killed after refusing to marry a man, reports Sky News. Ms Zulfiqar’s friend Mohammad Nazeer had told police a man wanted to marry […]
Mexico will punish those responsible for an overpass collapse that killed at least 24 people and injured dozens when a train on Mexico City’s newest metro line plunged onto a busy road below, the government said on Tuesday. Accompanied by officials involved in the construction and maintenance of the elevated metro line that collapsed […]
…meet Speaker, Finance Minister in Abuja Ndubuisi Ugah The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Tuesday promised to suspend its planned strike billed to commence on May 7. The doctors dropped this hint after a meeting with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, in Abuja. In a statement by the Special Adviser […]
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), has accused some agencies of conducting illegal and unapproved recruitment exercises, resulting in padding of payroll. Chairman of the ICPC, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye (SAN), levelled the allegation in his welcome remarks at a virtual policy dialogue on corruption and cost of governance, in Abuja. […]
The Presidency has raised the alarm that disgruntled religious and past political leaders in the opposition are working with some external forces to overthrow the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. Responding to an earlier alarm raised on Sunday by the Department of State Security (DSS) alerting of sinister moves by some misguided elements to […]
…places bounty on two gang leaders Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has warned secessionists plotting to hoist “unnecessary flag” in Rivers to desist from such plot, stressing that his administration will leave no stone unturned in protecting the state and its people against such persons. Wike, who gave the warning yesterday when the […]
l54m Nigerians now have NIN The Federal Government has again extended the deadline for the compulsory linkage of National Identity Number (NIN) with Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data to 30th of June, 2021. The deadline, which was earlier fixed for February 19, was shifted to April 6, and later to May 6, before […]
Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Kalu has felicitated with the spokesman of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu on the occasion of his 50th birthday anniversary. Applauding the complementing efforts of the member of House of Representatives (Bende federal constituency) in advancing the cause of […]
Abuja Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar said the Federal Government should consider recalling all ex-servicemen and women to help in the fight against insurgents. Atiku, who decried the security situation in the country, noted that terrorists that were confined in the North East, have spread into far flung areas as far as Niger […]
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, yesterday, disclosed that the Service Chiefs and heads of security agencies would, tomorrow, appear before the Chamber to brief it on efforts to address the spate of insecurity in the country. Lawan made the disclosure in an announcement during the commencement of the day’s legislative proceedings at […]