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  • Navy arrests vessel for violating IMO, NIMASA regulations

    By Ifunanya | February 16, 2023 | Comments Off on Navy arrests vessel for violating IMO, NIMASA regulations

    The Nigerian Navy has arrested a merchant tanker vessel, MT Sea Eunice, over an alleged violation of the International Maritime Organisation and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety regulations. The base operation officer of the […]

  • Ebonyi govt rejects court judgement on Ebubeagu disbandment

    By Ifunanya | February 16, 2023 | Comments Off on Ebonyi govt rejects court judgement on Ebubeagu disbandment

    Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi The Ebonyi State Government has described as a miscarriage of justice the Federal High Court judgement that disbanded the Ebubeagu Security Outfit, saying it was “dead on arrival”. The Federal […]

  • 2023: My first assignment is to reopen Nigeria’s borders – Atiku

    By Ifunanya | February 16, 2023 | Comments Off on 2023: My first assignment is to reopen Nigeria’s borders – Atiku

    The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has said his first assignment after winning the presidential election is to reopen Nigeria’s borders and make lives easier for Nigerians. Atiku stated this […]

  • Naira crisis: Gov Abdulrazaq suspends campaign rallies indefinitely

    By Ifunanya | February 16, 2023 | Comments Off on Naira crisis: Gov Abdulrazaq suspends campaign rallies indefinitely

    Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State has put on hold his campaign rallies for his second-term ambition until further notice. This followed violent protests which rocked Ilorin the state capital on Wednesday as a result […]

  • Angry residents protest over naira swap in Kwara

    By Ifunanya | February 16, 2023 | Comments Off on Angry residents protest over naira swap in Kwara

    Some angry Kwara residents stormed some streets on Wednesday to show their grievances over rejection of old naira notes by commercial banks operating in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that tension rose […]

  • Stock market gains marginally by 0.02%

    By Ifunanya | February 16, 2023 | Comments Off on Stock market gains marginally by 0.02%

    Activities in the equities market of the Nigerian Exchange, NGX Ltd on Wednesday recorded a slight positive performance as the All-Share Index, ASI, rose by 11.35 points or 0.02 per cent to close at 54,507.66 […]

  • Police summon 5 officers for allegedly extorting student of N155,000

    By Ifunanya | February 16, 2023 | Comments Off on Police summon 5 officers for allegedly extorting student of N155,000

    The Lagos Police Command has summoned five police officers who allegedly extorted N155,000 from a student. The command spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this on Wednesday on his verified Twitter handle monitored by the News […]

  • 10,000 COVID-19 deaths recorded in one week, says WHO

    By Ifunanya | February 16, 2023 | Comments Off on 10,000 COVID-19 deaths recorded in one week, says WHO

    The Director General of the World Health Organisation, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus said 10,000 COVID-19 deaths were recorded globally in one week. The WHO DG disclosed this at a virtual media briefing on global health issues […]

  • 115 patients benefit from UBTH subsidised surgery

    By Ifunanya | February 16, 2023 | Comments Off on 115 patients benefit from UBTH subsidised surgery

    Porf Godwin Obaseki. Photo VCredit: UBTH Over 115 patients will benefit from the University of Benin Teaching Hospital subsidised surgery as part of events to mark the 50th anniversary of the foremost institution. The Chief […]

  • Cardiovascular Disease: Medical expert cautions against smoking

    By Ifunanya | February 16, 2023 | Comments Off on Cardiovascular Disease: Medical expert cautions against smoking

    To lower cardiovascular risks in the human body and curb blood vessel problems, the Chief Medical Director, (CMD), Federal University Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti (FETHI) Professor Ebenezer Adekunle Ajayi has warned against smoking and unhealthy food […]

  • Election materials, officials will arrive early – INEC

    By Ifunanya | February 16, 2023 | Comments Off on Election materials, officials will arrive early – INEC

    INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu The Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday expressed optimism about the early arrival of materials and officials during the presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled for February 25. The reports […]

  • Customers besiege Yenagoa CBN to deposit old naira notes

    By Ifunanya | February 16, 2023 | Comments Off on Customers besiege Yenagoa CBN to deposit old naira notes

    CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele Some bank customers in Bayelsa State, on Wednesday, besieged the Yenagoa branch office of the Central Bank of Nigeria to deposit their old naira notes as requested by the CBN as […]

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