As part of Pres. Buhari’s agenda to reduce the unemployment rate in the country, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo (SAN), said that the Federal Government has agreed to pay N20,000 to unemployed youths to maintain public and social infrastructures in the country. The youths will be engaged in the clearing…
Security agents have arrested 251 illegal miners in Zamfara State. The Commissioner of Police, Usman Nagoggo, made this known while briefing journalists on Friday. He said, “On 21 May, 2020 the Brigade Commander 1 Brigade Nigeria Army, Gusau Brigadier General O. M Bello led a team, comprising Army, Police, and Department of State Services to…
The gunmen who abducted the Chairman of the Nasarawa State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Bishop Joseph Masin, have contacted his family and are reportedly demanding an N20 million ransom. GIOTV reported yesterday that Peace Masin, the clergyman’s son said seven armed men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen stormed their home at about 11 pm on Tuesday,…
Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has said that she doesn’t know how to feel after her husband went on his first flight since the pandemic began. According to the beautiful actress, her husband Captain Matthew Ekeinde was involved in flying back the Chinese Doctors that arrived Nigeria in April. She shared photos as they left and…
The Niger State Government has sacked three Imams from their posts over alleged violation of the rules put in place by the government for the conduct of Eid prayers during the Ramadan festivities in the state. The state Director-General, Religious Affairs, Dr. Umar Faruq Abdullahi, who made the announcement in a press statement said Mallam…
A man identified as Michael Thaddeus has found a newly born baby wrapped in cloths and dumped inside a bush in Anuguwar Samu in the Tungan-Maje community of Abuja suburb. Thaddeus, a resident of the area, said cries from the little child attracted his attention, only to find her in the bush at the backyard…
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria on Thursday reduced the Monetary Policy Rate to 12.5 percent. The CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, announced the decision of the Committee in Abuja, at the end of its virtual 273rd meeting. The committee had retained the MPR at 13.5 percent at the last MPC…
The Niger State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has disclosed that four people died in five road traffic crashes during the Sallah holidays. In an interim report for Sallah holiday operations signed by the Corps Sector Commander, Joel Dagwa, 35 people were involved out of which 14 were injured. The report revealed that 15 vehicles were booked…
The Nigerian Army troops of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) have again killed several terrorists in clearance operations in Borno. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche in a statement on Thursday in Abuja said the troops of Army Super Camp 11 Gambouru under Sector 1 of OPLD, while on clearance operation at Mudu town…
Police in Rivers State have confirmed the arrest of a middle-aged woman, simply identified as Chinyere, for allegedly abducting her neighbor’s two-year-old baby. The incident reportedly happened on Tuesday in the D-Line area of Port Harcourt. Police spokesman Nnamdi Omoni, who confirmed the development yesterday, said two men were also arrested in connection with the…