“93 Days” a movie which depicts the true account of how Nigeria faced its first case of the Ebola Virus and conquered it, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on Friday, 9 September, 2016. The TIFF has built a reputation for only screening the best films from around the world. UBA co-sponsored the […]
Continue ReadingOn the evening of Sunday, 11th September 2016, a suspected female suicide bomber was seen approaching a check point located at Kara Cattle market axis, Dikwa, towards Antul and Mukdala, Dikwa Local Government Area, Borno State. She was challenged from afar by the vigilant duty sentry, she refused to stop claiming to be coming from […]
Continue ReadingResidents of Sambang Dagi in Jaba Local Government of Kaduna State witnessed another earth tremor in the early hours of Monday.The incident occurred barely 24-hours after the first tremor was reported at Nok village about 20km away from Sambang. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the second vibration occurred around 4a.m Monday, leaving shocked […]
Continue ReadingDr Islamiyat Oluwatoyin Abdulkadir, who had been orphaned since age six, has emerged the overall best graduating medical student at the International University of Africa, Khartoum, Sudan.Abdulkadir, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in a telephone interview from Sudan, said her academic achievements so far, seemed like a miracle. “My academic achievement […]
Continue ReadingFirstNation Airways has promised its traveling passengers that the airline would return to normal scheduled flight operations by September 15, 2016.A statement by the Head, Corporate Affairs of the airline, Mr Rasheed Yusuff stated that the carrier’s current fleet was undergoing engine maintenance for safety operations, in line with global practice in the industry. It […]
Continue ReadingSenator representing Kaduna-Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani, has warned the Federal Government to put in place short-term measures to cushion the effect of the current economic crisis on the Nigerian masses or watch the people perish before the promised reforms are completed. Mr. Shehu Sani was particularly critical of the fact that President Muhammadu Buhari does […]
Continue ReadingChidi Odinkalu, former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, on Wednesday expressed dissatisfaction with the level of preparation for the 2019 elections, noting that going ahead without adequate preparation may result in crisis in too many deaths.Mr. Odinkalu, said this in Abuja at a town hall meeting during the presentation of the findings of […]
Continue ReadingSome twenty-one persons have died, with 5,300 rendered homeless in 8 local government areas of Kano State from flood, which has also destroyed about 2,017 houses. The Kano State Emergency and Rehabilitation Agency (SERA) said only eight councils were on its list. SERA’s Executive Secretary Aliyu Bashir Nukkel, who spoke in his office yesterday, said: […]
Continue ReadingThe outspoken Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has called on President Mohammadu Buhari to listen to the cries of Nigerians, listen to suggestions, rather than seeing those with different opinions as threats.“The reality our President must face now is that there is too much hunger in the land, Nigerians are hungry, they are suffering […]
Continue ReadingFollowing the meteorological report that there will be eclipse on Thursday, September 1, 2016, the FCT Police Command is calling on all residents of the Federal Capital Territory to be vigilant as miscreants could take advantage of the situation to perpetrate criminal act. The Command also wishes to warn those contemplating to exploit the climatic […]
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