The dust raised by the donation from a Japanese plastic surgeon, Katsuya Takasu, to the Nigeria U-23 team for their exploit at the Rio Olympics may have been finally settled, following the issuance of $390,000 cheque to Samson Siasia and Mikel Obi. This donation came after Nigeria beat Honduras 3-2 in the bronze medal match […]
Continue ReadingJohn Mikel Obi was the star, giving all three assists as the Olympic Eagles got Nigeria’s first medal at the Rio Olympics after edging Honduras 3-2 in the men’s football event bronze medal match in Belo Horizonte on Saturday. Umar Sadiq (brace) and Aminu Umar were on target for Nigeria, while Antony Lozano and Marcelo […]
Continue ReadingThe Police Service Commission (PSC) on Friday said it shortlisted 110,469 applicants out of the 338, 250 applicants invited for the just concluded screening at the states and FCT Police Commands. The chairman of the commission, Mike Okiro, who disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja on Friday, said the aptitude tests for the […]
Continue ReadingFormer president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has expressed confidence in President Muhammadu Buhari’s ability to surmount Nigeria’s challenges. The former president made the remark while speaking with journalists in Taraba state on Friday, stating that he is certain that Buhari will not disappoint Nigerians. “So far, Buhari has not disappointed us. I trust him […]
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, is expected in Nigeria on Aug. 23 to discuss U.S. cooperation with Nigeria over Boko Haram, economy and human rights issues. A statement issued by the Information Office of the Embassy of the U.S. on Friday in Abuja, said Kerry would hold meetings with President Muhammadu Buhari and […]
Continue ReadingMuhammadu Fari, State Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Yobe, said fishermen recovered corpses of two boys from River Nguru on Wednesday.Mr. Muhammad told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Damaturu on Thursday that the boys were likely aged between 13 and 14 years, and that investigation was in progress to ascertain […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s U-23, Dream Team VI, on Wednesday failed to progress to the final of the men’s soccer Olympic tournament as they lost o-2 to Germany at the Corinthians Arena. It was Lukas Klostermann who got an early goal in the 9th minute and substitute Nils Petersen added another in the closing minutes of the second […]
Continue ReadingNigeria will experience an annular solar eclipse that will be visible all over the country with different degrees of totality on September 1, 2016, this is as predicted by the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) on Tuesday.In a statement issued by the Head of media and corporate communications of NASRDA, Mr. Felix Ale, […]
Continue Reading“The Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Services Board (CDFIPB), at its emergency meeting held on Thursday 11th August, 2016, approved the dismissal of 3 senior Prisons officers serving in Kuje Medium Security prison and 3 other senior officers serving in Koton Karfe prison for their complicity in the escape of prisoners from the respective […]
Continue ReadingTo strengthen existing emergency alerts system, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has begun to install a modern equipment at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) under a partnership to further increase efficiency in response to emergency situations in the country. The new equipment which is based on the latest technology in Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunication […]
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