By Aluta News June 5, 2021 Niger Tornadoes Football Club (FC) of Minna on Saturday defeated visiting Kebbi United FC of Birnin Kebbi 1-0 in the ongoing 2020/2021 Nigeria National League (NNL). The match was played at the Bako Kontagora Memorial Stadium in Minna. In the first half of theContinue Reading
By Aluta News June 5, 2021 The Presidency says the Buhari administration will continue to safeguard all citizens against social media’s disruptive and divisive influences. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, stated this in a statement in Abuja on Saturday. Shehu, who is reactingContinue Reading
By Aluta News June 2021 Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has urged Nigerians to imbibe peaceful coexistence and religious harmony to enhance development in the country. Makinde stated this when he hosted the former Emir of Kano, Sheikh Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, at the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan, on Saturday.Continue Reading
By Aluta News June 5, 2021 The National Igbo Cultural Association of Nigeria, Adamawa chapter, said it believed in one Nigeria as an indivisible nation. Chief Fidelis Umeh, the President-General of the chapter, stated this at a news conference on Saturday in Yola. Umeh condoled with the government and peopleContinue Reading
By Aluta News June 5, 2021 The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says Nigeria’s total merchandise trade stood at N9.757 trillion representing 6.99 per cent increase in the first quarter (Q1). The bureau said this in its “Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics-Q1, 2021” obtained from its website on Saturday. ItContinue Reading
By Aluta News June 5, 2021 N) No fewer than 1,737, 2021 Batch ‘A’ stream II, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members posted to Kano State on Saturday staged a walk to support Nigeria’s Unity. The Corps members stated that the walk at the state orientation camp Kusallah, in KarayeContinue Reading
By Aluta News June 5, 2021 Borno State Government has announced plan to plant one million trees this year to address the problem of deforestation. The State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Umar Kadafur made this known on Saturday in Maiduguri while inaugurating the 2021 tree planting season to mark the WorldContinue Reading
By Aluta News June 5, 2021 No fewer than 2,500 corps members participating in the ongoing orientation programme in Anambra, on Saturday held a protest march against the proposed scrapping of the scheme. They also marched to show their solidarity for a united Nigeria. The corps members who marched aroundContinue Reading
By Aluta News June 5, 2021 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said that it seized 34,950 capsules of Tramadol and Diazepam in Lagos meant for delivery to insurgents in Borno. The agency’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, inContinue Reading
By Aluta News June 5, 2021 The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), an industry group, says it had received directives from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the industry regulator, to suspend access to Twitter. The President of ALTON, Mr Gbenga Adebayo made this known in a statementContinue Reading
