By Aluta News Aug 31, 2021 Reports of fighting emerged on Tuesday from the one part of Afghanistan not under Taliban control, even as the fundamentalist group asserted its control on Kabul. These happened hours after the final U.S. troops ended the country’s 20-year presence there. Resistance fighters in PanjirContinue Reading
By Aluta News Aug 31, 2021 The Coalition for Affordable and Regular Electricity (CARE), Oyo chapter, has kicked against the proposed upward review of electricity tariff by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that CARE in a statement jointly signed by its conveners,Continue Reading
By Aluta News Aug 31, 2021 The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday said the new COVID-19 variant which was first detected in South Africa does not appear to be spreading. WHO spokesperson, Margaret Harris told a UN briefing, that the variant labelled C.1.2. was not currently classified as aContinue Reading
By Aluta News Aug 31, 2021 The U.S has honoured AVM Muhammed Yakubu with “The Legion of Merit” Award The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the award is issued to members of the Armed Forces of the U.S. as well as to military and political figures of foreign nationsContinue Reading
By Aluta News Aug 31, 2021 Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday urged Nigerians to always look inwards and develop local content to move the country forward in spite of its current challenges. Obasanjo said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta. He saidContinue Reading
By Aluta News Aug 31, 2021 MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has clarified an alleged indebtedness to the Federal Government of Nigeria in respect to outstanding taxes. Its company secretary, Mrs Uto Ukpana, made the clarification in a notice posted on the website of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited on Tuesday.Continue Reading
By Aluta News Aug 31, 2021 The UN Security has passed a resolution asking the Taliban to ensure safe passage of people wanting to leave Afghanistan, allow humanitarians to access the country, and uphold human rights, including for women and children. Thirteen of the 15 ambassadors voted in favour ofContinue Reading
By Aluta News Aug 30, 2021 The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has appealed to commercial drivers not to be in a haste to make more money during the ember months to avoid road crashes. The Ifo Unit Commander of FRSC, Mr Joseph Akinsanya, made the appeal in an interviewContinue Reading
By Aluta News Aug 30, 2021 The Director-General of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Mr Balarabe Ilelah, on Monday, advised media houses to operate within the the law. Ilelah said this when members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) led by its president, Chris Isiguzo, visited the commission’s office inContinue Reading
By Aluta News Aug 30, 2021 The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, has summoned six state Chief Judges in relation to the spate of conflicting orders emanating from their courts. The CJN summoned them over issuance of conflicting orders on the Peoples’ Democratic Party’s (PDP) Chairmanship tussleContinue Reading
