May 11, 2024 By Christian Njoku, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Gold mining in Nigeria goes as far back as the ancient Benin and Ife empires in the pre-colonial era, although, the gold mined during era was not in commercial quantities due to poor capacity to mine. At present, itContinue Reading
May 11, 2024 Six boxers from Nigeria have been registered to fight for places at the forthcoming Paris 2024 Games second Window qualification tournament slated for Bangkok, Thailand. The Secretary-General, Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF), Dapo Akinyele, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos. AccordingContinue Reading
May 11, 2024 The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, says the happiness of his men remains paramount to him in discharging his responsibilities as defence chief. Musa expressed this view while addressing newsmen on Saturday during the novelty volleyball match in honour of the Duke and DuchessContinue Reading
May 11, 2024 The Police Command in Rivers has explained why it deployed about 30 armed policemen and Armoured Personnel Carriers to the residential quarters of members of the state House of Assembly in Port Harcourt. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the deployment has heightened political tensionContinue Reading
May 11, 2024 The National Orientation Agency (NOA) says the Federal Government will soon introduce Citizenship Studies as core subjects at all levels of education in Nigeria. The Director-General of NOA, Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, disclosed this at a Town Hall Meeting with Stakeholders on Saturday in Lokoja as part ofContinue Reading
May 11, 2024 Dana Air on Saturday announced disengagement of some of its workers amid ongoing operational audit of the airline. This is contained in a statement issued in Lagos by Mr Kingsley Ezenwa, Head of Corporate Communications of the airline. According to Ezenwa, Dana Air has made a decisionContinue Reading
Wike behind Rivers political crises, media attacks against Fubara – Secondus By Aluta News …challenges FCT Minister to account for $300m collected for Ogoni oil well . Urges Tinubu to call FCT Minister to order now Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, hasContinue Reading
RE: ‘Sen LA executing Akpabio’s dirty job in Kaduna North’ The attention of the Distinguished Senator Lawal Usman Adamu, fondly called Senator LA by his teeming supporters, has been drawn to a mischievous write-up by a faceless and amorphous group that goes with the pseudo name Kaduna State ConcernedContinue Reading
May 10, 2024 Rep. Dominic Okafor (APGA-Anambra) has denied receiving 140 million dollars bribe from Mr Nadeem Anjarwalla, the Binance Executive, who escaped from detention. Okafor, who represents the Aguta Federal Constituency at the National Assembly, said this at a news conference on Friday in Abuja. An online media hadContinue Reading
May 10, 2024 The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says it has so far captured over 107.3 million persons in the ongoing National Identity Number (NIN) enrolment. The Director-General, NIMC, Mrs Abisoye Coker-Odusote said this at the Maiden Media Interactive Session of the Commission on Friday in Abuja. Coker-Odusote saidContinue Reading