Grasshoppers ravage farms in Gombe
Grasshoppers have ravaged many farms in Shongom and Balanga Local Government Areas of Gombe State, an official, Sunday Lah, has said. Mr Lah told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe on Friday that the damage was more devastating in Burak and Dadiya villages where the grasshoppers ravaged all crops planted. “The farms in those areas were completely More...
SSANU, NASU threaten full strike over non-implementation of 2009 agreement
The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria and Non Academic Staff Union on Friday urged the Federal Government to honour their 2009 agreement to avoid a total strike. The Ahmadu Bello University branch of the two unions More...
Crisis: Edo Speaker withdraws suit against National Assembly
Speaker, Edo House of Assembly, Francis Okiye, on Thursday, withdrew the suit he instituted, seeking to stop the National Assembly from taking over the state assembly functions. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports More...
Military invasion: Court orders payment of N8b to Benue indigenes
By Vivian Okejeme, Abuja The Federal High Court, Abuja Monday, ordered the Federal Government to immediately pay the sum of N8billion awarded in favour of some Tiv communities in Benue State. The compensation More...
Kaduna women protest frequent power outage, exorbitant charges
From Femi Oyelola, Kaduna Women of Unguwan Doma Community in Gonin-Gora, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna, Thursday staged a peaceful protest over “living in darkness” and “exorbitant charges” More...
NAPTIP arrests suspected human trafficking syndicate in Delta
By Nosa Akenzua, Asaba Edo and Delta Zone of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has arrested some persons involved in human trafficking and assisting people in illegal migration More...
Nigerian arrested in Ghana for trafficking prostitutes
A joint team of Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) and police officers in the Northern Region, have arrested a female Nigerian alleged to be engaged in human trafficking. The suspect one , Chioma Sabina Abaraonye, More...
Saudi authorities parley NAHCON for smooth operation, as Arafat day approaches
From Suleiman Idris in Mecca, Saudi Arabia Authorities of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for two days parley with their counterparts from the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) and representatives More...
NNPC explains increase in price of Kerosene
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has attributed the increased in the price of household Kerosene in the country to the pressure of demand and supply. The NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public More...
Nigerian driver shot dead in South Africa
The Nigerian Union, South Africa, on Sunday confirmed the untimely death of Benjamin Okoronkwo, a 43-year-old Taxify driver from Okposi, Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi. The union said in a statement by More...