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President Muhammadu Buhari has urged more Nigerians to embrace farming, saying he was surprised to hear that only 2.5 per cent of arable lands in the country is being cultivated. The President said this while addressing journalists at his residence on Tuesday in Daura, the Katsina State capital, after the Eid-el-Kabir prayers. According to him, […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to Nigerians to be patient with his government as it addresses the hardship in the land. While sending greetings across on the occasion of Eid-el-Adha, the president attributed the current challenges facing the country to COVID-19 pandemic, insecurity and flooding that hindered local production for self- sustenance. He renewed the […]

A pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), identified as Thompson Onyekuru, has been killed while trying to separate a woman from the fierce grip of her husband. The incident happened at the weekend in Umuokoto town in Umudibia Autonomous Community in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State. Daily Trust correspondent […]

Renowned police detective Abba Kyari has explained why he attended the lavish funeral burial of mother of popular club owner, Obi Cubana. Obi Cubana buried his mother at Oba town in Anambra State at the weekend with many celebrities in attendance. Many people on social media for attending the funeral, wondering how he can function […]

Vehicle electrification in Nigeria got a boost this week as the federal government commissioned another solar powered electric vehicle charging station in Lagos. The project, built by the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), was commissioned at the University of Lagos. It was the second to be commissioned by the NADDC after it commissioned […]

Amid fears of the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic following the confirmation of the Delta variant of the coronavirus, the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 under the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation has placed six states and the Federal Capital Territory on red alert. The six states are Lagos, […]

Obi Cubana has been trending following the show of affluence on the occasion of his late mother’s funeral and burial ceremonies. The 46-year-old nightlife boss, who lost his mother in December 2020 and recently had her immortalised with a pendant and neckpiece worth $100,000, succeeded in announcing his village to the world. . The popular […]

Northern state legislators have said the North deserves to retain the presidency in 2023 because the South had ruled for 14 years while the north would have ruled for 10 years at the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure. The lawmakers, who assembled in Abuja on the platform of an advocacy for the 2023 presidential […]

More than 100 people have been killed in an outbreak of flood in Germany. Many communities have been devastated in the outbreak, which started after a heavy rain. Storms also caused deadly flooding in neighboring Belgium. This led to at least 12 deaths, while Luxembourg and the Netherlands were also hit with heavy rain. At […]

Justice O.A. Musa of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, on Thursday, convicted three whistle-blowers for giving false information to operatives of the Abuja Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The trio – Lawal Umar, a 45-year-old property agent; Alexander Danjuma, a 43-year-old mechanic and Theophilus Omambala, a 47-year-old engineer allegedly […]

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, July 20, and Wednesday, July 21, 2021, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulates all Muslim faithful and Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora on this occasion.

The federal executive council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the formation of the Special Police Services. Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, said the new unit will formalise the deployment of police officers as escorts to VIPs and as guards to big corporations. Speaking after the FEC meeting in Abuja, […]

The United Nations on Wednesday warned that public and private actors are intervening against online content in ways that curtail rights and muzzle criticism. “You see a digital world that is unwelcoming and frequently unsafe for people trying to exercise their rights,” said Peggy Hicks of the UN Rights Office in Geneva. “You also see […]

The Senate, on Wednesday, said that the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy will deploy the use of robots and artificial intelligence in combating crime and criminality in Nigeria. It said the Ministry had established a centre for artificial intelligence and robotics. A statement by Ezrel Tabiowo, Special Assistant (Press) to President of the Senate, […]

Usman Baba, inspector-general of police, says cars with factory-fitted tinted glasses are exempted from the ban on issuance of permits. On June 7, the IGP had ordered the suspension of issuance of permits for tinted glasses and SPY number plates for vehicles. Speaking during a virtual media interaction with journalists on Tuesday, Baba explained that the decision was […]