archiveApril 2021

The General Overseer, Redeem Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye,  says Nigeria will record overwhelming victory in its battle against insecurity. Pastor Adeboye made this known when he paid a courtesy call on Gov. Nasir El-Rufai at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House on Tuesday in Kaduna. “Victory is around the...

  The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja branch, has threatened to join the ongoing strike embarked upon by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN).The association said their plan to join the striking judiciary workers was in support of JUSUN’s demand for financial autonomy for the judiciary. The Chairman of...

 Wild jubilation erupted in Kafanchan, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State, on Tuesday, after power supply was restored in the area following a three-month blackout. The New Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kafanchan town, had been in total darkness since Jan. 18, when Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KEDC)...

  The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged Nigerians to get vaccinated against the novel Coronavirus instead of spreading rumours about the efficacy of vaccine which is to prevent the virus.Mrs Elizabeth Onitolo, UNICEF Specialist, Communication for Development (C4D), made the call at a three-day media dialogue in Yola...

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested former governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha. Okorocha, who is the senator representing Imo North was arrested Tuesday at about 4:15 pm at his private office in Abuja. A source at the commission told SaharaReporters that an invitation was sent...

Oyo State governor, 'Seyi Makinde, has congratulated Muslims in the state, Nigeria and across the world, on the commencement of the 2021 Ramadan fasting. The governor urged Muslim faithful to pray relentlessly for the peace and development of the country during the fasting period. A statement by the Chief Press...

The Senate, on Tuesday, upon resumption from its two weeks recess, adjourned plenary till Wednesday, 14th March, 2021, over the recent death of two members of the National Assembly. This was just as the upper chamber held a minute silence in honour of both lawmakers who are members of the...

 The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Ogun Council,  has embarked on strike over the kidnapping of its members and insecurity in the state. The strike had taken  effect from  the midnight of  April 13, it said .in a statement jointly signed by the Chairman of NANNM, Roseline...

    Area K Command of the Lagos State Police has said the assault case brought against the M.D. of Adejoke Hospital, Asonibare Adeola, by the Editor-in-Chief- 9jreporters, shall be charged to court immediately courts in the state resume sitting. The Investigating Police Officer (IPO), ASP Chris, in a telephone...

Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group) Plc, a leading integrated market infrastructure Group in Africa, has launched of its new corporate brand identity and website today, 13 April 2021. The launch of the new identity follows the demutualisation of The Nigerian Stock Exchange and the resulting creation of the non-operating holding...