NewsDeskNg, Author at News Desk Nigeria

Seven facts to know about May Day

NewsDeskNgMay 1, 2023May 1, 20230

International Workers’ Day, also known as Labour Day, is celebrated on May 1 every year to honour the working class across the world. As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to celebrate the 2023 International Workers‘ Day, here are seven facts to know about the day set aside to...

Thousands Of Sudanese Make Perilous Trek To Safety In Chad

NewsDeskNgMay 1, 2023May 1, 20230

On donkeys or horses, by cart or by foot, hundreds of Sudanese, most of them women and children, each day cross a small, dry stream to find safety in neighbouring Chad. As of Monday, at least 20,000 people had found refuge at a makeshift camp in the Chadian border village...

Kidnapped ex-NBA president regains freedom after two weeks

NewsDeskNgMay 1, 2023May 1, 20230

Kidnapped former President of the Nigeria Bar Association, Okey Wali, has regained his freedom after spending two weeks in captivity. Wali, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, was abducted by armed men dressed in military uniform at the Obiri-Kwere area of the East-West Road in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of...

American Football Star Shaquil Barrett’s Two-year-old Daughter Drowns In Pool

NewsDeskNgMay 1, 2023May 1, 20230

Arrayah, the two-year-old daughter of American Football League star, Shaquil Barrett, drowned in a swimming pool at the family’s home on Sunday, ABCNews reports on Monday. Arrayah was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead after police officers visited at Barrett’s home in the Beach Park neighbourhood in south...

Senate presidency: Nigeria needs Barau’s wealth of experience – APC N’West youth leader

NewsDeskNgMay 1, 2023May 1, 20230

The youth leader of All Progressives Congress (APC) from Northwest, Abdulhamid Umar Moh’d has said that Senator Barau Jibrin’s wealth of experience is needed to navigate the Senate and the country’s affairs. While noting that Senator Jibrin has sponsored important bills in the hallowed chamber that were already passed into...

Akpabio Visits Buhari In Abuja

NewsDeskNgMay 1, 2023May 1, 20230

Akwa Ibom State Senator-elect, Godswill Akpabio, visited the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), at the State House in Abuja on Sunday night. Akpabio presented his certificate of return to the President during his visit. The former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs is among those aspiring to be the Senate...

ACCI Commemorates Workers Day

NewsDeskNgMay 1, 2023May 1, 20230

The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) joins the rest of the world to celebrate the 2023 Workers Day. The Chamber applauds all workers in Nigeria for their effort, hard work and dedication towards national economic growth and development of the country. The International Labour Day also know as...

Bandits Kill 40 In Kebbi, Zamfara

NewsDeskNgMay 1, 2023May 1, 20230

Residents said the funeral of 27 people had taken place while several others sustained various degrees of injuries. Dozens have also been kidnapped and hundreds of cattle rustled during the attack on neighboring villages. In Zamfara State, three people were killed in Shinkafi village. The police authorities in the states...

Edo Farmer Commits Suicide After Stabbing Wife Over Infidelity

NewsDeskNgMay 1, 2023May 1, 20230

A farmer identified as Friday Omosigho, has committed suicide after attacking his wife using a machete over alleged infidelity in Benin City, Edo State. It was gathered that the incident happened at Ehiozevbaru village in Uhunmwode LGA of the state. DailyTrust learnt that the deceased had accused his wife, Mercy...

‘Cancer chemical’: NAFDAC to test Indomie noodles, says importation already banned

NewsDeskNgMay 1, 2023May 1, 20230

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it will investigate allegations of a cancer-causing chemical found in Indomie noodles. Health officials in Malaysia and Taiwan said they had detected ethylene oxide, a compound, in Indomie’s special chicken flavour noodles. Ethylene oxide is a colourless, odourless...