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N3.7bn budget padding: You’re not alone in your battle – Atiku tells suspended Ningi

NewsDeskNgApr 23, 2024April 23, 20240

The 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has assured the Bauchi Central Senator, Abdul Ningi that he’s not alone in his battle. Recall that Ningi was suspended from the Senate for three months after raising an allegation of budget padding. In an interview with BBC, Ningi had...

Many dead as two Navy helicopters crash after colliding mid-air in Malaysia

NewsDeskNgApr 23, 2024April 23, 20240

No fewer than ten people have been confirmed dead after two navy helicopters collided in mid-air during a military training and rehearsal for a Royal Malaysian Navy parade. According to BBC, one of the choppers clipped the rotor of the other before the two crashed down, leading to the death...

Birnin Gwari people lament spate of banditry

NewsDeskNgApr 23, 2024April 23, 20240

The Birnin-Gwari Emirate Progressives Union, BEPU, in Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna State, has expressed concern over the spate of banditry in the area. The union called on the government and the security agencies to do the needful to save lives and property. A statement by the group’s...

Euro 2024: UEFA to increase squad size to 26 players

NewsDeskNgApr 23, 2024April 23, 20240

UEFA are set to increase squad size for this summer’s European Champions to 26 players. This follows a vote on Monday, which gave the green light for expanded squads. The idea was first brought up during a meeting of all the nations’ coaches in Dusseldorf a fortnight ago. But at...

‘It’s called democracy’ – Trump defends trying to influence election

NewsDeskNgApr 23, 2024April 23, 20240

The prosecution in Donald Trump’s trial has insisted that the former President “orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt the 2016 presidential election” in his efforts to cover up an alleged affair with the adult film star, Stormy Daniels. The prosecution said this on Monday in its opening statement in Trump’s...

Gaza war: US report indicts Israel of human rights abuses

NewsDeskNgApr 23, 2024April 23, 20240

The US State department has said the war between Israel and Hamas has had “a significant negative impact” on the human rights situation in the country. The US state department said this in its annual report on Monday. The human rights issues, according to the report, include credible reports of...

Drugs price hike: Life expectancy reduction imminent in Nigeria

NewsDeskNgApr 23, 2024April 23, 20240

The rising price of malaria, antibiotics, anti-diabetes, hypertension drugs and other pharmaceutical products have heightened the fears of increased mortality and reduced life expectancy among Nigerians. The danger becomes more ferocious as retail prices for commonly used drugs in Nigeria have risen by at least 300 per cent daily untamed....

Nigeria Needs Multi-stakeholder Approach To Tackle Malnutrition- Presidency

NewsDeskNgApr 22, 2024April 22, 20240

*Says improved nutrition key to national development, growth The Presidency has called for a multi-stakeholder approach in ongoing efforts to combat the problem of malnutrition in Nigeria, saying improved nutrition is crucial for national development and economic growth. Deputy Chief Staff to the President, Senator Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, made the...

Governor Sule brokers tie between NASENI, private firm for assembling tractors in AMEDI Lafia

NewsDeskNgApr 22, 2024April 22, 20240

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has brokered collaboration and partnership between the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and Bob Track Tractor Limited, with a view to assembling tractors at the Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Development Institute (AMEDI) Lafia. Governor Sule sought for the collaboration between NASENI...

Super Falcons’ Nnadozie nominated for Best Goalkeeper award in France

NewsDeskNgApr 22, 2024April 22, 20240

Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie has been nominated for the best goalkeeper award in the French D1 Akem (women’s top-flight league in France), according to reports. Nnadozie will battle Olympic Lyon’s Christiane Endler and Katarzyna Kiedrzynek of PSG for the award. The 22-year-old was also nominated for the top prize...

Qatar’s Former Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani Dies At 74

NAF Precision Airstrikes Destroy Terrorist Enclave In Borno

Yoruba Elders Launch Security Fund, Promise Results in 60 Days

N3.7bn budget padding: You’re not alone in your battle – Atiku tells suspended Ningi

Many dead as two Navy helicopters crash after colliding mid-air in Malaysia

Birnin Gwari people lament spate of banditry

Euro 2024: UEFA to increase squad size to 26 players

‘It’s called democracy’ – Trump defends trying to influence election

Gaza war: US report indicts Israel of human rights abuses

Drugs price hike: Life expectancy reduction imminent in Nigeria

Nigeria Needs Multi-stakeholder Approach To Tackle Malnutrition- Presidency

Governor Sule brokers tie between NASENI, private firm for assembling tractors in AMEDI Lafia

Super Falcons’ Nnadozie nominated for Best Goalkeeper award in France