When the Hisbah Committee in Kano banned the activities of Kannywood a few years ago, many thought it would mark the end of the Hausa movie industry. A lot of movie fans had expressed fear that they may not see their actors and actresses on the screen ...
Two suspected Boko Haram militants were shot dead on Friday after a raid on their meeting point near the NNPC station, Abbaganaram, a statement by Joint Task Force (JTF) has said. The statement was signed by Lt.-Col. Sagir Musa, the Spokesman for the J...
The Niger Police Command has deployed addition 1,000 policemen from the headquarters in Minna to beef up security at some flashpoints in Suleja Local Government Area of the state. Mrs Deseye Nsirim, the state Commissioner of Police, disclosed thi...
The Rivers Government will generate 700 megawatts of electricity before the end of its tenure, says Gov Chibuike Amaechi. Amaechi told newsmen in Port Harcourt on Friday about N72 billion would be required to achieve the feat. He promised that the gove...
Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, President of the Christians Association of Nigeria (CAN), has called on Christians to pray for Nigeria as they celebrate the Easter. Oritsejafor, in his Easter message on Friday, reminded Christians that Easter was a time of pen...
Doctors in the employment of Lagos State Government under the aegis of the Medical Guild, have resolved to embark on a three-day warning strike from April 11 to 13. The Chairman of the Guild, Dr Olumuyiwa Odusote, made this known at a news conference i...
Five people in southern China have been charged with intentional injury in the case of a Chinese teenager who sold a kidney so he could buy an iPhone and an iPad, the government-run Xinhua News Agency said on Friday. The five included a surgeon who rem...
Gov Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State has appealed to the people not to allow religion, ethnicity or political affiliations to divide them. Yuguda made the appeal on Friday in Bauchi in a statewide broadcast to the people to mark Good Friday and Easter celebr...
The World Bank says it is ready to partner with the Cross River Government to tackle youth unemployment. Prof. Foluso Okumadewa, the bank's task team leader of the in charge of Community Social Development Projects (CSDP), gave the assurance ...
Some lawyers in Lagos on Friday urged the judiciary to apply maximum sentence against rapists to serve as deterrent to others In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) the lawyers also urged government to equip the investigating agen...
The Tuaregrebels who seized the northern part of Mali on Friday proclaimed independence for what they called the ''State of Azawad'' and sought an immediate recognition from the international community. The rebels, under the aegis of th...
The Joint Security Task-Force (JTF) on Friday deployed armoured vehicles on major streets of Kano metropolis. The vehicles were seen as early as 9 a.m. along Sabon-Gari area in Kano metropolis patrolling the streets. NAN reports that the deployment of ...
There was pandemonium at the premises of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital on Friday as fire engulfed nurses' room on the second floor of the BT Paediatrics Complex. The fire, which lasted only few minutes, recorded no casualties, but patien...
FCT Minister Bala Mohammed has urged residents of the territory to spread the gospel of love and peaceful co-existence as they join Christians to observe Easter celebration. In a statement issued by the chief press secretary to the minister, Malam Muha...
Security agencies in Plateau have banned movement of motorcycles in the state from Friday to Tuesday as part of measures to ensure hitch-free Easter celebration. The state Police Commissioner, Emmanuel Ayeni, said in a statement on Friday in Jos that t...