The death toll in the Enugu-Nike-Opi-Nsukka Road lone accident has risen from 15 to 17 persons as of Wednesday, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Police Command in Enugu State confirmed 16 passengers were burnt beyond recognition in a fatal accident involving a commercial … Read more
Nigeria has confirmed 109 new Lassa fever infections and 20 deaths across 16 states in one week, spanning 26 to 3 March. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) noted in its latest situation report published on its website for week nine of 2024 that there was an increase in the confirmed cases from 96 … Read more
Troops of the Nigerian Army deployed to restore peace in Kaduna State have rescued 16 kidnap victims in the state. Spokesperson of the army, Onyema Nwachukwu, a major general, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. He said the troops deployed in 1 Division area of responsibility averted a kidnap attempt by yet … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has vowed not to pay ransom to kidnappers of scores of students and other people in parts of Nigeria, an official has said. Information Minister Mohammed Idris, who stated this in Abuja while addressing journalists on Wednesday, said the president also directed security agencies to ensure the release of all kidnapped victims … Read more
On Friday, Amnesty International said in its statement that over 400 persons were kidnapped in Borno State The post Borno Mass Abduction: What we know so far appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the … Read more
A former National Legal Adviser of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mark Jacob, has given the “reason” Nyesom Wike supported President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 general election. Mr Wike, a former governor of Rivers State, is a member of the PDP. But the former governor supported Mr Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress candidate in … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is set to conduct nine bye-elections and 35 rerun elections across 26 states on Saturday. In the bye-elections, a total of 74 candidates are contesting for a limited nine seats in the state and national assemblies. While 13 candidates are contesting for the two seats in the Senate, 39 … Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released the list of committees to manage primary elections to fill vacancies in the national and state assemblies. The party, on Wednesday, released the primary election committees, primary election appeal committees and secretariat committees to manage the primaries across nine states ahead of the 3 February bye-elections. The states … Read more
On Friday, 19th November, a popular Kano-based Islamic scholar, Muhammad Uthman, made certain claims about the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE). AGILE is a World Bank-assisted project of the Federal Ministry of Education geared at improving secondary education opportunities for adolescent girls aged between 10 and 20. During a short commentary after … Read more
Veteran actor Usman Baba Pategi, popularly known as Samanja Mazan Fama, is dead. He was 84. The Kaduna-based famous Kannywood actor died around 12:15 a.m. on Sunday. Mohammad Usman, one of the late actor’s sons, confirmed his death to Daily Trust and revealed that he left behind two wives and 12 children. The cause of … Read more
