The literary world and admirers across Nigeria and beyond continue to honour Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka as celebrations for his 90th birthday extend into their second week. On Tuesday evening, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu hosted a special dinner at the State House to pay tribute to the renowned...
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His hobbies – reading, traveling and jogging – hardly give much away about the persona of the unassuming Taraba State-born, astute, seasoned marine technologist, now given presidential authorisation to lead the nation’s premier maritime agency, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). Meet Abubakar Dantsoho, PhD, highly analytical, data-driven, focused and...
A presidential aide, Mr Bayo Onanuga, has accused supporters of Mr Peter Obi, Labour Party’s candidate in the 2023 presidential election, of planning protests across the country. Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, who was emphatic that Obi’s supporters were planning to stage...
The Police Command in Ondo State has confirmed the killing of two travellers and kidnapping of five others by gunmen on Ifon/Owo Road in Ose Local Government area of the state. The Spokesperson for the Police in the state, SP Fumilayo Odunlami-Omisanyan, said the command was yet...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Damaturu – As part of efforts to ensure food security and stimulate economic growth across Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has launched the Yobe State Agricultural Empowerment Programme in Damaturu, the state capital. The initiative, which includes the provision of agricultural machinery and implements, is...
Suspected gunmen, on Friday, attacked Mbache Ward in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State reportedly killing 18 persons. Confirming the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday by telephone, the Caretaker Chairman of the LG council, Mr Justine Shaku, said that a father and...
No one can fairly accuse President Bola Tinubu of inaction or inactivity. On the job that he was elected to do, the man has been quite busy. On a daily basis, his office keeps rolling out innumerable appointments, setting up committees on nearly every subject and generally acting in...
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Umar Ganduje on Saturday inaugurated the national campaign council of the party for the 2024 governorship election in Edo. Inaugurating the council headed by Gov. Bassey Ottu of Cross River, Ganduje charged the members to ensure the party...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Army troops have successfully dislodged and destroyed a terrorist camp belonging to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Eastern Security Network (ESN). The army, in a post on its official X-handle on Saturday, said the operation was conducted early in...
Nigerian doctor and visual artist, Fola David, has made history by surpassing the existing Guinness World Records (GWR) for the world’s largest drawing by an individual. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that his massive artwork, spanning an impressive 850 square meters, has surpassed the previous record...
National Chairman of the Tinubu/Shetima Foundation, Mr Hammanjulde Yahaya, has appealed to Nigerians to be patient with the present administration and shun the proposed national protest in the country. Yahaya made the appeal at the Tinubu/Shetima Foundation General Meeting, on Saturday in Yola. Yahaya said it was important...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi has expressed dismay over the party’s non-participation in the state Saturday Local Government elections, blaming the development to its leadership crisis. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the elections held in the 171 wards of the 13 councils of...
The Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) Worldwide has done it again. This time, one of the the Church’s choir groups – MFM Mountain Top Chorale, has won a gold medal at the 2024 World Choir Games in Auckland, New Zealand. The World Choir Games is...
The publisher of Ovation Magazine, Dele Momodu, published an open letter to President Tinubu a few days ago in which he referred to himself as a “friend” and “brother” of Mr. President, and affirmed that he owed the president “only one thing, the TRUTH.” He claimed that “it is...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Governor, Abduallahi Sule has commended the member representing Nasarawa Central constituency at the Nasarawa State House of Assembly (NSHA), Hon Hajarat Danyaro Ibrahim, for her efforts geared towards developing her constituency in the last one year. The Governor, gave the commendation...
Newly re-elected European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and U.S. President Joe Biden, who is under significant domestic pressure, spoke by telephone on Saturday. Both von der Leyen and the White House confirmed that Biden congratulated her on her re-election. According to the U.S. government, the discussion...
By AUSTINE TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has attended a solemn reception in Lagos to honor the life and legacy of Madam Florence Saraki, mother of former Senate President Bukola Saraki. The event brought together dignitaries and well-wishers to pay tribute to the extraordinary woman...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Sunday to Tuesday across the country. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Saturday in Abuja, forecast thunderstorms on Sunday with rains over parts of Adamawa, Taraba, Borno, Kebbi, Kaduna, Gombe, and Yobe States during the morning hours. “Later...
A 43-year-old man has died after falling more than 300 metres off Germany’s highest mountain. Police said the man was climbing the Zugspitze in southern Germany with another mountaineer via the Höllental, which translates as Hell Valley, on Friday when he slipped and fell. The man was reportedly...
Chief Executive Officer/Programme Director, Presidential Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Initiative, Mr Michael Oluwagbemi, has said about 30,000 CNG conversion kits have been procured to be distributed to commercial drivers within 90 days. Oluwagbemi disclosed this at the Park-to–Park CNG Conversion Mobilisation on Saturday in Lagos. He added that...