The corpse of Oreoluwa Fatinoye, son of the couple who were allegedly killed by assassins in Abeokuta on new year’s day, has been recovered from Ogun river. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the deceased was reportedly thrown into a river on Adigbe- Obada road in Abeokuta...
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Egypt announced on Monday that a significant ancient cover of a coffin known as the “Green Coffin” was returned from the United States. The artifact belongs to a priest named Ankh In Maat, which dates from the Late Period (664-332 BC), Egypt’s Tourism and Antiquities Ministry said in a...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has commended former President, Olusegun Obasanjo over his endorsement of Peter Obi as the right candidate to win this year’s presidential election and provide the leadership that Nigerians desire. The Governor in a statement issued on Tuesday by his...
MARY RONKE, Ilorin – The Council of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) on Tuesday says the post of Registrar of the University will become vacant from April 28. The Vice Chancellor of UNILORIN, Prof. Wahab Egbewole, in a statement, said this is in accordance with the provisions of the...
Gov Samuel Ortom of Benue State, on Tuesday inaugurated the 35-Kilometre Okpoga- Idoba – Ichama Federal Rural Electrification project in Ichama, Okpokwu Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the project was facilitated by Rep. Francis Agbo, from Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency. Ortom,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned Nigerians against a purported portal for recruitment of ad hoc staff 2023 general election. INEC said this in a short message by Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi on Tuesday in Abuja. Oyekanmi...
The Social Democratic Party (SDP), has appointed Mrs Khadijah Okunnu-Lamidi as the Deputy Director-General of its Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) for 2023 general election. Olu Agunloye, National Secretary, SDP, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. He said the appointment of Okunnu-Lamidi alongside other PCC members was...
Former German archdiocese of Munich and Freising has planned to bid farewell to the late Pope emeritus Benedict XVI with a requiem on Tuesday evening. As Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, he was Archbishop of Munich and Freising from 1977 to 1982. The current incumbent, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, is expected to...
Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State on Tuesday condemned recent killings in parts of the state. Soludo was reacting to killings in Okpuno in Awka South Local Government Area and Obosi in Idemili North Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that four youths...
I have just read the diatribe of one Daniel Bwala, who claims to be a Spokesman to a desperate-for-nothing of a candidate, and I had a good laugh; I laughed at his hollowness. I am happy that Bwala acknowledges that he, himself, is an unknown entity; the reason he...
Mr Christopher Maikalangu, the Chairman Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), has assured residents of the council area of his administration’s commitment to take development to rural communities in the New Year. The chairman made the commitment in his New Year message signed by his media aide, Mr Kingsley Madaki,...
National Coordinator and Special Envoy of Ecology and Marine International Human Rights Organisation, Alhaji Musa Saidu, has cautioned against inference in the ongoing investigations of alleged fraud by the CBN Governor, Dr Godwin Emefiele. Saidu told the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja that the recent criticism...
Mr Olisa Ifeajika, Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta, on Monday said that Okowa, Vice-Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), did not betray anyone in the party’s presidential primary. Olisa stated this at a news conference in Asaba. He said that as a loyal partyman,...
Local authorities said they discovered 25 torture camps in the area surrounding the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv since its liberation from Russian occupation. In the camps, Russian troops had detained and tortured civilians under inhumane conditions, among other things, regional police chief, Volodymyr Timoshko, has said in a...
Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo arrived in Riyadh ahead of his unveiling by Al Nassr, with the club declaring that the former world footballer of the year was on a new mission to conquer Asia, having conquered Europe. Ronaldo’s grand unveiling before thousands of fans at Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has presented the flags of The All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Borno State House of Assembly LGC State Constituency ‘Candidates from Southern Borno, indicating that they are the authenticated party flag bearers for the State Assembly election in...
Thanks for seeking our reaction. Former President Obasanjo is so well known to all that no one needs to describe who he is. But, four things we will like to say: One is that he will not stop attacking President Muhammadu Buhari because the former President won’t stop being...
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, on Monday expressed his deep sadness over the reported death of at least 34 people in South Africa fuel tanker explosion. The blast in Boksburg, a suburb of the capital, Johannesburg, on Christmas Eve severely damaged the roof of the emergency department at the...
A pro-unity group, the Movement for Election of Nigeria President of Igbo Extraction, has commended former President Olusegun Obasanjo for unequivocally advocating power shift to the youth. The group equally extolled the elder statesman for his outright endorsement of the Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, with...
The historical concert – “Lagos loves Damini” – that featured Grammy Award winning singer and song writer Burna Boy, was a huge success, its organisers, Wonder X, said in a statement on Monday. “The Burna Boy team took the bustling mega city by Storm. “Burna Boy, leading a 30-...