Ifeanyi Adeleke, son of popular music artiste, Davido, and his fiancée, Chioma Rowland is dead. Details of the circumstances surrounding Ifeanyi’s death were still sketchy as of the time of filing this report. However, unconfirmed reports according to the Punch, hinted that Davido’s first son drowned in a swimming...
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Pope Francis has granted audience to 112 pilgrims from Nigeria currently in Rome for the 2022 special pilgrimage organised by the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC). The pilgrims were led to the papal audience at the Vatican City by His Grace, Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama, among other high profile personalities....
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday said that Nigeria’s Energy Transition Plan (ETP) would require funding of about 1.9 trillion U.S. dollars up to 2060. Osinbajo represented by the Minister of Power, Mr Abubakar Aliyu, said this in Abuja while declaring open the ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum(ESEF)2022. ”For the...
Sen.Olamilekan Adeola (APC-Lagos West) says the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Sen .Bola Tinubu, is the best man to lead Nigeria come 2023. Adeola, Chairman,Senate Committee on Finance, made the statement during an empowerment programme he organised for his constituents on Monday in Lagos. The News Agency of...
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Monday inaugurated its 2022 World Oil Outlook (WOO). The WOO was inaugurated at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) 2022 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). ADIPEC is the global energy industry’s most influential meeting place which convenes...
The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has been listed among the world best universities in 11 subjects/disciplines, as contained in the Time Higher Education 2023 Subject Rankings released on Oct. 25. Prof. Peter Okebukola, the Chairman, Nigerian Universities Ranking Advisory Committee (NURAC), confirmed this according to the Unilorin Bulletin issued...
The Osun State Election Petition Tribunal ruled on Monday that the All Progressives Congress (APC) should tender some documentary evidence on Tuesday challenging the result of the July 16 governorship election in the state. INEC declared Sen. Ademola Oyeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of...
Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have abducted four travellers along the Irele Ekiti-Oke Ako Highway in Ajoni Local Council Development Area(LCDA) of Ekiti. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the latest abduction is one in a series of abductions on the highway in which some victims were killed. Local...
The House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the structure and accountability of the Joint Venture (JV) businesses and production sharing contracts (PSCS) of the Nigerian Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has accused oil companies of tax evasion. Rep. Abubakar Fulata, the Chairman of the committee said this in Abuja on...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a public health advisory following the declaration of an Ebola virus disease outbreak in Uganda. The Director-General, of NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, gave the advisory in a statement issued on Monday. Adetifa said...
Sunday Dare, Minister of Youth and Sports, has commended Nigeria’s para powerlifters for their impressive performance at the just concluded African Open Championships that ended in Cairo, Egypt, on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria emerged second with a total of 61 medals, setting two...
Bayelsa Queens of Yenagoa on Monday lost their first match in Group B of the 2022 CAF Women’s Champions League 1-2 to Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies of South Africa. In the game played at the Grande Stade de Marrakech in Morrocco, the Nigerian ladies began on an attacking note but...
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has placed a ban on the holding of political rallies in public schools in the state with effect from Nov. 1. Umahi also banned commercial motorcyclists from operating between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. to checkmate insecurity. The governor announced the bans in Abakiliki...
Lady Maiden Alex-Ibru, Publisher, Guardian Newspapers, and the Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, among other African women have bagged the top ‘100 Travel and Tourism Personalities in Africa’ award. The awards were presented on Monday at the ongoing 18th AKWAABA Africa Travel and...
The Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) and its Joint Venture (JV) partners, on Monday delivered food and essential commodities to some 260 communities impacted by flood in Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta and Imo states. A delegation of the JV began distribution at the host communities of Ob/Ob Gas Plant after...
The Young Progressives Party (YPP) has lauded the planned redesign of naira notes by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) saying it will help curb money politics in 2023 general election. Mr Malik Ado-Ibrahim, Presidential Candidate, YPP said this at a news conference on Monday in Abuja. Ado-Ibrahim said...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government will collaborate more with the private sector, especially in the relevant policy formation process and the management of skills centres in the country. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Mr Laolu Akande, stated on Monday in Abuja, that the vice-president made the declaration when he...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will work with relevant stakeholders to track campaign finances, vote buying and other anomalies before, during and after the general elections. Mrs Hauwa Kangiwa, INEC Administrative Secretary in Sokoto State, said this at a stakeholders meeting on Monday in Sokoto. She...
Italian giants, Napoli have unveiled a statue with a golden left foot in honour of club legend Diego Maradona. The Italian club made an emotional tribute on Saturday, one day before what would have been the 62nd birthday of the iconic Argentine forward, who died of heart failure and...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Owerri charged the Nigeria Police Force to perfect operational plans that will guarantee a credible outcome in the 2023 general elections while remaining apolitical, firm, and loyal to democratic values. Declaring open the three-day Conference and Retreat for...