By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The GbaramatuVoice newspaper has announced for the awareness of the general public details of programmes lined up to mark its forthcoming 7th Anniversary Lecture/Niger Delta Awards 2022. The event is scheduled for Tuesday August 30, 2021, by 10:00am, at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja,...
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A heavy price would be paid for invading or trying to invade Taiwan and it would be condemned by the international community, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday. “What we have to do is to let the enemy understand that Taiwan has the determination and preparation to defend the...
A 26-year-old man Olamilekan Olubusade, had reportedly drowned at Alpha Beach in Lagos while swimming with his friends. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Lagos state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday, said that his body was yet...
Chief Rommy Ezeonwuka, founder, Ogilisi Foundation, an Igbo socio-cultural organisation, on Tuesday advocated for a common date to celebrate New Yam Festival in the Southeast and in all Igbo speaking areas. Ezeonwuka a businessman in the entertainment and hospitality industry stated in Awka that the Igbo should celebrate the...
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has commended the Image Merchants Promotion Ltd (IMPR), publishers of PRNigeria, Economic Confidential, Tech Digest, and other titles, for its emphasis on responsible and investigative journalism that is based on facts, objectivity, fairness and balance. Speaking in...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – A director of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Ismaila Adedigba, has received the commendation of the Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, over his recent conferment of the Fellowship of the Nigerian Institute of Management, NIM. Adedigba who is the...
Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, has outlined “important” areas Nigeria must tackle “aggressively” for a greater economy. According to the former governor of Anambra State, investment in intangible assets such as education and power are critical for economic renaissance. “What we need to do is the two most...
Veteran Nigerian hip hop and Afrobeat artist, Eedris Abdulkareem has undergone a successful kidney transplant surgery. Lakreem Entertainment Inc, the record label of veteran Nigerian rapper, gave the update on the health status of the singer. His management, in a statement issued on Monday by Hon. Myke Pam, said...
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says it has not increased landing and parking charges for domestic and international airline operators in the nation’s airports. Capt. Rabiu Yadudu, Managing Director, FAAN, made the clarification on Monday in Ikeja while speaking with journalists . The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)...
The Joint Task Force (JTF) operating in the Niger Delta on Monday handed over hundreds of small and light weapons to the Federal Government. Rear Adm. Aminu Hassan, Commander, JTF South South Operation Delta Safe, handed over the firearms to the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms...
The equity market on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. extended losses to Monday. It shedded N13.06 billion to close the market capitalisation at N26.614 trillion as against N26.628 trillion traded on Friday. The negative performance was majorly driven by selloffs in banking stocks such as United Bank for Africa (UBA),...
Chomzy, one of the housemates of the ongoing television reality show, Big Brother Naija, season 7, has emerged the head of house for week five. This was announced by Biggie after the head of house challenge held on Monday. Biggie rewarded Chomzy with one week stay in the head...
.The Naira on Monday depreciated marginally against the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window, exchanging at N429.43. The figure represented a decrease of 0.09 per cent, against N429. 05 at the close of business on Aug. 19. The open indicative rate closed at N429.07 to the dollar on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on Monday said it has not commenced recruitment process for the 2022 batch of Constables, contrary to a publication by the Police Service Commission (PSC). The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the publication issued on...
Sen. Kashim Shettima, the All Progressives Congress (APC) 2023 Vice-Presidential candidate, has assured Nigerians of getting experienced leaders who will hit the ground running immediately from May 29, 2023. According to a statement issued by Mr Bayo Onanuga, the Director, Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council, on Monday...
Renowned author, Chimamanda Adichie, on Monday said that the words – troublesome and innovative – have their pride of place in the Nigerian Bar Association. Adichie delivered the keynote address at the 62nd edition of the NBA Annual General Conference holding at the Eko Atlantic City in Lagos State....
The number of children facing severe drought across the Horn of Africa has increased by more than 40 per cent within two months, the UN children’s agency UNICEF said. UNICEF said on Monday that between February and April, the number of children facing the impact of drought – including...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Labour Party Chairman of Cross River State, Ambassador Ogar Osim has cautioned supporters and members of the party in the state never to incite the public or spread hate speech in efforts to market their presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi. Amb. Osim asserted that their...
Manchester United defeated Liverpool 2-1 on Monday to record their first English Premier League (EPL) win of the season. United had started the weekend bottom of the Premier League, but moved above Liverpool on a massive night for their new Dutch manager. Liverpool’s expected title challenge is fading fast...
Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has questioned the Federal Government’s handling of the farmer-herder crisis. Speaking exclusively to Channels Television’s NewsNight, a pre-recorded program which airs every Monday, the literary icon wondered why the government was yet to ban cattle group, Miyetti Allah while it had proscribed the Indigenous People...