By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar- The Cross River State governorship candidate of The All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bassey Otu has pledged to build on the legacies of Governor Ben Ayade if elected as governor come 2023. Senator Otu disclosed this during a courtesy visit to various stakeholders in Obanliku...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has disbursed a total sum of N2,903,139,412.86billion to the six Area Councils in the FCT and other stakeholders as its share of statutory allocation for the month of June 2022. Minister of State, FCT, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu,...
Serena Williams has announced that she is retiring from tennis. The legendary tennis player said in the latest issue of Vogue: “It’s the hardest thing that I could ever imagine. I don’t want it to be over, but at the same time I’m ready for what’s next.” Williams’ retirement is...
The Urhobo is among the first 10 major ethnic groups, and fifth largest in Nigeria, yet, its initial capacity to command considerable influence in the Nigerian polity was weakened by lack of brotherliness, unity, and trust among its people, unarguably, owing to multiplicity of dialects, as depicted in the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Federal Government has disbursed a total of N100 billion to indigenous pharmaceutical manufacturers and healthcare investors as loans to expand their capital base and boost local production of medicines and medical consumables. President Muhammadu Buhari announced this Tuesday in Abuja while receiving the...
The Federal Government through the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) has inaugurated a Meter Generation Museum/Gallery at the National Meter Test Station, Oshodi, Lagos State. Mr Iyali Peter, the Special Adviser on Media to the Minister of State for Power, Mr Goddy Jedy-Agba made this known in a...
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has trained 180 lecturers and teachers on critical assessment competency. The Director Psychometric, JAMB, Dr Ariyo Akinyele, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Tuesday. Akinyele said that the gesture was to enhance...
Nigerian theartre arts practitioners on Tuesday expressed sadness over the death of late Nigerian Novelist and Playwright, Biyi Bandele, who died Aug. 7, at the age of 54. His death was made known in a statement posted on his Facebook page by his daughter, Temi Bandele, on Monday. The...
Lagos State universities are not on strike! I am yet to understand why academic staff of state-owned universities often abandon their classrooms when ASUU declares a trade dispute with the Federal Government, not State Governments, over noncompliance with agreements signed by the Federal Government, not by State Governments, and...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Leo Irabor on Tuesday said security operatives have arrested some suspected terrorists that were linked to the terror attack at Saint Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State. General Irabor disclosed this on Tuesday during a parley with executives and editors of...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Federal Government has commended the leadership of the Nigerian Communications Commission for the remarkable strides of the agency that has earned spectacular international reputation for Nigeria and placed the telecom regulator in the forefront of the nation’s quest for forward looking national economic...
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC ) Brig.- Gen. Mohammed Fadah on Tuesday urged corps members to accept their postings in good faith. The DG gave the advice while addressing the 2022 batch “B’’ stream II corps members at the formal closing and passing out ceremony...
A group, Yoruba Muslim Youths Organisation (YMYO) has urged the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to allow Nigerians to make their choice in 2023, without persecution. This is contained in a statement by Coordinator, YMYO, Alhaji Muritala Abdulsalam in Ibadan on Tuesday. Abdulsalam was reacting to attacks by CAN...
Toyin Lawani, Nigerian Entrepreneur sits with Chude Jideonwo, host of #WithChude and founder of Joy, Inc. to share about her miscarriage, her family and her previous relationship. “I can’t say I feel relieved but I felt a weight left because I was very worried that my child was still...
A suicide bomber killed four Pakistani soldiers within hours of the death of a top Taliban commander in a bombing, putting at risk a fragile ceasefire between Islamabad and the home-grown Islamist militia. The convoy of soldiers was targeted in the region of North Waziristan near the Afghan border...
Former U.S. President Donald Trump said in a statement Monday that the FBI was searching his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, in what he described as a “raid.” It was not immediately clear why agents were present at his Palm Beach summer home, but Trump said the property was “under...
A lawyer, Mr Tope Temokun, has described the announcement of the nomination of a candidate for the vacant Olore stool in Ondo State as a call for the breakdown of law and order in the town. According to Temokun, the announcement was made by the Akintimehin Ruling House on...
The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) on Tuesday said it generated N471 million from tickets sold across the country in July. CEAN’s National Chairman, Mr Ope Ajayi, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. Ajayi said that there was an increase...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has debunked some reports making the rounds that the service would soon carry out a special auction of over 7000 cars. Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd.) debunked the reports in a statement signed and issued by...
The promoter of the Tanzanian show in which the Nigerian singer, Kizz Daniel failed to perform at has revealed why the Buga coroner was arrested by the police authority. Recall that Kizz Daniel was arrested by the Tanzanian police yesterday after he failed to perform on a show on...