Recuperating Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday virtually attended the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The vice-president underwent a surgical operation on July 16, at the Duchess International Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos. Spokesperson for Osinbajo, Laolu Akande, had in a...
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…..As 68% of EPL players endured Twitter abuse in 2021/2022 season’s first half Around 68 per cent of English Premier League (EPL) footballers were subjected to abuse on Twitter in the first half of last season, according to a report. Ofcom, which is a regulator, teamed up with The...
The leadership of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has challenged political leaders to live up to their pledge to end violent conflicts on the continent . The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that in 2017, the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – Minister of the Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has reaffirmed Federal Government’s determination to reverse the trend of importation of all types of telecommunications products, especially where production in Nigeria is possible. Pantami, who spoke at the first Nigerian Telecommunications Indigenous...
The PDP in Gombe State have prayed a Federal High Court in Abuja to disqualify Gov. Inuwa Yahaya and his Deputy, Jatau Daniel from contesting in the 2023 Governorship Election for alleged submission of forged certificates. The party and its Governorship Candidate, Muhammad Barde sought the disqualification in a...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The Middle Belt Journalists Forum (MBJF), has described as false and fabricated, a recent media report, which claimed that the Forum “once accused the Director-General of the Industrial Training Fund, ITF, Sir Joseph Ari, of sponsoring Christian militias in Jos axis to foment religious...
The Nigerian Navy, says it plans to recruit more Nigerians to boost its ongoing internal security and maritime operations across the country. Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, Director of Information, Nigeria Navy said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. He said...
U.S. House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi met with Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday during a visit to the island that had drawn Beijing’s wrath. Pelosi also visited the Taiwan parliament during the trip, which made her the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit the island in 25 years. Beijing viewed...
Some factional members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, known as ‘The Osun Progressive’ (TOP), on Tuesday, held a protest in Osogbo, calling for restructuring of the party. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the placard-carrying party members called for the restructuring of APC in...
South-East beneficiaries of the Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises (MSME) Survival Fund and Guaranteed Off-take Scheme have lauded the Federal Government for undertaking the business sustainability scheme after COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. They said this on Tuesday in Enugu during the South-East MSME Survival Fund and the Guaranteed Off-Take Scheme...
Similar to the Famous novelist, poet and critic, Chinua Achebe (1930 – 2013) who in his widely circulated book, ‘The trouble with Nigeria’, among other things stated as follows: “The trouble with Nigeria is simply and squarely a failure of leadership. There is nothing wrong with the Nigerian land...
OLA MODUPE, Abeokuta – Operatives of the Ogun State Security Network, otherwise known as the Amotekun Corps, have arrested an 18-year-old suspect, identified as Ibrahim Ismaila for allegedly having sexual intercourse with a goat. The Ogun State commander of Amotekun, David Akinremi disclosed this in a statement issued to...
Veteran singer, Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi, has broken his silence since the demise of his son, Yinka. 48-year-old Yinka died on July 31 and was interred the next day. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the octogenarian said that despite the efforts he made to help his late son, Olayinka, to...
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) says it will review the cost of direct sponsorship of Nigerian cadets undergoing foreign training under the Nigerian Seafarers Development Programme (NSDP). The Director-General of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, said in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Jamoh said that the...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called on Africans, especially Nigerians, to eschew division and pursue peace at all time. He said this at a peace summit organised by the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) on Tuesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the summit is aimed...
MInister of Transportation,Mu’azu Sambo says appropriate technology will be installed before resuming train operations on Abuja- Kaduna route. Sambo also expressed the hope that all the kidnapped passengers on the train would soon be reunited with their families. He made this known during a familiarisation visit to the Idu...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Iyeneobong Essien, a 16-year old Nigerian girl, for finishing second at the Champion of Champions World Golf Championship Invitational in Northern Ireland. The president saluted the achievements of the youngster, who currently topped the junior player cadre in Nigeria....
As part of efforts to combat crime, Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has ordered the immediate closure of all brothels in the state Governor Bello also banned wearing of face masks in public places for proper and easy identification of persons. He gave the directive on Tuesday in Lokoja,...
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige on Tuesday said voluntary conciliation was adopted to ensure quick resolution of the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Ngige made this known at a three-day capacity building workshop on International Labour Standards and Dispute Resolution in...
Abia State Government will not disband Ebubeagu Security Network as being demanded by protesters on Tuesday in Aba. Commissioner for Homeland Security, Mr Sopuruchi Bekee, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Aba that the southeast regional security network had not been involved in atrocities in Abia to...