Award-winning artist, Wizkid, versatile actor Mr. Macaroni, billionaire businessman and philanthropist, Abddulsamad Rabiu, spiritual leader, Joshua Selman, and 146 others have been unveiled as the most interesting Nigerians in culture for the year 2021. Announcing the Joy 150 list, the host of #WithChude and co-founder of Joy, Inc., Chude...
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Idu Oma, the progenitor of the Idoma people, would be bemused from the heavens over the fate of Idomaland. From genealogy, a nation is either formed from history or philosophy or the combination of the two, with some other elemental factors. This is the sum and substance of how...
The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has announced that the Nigerian national anthem will no longer be sung in schools across the Southeast. IPOB’s Head of Directorate of State, Chika Edoziem, who disclosed this as part of its action plan for the year 2022, also announced the ban...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, on Monday, stated that pre-examination activities, including registration for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination would start late due to forces beyond its control. The board also defended its decision to enforce the National Identity Number requirement in the registration process. The spokesman...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has poured encomiums on elder-statesman and former Foreign Affairs Minister, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Tinubu commended the professor of Political Science for his contributions to the socio-political developments...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno Deputy Governor, Usman Kadufur has supported Kadafur FC with five hundred thousand naira and one Keke-Napep tricycle for the operations of the football team in Biu LGA of the state. Hon. Kadufur made the donation on Monday when members of the Kadafur...
A Federal lawmaker, Senator Ali Ndume has called on the Federal Government to name and arrest those sponsoring terrorism in the country. Senator Ndume, who is also the Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, made the call during an interview on Channels TV’s Political Paradigm. The lawmaker noted that he...
Apple became the first US company to hit $3 trillion in market value, briefly reaching the landmark on Monday in the latest demonstration of the tech industry’s pandemic surge. The iPhone maker scaled the record level near 1845 GMT, reaching $182.88 a share before slipping back slightly. The tech...
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has urged parents, schools and other stakeholders to inculcate in children societal core values which made the difference between a brute and decent man. Mohammed made the call at the cast of “Death and the King’s Horseman”, produced by the Founder, Terra...
A legal luminary, Chief Afe Babalola, has called on the Federal Government to address the dearth of cash currently being experienced in the banking sector. Babalola, who is also the Founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) made the call in a statement issued on Monday in Ado-Ekiti. According...
An Ibadan-based lawyer, Chief Michael Lana, has advised Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, not to rush the installation of a new Olubadan of Ibadanland in view of the existence of a suit involving Sen. Lekan Balogun, next in line to the stool and the state government. Lana, in...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – A Federal lawmaker representing Tarauni Federal Constituency in Kano, Hon. Hafizu Kawu, has said the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is a saleable presidential candidate if he chooses to contest the 2023 presidential elections. Hon. Kawu stated this on Monday during a press briefing with...
Dr Salihu Lukman, Director-General, Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), has described the call for the postponement of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Convention by some persons from February to a later date as illogical. Lukman said this in a letter to APC leaders on Monday in Abuja while reacting...
Joao Moutinho fired Wolves to a first win at Old Trafford since 1980 as Ralf Rangnick’s unbeaten start to life as Manchester United’s interim manager came to an end. The Red Devils finished 2021 with a much-needed home win against Burnley. But the new year got off to a...
Kylian Mbappe scored a second-half hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) breezed through to the Coupe de France last 16 with a 4-0 win over Vannes. Presnel Kimpembe was also on target for the defending champions, who remain unbeaten in 90 minutes in the competition since 2014. The skipper headed...
While FC Barcelona’s new signing Ferran Torres is raring to get started after completing his move from Manchester City, he may have to wait a little more. This is as a result of news that he returned a positive coronavirus test hours after his unveiling. The 21-year-old Spain international...
Mr Mohammad Barkindo, Secretary General, Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says the organisation will be in capable hands with his successor, Mr Haitham Al Ghais. Barkindo made this known in a congratulatory message to Al Ghais, who is currently the Deputy Managing Director, International Marketing, Kuwait Petroleum...
The presidency has announced that visitors to the presidential villa in Abuja would be required to take rapid COVID tests before they would be allowed to gain entrance. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu explained to Channels Television that the new development...
An NGO, Coalition for the Promotion of Gender Justice, on Monday said it was possible to achieve 50 per cent and more success in the war against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) by 2030 if the mass media step up reportage of the menace. The Cross River-based group disclosed this in...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed grief over the death of one-time Presidential Candidate in a two-horse race, Bashir Tofa, ”a politician of note, who was also a promoter of Islamic culture and civilization’.’ The president condolence message was contained in a statement issued by...