Artists and other contributors to the creation of music across Africa are to be honoured with the maiden Afro Beat Hall of Fame (ABHF), organisers said. A statement by the media office of the ABHF on Thursday in Abuja said that the event was the first of its kind...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A total of 25,929 prospective voters in Borno, have so far registered in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The INEC Head of Department, Voter Education and Publicity in Borno, Mallam Adamu Gama, told newsmen in...
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has announced the successful completion of the issuance of its N89.99 billion Series II 10-Year 12.75 per cent Fixed Rate Bonds due 2031. The company disclosed in a notice sent to the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited on Thursday in Lagos. It said that the issuance...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Abuja branch, has called on the Federal Government and security agencies for immediate rescue and release of all abducted members and staff of the university. The Chairperson of the branch, Dr Kasim Umar, made the call on Thursday at a...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja The Chairman of the National Peace Committee, General Abdulsalam Abubakar (Rtd) has urged candidates in the Anambra Governorship election to abide by the letter and Spirit of the Peace Accord which they have signed. Abubakar who stated this in Awka, the Anambra State Capital on...
Tayo Popoola, General Coordinator, Lagos Women Run, on Thursday, said over 400 women had registered for the physical run from different countries, while several others registered for the virtual run. The general coordinator told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the virtual event was a result of the...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested 48 individuals for their alleged illegalities in the conducts of the Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board (JUPEB). According to a statement by ICPC spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua, the joint operation tagged...
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,506,231 as of Thursday morning, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union (AU), said the death toll from the pandemic across the continent stands at...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The death toll from a building collapse in Ikoyi Area of Lagos State rose to 36 on Thursday after more bodies have been retrieved by rescuers from the debris. The coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in the state, Ibrahim Farinloye, said...
Solomon Yola, the head coach of Kano Pillars, who were declared winners of the 2021 Prudent Energy Handball Premier league, on Wednesday, in Abuja, has said that the team would return home to start preparing for the African Championship. “We came very well prepared for this year’s league and...
A presidential official on Wednesday, said that the Egyptian government will start moving to the country’s new capital, east of Cairo, in December. The new administrative capital, launched in 2015, is the flagship construction scheme in a string of mega-projects undertaken by Egyptian President, Abdel-Fatah al-Sissi. Earlier this year,...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Wednesday, opened its case in the money laundering case it instituted against Mrs Beauty Apere at the Federal High Court Yenagoa. The absence of EFCC’s star witness on Oct 20 had stalled the N200-million money laundering suit against Mr Embelakpo Apere, and...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Security operatives comprising of the Nigeria Army, DSS, NSCDC, the police and others have been stationed to different locations in the Nation’s capital, FCT following reports of a planned attack by Boko Haram insurgents and bandits. Security reports obtained by the Nigerian Army recently...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – While developed countries’ economics determines their politics. The case of Nigeria seems different as the country’s politics always determine her economic policies. This is according to the assertion made by the former Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, during an interview with our correspondent in Calabar,...
Speaking in absolute terms, Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson did not contain the Nigerian leadership arena in mind when they echoed a postulation tagged ‘Ignorance Hypothesis ‘in the subsection of the second chapter of their book ; Why Nation Fail. A postulation which very broadly ‘maintained that poor countries...
Ahead of the Anambra State gubernatorial election on Saturday, the United States (US) has threatened sanctions, including visa restrictions on anyone who interferes with the democratic process or instigates violence against civilian populations before, during, or after the elections. This warning was contained in a statement on Wednesday by...
Liverpool and Ajax both won on Wednesday to qualify for the knockout phase of the Champions League with two group games to spare. Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane scored to give Liverpool a 2-0 win over 10-man Atletico Madrid at Anfield as Jurgen Klopp’s side kept up their perfect...
Manchester United FC defender, Luke Shaw has urged his teammates not to be carried away in spite the 3-0 win over Tottenham FC and last-gasp equaliser at Atalanta. United suffered a humiliating 5-0 home defeat to bitter rivals, Liverpool in October that briefly looked as though it could cost...
Nigeria produces about two million metric tonnes of Onions annually, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Muhammad Abubakar, has told the 4th Regional Onion annual conference and general meeting holding in Kano. The event was organised by Regional observatory on Onions for West and Central Africa, in...