“I found Ghana more organised. I don’t have time to condemn anyone but the electricity in that country is stable there and I liked it. It was also easy to work there and progress. That’s the truth,” Nollywood actor, Hanks Anuku has opened up on why he abandoned Nigeria...
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The much-awaited Tecno Camon 18 series is likely to launch soon, but key specifications of the upcoming lineup have already been revealed. Last year, Tecno made notable progress in the low-priced and mid-range smartphone segment. The company’s Camon 17 series was received well as it offered a mammoth display,...
Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, has said that the bandits troubling the north have aligned with terrorist organisations to wreak large-scale havoc in the region. Governor Bello stated this on Saturday at the Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida Specialist Hospital, where he went visiting some soldiers who were recently injured following...
The Niger State Police Command has arrested three suspects over alleged kidnapping in Nasko Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Monday Kuryas, disclosed this when he spoke with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Sunday. “On Oct. 2 at about...
An improvised explosive device has exploded, killing a United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) peacekeeper and injured three others in the northeast of Mali, a UN official said. The head of the UN mission, El-Ghassim Wane, announced Saturday on his Twitter account that it was a...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has bagged the Nation Builder Award at an event organised by the All Progressives Congress (APC), United Kingdom chapter, to celebrate Nigeria’s 61st Independence Anniversary in London. Mr Jacob Ogunseye, the chapter’s Publicity Secretary, who disclosed this in a statement on...
The Minister of Defence, retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, has reiterated the federal government’s resolve to continue to provide adequate logistics and equipment for the armed forces to perform their assigned tasks. Magashi gave the assurance at the Independence Dinner for members of the Armed Forces, organised by the Defence...
Mr. Jethro who kidnapped Pa Dariye is effective in leading his group to desired evil goals, kidnapping for ransom. This is toxic leadership. The goals of his leadership are; unethical, cruel, brutal, lawless, and savage. Nigerians have suffered from toxic leadership among our political leaders too. These leaders have...
Director-General, Progressive Governors Forum, Dr Salihu Lukman has said on Sunday that opposition parties were portraying the APC and President Muhammadu Buhari in bad light in spite of their achievements. Dr Lukman said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, that opposition parties were taking advantage of passive official...
Some 3,000 paedophiles have operated inside the French Catholic Church since 1950, the head of an independent commission investigating the scandal told AFP days ahead of the release of its report. The commission’s research uncovered between 2,900 and 3,200 paedophile priests or other members of the church, said Jean-Marc...
Veteran Nollywood actor, Kenneth Okonkwo, has cautioned ladies against pretence as they search for their life partners. The renowned actor, who took to his Facebook page at the weekend to give the advice, said that a man doesn’t need to date a lady for years to know if she...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “urgently withdraw the impermissible conditions imposed on Twitter pending the final determination of the suit at the ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja challenging the legality of the suspension of Twitter, to...
4th October 2016 was the day appointment letters were issued to the newly employed young, vibrant and energetic Kogites and recruited into the workforce of KGIRS as Revenue Officers after the Executive Governor of the State, Alh Yahaya Bello in his capacity decided to grant full autonomy to the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rescheduled its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting. PDP National Secretary, Senator Umaru Tsauri, announced this in a statement titled ‘Change of Date: Notice of PDP NEC Meeting’ on Saturday in Abuja. “All members of the National Executive Committee of our great party are...
Students of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife have protested against the closure of the school on the directive of its management. The aggrieved students trooped out as early as 7:30am on Saturday as they stormed the streets within and outside the campus in Osun State. They shut the...
Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State has advocated for a permanent framework to limit the movement of cattle from the Sahel to other regions in Africa. Bagudu was speaking on Saturday while declaring closed the 2021 Pastoralists Week held in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital. The News Agency of...
The Engraced Ones Prayer Support and Advocacy Initiative, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has urged parents not to write-off from the family children with cerebral palsy. Mrs Biboara Yinkere, the convener of the NGO, made the call in Abuja on Saturday, during a road walk to commemorate the International Cerebral...
Rivers’ Angels continued their dominance of Nigeria’s female football when they defeated Benin-based Edo Queens FC by 3-1, to romp into the finals of the maiden edition of the Betsy Obaseki women football tournament. The Port Harcourt-based team defeated the home team 3 – 1 at the Samuel Ogbemudia...
A Kwara state High Court, sitting in Ilorin, has sentenced one Jamiu Isiaka to 28 years at the Mandala Correctional Centre, Ilorin, for impersonating Presidential spokesman, Femi Adeshina, to commit fraud against a South Korean national. The Ilorin Zonal command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), had...
The newly elected president of the Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF), Musa Nimrod, on Saturday, said the Federation would soon start park Volleyball in communities across the country. Nimrod stated this in his speech to an inter-state volleyball game organised by Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), at the...