Nollywood Actress Ejine Okoroafor says she was almost arrested in Paris for using ‘fake’ Euro notes she allegedly got from a Nigerian bank Actress Ejine Okoroafor has claimed that she was almost arrested in Paris for using ”fake Euro notes” she allegedly got from a Nigerian bank. According to...
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The former Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Mrs Farida Waziri has suggested that drug test should be included as one of the criteria for people nominated for national honours awards. Waziri said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja....
Legendary Hollywood actress, Jane Powell has died at the age of 92. The actress known as one of the last surviving stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood, died of natural causes at the home she shared for many years with her husband, actor and publicist Dickie Moore, who died...
The Overseas Friends of India’s Bharatiya Janata Party (OFBJP) in Nigeria celebrated India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, on Friday as he clocked 71. Modi was born on Sept. 17, 1950. He is the 14th prime minister of India, a position he has held since 2014. The prime minister is...
Veteran Nollywood actor, Kanayo O Kanayo, has advised Nigerian youths between ages 25 to 45, to live responsibly to avoid repercussions in later life. Kanayo gave the advice on Friday in a video he posted on his official Instagram page @kanayookanayo. The actor said that longevity based on linage...
One may wonder how possible it is to hear or see people ending their lives themselves at times. Yet, there has been many cases of people who committed suicide on the social media but one common thing about these incidents is the fact that those who committed suicide made...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday began distributing farm inputs to 32,557 farmers affected by the 2020 flood disaster in Niger. NEMA’s Director-General, Alhaji Mustapha Ahmed, who launched the distribution of the inputs to the beneficiaries in Minna, stated that the agency decided to launch the distribution...
Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, has countered Former Minister of Aviation, Mr Femi Fani-Kayode’s claim that he contributed to his (Umahi’s) defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). “I think he needs to withdraw that statement, he’s my good friend but, it was an insult on my person...
Controversial Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Gumi, has slammed former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode over his defection to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Fani-Kayode, who had been a great critic of the Buhari-led administration, joined APC on Thursday after he was received by the President at the State House, Abuja....
An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, on Friday ordered the Federal Government of Nigeria to pay N20billion to Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Igboho. According to the court, the money is for damages for the invasion of his residence at Soka area of Ibadan. Recalled that officers...
FIFA President, Gianni Infantino has revealed how Nigeria can be made a destination for top Grade A football matches and FIFA competitions. Infantino gave the insight on Thursday in Abuja when the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare took him on a tour of the renovated main...
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said the world is facing an education crisis due to the COVID pandemic, that has left nearly 77 million children shut out of the classroom for the past 18 months. UNICEF is closing down its social media channels on Thursday for the next...
The Sokoto State Ministry for Women and Children Affairs, supported by the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative Project, has trained 155 survivors of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) on different livelihood skills. The Spotlight Initiative Project is a global, multi-year partnership between the EU and the UN, to eliminate all forms of violence...
By HARUNA AHMED, Dutse – The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested a 25-old-man for alleged sexual intercourse with a goat in Gwaram Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, Jigawa Police Command, ASP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the arrest in a statement in Dutse on...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Offiong Ani Offiong, a professor of Linguistics and Communication at The University of Calabar has urged the Federal Government to initiate and articulate coherent and comprehensive national language policy. Professor Offiong said the policy should be pluralistic so that every language in Nigeria and particularly...
A standard gauge rail being planned from Kano State in Nigeria to Maradi in Niger Republic is one of the projects the President Muhammadu Buhari plans to fund with the fresh external loans he is asking the National Assembly to approve for his regime. Recalled that President Buhari had...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday imposed sanctions against the junta in Guinea and those slowing Mali’s post-coup transition. The imposition of the sanctions is the bloc’s toughest response yet to a run of military takeovers. The move was agreed at an emergency summit of...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said seven more people have died from the coronavirus pandemic, bringing the country’s fatality toll to 2,647. The NCDC disclosed this on Friday morning via its official website. The additional 601 COVID-19 infections, on Thursday, indicated an...
Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen denied Leicester the perfect start in the Europa League as Napoli hit back from 2-0 down to snatch a point. The striker struck twice in the second half as the visitors deservedly grabbed a 2-2 draw in Group C at the King Power Stadium. Ayoze Perez’s...
FIFA says it has fan backing for the much-criticised plan to shift to a biennial World Cup after releasing a summary of the results of an opinion survey of supporters. The proposals, which have been outlined by FIFA’s head of Global Football Development, former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, have...