As part of activities lined up to commemorate this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD), a foremost Non-Governmental Organization in Nigeria, the Integrative Youth Development (IYD) Web of Support Program, on Friday organized a training programme on integrative Youth Development web of support metrics for students in Lagos Nigeria,...
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By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – President Bola Tinubu’s daughter, Mujidat Folashade Tinubu-Ojo has inaugurated an International Centre for Vocational and entrepreneurial skill and research at Havilla University, Nde community, Ikom Local Government Area in Cross River state. Addressing Governing Council members shortly after she was inaugurated as Pro-chancellor...
A woman who boarded a boat from Igando in Lagos State to Ogun has allegedly committed suicide by jumping into the river from the moving boat, the police have said. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria...
The Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Monday, March 11, as the first day of Ramadan 1445 AH in Nigeria. Abubakar announced the sighting of the new crescent in Sokoto on Sunday in a radio...
President Bola Tinubu has urged wealthy individuals to assist the indigents in the society to alleviate their suffering particularly during the Ramadan fast. Tinubu made the call on Sunday in Kano while inaugurating the distribution of 140 truck-loads of rice donated by Sen. Abdullahi Yari in honor of...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has enjoined Muslim faithful in Nigeria to extend their charity to the less privileged as they begin the Ramadan fasting. Abubakar, in a statement by his Media Office in Abuja on Sunday, advised Muslims to assume the month of Ramadan by seeking Allah’s...
Team Nigeria recorded a clean sweep of gold medals on Sunday at the ongoing African Games in Ghana, after six female wrestlers won in their various categories. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mercy Genesis kick-started the gold medal rush; winning Nigeria’s first wrestling gold medal...
John Stones proved an unlikely scorer for Manchester City in a sizzling Sunday showdown at Liverpool. However, he was left deflated after a 1-1 draw prevented Pep Guardiola’s side from taking over at the top of the table. Stones turned in Kevin De Bruyne’s low corner in the...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says one of its critical infrastructure, the Shiroro-Katampe 330 Kilo Volt (kV) transmission line has been vandalised Mrs Ndidi Mbah. TCN’ s General Manager, Public Affairs, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, said this is the fifth of...
LaLiga leaders Real Madrid cruised to a 4-0 home win over relegation-threatened Celta Vigo on Sunday. This was made possible by goals from Vinicius Jr and Arda Guler as well own goals from Carlos Dominguez and keeper Vicente Guaita. Real Madrid were dominant in the first half but...
Mr Emmanuel Ogboo, from Ossamala in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra, has decried the arrest and detention of his 17-year-old son, Chinedu Ogboo, since Feb. 16. Ogboo said on Sunday that, since the arrest, his son had been taken to Atani Division, Okpoko Division and later to...
The Lagos State PDP Governorship Candidate in the 2023 General Elections, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor), says he remains the apex leader of the party at the moment, and is ready to provide leadership ahead of 2027 elections. Adediran disclosed this while addressing party faithful and leaders during a...
Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp has gushed about Sunday’s breathless 1-1 Premier League draw with Manchester City, calling it the best his squad has ever played against the reigning champions. He was, however, adamant his team were robbed of a penalty. Alexis Mac Allister fired home a second-half penalty as...
The following results were recorded on Match Day 24 played on Sunday in the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL): Sporting Lagos FC 4-1 Remo Stars FC Enyimba International FC 1-0 Doma United FC Shooting Stars FC 3-0 Akwa United FC Abia Warriors FC 1-1 Lobi Stars FC...
A former Minister of Works, Sen. Adeseye Ogunlewe, has said it is needless blaming the country’s present challenges on President Bola Tinubu or the immediate past administration. Ogunlewe, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos....
Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the collapsed of a five-storey building under construction at Basden Street in Fegge, the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra. The command Public Relations Officer, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Sunday said details...
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), says preparations for the 2024 Hajj exercise has reached about 70 per cent. NAHCON Chairman, Alhaji Jalal Ahmad-Arabi, told journalists in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday, that the commission would ensure a successful Hajj exercise. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
Some Gas Dealers and FCT residents have decried the surge in the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), known as cooking gas. According to them, the Federal Government should as a matter of urgency wade into the issue. The dealers and residents who spoke to the News Agency...
No fewer than 74 Directors have bowed out of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), having clocked 60 years of age or 35 years in service. FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, stated this in Abuja on Sunday, at an event organised in...
A group under the Urhobo Progressive and Development Union (UPDU) of South-South Nigeria has described a move by some traditional rulers in Kogi State Northern Nigeria seeking to stop the probe of Ajaokuta Steel Company as “shameful act”. Recall that the lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator...