The pioneer Chairman of the College of Fellows of the Chartered Institute of Project Managers of Nigeria (CIPMN), Engr. Olatunji Ariyomo, FNSE, has resigned his positions with the Institute. Ariyomo has also dissociated himself from any further relationship with the leadership of the organization. In his resignation letter,...
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By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – Taraba State Governor, Dr Agbu Kefas has inaugurated a taskforce committee on total banned of the use of motorcycle and tricycle in Jalingo, the state capital. In an emergency security meeting with the security agencies in the Government House Jalingo, the governor, who...
TotalEnergies in collaboration with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd., (NNPCL) has reiterated its commitment to ensuring consistent implementation of sustainable community development projects in Nigeria. Chief Upstream Investment Officer, NNPC Upstream Investment Management Services (NUIMS), Mr Bala Wunti, disclosed this at the TotalEnergies’ Symposium and Awards with...
American business magazine, Forbes, on Monday said Aliko Dangote has retained the top spot as Africa’s richest with a fortune of $13.9bn. In a publication on Monday, Forbes also ranked the Chairman of Geregu Power, Femi Otedola, as the 20th richest in Africa with a fortune of $1.1bn....
The Israeli army said that 21 soldiers have been killed in the central Gaza Strip, marking the deadliest single incident for the troops in the more than three-month-old war against Hamas militants. Army spokesman Daniel Hagari, speaking after a news blackout was lifted on Tuesday morning, said the...
The police in Lagos State has arrested a man, who attempted to sell his company’s car so as to raise money to relocate his family to Ghana. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday. Hundeyin...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Neysom Wike, has called for stringent laws to check crimes in the territory. Wike, who made the call while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Monday, complained that the penalty in the current law was not enough to discourage criminality....
The FCT Administration (FCTA) has concluded plans to strengthen collaboration with the four neighbouring states with the territory to tackle cross border crimes. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike made this known while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Monday. Wike pointed out that the FCTA...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration will soon bar unpainted taxis and buses from plying FCT roads. The Minister of the FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, made this known while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Monday. Wike explained that the move was to address the incidence...
The Federal Government is commitment to providing comprehensive rehabilitation for the four girls rescued from the Al-Kadriyar family after enduring two weeks in the kidnappers’ den. Minister of Women Affairs,Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, made this known on Monday after a visit to the rescued girls at a facility where...
In the days following the extensive meeting of the Leadership of Edo APC with all the 2024 gubernatorial aspirants, held in the Senate Wing of the National Assembly, very many conjectures have become the narratives out there; confirming that politicians love their game of subterfuge! It is not...
Mozambique scored two stoppage-time penalties to sensationally salvage a 2-2 draw against Ghana at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Tuesday. The Black Stars looked set to pick up their first Group B win, after Jordan Ayew netted two first-half spot kicks following fouls on Joseph Painstil...
The Concerned Leaders and Members of the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have drawn the attention of the APC National Working Committee (NWC), APC National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, all APC members and the public to a clandestine...
By OLA MUDOPE, Akure – Former Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu will be buried on February 23, 2024. The late Akeredolu’s family, revealed this in a funeral timetable released on Monday evening. “Friday, February 23, 2024: Funeral Service at St Andrew’s Anglican Church Cathedral, Imola Street, Owo. Time:...
By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – A 30-year-old woman, Olubunmi Ajayi, has been arrested on Monday by the Ogun State Police Command for attempting to drown her five-month old baby. The command’s spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, disclosed news of the arrest in a statement. She said a “good Samaritan”,...
Super Eagles Coach Jose Peseiro says the team must be more clinical if Nigeria is to go far in the knockout stages of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Nigeria booked their passage into the last 16 after defeating Guinea Bissau on Monday, thanks to a first-half...
Super Eagles of Nigeria’s Coach, Jose Peseiro, has said that his team was keeping the goals for the next round of the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Portuguese said this on Monday in Abidjan...
Equatorial Guinea caused a major upset in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) soccer tournament when they humiliated hosts Cote d’ivoire 4-0 in the final Group A match on Monday. Emilio Nsue’s brace in both halves of the match played at Ebimpe’s Alassane Ouattara Olympic Stadium silenced...
A cross-section of football fans in Osogbo have expressed worry over the Super Eagles’ inability to score several goals so far at the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The fans while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in the Osun capital city, after extolling...