It was the American author who was best known for his inspirational book, Life’s Little Instruction Book, Horace Jackson Brown Jr., better known as H. Jackson Brown, Jr. who said: Don’t work for recognition, but do work worthy of recognition! So, it was for the Director General of the...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstitution of the Governing Board of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), following the expiration of the tenure of the former board. This is according to a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by The Minister of Information and...
VONa Communications has become the largest shareholder at Global Village Extra, thereby necessitating a change of name at the organisation. The website will hitherto change to voiceofnaija.ng, a shift from globalvillageextra.com, which followers and audience have been accustomed to for the past six years since operation kicked off. VONa, which...
All roads lead to the prestigious Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos on Tuesday March 22 as Freedom Online, one of Nigeria’s fastest-growing online newspapers, hosts its fourth annual lecture. A statement by the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief, Gabriel Akinadewo, says the Guest Speaker is Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. Former...
Fire has destroyed an unconfirmed number of trucks parked at a facility of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The incident occurred on Monday morning at an exhibit dump of the anti-graft agency located at Iriebi in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area...
By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – Some passers-by have rescued a newborn baby abandoned in a carton in Osogbo, Osun capital. The Coordinating Director, Osun State Ministry of Women, Children and Social Affairs, Mr Jide Falade, said in a statement that the baby was rescued on Feb. 25. According to...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Tuesday in Abuja, chaired the inaugural meeting of a technical working group under the main Presidential Committee on Repatriation, Return and Resettlement of Displaced Persons in the North-East. The broader committee was constituted by President Muhammadu Buhari who...
BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – The Director-General of the the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) , Major General Shuaibu Ibrahim, has charged corp members in the country to be proactive in the discharge of their duties during their service year. Maj. Gen. gave the charge on Tuesday while declaring...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Eteng Jonah Williams on Tuesday sworn in Dr Ekeng Efiom Edet of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), representing Akpabuyo State Constituency. The newly sworn in member had, in the February 26 Akpabuyo State constituency by-election,...
The police have arrested 11 suspects who set ablaze a traditional ruler in Ogun State. A petition was received from one Odetola Okuribido ‘m’ on behalf of the entire Okuribido Royal Family of Agodo town, Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State. According to the petition, the traditional ruler,...
The United Kingdom Embassy in Nigeria has announced a temporary suspension of study, work, and family visa applications, as priority is now being placed on applications made under the Ukraine Family Scheme. The Embassy announced this in a statement shared on Tuesday on their official social media handles. According...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Alex Ayoola Okoh has emerged winner of the Independent Newspapers 2021 Public Sector CEO of the Year Award. The Director General who was presented with the Award recently amongst other Awardees in different categories in...
All roads lead to the prestigious Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos on Tuesday March 22 as Freedom Online, one of Nigeria’s fastest-growing online newspapers, hosts its fourth annual lecture. A statement by the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief, Gabriel Akinadewo, said the Guest Speaker is Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. Former...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The FCT Administration is set to begin the full implementation of the National Emergency Medical Service and Ambulance System (NEMSAS) in the Territory. This was disclosed by the Secretary for the Health and Human Services Secretariat, Dr Abubakar Tafida following the presentation of a...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Due to their centrality, especially in the age of technology, Nigerian scientists should get adequate support in the drive towards national development. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, stated this on Monday when he received, on a courtesy call at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, a...
Scores of armed bandits have been eliminated when military jets of the Nigerian Airforce (NAF) shelled missiles at a wedding feast organized for one of Katsina top Bandit Leaders, PRNigeria reports. Among those killed include one Sule, a notorious bandit leader, who is a brother to Lalbi Ginshima, also...
By JIMIN GEOFFREY, Markudi – Governor Samuel Ortom’s consultations with critical stakeholders for the realization of his senatorial aspiration to represent Benue North West at the senate continued Monday, March 14th, 2022. The Governor on Monday met with stakeholders from the Masev, Ihyarev and Nongov Development Association, MINDA at...
No less than 17 ex-internationals have been lined up to participate in a novelty football match to commemorate the 70th birthday anniversary of former Lagos governor Bola Tinubu. Umar Mohammed, Director-General of Tinubu Support Group (TSG), which is organising the event, disclosed this at the TSG Campaign Office in...
The Jigawa Hisbah Board has arrested 61 persons, including 44 woman in Taura Local Government Area for alleged immoral acts. Malam Ibrahim Dahiru, Commandant of the Hisbah in the state, made this known the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Tuesday. He noted that the suspects were...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Senator Agom Jarigbe representing Cross River North Senatorial District has faulted allegation made by the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, that Governor Nyesome Wike, of Rivers has destroyed the PDP Chapter in Cross River. The lawmaker stated this in a statement in Calabar , was...