Nigeria has evacuated 807 of its citizens from war-raged Ukraine as at Saturday. The evacuees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja in three flights. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the first batch of 450 Nigerians stranded in Ukraine arrived aboard Max Air flight 747...
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By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The National Directorate of Employment’s (NDE) over the weekend trained no fewer than entrepreneurs in Cross River State under its Enterprises and Finance Counselling Clinic. The 5-day training programmes was designed to equip aspiring entrepreneurs to master the various skills needed to succeed in...
Former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo has said some presidential aspirants for next year’s general elections should be in jail if the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) did their jobs effectively. Obasanjo stated this while speaking during an...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has participated in a novelty match played at the 5 Aside football pitch of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The event which is part of activities marking his 85th birthday celebration, drew the presence of the 91-year-old President of...
The Federal Government is helping unemployed youths to become employers of labour through the National Directorate of Employment (NDE). Bauchi State Coordinator of the NDE, Alhaji Lawan Yaya, made the declaration in Bauchi on Saturday when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He said some of...
The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) has generated N4.8 billion revenue through ticket sales in 2021. CEAN Chairman, Mr Patrick Lee, disclosed this in an interview with the the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos. Lee said that the figure represented an increase of 128.57...
The third batch of Nigerians stranded in Ukraine arrived the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport Abuja at 11:50pm local time from Budapest, Hungary aboard Air Peace. This is according to a statement issued by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission’s (NiDCOM) Twitter handles: @NigeriaGov @abikedabiri @toluogunlesi #NigeriansInUkraine #Ukraine https://t.co/wOL5Opo4jc. Recalled that...
An associate of a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, Kolawole Aluko, has lost his bid to reclaim some of his assets forfeited to the Federal Government. One of the assets is a mansion in Abuja, which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says is valued at...
By EDDY OCHIGBO, Kaduna – A frontline governorship aspirant on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Shehu Sani has pledged to address the trust deficit between the electorate and the political leadership in Kaduna state – by providing an all-inclusive leadership – if elected governor in...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, has donated wheelchairs to Muslim’s community in Calabar, General Hospital Akamkpa, and its environ as part of its welfare programme for 2022. Speaking while donating the wheelchairs, to the Muslim’s community in Calabar, the Cross River State...
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, says the rejection of five gender bills by the National Assembly is a major setback for Nigeria’s democratic advancement. The Rivers State Governor said this at the inauguration of Ahoada -Odiemerenyi -Ihugbogo -Odieke Road project in Ahoada-East Local Government Area on Friday. He said...
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has fixed May 24, for the arraignment of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah and his firm Capital Oil and Gas Industries in connection with a disputed N135 billion debt. Justice Nicholas Oweibo fixed the date following a consensus between the prosecutor, the Asset Management...
According to an exclusive report by SaharaReporters, a monumental fraud running into several billions of naira has been uncovered in the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Anchor Borrowers’ Programme. Some faceless officials of the scheme in connivance with their cronies in cooperative societies and commercial banks in the country have...
The N15 billion NNPC Tax Credit funding is speeding up construction works on the Badagry expressway project, Director of Federal Highways in South West, Mr Adedamola Kuti, has said. Kuti said this during inspection of the section three of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway project which spans from Agbara to Seme...
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Friday in Akure said that his presidential ambition, come 2023, is neither a threat nor to brag but a reality. Tinubu, who sought support of traditional rulers in Ondo State for his ambition, stated this at...
Bu EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Second batch of 183 Nigerians stranded as a result of the Russia-Ukraine war arrived at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, through Poland with Air Peace. The Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) confirmed this on Friday through its verified Twitter handle: @NigeriaGov...
The Nigerian Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has advised Nigerian youths not let themselves be used as willing tools by do-or-die politicians who want to stir up trouble in their communities. Buratai gave the advice in his Message to Nigerian Youths, titled, “Dynamism in...
By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – Group Managing Director of African technology giant, SystemSpecs, John Obaro, has urged students to acquire skills and attitudes necessary to thrive in a more technologically advanced future. Delivering the guest lecture during the recently held 10th matriculation ceremony of McPherson University, Ogun State, Obaro...
Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has described the new Attah Igala, Matthew Opaluwa, as a man of impeccable character who has been worthily selected in conformity with traditions, equity and fairness. Governor Bello made this known on Friday in Idah when he visited the Attah at his palace before...
Attah Igala’s Coronation And The Illumination Of History And Ancient Tradition By ARMSTRONG IDACHABA
Attah Igala’s Coronation And The Illumination Of History And Ancient Tradition By ARMSTRONG IDACHABA
Between the November 9th to November 18th 2021 the world witnessed the announcement and ascension rites of Mathew Alaji Opaluwa to the ancient throne of Attah Igala, the paramount ruler of the Igala Kingdom. Boasting of a tradition that has lasted about four centuries the Igala Kingdom undoubtedly remains...