The Chairman, Southern Senators’ Forum, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele has said that Nigerians needed a leader with scientific understanding to fix the nation’s economy. Sen. Bamidele who said this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Sunday, added that the President for 2023 should have the recipe to save...
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Lagos PDP Governorship Candidate, Dr Olajide Adediran receiving Certificate of Credence/ Endorsement on Saturday in Lagos. The Youths in Politics (YIP), Nigeria on Saturday endorsed the PDP Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and the Lagos State PDP Governorship Candidate, Dr Olajide Adediran (Jandor) for the 2023 general elections. The...
Dr Kinsley Azonobi, a real estate developer and Chairman of Domak Group, says Nigeria needs new technologies to tackle challenges in various sectors of the economy. Azonobi said this on Friday in Abuja at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Domak Group and Wendit Group, a...
Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state has called on citizens of the state to offer special prayers in the face of the current security challenges in Nigeria. Mohammed made the call in his goodwill message on the occasion of the 2022 Eid-el-Maulud (the birth of prophet Muhammad PBH) celebration...
Dr Mainasara Kogo, an International Constitutional Lawyer and Analyst on Democracy, said that the first republic nationalists put national unity above personal and sectional interest. Kogo said this while speaking on “Contemporary Democracy in the Context of National Unity under the 1999 Constitution” at the OurNigeria News Awards organised...
The 2023 election is being viewed around the world as not just a time to put people into offices but an opportunity for Nigeria to witness a turnaround and become a giver of opportunities instead of receiver. This is as some Asian countries may have quietly banned further issuance...
The International Seabed Authority (ISA) has expressed hope for Nigeria and Africa to tap into the exploration of deep-sea minerals to boost it’s blue economy. The General Secretary of ISA, Mr Michael Lodge, stated this at the end of the three days African Deep Sea Resources (ADSR) Conference in...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday in Kano received another batch of 180 stranded Nigerians from Agadez region of Niger Republic. Dr Nuradeen Abdullahi, NEMA Coordinator, Kano Territorial Office, made this known while receiving the returnees in Kano. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the...
The organizers of the flagship Reality TV show Big Brother Africa have announced that the link to the audition for the next season is out. They announced this via their official Twitter handle on Thursday. This will be the first of its kind since Big Brother began in Africa....
By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – Nigeria’s U17 girls, Flamingos have flown out of Turkey after a 10-day training camp in final preparation for this year’s FIFA U17 World Cup finals in India. The team of 21 players and 12 officials flew out of the Istanbul International Airport to Goa...
By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The Spiritual Leader of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS), Olumba Olumba Obu on Wednesday, said the 2023 general elections is not going to be business as usual but about competence, and will shocked the entire nation According to him, the fate...
……Calls teachers most important persons By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Teachers are critical in the transformation and development of a country, and this is why they should harness the power of cutting-edge technology in their work so as to better prepare young people for today’s world. This was the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his happiness and satisfaction, and that of the entire nation with the military as well as other security agencies on safe release of the remaining 23 kidnapped train passengers held in captivity by Boko Haram terrorists. In a reaction...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has commended the United Nations for its interest and sustained commitment to the growth of democratic processes in Nigeria. A statement by Abubakar media office on Tuesday, in Abuja, quoted him as making...
Prof. Attahiru Jega, a former Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Tuesday said that no nation developed without adequate and appropriate investment in education sector. Jega stated this in his keynote address at the 4th National Summit on Diminishing Corruption in the Public Sector with the theme: ‘Corruption...
The International Seabed Authority (ISA) has restated commitment to assist Nigeria and other African countries on exploration of deep sea resources to boost their blue economy. The Secretary General, ISA, Mr Michael Lodge, made this known in Abuja on Monday while addressing a news conference.. Londge said that ISA...
Introduction Elizabeth Alexandra Mary who succeeded her father King George VI at his death as Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms on the 6th of February 1952 and took the name Queen Elizabeth II after a reign of 70 years finally transited from this world to...
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council has re-elected Nigeria as part 2 member at its on-going 41st General Assembly in Montreal, Canada. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by Mr James Odaudu, Special Assistant on Public Affairs to the Minister of Aviation, Malam...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has reported additional 41 new cases of Monkeypox disease between Aug. 29 and Sept. 4, from 12 states of the Federation. The NCDC via its official website on Sunday said that the 12 states were: Lagos (14), Abia (7), Imo (6), Ogun...
New York City Mayor, Mr Eric Adams, on Saturday evening joined Nigerians from all walks of life to celebrate the 62nd independence anniversary of their homeland. Adams, in his speech at the Independence Day Carnival, paid glowing tribute to Nigerians for their resilience and unique social and cultural life....