By Adeola Badru Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, this weekend, pledged to support youths who have novel ideas and initiatives that will add value to the society, and meaningfully engage them in the interest of the state. The governor, spoke through his Special Assistant on Youth and Sports, Mr Kazeem Bolarinwa while commissioning a youth-driven …

L-R Accountable Manager/ COO of Elin Group Mr Enyi Omoke, Director of Operations,Licensing and Training at NCAA Captain Elisha Bahago; Chief Executive Officer of Elin Group Mrs Elizabeth Jackrich and NCAA;s Director of Airworthiness Standards/ Chairman Flight Safety Group, Engineer Ajiboye Kayode during the presentation of Air Operator Certificate (AOC) to Elin Group by the Nigerian …

Jose Mourinho insisted he won everything he possibly could at Manchester United as the Tottenham head coach prepares to face his former club. Mourinho and Tottenham will travel to Old Trafford to meet United in the Premier League on Sunday. The Portuguese boss spent two and a half seasons in charge of United before he …

Mr Danjuma Elisha, the Commandant, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC),  in Imo on Saturday in Owerri paraded 29 persons arrested for allegedly engaging in illegal mining activities in various locations. The Commandant said the suspects were arrested following a directive by Gov. Hope Uzodimma to crack down on illegal mining operators in the state. …

…. WHY WE MUST KEEP HOPES ALIVE By Ekaette Bassey Nigerians have been advised to remain patriotic and keep hopes alive despite all the issues militating against the country. This was the crux of the message and theme of the Corporate praise concert which held on 1st of October in Lagos. The star studded event …

… emerges BoT member of NIDO By Victor Ajihromanus  Immediate past Coordinator of Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation,  NIDO,  Guangzhou Province,  China, Mr. Festus Mbisiogu,  has called on Nigerians in China to remain law abiding and support NIDO’s efforts at ensuring Nigeria’s image is well projected.  He also commended  the Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa- led  Nigerians in Diaspora …

Paul Rusesabagina The appeal to the Kigali court to overturn the denial of famed Paul Rusesabagina’s initial request to post bail two weeks ago, after the mysterious arrest in August of the polarising hero of the hit movie about Rwanda’s 1994 genocide ‘Hotel Rwanda.’ Rusesabagina Is facing 13 charges including terrorism and murder — by way …

Mali’s junta has removed a major obstacle to the lifting of ECOWAS sanctions. On Thursday it took out a major prerogative devolved to their transition leader who is supposed to bring civilians back to power in the country. The soldiers who overthrew President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta on August 18 have renounced that Colonel Assimi Goïta, …

President Muhammadu Buhari The government has never rested or relaxed her will to fight insurgency, banditry, kidnappings and other criminal elements. We want to state that Nigerians should not be cajoled by sentimental persons who don’t mean well for them but should understand that this government is for them.” He also expressed gratitude to the President …

Garba Shehu By Idowu Bankole The Presidency has reacted to criticisms that trailed President Muhammadu Buhari’s Independence Day speech, where he said it made no sense for petrol to be sold cheaper in Nigeria than in Saudi Arabia. Speaking at channels television’s politics today, The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, …

Three White House reporters have tested positive for COVID-19 Friday following President Trump’s announcement that he and first lady Melania have contracted the virus. All three journalists were in the White House over the last week; the building’s medical unit is conducting contact tracing for each of them, according to the White House Correspondents’ Association. …

President Trump’s campaign manager, Bill Stepien, has reportedly contracted the coronavirus. The 42-year-old is experiencing mild flu-like symptoms and tested positive Friday evening, Politico reported. Stepien now becomes the fourth person on the White House’s debate prep team to test positive for the virus. The others are Kellyanne Conway, who announced Friday night that she …

Pakistani authorities have barred the media from reporting on the gang rape of a mother in front of her young children that attracted global outcry after a top cop blamed the victim. The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority ordered television channels and newspapers to cease from doing follow-up reporting after police said “reckless” coverage might …

Indian PM, Narendra Modi India’s death toll from the novel coronavirus rose past 100,000 on Saturday, only the third country in the world to reach that bleak milestone, after the U.S. and Brazil, and its epidemic shows no sign of abating. Total deaths rose to 100,842, the health ministry said, while the tally of infections climbed …

By Chioma Onuegbu OPERATIVES of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, Akwa Ibom State Police command has killed a six-man armed robbery gang who specializes in snatching vehicles at gunpoint in Akwa Ibom and Cross River States. The state Commissioner of Police Mr Andrew Amiengheme who disclosed this to newsmen at the police headquarters, Ikot Akpan …

U.S. President Donald Trump wears a mask while visiting Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, U.S., July 11, 2020. PHOTO: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump is moving to a military hospital for treatment after being diagnosed with COVID-19, the White House said on Friday, as his administration and election campaign scrambled to adjust …

•Ondo First Lady, Betty Anyanwu Akeredolu Wife of Ondo state governor, Mrs. Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has described BEMORE girls as barriers breakers and problem solvers. Mrs. Anyanwu-Akeredolu made this assertion during the Market Community Entry programme organized for market women at Okitipupa and Ilaje Local Government Areas held at the Williams Event Center, Igbokoda, where BEMORE girls …

Kidnap …says ransom paid but they are still in captivity By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The Christian Solidarity Worldwide Nigeria (CSWN), has expressed worry over the four school children and their teacher, who were forcefully abducted by armed men from their school in August,2020. The group said although ransom was paid, the children and teachers have continued to …

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State. Governor  Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has congratulated his Bayelsa counterpart, Sen. Douye Diri, on his victory at the Appeal Court on Friday. He said that the verdict of the appellate court was a welcomed development, adding that the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, which nullified Diri’s election earlier, ought not …

Lai Mohammed The federal government says with the linkage of 156km Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line to Apapa seaport and construction of dry port in Omi Adio, near Ibadan, the perennial congestion in Apapa will be a thing of past. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed stated this on Friday when he featured …