President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja for Paris, capital of France, on a four-day official visit to attend African American Finance Summit which will be focused on reviewing the African economy, following consequences from COVID-19 pandemic, and receiving relief, especially from increased debt burden on countries. The Summit, being hosted by French President, Mr. Emmanuel …
A police officer, Mr. Kabiru Isah, was rewarded with a sum of N100,000 due to his honesty later returning N1.2m discovered on a deceased injury victim into his relatives at Kano State
Brazil trainer Tite has remembered 38-year-old veteran Dani Alves for their World Cup qualifiers from Ecuador and Paraguay on 8 and 4 June. It’ll be the very first global appearance since October 2019 for its Sao Paulo wide player, who had been named player of the tournament when Brazil won the Copa America this year. “It is good to see …
As part of his Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR), Nigerian-American rapper, King Joel has provided to celebrate Mothers’ Day with an N2.5m Naira giveaway. According to Joel, there is a need to value mothers due to their impact on each child’s upbringing. “The part of a mother in a child’s life cannot be overemphasised as they are liable for the right …
Kwara Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has adduced reasons for his individual’s government. Governor Abdulrazaq said his administration’s investments in people would be to benefit Kwarans who trusted him with their votes in 2019. He added more resources are going into developmental projects that directly impact the poor and the vulnerable, the youths, and each segment of society. “In 2019 the people …
A physically challenged fellow girl, Dorathy Osaronu, has taken to social media to announce her royal marriage into one, Prince Gabriel Osaro. In accordance with Dorathy, via her FB page, excitedly declared her wedding as she reveals that God has done what seemed impossible, and he did it twice. Dorothy also shared beautiful photos of the prewedding photoshoot, showing that …
The Econet Group, through its subsidiary, Cassava Fintech International and Mastercard have entered into a strategic partnership to advance digital inclusion around Africa and collaborate with a range of initiatives including the growth of the Africa Centres for Disease Control (CDC) TravelPass. TravelPass is a digital health pass developed by Cassava Fintech and offered along with the Africa Centres for …
President Muhammadu Buhari; First Lady, Aisha, and members of the first family on Thursday morning observed that the Eid prayers at the Forecourt of the State House, Abuja. The President was joined at the prayer to indicate the end of the Ramadan fasting from the President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan; and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon …
Former Chief of Defence Staff, Lt. General Joshua Nimyel Dogonyaro, is dead. He died Thursday at the age of 80 at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), Jos. A family source supported it, saying”the General died in the early hour of today (Thursday) in Jos University Teaching Hospital where he had been admitted following a short illness” Read Also: Sack of …
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced it listed yet another death in the past 24 hours. The health agency said the entire amount of deaths from the disease in Nigeria now stands at 2,066. It also reported 44 new cases of this virus, bringing the total number of diseases in the country to 165,559. The new cases …
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Wednesday, introduced food things to Muslim faithful in Makurdi, the State capital, to allow them to observe the 2021 Eid Al Fitr. Items presented comprise 1,200 bags of rice, an undisclosed amount of money and other essential items. Ortom, which was symbolized by the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Professor Anthony Ijohor, …
In his inauguration speech barely two decades ago, Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, didn’t mince words about the governance direction and political paradigm of his government. When he chose the slogan”building our future together,” lots of individuals probably took it with a pinch of salt and felt that the watchword was merely another empty proposal or gimmick typical of …
The nation’s power grid suffered another system collapse, throwing Nigerians into darkness and departing companies to hook on to alternative electricity sources. Nigeria’s erratic power grid, along with the resulting precarious energy supply is a key issue hindering growth in the continent’s biggest economy. On the other hand, the nation has continued to implement tariff increases in state-controlled costs because …
WARRI — Youths at Mosogar Community in Ethiope West Local Government Area at Delta State have assaulted the Chairman of this Council, Hon. Oghenedoro Owoso, more than what they described as continuing power outage in the community, which makes away with just two riffles and injuring a policeman and an aide to the chairman. The youths who had been protesting …
Yemi Alade’s six-talent group was in the spotlight as the ongoing The Voice Nigeria season passes the knockout stage per week seven. While the three other trainers — Falz, Waje, and Darey Art Alade — had the opportunity of concealing any of their talents following their performances, some members of Yemi Alade’s staff failed to make it into the next …
Paris Saint-Germain ahead, Neymar, has shown his plans to play Juventus celebrity, Cristiano Ronaldo, later on. Neymar, having spent a considerable portion at PSG attempting to orchestrate a means to play Barcelona captain Lionel Messi again, wants to play alongside Ronaldo in the French Ligue 1 winners. Ronaldo’s future in Juventus is now unclear, and his stay in Turin could …
Barcelona manager, Ronald Koeman, has promised that it could be hard because of his side to win the LaLiga title following their 3-3 draw against Levante on Tuesday. Koeman explained that the LaLiga title is currently complicated for Barcelona because the objective was to win each of their past three games. Goals from Messi, Pedri, Ousmane Dembele, Gonzalo Melero, Jose …
Nollywood celebrities, Chinedu Ikedieze aka Aki, and Osita Iheme aka PawPaw may have decided to heed the call of supporters to get a comeback after many years. The movie stars engaged in a back and forth over the possibility of a joint film or series project after several calls from fans to collaborate again. Recently PawPaw took to Instagram to …
The Federal Government has pledged to handle those launching deadly attacks on the country’s security employees with overwhelming force. He explained the expanding harmful tendency was a declaration of war against the nation which could be resisted by force. “Soldiers, as well as the police, customs and other security agents, are murdered and maimed in some areas of the country …
The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) recorded an income of N160.06 billion last year, signalling 343 per cent more compared to the N36.15 billion income it recorded the preceding year. Announcing its 2020 audited financial reports in a digital platform, Managing Director of NSIA Mr. Uche Orji said despite the challenges of Covid-19, NSIA had a solid year. He attributed …
