My relationship with Obasanjo cordial – Ex-Senate President
Former Senate President, Pius Ayim, says he has no grudge with former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Rather, he described the former...
Month: February 2022
Infant Mortality: Go For Test Before Marriage, Health Commissioner Advises Intending Couples
Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, has advised intending couples to go for screening to determine their blood...
Buju adopts BNXN as new stage name, gives reason
Nigerian singer, Daniel Benson popularly known as Buju has changed his stage name to BNXN. The “Italy” crooner announced the...
Kyari and four others knows fate on Monday
The fate of the detained Deputy Commissioner of Police and former head of the IGP Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Abba...
Buhari advocates credible elections in Africa for peace, stability
President Muhammadu Buhari has emphasised the need to ensure election processes in Africa have outcomes that truly reflect the wishes...
Two factions of Ebonyi varsity ASUU issue conflicting strike directives
The two factions of the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities in the Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, have issued conflicting...
Benue to access $3million counterpart fund for immunization – Ortom
Benue state government is to access a $3million counterpart fund for immunization programmes in the state. Governor Samuel Ortom disclosed...
Osinbajo, Makinde, Fayemi, other VIPs in attendance as Oyo bids ex-gov Alao-Akala farewell
Ogbomoso, the hometown town of the late former Oyo State governor, Adebayo Alao Akala, was agog on Friday as dignitaries...
NYSC mandates all camp attendees to take a COVID-19 RDT test.
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) management has insisted on mandatory COVID-19 RDT tests for all Prospective Corps Members (PCMs) and...
Buhari welcomes Nigeria’s designation as vaccine-manufacturing base
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday in Brussels, Belgium, welcomed the designation of Nigeria as one of the six countries in...
Osinbajo, Makinde, others attend Alao-Akala’s burial in Ogbomoso
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, were among the prominent Nigerians that attended the final burial ceremony...
National peace summit group, NTA partner to strengthen peace
The leadership of National Peace Summit and Awards on Thursday said the group would partner with the National Television Authority...
EXCLUSIVE: Buni-led APC, Sanwo-Olu, other S/West govs move to resolve Aregbesola vs Tinubu/Oyetola feud
Barely 24-hour to the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Osun State, the Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker Extraordinary...
TY Danjuma distributes food items to 8,621 households in Yobe
A former Minister of Defence, retired Gen. Theophilus Danjuma, has donated food items to 8,621 households in Yobe. Danujuma made...
Two ex-policemen sentenced to death for armed robbery in Abuja
A Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, has sentenced two ex-policemen, James Ejeh and Simeon Abraham, to death for armed...
17 burnt to death in Lagos – Ibadan expressway accident
No fewer than 17 persons were burnt to death on Friday in an auto crash involving a Mazda bus and...
17 killed, burnt beyond recognition in Lagos/Ibadan Expressway accident
Seventeen persons have died in a road accident that occurred on the Lagos/Ibadan expressway in the early hours of Friday....
Insecurity: Oil producing state governors meet security chiefs in Abuja
The Chief of Defense Staff on Friday led heads of other security agencies to a meeting in Abuja with Governors...
NYSC advises outgoing corps members on integrity, hardwork
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) has urged outgoing corps members to continue to uphold the...
Meet Nigeria’s Umeonyirioha, Oxford University first inducted Igbo language lecturer
Emmanuel Ikechukwu Umeonyirioha has been inducted by the University of Oxford, England, as its first Igbo Language lecturer. An elated...
Buhari’s spokesman attacks Obasanjo, Yar’Adua, Jonathan; explains why Nigerians won’t forget PMB
The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has said that his principal will forever...
Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare banned 10 years for doping
Nigeria’s 2008 Olympics long jump silver medalist Blessing Okagbare has been banned for 10 years for doping, the Athletics Integrity...
Nigeria, five other African countries to begin production of Covid-19 vaccines – WHO
Nigeria and five other African countries have been chosen to begin production of COVID-19 vaccines, with the continent having had...
Peer review: AU rates Nigeria high in infrastructure, agric revolution
The African Union Development Agency-New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA-NEPAD) says Nigeria recorded tremendous successes in infrastructure development and agricultural...
CBN educates Delta residents on eNaira usage
On Friday, the Central Bank of Nigeria enlightened and encouraged Nigerians to embrace the use of eNaira and other programmes...
No adulterated fuel in Delta – NUPRC
As queues resurfaced at most Delta State filling stations on Friday, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) urged residents...
Polio: WHO reports first outbreak in Africa after four years
Malawi has recorded the first polio outbreak on the African continent in several years, the World Health Organisation announced on...
