A former minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has likened the current economic situation of Nigeria to that of 1982 during the regime of Shehu Shagari. In a speech in Lagos, the former minister stressed that the situation surrounding the economic, social and political sectors is perilous, saying that managing such situations would be really difficult […]
Continue ReadingAdeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, the elected Ooni on Wednesday arrived the ancient town amidst ostentations to begin rites of ascension to the throne. The Ooni arrived with armed security personnel and stopped at the Ife toll gate to greet the chiefs led by the Lowa of Ife. The streets were lined with school children, market women, […]
Continue ReadingA new rating has shown that 20 million of people living in the Sahel go to sleep hungry every night due to unceasing menace of desertification. This estimate was given by the Executive Secretary of UNCCD, Her Excellency, Monique Barbut who was also the special guest of honour during the Great Green Wall side event […]
Continue ReadingColonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, Acting Director Army Public Relations, in a statement said: troops of 28 Task Force Brigade Nigerian Army deployed at Bitta and Pridang carried out a successful raid on suspected Boko Haram terrorists camps at Bulajilin and Manawashe villages along Bita and Damboa road at the fringes of Sambisa forest on Tuesday. […]
Continue ReadingA mobile court sitting in Benin City today (Wednesday), convicted a motorist, Ayo Okundaye for attempting to offer N500 bribe to an official of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The Trial Magistrate, Mr. Friday Igbinosa found Mr. Okundaye guilty of a three-count charge of driving without number plate, forged driver’s license and attempt to […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has decried the recent ranking of airports in the world, which rated the Port Harcourt International Airport as the worst airport in the world. In a statement issued on Tuesday in Lagos by Mr Yakubu Dati, FAAN’s General Manager, Corporate Affairs, FAAN said: “Our stand is that the […]
Continue ReadingThe Kano State Hisba Board yesterday (Tuesday) said it had started preparations for the mass wedding of another batch of 2,000 widows and divorcees in the state. The Director-General of the board, Abba Sufi, revealed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano. Mr. Sufi said the preparations followed recent […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Government of Nigeria will soon unveil National Strategy for Strategic Communications (NSSC) aimed at tackling the ideology and narrative of the Boko Haram terrorists and other insurgent groups in the country. The strategy which is similar to the Soft-Approach programme of the previous administration will coordinate government communication across the Ministries, Department and […]
Continue ReadingA founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party and former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Victor Attah, has announced his retirement from partisan politics. Victor Attah, who is a member of PDP Board of Trustees, on Tuesday announced at a press conference in Uyo, the state capital, that he would be playing the role of an […]
Continue ReadingPresident Mohammdu Buhari has sent a congratulatory message to Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi on his emergence as the 51st Ooni of Ife. Going further, the president urged him to show fairness to all his subjects and make commitment to the sustenance of peace in the land as he prepares to assume the throne. This was […]
Continue Reading